NIEYKO Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 I just got a message from a random account begging me to let them use my account to download games. Has anyone else had this happen to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, Kinkiryu said: I just got a message from a random account begging me to let them use my account to download games. Has anyone else had this happen to them? Not on PSN, but here, yes. Since it's against the forum rules here, if you get a PM asking for it here, report it so the moderators can address it and then I'd recommend just leaving that conversation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starcrunch061 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Really?!? Man - I've gotten some strange messages here and on PSN (and on gamefaqs), but no one has ever asked to use my account to download games. That seems to be the video game equivalent of the prince in Nigeria. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIEYKO Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Just now, starcrunch061 said: Really?!? Man - I've gotten some strange messages here and on PSN (and on gamefaqs), but no one has ever asked to use my account to download games. That seems to be the video game equivalent of the prince in Nigeria. They're really adamant about using my account to download the games I have. Even asked me personal questions like my age and where I'm from. Just really bizarre and has never happened to me before in all my years on PSN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomataEighty9 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Why? who lets anyone use their profile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIEYKO Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 minute ago, TomataEighty9 said: Why? who lets anyone use their profile? I don't know and I'm not going to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomataEighty9 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Kinkiryu said: I don't know and I'm not going to Me neither, and i hope no one is nice/stupid enough to lend out their profile to others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauersack Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 I personally have not seen it before, but someone I know has talked about this not being all that uncommon. The most common reason is of course trying to scam the guy who owns the account hoping he has no further security measures in place, though there are also legitimate requests, usually to get a game that is no longer available for purchase in the store, but still is on someones account and can be aquired that way. Supposedly some people pay good money for that sort of thing, and the risk can be minimized from what I know, though I personally would only give my account data to someone I know well, not some random stranger, security measures or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deceptrox Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Yes, about 3 times since I created my account. Also, I got a message from someone asking me if I can share with them my saved game data from Uncharted 2 Remastered so they can use it to beat crushing with in-game cheats, probably after my post on that game's thread giving tips on how to achieve it. In the end that account earned that trophy, I bet not by their own merits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantCrow Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 I don't get many messages about sharing my account. Most of the time it's other people wanting me to take theirs and pop a trophy for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baranov_925 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Never heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomataEighty9 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 3 hours ago, VigilantCrow said: I don't get many messages about sharing my account. Most of the time it's other people wanting me to take theirs and pop a trophy for them. i never understood that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrophyChief Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Yep. That is a Hell No 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingFever Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, TrophyChief said: Yep. That is a Hell No This^ I've had a few messages over the years from scammers who wanted to "borrow" my account but I just block, delete and ignore them. Edited September 23, 2022 by HuntingFever Update. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReverzerO- Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 There are but not this kind of message? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z1MZUM Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Oh can I use all of your accounts to download stuff? It's just an experiment. Actually F it, where do you all live? Exact addresses please. I also work for Nord VPN if you're interested,,,,,,,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightVege Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Not quite, but I used to receive bizarre messages at least once per week, including insults and threats. One person asked if I would game share with them, out of the blue. It all ceased, after I enabled the privacy option which blocks messages from non-friends (I highly recommend it!). I still receive a number of weird friend requests, however. Most of them appear to be bots/scammers, but they occasionally seem to be from legit accounts. They get deleted mercilessly, unless I can determine where the sender knows me from. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEMON Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 On 22/09/2022 at 4:26 PM, Kinkiryu said: They're really adamant about using my account to download the games I have. Even asked me personal questions like my age and where I'm from. Just really bizarre and has never happened to me before in all my years on PSN. They're trying to get any hint to your password/security details to see if they can hack you asking questions like those. Better just to block and ignore them. Even set it so only friends can message. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingFever Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 9 hours ago, DEMON said: They're trying to get any hint to your password/security details to see if they can hack you asking questions like those. Better just to block and ignore them. Even set it so only friends can message. This^ Everything on my account is set to friends only so I no longer get scam messages, random boosting requests from strangers or ones from people being dicks in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartBros Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 This happened to me once, years ago on PS3. Someone messaged me out of the blue, begging me to gameshare a certain game with them as none of their friends were willing to do it. Told him that I wouldn't do it either, and that was the end of that conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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