Most of you know this already, but you need to keep your accounts safe! Hackers and scammers are pretty smart and can be really tricky. Lately, these scammers have been impersonating the Chobots Staff. If you are ever asked for any information including 'address, password, email, credit card, or any personal information' directly on chobots, hit these buttons:
...the report and ignore buttons. Another way that hackers or scammers can attack you is by sending you a seemingly realistic message claiming that they are Chobots Staff. All email messages sent by Chobots staff have the email domain of '@chobots.net'. Any other email is fake. Keep this in mind next time you receive a message. Just report the email/message as spam.
Moderators will never ask you for personal information, and if they do, chances are they are not a moderator. Official moderators have special moderator badges. Here is the list of official moderators. [
link ], if anybody else claims they are staff, hit the report and ignore!
Do not put your username in password anywhere except for the chobots.net login page! [chobots.net]
Email Safety Tips: It will protect your chobot account too!
Keep your email that you activated your chobots with safe as well. That is another common way people are hacked. Most email providers such as GMail, Yahoo, and Comcast have a security question in case you forgot your password. Make sure your security question answer is easy for you to remember, but nobody else will guess it.
Also, make sure your email password is NOT the same as your chobots password, because if your chobots account gets hacked, your email might also be hacked, or vica versa.
Simple Tips:
1. Never give out your password. If someone seems suspicious, ignore and report! 'You don't have to be paranoid, just use your judgement!'
2. '...Be very suspicious if someone starts asking you random personal questions like "What's your mother's maiden name?" or "What was the name of your first pet?" because they are trying to get your Security Question out of you so that they can gain access to your email account through the "Forgot Your Password?" feature.'
3. ' Be careful what you click on! Don't go to unfamiliar links sent to you by random people, they could be leading you to a keylogger virus that gives them access to everything you have typed over a period of time, including your passwords.
4. Use an onscreen keyboard to type in your email password.
If you are running on
Windows, go to:
'Start -> Go to All Programs -> Click on Accessories -> Select Accessibility or Ease of Access ->Click on On-Screen Keyboard'
It's a shame for you to spend so much time and effort on chobots just for your account to be hacked. Keep a watch out and follow the tips above!
I wish the best for you all!
Note: please don't be alarmed by this. I've never been hacked but that's because I never gave my password out to anybody. Don't fall for scams!
I suggest you download the
WOT toolbar which alerts you if a website is bad. It's helped me! It's free too. :]
Click the image below:
Keep your chobots safe!
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