Whats the point of stealing a League account?

Xynthinel·10/4/2016, 3:56:41 PM·1 votes·1,326 views

So i was thinking, why do people try to steal accounts from others? I've seen many tricks but the best one till now is the fake Easter event free rp scam.

Even if you have an account with RP on there is no way to make money out of it except for selling it to people who want a lvl 30 account i guess.. Why do people even care to steal it?

9 Comments

EndlessSorcerer10/4/2016, 3:58:30 PM5 votes

Generally:

Some people just like screwing with others
Some people try to sell the account
Some people want to use the account rather than unlock stuff themselves

DrCyanide10/4/2016, 4:02:50 PM2 votes

I suspect there are a few reasons. Just throwing down my ideas, some may be more accurate than others.

The vengeful banned - These people just want to get other people banned, and playing games on their account and being as toxic as can be is a pretty good way to accomplish that.
The mischief maker - I suspect these people are doing it more out of curiosity, wondering how many people they can trick.
The blackmailer - "Hey, I'll give you your account back if you pay me X"
The 'try it free' - There's a good chance a different account has a champion you don't, so why not try them out? Maybe even try them in Ranked, just because you can?
The refund waster - Even if accounts don't have RP on them, they likely have IP that the owner was saving for something. Buy some Teemo chromas and call it a day.

KirynDawn10/4/2016, 4:07:27 PM1 votes

gifting skins / rp if you have payment information attached like paypal. a lot of people do that.

testing scripts or 3rd party software.

taking a bath

Mimy10/4/2016, 4:20:36 PM1 votes

I once fell for that free RP on "Holiday" scam on this very account it was during christmas and their site looks exactly like RIOTS...

But i was already placed in bronze, No skins, No RP, no refunds, No friends.. Amumu

Lets perhaps say had they gotten on my account they would of went... "This account sucks"

it was a long time ago I have long changed my Password and Email.

Sarutobi10/4/2016, 4:33:13 PM1 votes

You seem to forget that there were Limitrd edition skins. Plus rank rewards would make some people sell at a high price. It is somewhat pathetic, but that is what happens when you have a service like this!

JoeAnarchy9/15/2018, 8:50:12 AM1 votes

some people have credit card information and such linked to accounts also.. so..