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PlayStation reminds you that PSN Code Generators are Fake and Dangerous

In a tweet today, PlayStation reminded everyone that these so-called PSN Code generators are nothing more than a phishing scam.

So we went to one of these PSN Generator Sites and test it out...

Remember do not bother with the site it is nothing more than a scam to make the site owners money

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Snookies124160d ago

Lol, were people really stupid enough to try this?

urgentfury4160d ago

You would be surprised how many really do fall for these types of scams

-Mika-4160d ago (Edited 4160d ago )

Look don't call people stupid for trying this. Some people were just caught up in the moment and wasn't thinking properly. Im pretty sure you fell for something like this once too. Get off your high horse and stop insulting others.

Series_IIa4160d ago

Mika is admitting he tried this.

sdozzo4160d ago (Edited 4160d ago )

Agreed.

BrianC62344160d ago

"Look don't call people stupid for trying this."

No, he's right. Anyone who fell for this is stupid. Did you fall for it -Mika_? You must have if you think they aren't. There's too many scams out today. Don't fall for any of them.

Baka-akaB4160d ago

" Some people were just caught up in the moment and wasn't thinking properly"

That's the very definition of stupid .

" Im pretty sure you fell for something like this once too"

Nope never happened and unlikely to ever happens , but whatever comforts you

Blacktric4160d ago

"Look don't call people stupid for trying this. Some people were just caught up in the moment and wasn't thinking properly"

OH GOD MY SIDES HAVE EXPLODED!

Thank you Mika, for making me nearly sh*t my pants because of laughter.

SilentNegotiator4160d ago

If nothing else, I think we can all agree that it is a stupid thing to DO.

But in all fairness, people that fall for those scams are probably higher in stupidity percentage than the general population.

You gotta research EVERY site you use, people.

kreate4160d ago (Edited 4160d ago )

i think mika is trying to say that most people at some point fell for something and there is no need to make fun of people.

whether its a scam or taken an offer which could of bid for more, or signed a paper without the full details, or bought something on craigslist that wasnt fully functional, or bought something from the chinese and found out its a knock-off. bought something from the internet and the picture was mis-leading. amazon/ebay scams. whatever.

i kind of think a lot of younger, more in-experienced people in general would fall for scams. not necessarily that they are stupid.
i dont think the word 'stupid' is the politically correct term here unless u just enjoy making fun of other's misfortunes.

i think most people fell for something at one point or another in their life and forgot about it or doesnt want to admit it.

in general a person's life is harder and shorter the lower the person's intelligence level.

but yeah.. let's not get carried away here. next thing u know, u will get scammed from something else.

and knowing N4g users... there's a lot of stupid people here.

Nikhil4159d ago

Guess we know Mika is one of the idiots that fell for this...

DragonKnight4159d ago (Edited 4159d ago )

I think the more important issue than whether or not Mika did this is that these things exist because of all the idiot publishers making stupid pre-order bonus deals or collector's edition deals that make people want to look for these codes online.

Hell, if you bought a standard AC3 copy and didn't pre-order it from one of like 4 different stores, you have about 4 outfits missing and the best sword in the game. That's pathetic. And the worst part is that stores that do pre-orders like EB Games generally do so to get more money for themselves. You'd think publishers would know this and stop doing these deals, but noooooo.

**EDIT** I understand that this is about stuff like PSN cards, but the codes for content like outfits are in the same boat. There are sites that claim to give you codes for these things if you do a survey. Thankfully, as soon as I see "do a survey" I know it's a scam right away. Ususally if you can get codes to this stuff online, it's on a place like gamefaqs.

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dazzrazz4160d ago

Yes they were, are you can just search on youtube they have codes for everything even games that are not even out yet lol :P

0pie4160d ago

never underestimate the stupidity of mankind...

KwietStorm_BLM4160d ago

Are people stupid enough to try to get free money? -Mika- is defending them. That should give you your answer.

StrawHatPatriot4160d ago

I will honestly admit, I tried it.

Skate-AK4160d ago

Bubbs for keeping it real.

SilentNegotiator4160d ago (Edited 4160d ago )

Well.....if you didn't give away personal info (and I can't imagine what a site would gain if you didn't - maybe ad revenue)....

ReservoirDog3164160d ago

Best way to get psn cards online for free and legit is with the app AppTrailers on ios or android. Also, swagbucks.com is really good for them.

I don't wanna be marked for spam so just research it yourself or pm me if you really want more info.

acemonkey4160d ago

i would say yeah..theres hacks out there almost for anything...people steal and pirate everything lol... i think my nephew downloaded Mircro points once and his computer crash and broke lol and after that he download a Mortal Kombat Classic skins and got the samething but the virus didnt kill his computer like the Microsoft points

fatstarr4160d ago (Edited 4160d ago )

So and so virtual item bla bla generators are in the top 5 of internet scams

The key to success is belief
If you show a proof video and get a mass group of people to spread the word that its legit, you can get tons of victims

And technically to extent generators exist ex key crackers and such.

But people are easy to fool, lol it should have clicked on that bright light once it stated Asking you for user names and passwords

ziggurcat4160d ago

and the same idiots that uses that stupid site are the first ones to claim that their CC info was stolen because of the PSN hack, too...

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MasterCornholio4160d ago

Yep and when you realize that you been banned your screwed.

Motorola RAZR i

bubblebeam4159d ago

But then they can blame Sony and we can have "Sony's PS3 is under attack by hackers" articles all over again. /s

People who get banned only have themselves and/or whoever dropped them on their head when they were young.

FarCryLover1824160d ago

These things are all over youtube and when people comment on videos with stuff like "go to my page for this," it's shocking that those comments get so many likes.

XB1_PS44160d ago

Most likely multiple accounts.

FarCryLover1824160d ago

True, but some of these that I see have like 50 likes sometimes. Messed up.

awesomeperson4160d ago

People can pay for services to give them a heap of likes to get the top comment spot and then generate traffic to wherever they want (you see it a lot on movie trailers and the like where they advertise to go to ____ to see it free, etc.)

Tonester9254160d ago

Lol I used one to get into a BETA and it worked!

Never tried again though ;-)

urgentfury4160d ago

You are one of the lucky few then that got a working code.

Legion4160d ago

He is lying... no such thing happened.

Y_51504160d ago

I believe their are some people that do fall for this because of greed or other reasons. Just like how some guy sent me chain mail on PSN saying it's PS3's 4th birthday and to celebrate send it to your your friends to get $50...really people believe that in 2012.

KwietStorm_BLM4160d ago

I get those every few months, and I have no problem reporting dummies on my friends list. Apparently PS3 is so awesome, it ages backwards.

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2615d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905060d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5060d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905060d ago (Edited 5060d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5060d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5060d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5060d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495060d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5060d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5060d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2651d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One