Second Life users should be wary of any offers to take surveys in exchange for Linden dollars (L$), the game’s internal currency.Chris Boyd of GFI Labs recently stumbled across a website that offered 2500 L$ to Second Life users that were willing to dedicate a few moments of their time to completing a “survey.”
Considering that the website was “peppered with broken English” and users were prompted to supply their credit card information before starting the survey, it really wasn’t a surprise that there was no survey or 2500 L$ reward.
Screenshot Credit: GFI Labs
Unfortunately, should a user not catch the warning signs (bad English, upfront request for payment information, incorrect reference to "$L" vs. "L$", etc.), their credit card information will be sent off to the scammers and they will be redirected to a page claiming that their card was declined:
“Your Credit Card Was Declined! Please Try Another Or Back to Linden Lab.”
Hopefully the victim will decide to back out of the survey versus trying another card.
Boyd stated that the specific phishing page he encountered has since been removed, but warns that the scammers can easily generate a new phishing site at any time. Second Life users are urged to remain vigilant when faced with similar offers.
Always remember: if something appears to be good to be true, it usually is!
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