cumbrianlad Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Hi. Potential Scam! This concerned me and I've reported to the moderators but got no response as yet. I'm adding this post in case it is a scam and I wouldn't want any of you to fall foul of it. I recently got a very suspicious PM. Authour of PM: HvvkBait PM to me: Yo man i need help can you connect me in disord?? \my discord ---- HvvkBait#5780 This user joined Nexus in the last couple of months, has made no posts, offers nothing of merit in their profile. As you can see, it's far from a normal PM. I typically get polite requests to help with a matter pertinent to SSE modding... this doesn't. Nor does it stem from a thread that I can search. The user has no credentials... you know how this works... ... this was out of the blue. Suspicious. I've also heard rumours of a scam that if you confirm a friend request on Discord to someone who is sus, they can suspend your internet connection. That is just a rumour, but it did little to allay my doubts. All I'm saying is watch out for PMs from this user. The moderators don't seem quick to step in, so I am, on your behalf. If you are HvvkBait and your innocent, reply here... I'll apolgise... why do I think that this won't happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reneer Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Or, you know, they could have just been asking for your help. There's no hyperlinks, no shady stuff, just a username. It looks to be a legitimate request for help, all things considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumbrianlad Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Perhaps, Reneer, in which case I apologised to the user. What are they asking for help for? What aspect of Skyrim modding... that they've never posted about? Ever. Think about it. It's suspicious. As I said, this is a warning. It's not an allegation. HvvkBaitt, reply and sort this out. I know that you won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reneer Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 What are they asking for help for? What aspect of Skyrim modding... that they've never posted about? Ever. Think about it. It's suspicious.Did you reply to this person via PM? Or did you jump straight to "warning" everyone about someone asking for your help? As for the moderators not doing anything, the only evidence you've given them is an innocuous message asking you for help. So what exactly do you expect the moderators to do in this situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumbrianlad Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 No I didn't reply to it. The PM was asking me to get in touch via Discord, which I did not want to do. I reported it thinking that the moderators may be able to check if this user has sent multiple similar or identical messages to different Nexus members in a short space of time. Maybe I'm paranoid but lately I've had quite a few attempted telephone scams so perhaps I over-reacted. I'll wholeheartedly apologise to this user if I am wrong. If I'm out of order for doing this then the thread can be removed. I didn't do it to be malicious, though, only out of concern for other forum users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbincubation Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I see a lot of the vague "Somebody help me...on discord" posts on the steam forums as well. I generally avoid them. If it's a game-related question, there's nothing they can type in discord that they can't type into the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxarturo Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I agree with thumbincubation, better be safe than sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangela Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I wouldn't give my discord tag to someone I don't know just like that either. I would've instead offer help right there in PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doticu Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) I agree with the others that you are right to be suspicious. The name HvvkBaitt looks like "Hook bait". Thanks for the warning! Edited November 15, 2020 by doticu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylbill Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Agreed, definitely looks suspicious. Better safe than sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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