Bad Company 2 beta revealed as scam
EA warns its customers
From what we're hearing there are some emails going around inviting users to test a beta of the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Be cautious though, the invites are actually a phishing scam trying to get at your sensitive information.
EA stepped forward to expose the scam yesterday morning when a Mr. Gordon VanDyke posted this statement on the Battlefield Blog: "As of today there is no official Battlefield Bad Company 2 Beta and I wanted to warn people out there of fake/hoax sites perpetrating to have a sign-up for one. We do not have any form of beta sign-ups, nor would we ever endorse such a practice or shady url to do so. Please do not let these e-tards take advantage of your enthusiasm for BFBC2 in their scam and only give them the middle-finger if anything. So, unless you read it here or from our official Twitter page it isn't real."
At this time we have no information on exactly what type of information the phishers are asking for, but if you get one just avoid it altogether or report it to EA. If any similar unsolicited messages come your way it would be wise to check official company sites and blogs to confirm legitimacy before use.
We'll let you know more as information becomes available.
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