- Joined
- Jan 20, 2004
- Location
- Pictland
It seems like the casino industry is undergoing a serious backslide into the bad old days of rampant scams, fakery, and fraud being dished out to players. In just the past year, we've reported on: fake Casinomeister accounts on Skype and Telegram; the "pay to withdraw" scam; the "casino spoofing" fake-site ripoffs; and widespread account hacking across the iGaming space. It's not been a good year for player safety and that's having a detrimental effect on the industry as a whole.
Our purpose here today is to bring attention the fact that many of the problems that players are being lured into stem from one thing: fake claims of big winnings.
Imagine this: you go to a new casino, play a little and are suddenly told you've won big, life-changing big: a million in your favourite currency now awaits you! Happy days, right? Ummm, not so much.
The truth is that most players dream of the happy day when it will be their turn for the big score. All the frustration and anxiety and pot noodle lunches will have finally paid off and things are going to be great!
And that's exactly the point: dangling that big, juicy carrot in front of your average player is going to have them willing to do whatever it takes to cash in. So suddenly the "pay now to receive your payments" or "go here and give us all your bank details, date of birth, etc etc" sound like a pretty reasonable step to have the opportunity to snuggle up to that pot of gold.
There's only one problem: it is almost certainly fake and is specifically intended to lure you into giving up something you normally wouldn't.
Million-dollar paydays in casinos are exceedingly rare and with all the fraud going on these days, simply cannot be taken at face value.
We strongly advise you pause, take a few deep breaths and think this whole thing through. If the big win came fast and easy, then it's probably fake. If it came from a site you just recently joined, it's probably fake. If, if, if ...
The fact is, you need to run the whole thing through the gauntlet of verification and proof before you can believe what you've been told. And if they're asking for ANYTHING from you in order to "unlock" or "release" or "verify" or any such thing related to your "big winnings" then the chances are there are no "big winnings" and you're in the middle of some fresh new con designed to get something from you.
Player Beware! The woods are scary, dark and deep, and someone wants something from you that you'd be wise to keep.
- Max Drayman, sussexmskpartnershipeast.com
Our purpose here today is to bring attention the fact that many of the problems that players are being lured into stem from one thing: fake claims of big winnings.
Imagine this: you go to a new casino, play a little and are suddenly told you've won big, life-changing big: a million in your favourite currency now awaits you! Happy days, right? Ummm, not so much.
The truth is that most players dream of the happy day when it will be their turn for the big score. All the frustration and anxiety and pot noodle lunches will have finally paid off and things are going to be great!
And that's exactly the point: dangling that big, juicy carrot in front of your average player is going to have them willing to do whatever it takes to cash in. So suddenly the "pay now to receive your payments" or "go here and give us all your bank details, date of birth, etc etc" sound like a pretty reasonable step to have the opportunity to snuggle up to that pot of gold.
There's only one problem: it is almost certainly fake and is specifically intended to lure you into giving up something you normally wouldn't.
Million-dollar paydays in casinos are exceedingly rare and with all the fraud going on these days, simply cannot be taken at face value.
We strongly advise you pause, take a few deep breaths and think this whole thing through. If the big win came fast and easy, then it's probably fake. If it came from a site you just recently joined, it's probably fake. If, if, if ...
The fact is, you need to run the whole thing through the gauntlet of verification and proof before you can believe what you've been told. And if they're asking for ANYTHING from you in order to "unlock" or "release" or "verify" or any such thing related to your "big winnings" then the chances are there are no "big winnings" and you're in the middle of some fresh new con designed to get something from you.
Player Beware! The woods are scary, dark and deep, and someone wants something from you that you'd be wise to keep.
- Max Drayman, sussexmskpartnershipeast.com
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