Chat request a possible scam tactic?

**TP635** · 02-20-2008, 11:25 PM

Tracker staff at work?

**DarkLured** · 02-20-2008, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by SAM

yeah right.and he can also get your e-penis measure and scandalize you over the web.
why all these extreme measures you are taking.it's like you gonna lose your life if you gonna chat with someone.
You make me feel bad for terrorists instead of suicidal bombs they should only ask to chat with you and mission accomplished.
if they just knew

WTF? I was just wondering if there is any risk involved, jeez. I've seen threads warning that tracker admins sometimes try to get your IP address or other info so they can ban you for trading, and based on what supper said above, someone could get your ip address through chat. It's true I will not lose my life, but I'd prefer not to lose my account(s) for trading either, so I asked about the risks. What is wrong with that?

P.S. Your terrorist comment is retarded

Originally Posted by SgtMajor

Whatever happened to common sense & intuition?

Actually, it was common sense and intuition that made me decide NOT to share my chat info with that person. Common sense and intuition are great, but so is knowledge, which is why I ask questions about stuff I don't know or understand well. Questioning the common sense or intuition of someone merely because that person seeks information is ludicrous and a little rude.

**supper** · 02-20-2008, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by DarkLured

WTF? I was just wondering if there is any risk involved, jeez. I've seen threads warning that tracker admins sometimes try to get your IP address or other info so they can ban you for trading, and based on what supper said above, someone could get you ip address through chat.

Actually the staff can get ur ip in many ways not necessarily by chating with u on msn but they can get ur ip from ur singature or ur avatar there is many other ways i dont know about it .
but u can do mistake and give ur msn to ... lets say hacker then u will be into troubles

all i know and all i can say dont accept files from ppl u dont trust dont click on links sent by random ppl use proxy in public forums like here and dont post in public or give ur msn to ppl u dont trust

and if u want to have avatar or signature then dont upload them by ur real ip also.

after u doing all of this u wont be safe 100% though u just trying to decreasing the chances u get hacked or some one have ur personal info.
thats all i know.

**SAM** · 02-20-2008, 11:40 PM

and your terrorist comment was retarded

it meant to look like that for retards

**DarkLured** · 02-20-2008, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by SAM

and your terrorist comment was retarded

it meant to look like that for retards

I don't even know what that meant. I'm assuming you don't have full command of the english language, or that you're 8

P.S. Thanks for helpful responses so far.

**fazzy07** · 02-20-2008, 11:53 PM

DarkLured, you did over exaggerate the situation a little bit

Nothing wrong with that since this is internet and some people do take advantage and do wrong things

You could have seen the previous posts by the member and decided on your own

And yeah, if staff do want to come after you they have many other ways then just chatting

**DarkLured** · 02-21-2008, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by fazzy07

DarkLured, you did over exaggerate the situation a little bit

Nothing wrong with that since this is internet and some people do take advantage and do wrong things

You could have seen the previous posts by the member and decided on your own

And yeah, if staff do want to come after you they have many other ways then just chatting

Fazzy, I don't know what you mean when you say I "over exaggerated" the situation (btw: "over exaggerate" is redundant). I simply summarized our PM exchange for context and asked what risks there might be in giving out a chat name or initiating a chat session. I am relatively new here and nobody has asked me for my chat info before, so I was curious whether someone could use chat to get sensitive information, etc. Looking at my post now, I realize it might have been clearer had I titled it "CAN a chat request BE a possible scam tactic?" - but I wasn't accusing anyone of anything, I just wanted info.

And since you mention it, what are some of the other ways for staff to come after traders? I've checked out FAQs, etc., but more information can't hurt.