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04-01-2017 , 04:45 PM

falconpoker

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Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 15

I got an email from ACR a couple of days ago warning about phishing attempts, and then today got one offering a cash bonus since I haven't played on the site in a while. I've gotten a small bonus from ACR after not playing for a few months before, but if there was ever a way to get someone to click on a malicious link it would be giving away free money. Could a WPN rep or anyone else verify the legitimacy of this email? Thanks

04-01-2017 , 04:51 PM

falconpoker

newbie

Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 15

After looking around in Gmail, it seems like it probably isn't legitimate. When you clicked the dropdown after the "to me" it will show some additional info about the email. This is what a legitimate email looks like:

And this is what the one I'm assuming is fake looks like:

I noticed another one like this, which was an email about SNG 2.0 coaching material. So be careful everyone!

04-01-2017 , 05:16 PM

Max Cut

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I received a similar email. The link went to an americascardroom.eu address, so I clicked. Got 10 bucks in my account.

I typically copy the address and paste it somewhere to verify, rather than rely on what the browser says when you hover over it. There's always a chance a link that that could still be bad if the site was hacked, but I consider that relatively rare for email scams (not an expert).

04-01-2017 , 05:37 PM

falconpoker

newbie

Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max Cut

Cool, I went ahead and asked support too and they said it's legit. Guess I was mistaken.

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