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Zimn

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Hi all, I just wanted to raise awareness of whats happening on Twitch.

- So here's the situation:

I just lost my 750m OSRS bank - Due to a Phish via a Twitch Dummy stream pretending to be an OSRS livestream, advertising OSRS 24hour double exp.

Im stupid and gullible and yes an idiot for getting phished in 2018, I've played since 2006 and you would've thought I'd have not fallen for it. But my main question is... Why in the first place would twitch allow people to make these 'Fake' RuneScape livestreams in the first place. Surely you would think that Jagex would have a relationship with Twitch so people can't take advantage and scam players via major platforms such a Twitch, but that's just my two sense.

Before any of u ask questions like, you've played for 12 years how did you not realize? -

It was mainly the fact that the stream had several thousand viewers like a typical OSRS stream and I did not immediately recognize that it was a repeat stream, I clicked on it originally for something to watch whilst playing, but then I noticed that the title said something like 'OSRS 24h Double Exp' underneath the stream... So at this point I was obviously intrigued. I clicked the link to 'Activate', which in hindsight sounds very sketchy, and proceeded to login. Yes I did have an Authenticator and Bank Pin etc, the Phish had all this included in the 'fake website' which also looked legitimate.

I suppose it was my initial excitement of the first double exp in OSRS for 24 hours and just wanted to crack on. I mean I've never seen anyone before use twitch to do something like Phish, but hey it was my own fault for not proof checking the claim of double exp before pursuing the link.

I'm sure many other people have fallen for the same thing as me but please everyone else, make sure you guys don't fall for the same scam that I did... And make sure whenever you're watching the RuneScape stream, ensure it's the legitimate RuneScape livestream, 'twitch.tv/runescape'.

10-Sep-2018 15:40:43 - Last edited on 12-Sep-2018 12:58:58 by Zimn

Zimn

Zimn

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From what I've found on the RuneScape forums I am not the only one who has had this happened to. I'm not pleading Jagex for a refund of my items, as this is out of their control.

However it would be nice to see Jagex actually make the effort to have a team of their own internally who can work together in conjunction with Twitch to get rid of these exploiting individuals who not only have taken advantage of me and the account I've played for many years, but potentially thousands (assumption) of other people.

- It would be nice to see what a Jagex employee would say about this matter and if anything is actually being done about it.

Thanks for reading.

10-Sep-2018 15:44:00 - Last edited on 10-Sep-2018 16:00:07 by Zimn

Trewavas
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Trewavas

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Twitch (and other sites) are usually pretty good at taking down fake streams when they're alerted to them. Their 'report' feature does work very well. Alternatively, you can send report such occurrences to [email protected] , so that they can also investigate.

From what I understand, Twitch and JaGex have a good working relationship, and doubtless do work together behind the scenes to put a stop to this issue. However, much like fake RS emails, Mod invites, and fake websites, fake streams are an ongoing issue. Once one is taken down, another pops up in its place.

I think the message going forward for everyone is to make sure that you're watching the correct, legitimate stream; and if you see any claims about 'Double Exp' make sure that you verify it first. If you come across any suspicious streams, make sure they''re reported.

With that said, OSRS never has had a double experience weekend, and probably never will. And RS3 has never required any 'verification' to activate it - it just goes live automatically at the allotted time.

13-Sep-2018 18:26:50

Applejuiceaj
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As this thread isn't for promoting an in-game event, it has now been closed.

Your intentions of warning the community regarding this are appreciated, however. Do be sure that you report any livestreams you find that are attempting to steal details, as is mentioned above.

21-Sep-2018 00:25:54

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