New Online Poker Scam

When my friend won event #13 of the WSOP of poker, it was definitely a time for him to celebrate.  Not only did he win over $500,000, but he also grabbed his first WSOP gold bracelet which is something few poker players ever get to experience.  And with all of this going on, his return to Ohio definitely should have been even sweeter since he was returning as a WSOP champion.

However, things weren’t so great when he returned after finding out that he was the victim of a new scam aimed at online poker scam.  Basically, somebody tricked him into clicking on a link so that they could put a key stroke logger on his computer which would allow them to get his passwords and other info. 

The way it worked is that they sent him an e-mail from a start-up poker room claiming that they wanted to pay him $5,000 a month plus give him 100% rakeback on all of the hands he played there.  And this seemed like a somewhat legitimate offer since he had just won a WSOP bracelet, and was already one of the top-rated online tournament players in the world.

Unfortunately, the whole offer was simply a fraudulent trick which could’ve cost him thousands of dollars.  Luckily, Full Tilt Poker sent him an e-mail immediately detailing the key stroke logger scam and telling him to get rid of it right away.  So my friend had somebody reload his Windows software which effectively removed the key stroke logger from his computer.  I don’t know how Full Tilt catches this stuff so fast, but I’m glad they did and I know for sure he’s glad they did!

One Response to “ New Online Poker Scam ”

1. Jeff says:

   July 26, 2010 at 5:43 pm

   Glad everything worked out but i think Full Tilt itself is a scam.