Beta test spammers target forum users

Beta tests are always popular with gamers, and it seems some unscrupulous individuals are stepping up their campaign to make some easy money. A site called gamertestingground(dot)com has been the subject of complaints for some time now – see an overview why you’re NOT going to make a fortune from testing videogames in an article from 2008 and Web of Trust / Siteadvisor feedback.Click to Enlarge“$150 a day”? Oh ho ho ha ha etc.You can forget about the soda, too.The website hits you around the head with about six miles of text, only to ask for cash without revealing what you’re paying for (starting at $34.95 and working up to $44.95):Click to EnlargeI particularly like the fake “three day sale”, which always puts the expiry date to today:Click to EnlargeCheck Google Cache, whatever date the cache snapshot is taken will be the expiry date of the “3 day sale”.So what are they up to now, I hear you ask. Well, it seems someone had the bright idea to register as a (fake) member of staff on a major videogaming website (Eurogamer.net) then (continue reading...)