{"id":8411,"date":"2020-08-10T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=8411"},"modified":"2020-08-11T14:19:20","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T21:19:20","slug":"xbox-live-scams-player-2-is-a-scammer-trying-to-steal-your-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.socialcatfish.cloud\/scamfish\/xbox-live-scams-player-2-is-a-scammer-trying-to-steal-your-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Live Scams: Player 2 is a Scammer Trying to Steal Your Account"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people play video games to pass the time as they are bored in their houses with nothing to do. Video games such as Minecraft, Destiny 2, Call of Duty, Fortnite<\/a>, and many others have gained popularity throughout the years. These online games<\/a> include the feature to chat amongst your friends with a headset and connect with players from all across the globe using Xbox Live<\/a>. However, chatting with random people online does have its risks and can lead to you being a victim of Xbox Live scams.<\/p>\n

How Are People Able to Use Xbox Live to Meet People?<\/h2>\n\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tv-video-gaming-364060-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

In order to use Xbox Live to meet people, players must purchase the Xbox Live Gold subscription which costs either $10 a month or $60 a year. After they purchase the subscription, they can then play video games with their friends and interact with them through a headset plugged in their controller. They can also chat with them using the instant message feature on their Xbox.<\/p>\n

Along with chatting with friends, you can also use your headset to talk to random people on the game you are playing. While this can be a fun feature to make lifelong friends, it can also be dangerous since scammers lurk these video games for their victims. They have numerous ploys to make people fall for their schemes, leaving people short thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n

Types of Xbox Live Scams<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Gamer-wins-with-controller-478459-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

Scammers Steal Xbox Live Accounts<\/h3>\n

Scammers call Microsoft support, pretending to be the account holder who forgot their password and wants to get back on their account. They then copy the reference number and call them back pretending to be another call center person and request to change the security answer to one of the questions. They then call back as the customer and say that they don’t have access to their email but remember the security answer, which gives them access to the victim’s account.<\/p>\n

Free Xbox Live Code Scam<\/h3>\n

Scammers will put up ads on multiple websites and will start phishing<\/a> their victims by email telling them that they have just won a free Xbox Live Gold gift card code. They will ask the victims to send them their information so that they can add the Xbox Live code to their account. However, what they are actually going to do is steal your account and change your password so that you can’t go back on your account.<\/p>\n

Phishing Scams<\/h3>\n

In a phishing scam<\/a>, scammers send emails or text messages<\/a> with promises of a free membership code, free coins for their Xbox Live, free games, and more if they fill out their personal data on a link sent to them. On the link, it asks various questions such as for their Xbox Live log-in information, financial information, social security number, etc. With these answers, scammers can then access your Xbox Live and personal\/financial information to steal your funds and account that you paid for.<\/p>\n

Romance Scammers<\/h3>\n

Romance scammers<\/a> come online and befriend people on video games, telling them all of these sweet things and pretending to have a lot in common with the player. This makes the player fall quickly in love with the scammer, and they form a relationship with one another. Eventually, the scammer asks for money for various things until the player drains their bank account for them. Once the scammer is done with them, they leave and block them like it was nothing.<\/p>\n

How to Avoid Xbox Live Scams<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Zombie-gamer-in-video-game-club-545936-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n