Avoiding YouTube Scams

The web 2.0 era is not all good. Free World of Warcraft gamecards, free World of Warcraft accounts and free mounts, pets, items and weapons. YouTube videos are increasingly used to promise gamers the holy grail and all you need to do in return is submit a little information.

In this article I reveal the ground principles of scamming people on YouTube and where the scammers are getting all their inspiration. It’ll surprise you how organized this scam really is.

Here’s What it Takes to Run the World of Warcraft

This post has nothing to do with scamming. GameSpot.com has conjured up this interesting article describing in detail the resources it takes to maintain the World of Warcraft. Apparently it takes some 4,000 employees and 75,000 CPU cores. Fascinating reading for all of us who many times have wondered if the World of Warcraft servers [...]

Christmas is Coming: So Watch Out

Christmas. A great time of the year. Spending time with the family, gifts and great food are all synonymous with this magnificent holiday. Sadly, Christmas also is a time where scammers flourish. According to my own impression of the stereotypical scammer, it is probably related to two things. One, Christmas being a long school holiday. [...]

Status after First Week – And What a Week It’s Been

One week has passed now, and boy, what a week it’s been. Who would have thought anyone would be interested in avoiding MMO scams?

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