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06-19-2008
| | Banned | | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Florida
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Reputation: 350 | | | [Guide] Social Engineering To Get What You Want
Internet fraud is a form of white-collar crime whose growth may be as rapid and diverse as the growth of the Internet itself.
Social engineering plays a big role in this.
History:
"Social engineering" can be defined generally as the process by which a hacker deceives others into disclosing valuable data that will benefit the hacker in some way. Although hackers originally used "social engineering" to obtain codes or e-mail passwords for access to long-distance telephone lines or computers, more recent reports indicate that "social engineering" attacks can now be, and are being, used to acquire credit card numbers and other financial data. In this case, anyone can use it for World of Warcraft.
Here are a few tips that anyone might use for social engineering:
1) Alternate Routes to Persuade
First, one can use logical or systematic arguments to gain the favor of the victim. For example in a situation where one would want to pull a gold scam by "selling" a WoW TCG card in order to get the person to pay first:
You: Im selling the 25-key card for Turtle Mount! 500g! Only have one to sell
Victim whispers: I will buy if you give it to me first
You: Sorry, I've got another offer, and besides I can't risk giving this card away and you running off without paying me.
You have just used a logical approach. Logically, you have one card, and many buyers. If the buyer falls for this, he will probably be desperate and want to get his hands on the card since there is only one available.
2) Beliefs and Attitudes
Psychology experimentation has shown that people who tend not to put suspicion on persuasive messages closely, have used their beliefs to cloud their judgement.
People always put their beliefs first! Play onto any ethnic/racial/team sports that you can and use that against the victim! Just talk to them!
3) Persuasion Techniques
-Authority- EX: Pretend you are a GM or from Blizzard
-Scarcity- EX: There is only one of the game card you want to sell
-Liking and similarity- EX: Befriend the victim, chit chat about his likes and dislikes and pretend to like what he likes! Use Wikipedia or Google to find info about what they like and use it against them!
-Reciprocate- EX: Do a "favor" for them but ask them to do a favor for you first! Maybe a little "gold" loaning favor? :-)
-Commitment/Consistency: I see a lot of Social Engineers (Hackers) fail at this. Keep on a victim, build trust, use the techniques mentioned above to get what you need.
Follow this 1-2-3 method and you will have what you need in World of Warcraft- Accounts, gold, cash, and more!
Disclaimer: I do NOT endorse the use of these methods for anything illegal. Remember, always follow the law and use anything written wisely and with good judgement. I am not responsible for anything you do.
Last edited by Glovek77; 06-22-2008 at 05:51 PM.
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06-19-2008
| | New User | | | Join Date: Jan 2007
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Reputation: 4 Level up: 93%, 37 Points needed |   | | | You sir are a genius! But if I befriend my victim then I could never scam him, my morals get in the way. |
06-19-2008
| | Site n00b.. (A leecher if I've been here for more than a month and can't earn 5 rep) | | | Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 11
Reputation: 1 | | | If you pretend that you are a GM from Blizzard, you have a possibility of getting banned. |
06-20-2008
|  | Contributor | | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Evrywhere
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Reputation: 148 Level up: 16%, 927 Points needed |  | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Inquality  You sir are a genius! But if I befriend my victim then I could never scam him, my morals get in the way. | i have zero morale |
06-21-2008
| | Banned | | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Florida
Posts: 355
Reputation: 350 | | | These skills are CRUCIAL to any scam or attempt you might want to do
By the way, just remember if you think its immoral don't do it, but Warcraft is only a game :-\ |
06-21-2008
|  | Sergeant | | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Azeroth
Posts: 58
Reputation: 13 | | I can't beleive people have been scamming without this, my point of view is befriending them, be there mate, get them to trust you and be a quick thinker 
Great guide though, highlights alot |
06-22-2008
|  | Contributor | | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: RPing in Booty Bay
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Reputation: 113 Level up: 94%, 58 Points needed | | | This is very well thought out (change the blue text to white or something though :P). I think most people do this when scamming (even if it's on a subconcious level) but it is a very helpful thing to do by making a thread on it. +rep  |
06-24-2008
| | New User | | | Join Date: Apr 2008
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Reputation: 4 Level up: 19%, 407 Points needed | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Inquality You sir are a genius! But if I befriend my victim then I could never scam him, my morals get in the way. | Read the art of seduciton, or the 48 laws of power.
These books will strike the morals out of your life, no problem. |
06-25-2008
|  | Sergeant Major | | | Join Date: May 2008
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Reputation: 12 Level up: 53%, 332 Points needed | | | cool dude.. i`ll rep if i could but i`m a leecher  |
06-25-2008
| | Master Sergeant | | | Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 114
Reputation: 16 | | | you can rep lol. "rep power: 1"
Nice guide, rep from me! |
06-25-2008
| | Site n00b.. (A leecher if I've been here for more than a month and can't earn 5 rep) | | | Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 19
Reputation: 1 | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BestTackle Read the art of seduciton, or the 48 laws of power.
These books will strike the morals out of your life, no problem. | Excellent. 'nuff said |
07-11-2008
|  | Sergeant | | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA
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Reputation: 10 Level up: 77%, 117 Points needed | | | everything glovek said is so true, i used many of the things he said before I even read this page |
07-11-2008
|  | Knight-Lieutenant | | | Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 372
Reputation: 29 Level up: 24%, 614 Points needed | | | | i LOVE you i used every scam on this site but once it comes to social engineering i fail terribly. You dont state obvious stuff you say very good and helpful things. I will try this as soon as possible definetly +rep for you |
08-16-2008
|  | Knight-Lieutenant | | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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08-16-2008
|  | Contributor | | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: A Yellow Submarine
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Reputation: 94 Level up: 78%, 205 Points needed | | | Lolz.
Its my guide but with fancier words and rainbow text!
Police Facepalm!
Last edited by Stephen Colbert; 08-16-2008 at 02:11 PM.
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