SCAM ALERT!!
We've received many questions regarding emails you've received from scammers pretending to be "The Skyrock Official Team."
All messages from variations on the-Skyrock-team username are also fakes and scams!
We're the only real one.
As many you have already guessed, these are scams!!
Examples: Skysrock Teams, Sky-rock-1 Team1, Skysrock Team, Sky--s--RockTeam, Sky1Rock-Team, Sky1Rock-Team1, Sky--1--RockTeam, Sky--1--Rock1Team, SKY--ROCK--TEAM, SKY---ROCK---TEAM, Sky----1--Rock1Team
Get the idea?
So no, you do not need to "update" to avoid having your account deleted!! There's no update! And if you're a "winner".... sadly that's also a scam.
NEVER SHARE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION!!!
Apart from the Blog Star form, or being lucky enough to be discovered by us, there is no other way to become a Blog Star, and you certainly don't have to pay :)
Here's an example of a message from a scammer:
Here's another one:
Congratulations !!!
We are very glad and happy to inform you that your skyrock username appears on the monthly selected 15 name list.we randomly choose 15 usernames every month in our head office in tennessee USA.Selected usernames are meant to win the whooping sum of $250,000.00{two hundred and fifty thousand united states dollars}
Your username was selected in a raffle that took place on 13th of july 2011.the main aim of the promotion is to eradicate poverty and help to enhance the starndard of living.we are happy to tell you that you have won the huge sum of $250,000.00{two hundred and fifty thousand united states dollars} in the ongoing SKYROCK LOTTO.
You are advised to contact the payment department with these following information Below,
Full Name:
Occupation:
City:
State:
Country:
Zip/postal Code:
Mobile Number:
NOTE:YOU CAN CONTACT THE SKYROCK LOTTO PAYMENT DEPARTMENT ON THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
skyrock_payment_department2011@rocketmail.com
Kindly get back to the payment department to claim your winnings.
Thank you.
THE SKYROCK TEAM
We are very glad and happy to inform you that your skyrock username appears on the monthly selected 15 name list.we randomly choose 15 usernames every month in our head office in tennessee USA.Selected usernames are meant to win the whooping sum of $250,000.00{two hundred and fifty thousand united states dollars}
Your username was selected in a raffle that took place on 13th of july 2011.the main aim of the promotion is to eradicate poverty and help to enhance the starndard of living.we are happy to tell you that you have won the huge sum of $250,000.00{two hundred and fifty thousand united states dollars} in the ongoing SKYROCK LOTTO.
You are advised to contact the payment department with these following information Below,
Full Name:
Occupation:
City:
State:
Country:
Zip/postal Code:
Mobile Number:
NOTE:YOU CAN CONTACT THE SKYROCK LOTTO PAYMENT DEPARTMENT ON THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
skyrock_payment_department2011@rocketmail.com
Kindly get back to the payment department to claim your winnings.
Thank you.
THE SKYROCK TEAM
So if you've received this message, or one similar, ignore it, or even better, signal it here!
Better safe than sorry. We'll remind you of security measures you should always take:
1) The blog and profile are public spaces accessible to everyone. You must never publish private information such as a telephone number, your MSN, your address or pictures of yourself or your family that are really personal.
2) Never give out your password on Skyrock.
Better safe than sorry. We'll remind you of security measures you should always take:
1) The blog and profile are public spaces accessible to everyone. You must never publish private information such as a telephone number, your MSN, your address or pictures of yourself or your family that are really personal.
2) Never give out your password on Skyrock.
3) Create a unique password that combines numbers, letters and symbols and is different from that which you use for other accounts, especially your email account.
Any other security measures you think are necessary?
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