Thieves Steal Millions from Xbox Live Accounts

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Thousands of Xbox Live users have fallen victim to a phishing scheme perpetrated by online thieves.

The scam entailed sending emails to users directing them to a phoney website offering free Microsoft Points. To redeem the points, individuals were asked to enter confidential information, allowing the criminals to access their bank accounts.

Craftily, the criminals took only small amounts of money over a protracted period of time, making the theft hard to detect.

According to The Sun, which broke the story, gamers in 35 countries have fallen foul of the scam, with the average lost approximately £100 (around $155).

Have you been affected? Let us know in the comments below.

Posted: Nov 22, 2011 2:49 pm

Source: http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1213127p1.html

Comments

ZerkosPosted: Tue. Nov 22, 2011

cheesewaffle1 GETTING FREE MS POINTS ISN'T REAL PEOPLE!!! I know you may be strapped for cash but always remember there's no such thing as free in this life.

Air is free

DeadlyDasherPosted: Tue. Nov 22, 2011

I don't feel sorry for there dumbases. I'll admit I use to try and get free msp and always came across sites asking for my account email + pass. The first thing i would do is type in a random email and random pass, and if it let me log in..it was fake.

Minato-KrunchPosted: Tue. Nov 22, 2011

KSIxSP33D
-TRiiXxy- hehehe i had a good 400 quid of that money :P whoop whoop

youre liar and a **** idiot since you cant read >_>
the amount of loss was about 150bucks so NO WHERE CLOSE TO 400Pounds xD

LOL some one here is an idiot xD

they stole 150 from EACH user, not in total xD

OFWGKTADGAFPosted: Tue. Nov 22, 2011

powerslave5689
Sayi Anybody who is stupid enough to enter their personal information to claim 'free Microsoft Points' deserves what they get.

Why would anybody in their right mind enter an Xbox LIVE email and password on a dodgy website?

My god, I really do wonder about some people.

I'll tell you who. Those **** 12-14 year olds

I'm 14 and no where near this idiotic... Don't judge us all from a couple of experiences...

KSIxSP33DPosted: Tue. Nov 22, 2011

-TRiiXxy- hehehe i had a good 400 quid of that money :P whoop whoop

youre liar and a **** idiot since you cant read >_>
the amount of loss was about 150bucks so NO WHERE CLOSE TO 400Pounds xD

ashiqPosted: Tue. Nov 22, 2011

Hahaha. Got what was coming to them, **** imbeciles. People are so gullible.

Sonny-MoorePosted: Tue. Nov 22, 2011

Stallingstream My account was tampered with but nothing serious i just changed information but they used all my microsoft points and changed all of my profile information all from modern warfare 3 be aware

oh hey guys! here's one of the people who fell for it lololololololololol

Sonny-MoorePosted: Tue. Nov 22, 2011

GETTING FREE MS POINTS ISN'T REAL PEOPLE!!! I know you may be strapped for cash but always remember there's no such thing as free in this life.

System32Posted: Tue. Nov 22, 2011

Sayi Anybody who is stupid enough to enter their personal information to claim 'free Microsoft Points' deserves what they get.

Why would anybody in their right mind enter an Xbox LIVE email and password on a dodgy website?

My god, I really do wonder about some people.

That.

Seriously, how stupid can you be?

SayiPosted: Tue. Nov 22, 2011

powerslave5689
Sayi Anybody who is stupid enough to enter their personal information to claim 'free Microsoft Points' deserves what they get.

Why would anybody in their right mind enter an Xbox LIVE email and password on a dodgy website?

My god, I really do wonder about some people.

I'll tell you who. Those **** 12-14 year olds

Yeah I know, it annoys me that people can actually fall for this.

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