PSA: Inspect links in the chat before you visit them!

[Thekillerpenguin 1,731]

Recently, there have been a string of phishers claiming that there will be "a 90% sale on Thunder, a 50% sale on Ricochet, and 25% off passes and paints on June 25", giving a link to a fake Tanki Online forum site that will steal your credentials if you try to log in. Beware of those people, and tell everyone to ignore them if you see phishers posting it in chat.

 

To prevent yourself from falling to these traps in the future, here's a few tips.

• Look carefully at links or posted URLs in the chat. If it looks like a Tanki site, but has misspellings or other unfamiliar parts in it, it's most likely a phishing site, so don't go there. Actual links to Tanki will have a white underline underneath- if it's not there, you shouldn't visit the site.
• If someone claims that there is a sale/update going on and gives a link to a what appears to be a forum/site link, go to the forums/site manually and check for yourself. For instance, when I first saw the aforementioned phishing link, I became suspicious, so I went to the forum here and checked the Developer's News section by myself. Chances are, if it's not mentioned on the forum here, it's not true.
• Try not to visit unfamiliar sites in general.
• Be especially wary of URL shortener sites, like tinyurl.com or goo.gl. Scammers will often try to hide the URLs of their phishing sites by using them, and the average user won't know where the shortened URL will lead to.

 

Be vigilant about what sites you visit from chat! If you're not careful, your account could be stolen or your computer could be infected with malware.

[GG_reg 1,521]

Thank you for those wise words of advice :)

[E.Leclerc 1,887]

Always look at the link. If it is not "en.tankiforum.com" then it is probably a phishing site. And remember to report scammers!

[The.Skilled.Legend 1,459]

There's already a topic but thanks for the heads up.

[dilsharox 2,395]

i've seen this types of links in EN6

[eminem9870 605]

:O :O

I look at the links before though. But this topic should be pinned

[eminem9870 605]

There is also one about how he learned about godmode_on and he posted the fake forum link.

[sachet100 1,020]

There is already a topic but without that good writing. 

http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=269092

pic example: 

Edited June 29, 2015 by sachet100