We’d hope that with so little news about Halo 4 out yet, most of our readers would be wise to any invitation offering a Halo 4 beta test sign-up. Nonetheless, many gamers get so eager for a new title to come out that they momentarily forget themselves and respond to offers like these. This is a good way to lose access to your Xbox Live account—not play a nonexistent beta of Halo 4.
This is just the latest phishing scam to hit unsuspecting gamers. While browsing the internet, a gamer finds a webpage or an email, supposedly from Microsoft, which invites the gamer to participate in a Halo 4 beta trial. The gamer signs up, providing his or her Xbox Live password in the process. The phisher steals access to the Xbox Live account, and of course there is no Halo 4 beta trial.
“If you see a page claiming to allow you to sign up for a Halo 4 beta be advised, IT’S A FAKE,” tweeted David Ellis of 343 Industries. Again, this should be fairly obvious considering how little we even know about Halo 4 at this point, but it’s easy to get overexcited.
Will there eventually be a real Halo 4 beta? Probably; typically, though, Microsoft sends out these beta invites at the same time they release another prominent title. For example, the Halo: Reach beta was offered to gamers when Halo: ODST and Gears of War 3 were released. So stay tuned for more information about Halo 4, and also for the eventual Halo 4 beta which probably will come later this year. Just remember to actually verify than any such offer is real before you give out your private information. This is a standard internet safety precaution you should follow with any request for information!
I got scammed by this now I have lost my account and password is there any way to get it back?