"Hackers sending out phishing attempts for accounts"

**Adam** · 3rd September 2007, 02:51 PM

From Stratics, apparently emails are being sent out, pretending to be from Jeremy, the UO community coordinator.

Quote:

From: "Jermy Dalberg"
To: *HIDDEN*
Subject: Hardware and Database Account Issues
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 11:19:09 -0600

Hello Ultima Online subscriber,We have had a recent power outage and several hardware failures and it seems as if your account may have been effected to ensure us that you were not in fact effected by the hardware problems please reply back with your Ultima Online account name and password and the shard you play on so we can send you a complimentary Soul Stone Token.To redeem your token please use the promotional code in the games help menu. Thank You, Electronic Art's

I seriously hope no one falls for such a thing, lol.

Daithi · 3rd September 2007, 03:11 PM

Same with spam, if only one person responds the entire effort was a success. Lets just hope no one falls for something like that in this day and age.

**Ally** · 3rd September 2007, 03:19 PM

Hope no one falls for this. They didn't even spell Jeremy's name right.

**Adri** · 3rd September 2007, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ally

Hope no one falls for this. They didn't even spell Jeremy's name right.

... or use punctuation.

Brom · 3rd September 2007, 08:17 PM

I don't understand the mindset of people that come up with scams like that. They would probably sell their family members on Ebay if they could. Makes me sick, it's pathetic.

Ghazghkull · 4th September 2007, 02:30 AM

Pathetic, Thankfully I can pick up on these e-mails so I know that they are fake, Though I feel sorry for the people who do reply. Perhaps a notice should be made by Jeremy in regards to phishing, Just to alert players.

**Tabbitha** · 4th September 2007, 07:05 PM

source

Jermy"? I mean, really. My friend's ten-year-old calls me "Jermany", but if you're not ten, get it right!

Or, you know, don't, because the more obvious errors in an email like this, the less likely anyone will fall for it

---

The reason that employees never ask you for your password is that we don't *need* them [smile]

E. Jeremy Dalberg
UO Community Coordinator
EA Mythic

Valken Stark · 10th September 2007, 06:59 PM

Hallo I Am Ea Devleloper Of Ultima On The Lines, I Post Here At Uofourums To Tell You There Is Technicul Difficolty. Plz Pm Me Ur Account Infoz Kk?

**Ally** · 10th September 2007, 11:13 PM

kennykilleduo · 10th September 2007, 11:52 PM

lol ,if you fall for that you deserve to lose more than your UO account

3rd September 2007, 03:11 PM	#2
Daithi Join Date: Dec 2006 Shard: Sonoma Posts: 68 Gold: 1,065 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Hackers sending out phishing attempts for accounts" Same with spam, if only one person responds the entire effort was a success. Lets just hope no one falls for something like that in this day and age.

3rd September 2007, 03:19 PM	#3
Ally The Couch Hottie Join Date: Aug 2004 Shard: Lake Austin, Atlantic Posts: 4,521 Gold: 15,027 My Mood: Thanks: 51 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts	Re: "Hackers sending out phishing attempts for accounts" Hope no one falls for this. They didn't even spell Jeremy's name right.

3rd September 2007, 08:17 PM	#5
Brom Introverted Barbarian Join Date: Nov 2006 Shard: Europa Posts: 300 Gold: 323 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: "Hackers sending out phishing attempts for accounts" I don't understand the mindset of people that come up with scams like that. They would probably sell their family members on Ebay if they could. Makes me sick, it's pathetic. "Peace is not the absence of war. It is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence and justice." -Baruch Spinoza

4th September 2007, 02:30 AM	#6
Ghazghkull Warboss [Orcs] Join Date: May 2007 Shard: Europa Posts: 108 Gold: 1,070 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: "Hackers sending out phishing attempts for accounts" Pathetic, Thankfully I can pick up on these e-mails so I know that they are fake, Though I feel sorry for the people who do reply. Perhaps a notice should be made by Jeremy in regards to phishing, Just to alert players. [Orcs] Guild Master [Europa] Orcs Website \| Orcs Forum

4th September 2007, 07:05 PM	#7
Tabbitha Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Shard: Europa/Snowbourn Posts: 6,127 Gold: 73,394 Blog Entries: 6 Thanks: 254 Thanked 380 Times in 225 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: "Hackers sending out phishing attempts for accounts" source Jermy"? I mean, really. My friend's ten-year-old calls me "Jermany", but if you're not ten, get it right! Or, you know, don't, because the more obvious errors in an email like this, the less likely anyone will fall for it --- The reason that employees never ask you for your password is that we don't need them [smile] E. Jeremy Dalberg UO Community Coordinator EA Mythic

10th September 2007, 06:59 PM	#8
Valken Stark Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5 Gold: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Hackers sending out phishing attempts for accounts" Hallo I Am Ea Devleloper Of Ultima On The Lines, I Post Here At Uofourums To Tell You There Is Technicul Difficolty. Plz Pm Me Ur Account Infoz Kk?

10th September 2007, 11:13 PM	#9
Ally The Couch Hottie Join Date: Aug 2004 Shard: Lake Austin, Atlantic Posts: 4,521 Gold: 15,027 My Mood: Thanks: 51 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts	Re: "Hackers sending out phishing attempts for accounts" lol!

10th September 2007, 11:52 PM	#10
kennykilleduo Join Date: Sep 2007 Shard: Lake Superior Posts: 45 Gold: 374 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: "Hackers sending out phishing attempts for accounts" lol ,if you fall for that you deserve to lose more than your UO account A better UO...Vote here.....

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