[Alert] Game Testing Program Scams!

slpr

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=283091

 

It has come to our attention that there are multiple individuals and sites claiming to sell testing accounts, “beta keys,” or other offers of access to our Game Testing Program. All of these offers are false. BioWare is not issuing invites to Game Testing via any method other than those we outline here on SWTOR.com.



We must caution you that these offers are often scams designed to steal your money, credit card information, or identity. While we understand that you are eager to participate in Game Testing, your security is extremely important, and attempting to participate in these offers could put you in very real danger.



Furthermore, the sale of accounts with access to the Game Testing Program is strictly prohibited by the Game Testing Agreement. We closely monitor the activities of all accounts involved in the Game Testing Program, and are quick to notice accounts that change hands. In the event that an account in the Game Testing Program does change ownership, we immediately take action to the fullest extent possible, including permanently banning the account from the Service.



You may also encounter e-mail scams that indicate you have been invited to the Game Testing Program. If you are invited to the real Game Testing Program, you will receive an e-mail with instructions from no-reply@bioware.swtor.com. Any other e-mail address claiming to offer an invitation is likely to be a scam. If you receive an e-mail and are in doubt or are concerned about its validity, please forward your concerns to bwacommunitysupport@bioware.com. If you do receive a genuine testing invitation from us, you will also be able to view the invitation and testing information at www.swtor.com/tester.



If you discover a scam pretending to offer access to the Game Testing Program, please forward all relevant information to us at bwacommunitysupport@bioware.com. Your security and the security of your fellow community members is important to us, and we appreciate your help.

GMan3

    Good catch slpr, thanks for the info.

Isane

Originally posted by GMan3

    Good catch slpr, thanks for the info.

Damn I thought it was too good to be true;                                    (only kidding useful to know.)

whilan

Thanks for the heads up.

To be completely honest, i'm not surprised they'd try this,  in fact i expected it, just wasn't sure when.

Thanks for letting us know they are in effect.

Remember guys, internet safety, and double check everything, especially if it's something your eagerly waiting for.

moguy1

People should know by now that Star wars isnt coming out for a long long time and the only thing anyone is doing is making sigs of nifty star wars thingys that they can attach to their posts. Good heads up though.

Erstok

Scammers do this all the time with MMO's and non-mmo's. Why should it be any surprise they try screwing gullible people who want to play SW:ToR?

whilan

I forsee a lot of this, sadly, first it will be the testing scams.

Then the pre-order scams

Then the box scams

Then credit selling scams.

Then the account scams

Then the hacking.

All of these in large quanities, because these types always like to hang where the biggest crowds are, or the thing thats most popular, and at least for a little while that will be swtor.  Plus they see a lot of people coming in from consoles that aren't familer with these types of scams and are easier to fall prey to em.

Tylantia

Took these sad individuals longer than I expected to start this scam crap...... when will they learn