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Dear poker players;
I would like to inform you that there are many hoax sites out there to steal your personal information such as your SSN and credit cards. I was the victim myself at Fulltiltpoker.com. How did I get tricked? It is usually disguised as a tournament director and it makes an announcement at the site's chat box where you play poker. It will give you a false web link so that you go there to claim the prize. I didn't suspect any fraudulent activities at that time because of its affiliation with Chris Ferguson. And when you click on its link, it looks like a legit website of payment processors' menu. And it will say that you need to upgrade your status to VIP so that you can quickly claim your prize since the Neteller no longer serve for US based players. After you finish the last step to upgrade VIP status, it will give you the fake transaction ID and amount of prize ($25,000).

So, what did I do after I realized that this was the scam? I reported it to Fulltiltpoker.com, and this is what I got from its representative.

[[Hello Chris,

Thank you for patience during this time.

I have reviewed your account, and can confirm that your account has not
been compromised. Therefore we have reopened your account.

As a security precaution, we have reset your Full Tilt Poker account
password at this time. You will receive an email shortly with your new
temporary password, and we ask that you use this to log in to the
client
the next time you attempt to log on. It will prompt you to create a new
password. Please do not make this new password similar to your last
one.

If you gave out any additional information like your credit card
number,
PayPal/Neteller/ePassporte account numbers or even your Social Security
Number, please contact these organizations IMMEDIATELY to prevent any
fraudulent activity from occurring. It is also a good idea to change
any
passwords that are linked with the accounts. Please visit
http://www.ssa.gov/oig/hotline/index.htm to report the compromisation
of
your Social Security Number.

Remember that no one will ever ask you for your passwords for your
account or your payment processors, not even support. Please always
keep
your passwords a secret. Just like credit card information or a bank
card PIN number, Full Tilt Poker cannot be held responsible if you
expose this information. No Full Tilt Poker employee or representative
has access to your password, or any security details of your payment
processor, such as your NETeller Secure ID.

For other ways to protect yourself online at Full Tilt Poker, please
see: http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/identityProtection.php

Please let us know if you have any concerns and we will be more than
happy to assist you further.

Regards,

Brad
Fraud Investigator
Full Tilt Poker Support]]

And also its representative mentioned something like this.
[[We do try to educate players on password security, however many of
these
tips go unnoticed. If you see at your login screen, there is a notice
informing players that chat from Full Tilt Poker Support will always
appear in green, and that we will never ask for account passwords or
personal information. We also provide a link to our security page which
provides information concerning hoax sites and other security issues
and
ways to prevent yourself from becoming a victim.]]

So, from now on, you make sure GO to their poker websites and READ all the security information before you enter any contests offered by them. When you fail to do so, you are going to be a victim. Now, I have to get a new credit card and to report this to Social Security office. Trust me on this...it is very inconvinient and time-consuming!!!