Indeed, as one Twitter user puts it, malicious people send emails to content creators, in particular, indicating that they appreciate the content posted online, while offering to be among the first people to be able to get their hands on Hollow Knight: Silksong. Attractive proposal, but which is obviously a roundabout way of obtaining personal information.
As the thread shows, phishing is very widespread in the field of video games, since these people impersonate developers or representatives. This can be puzzling, and there are easy ways to check if the person you’re talking to is really a developer relationship manager, or a scammer. You have to look at the email address, the formulations of sentences and spelling mistakes, but also think about verifying the identity of the person, especially on social networks.
Wow, can’t believe it! The Hollow Knight devs are offering me early access to their upcoming game Hollow Knight: Silksong!
Except they didn’t. This is a phishing email. Let’s talk about all the red flags ⛳️so other creators out there can better protect themselves ? pic.twitter.com/NEzcDmsSJQ
— John Wolfe (@JohnWolfeYT) January 7, 2023
To go back to Hollow Knight: Silksong, if you receive an email like this, promising to play it in early access, it’s a scam, like most other games. However, it is possible that an early access of a few hours or a few days will be available, but this will most likely be done via pre-orders, as is the case for many video games.
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