Free Riot codes scam

Below you can find a list of confirmed phishing and scam websites.


Update - 14/04/2012 - 21:35 CET: Both the Facebook page and hxxp://freeriotcodes.com are offline now. There is one other Facebook page (+ 21,000 likes) and a few other websites which are still up & running, but I expect them to be down soon. Great work Riot Games !

Update - 13/04/2012 - 18:07 CET: It seems the domain(s) is (are) accessible again. I have however received an email from Riot and they will be working on the issue as well:

Riot Games working on the issue

Update - 12/04/2012 - 17:07 CET: Yesterday I reported the domain hxxp://freeriotcodes.com to their domain registrar, GoDaddy.com. They have acted very fast and the domain is already inaccessible. Great work !


However, the page on Facebook still exists, and a new post has been made explaining the current unavailability of their scam:

'Free Riot Codes' apologising for the inconvenience

I have reported the page to Facebook as well reported it to Riot Games themselves. Hopefully the Facebook page will be offline soon.

Note: another Facebook page is currently trying to scam people. It will be taken offline soon:

hxxp://www.facebook.com/RPCodeGiveaways

--- End Updates

Facebook. A social networking place. For some a dream come true, for others a true nightmare. Guess in which category phishers, scammers and malware authors reside ?

In today's post we will be highlighting a scam specifically focusing on players of the game League of Legends, an action real-time strategy game developed and published by Riot Games.

The scam page on Facebook in question is:
hxxp://www.facebook.com/pages/Free-Riot-codes/141669939249958

Currently, it already has over 41,000 likes:


More and more people are liking the page, thus might be getting scammed

On Youtube as well as on Google+ and Twitter it is -for now- pretty calm. Only a few video's and tweets promoting this scam:


On Twitter, Google+ and Youtube they are also promoting their website, but not as heavily as on Facebook


Some example website where you can get "free" riot points  or "free" riot codes are: 
hxxp://freeriotcodes.com            
hxxp://blogs.gamenov.us/lol
hxxp://cheatsjungle.com/league-of-legends-promotional-code-generator-2
hxxp://cheatsjungle.com/league-of-legends-riot-points-generator
hxxp://elohell.org
hxxp://free-riotcodes.info
hxxp://free-riotpointscodes.com
hxxp://free3600rp.byethost22.com
hxxp://freehackgames.org/league-of-legends-riot-points-generator-3-2-version              
hxxp://freeleaguecodes.com      
hxxp://freeleaguecodes.net       
hxxp://freeleagueoflegendsriotpoints.com
hxxp://freeleagueoflegendsriotpointcodes.com     
hxxp://freeleagueoflegendskins.co.uk         
hxxp://freelolriotcodes.com     
hxxp://freelolriotcodes.netii.net   
hxxp://freelolriotpointz.blogspot.com      
hxxp://freelolrpcodez.weebly.com  
hxxp://freelolskins.com            
hxxp://freeriotcodes.filegame.net              
hxxp://freeriotcodes.info   
hxxp://freeriotcodes.org           
hxxp://freeriotcodes.weebly.com              
hxxp://freeriotcodesgift.com   
hxxp://freeriotpoints.me       
hxxp://freeriotpointsclub.com  
hxxp://freeriotpointscode.com 
hxxp://freeriotpointsgenerators.blogspot.com    
hxxp://freeriotpointsleagueoflegends.blogspot.com         
hxxp://freeriotpointsnow.com              
hxxp://freeriotpointss.com              
hxxp://freerpcodes.com              
hxxp://freerpcodes.tk              
hxxp://getfreeriotcodes.blogspot.com              
hxxp://getfreeriotcodes.com              
hxxp://getfreeriotpoints.com    
hxxp://getfrenocturneskin.webs.com          
hxxp://getriotcodes.com       
hxxp://getriotpoints.info       
hxxp://getriotpointscodes.com    
hxxp://getriotpointsforfree.com 
hxxp://getriotpointsfree.com
hxxp://gogamecheats.com/league-of-legends-free-riot-points  
hxxp://hackerzzs.blogspot.com               
hxxp://hackscheatsgamesprograms.blogspot.com 
hxxp://league-gamers.com
hxxp://leagueoflegends.byethost33.com
hxxp://leagueoflegends2012hack.blogspot.com             
hxxp://leagueoflegendsrphack.com              
hxxp://leaguerp.com   
hxxp://leaguerpgifts.com        
hxxp://leagueoflegendsgenerator.wordpress.com
hxxp://leagueoflegendsrpcodegenerator.blogspot.com    
hxxp://leagueoflegendsrpcodegenerator.weebly.com
hxxp://leagueflegendvoteasestribunall.gaming.lc
hxxp://live.rpgiveaway.com             
hxxp://lolhacktool.blogspot.com 
hxxp://lolfreeriotpoints.blogspot.com              
hxxp://lolmultihack2012.blogspot.com 
hxxp://lolpromobundles.blogspot.com             
hxxp://lolriotpointcodes.blogspot.com              
hxxp://lolrpgenerator.webs.com         
hxxp://lordhacks.com/league-of-legends-hack
hxxp://lordhacks.com/league-of-legends-promotional-code-generator
hxxp://oisn.mypressonline.com/league
hxxp://rafflesforprizes.com
hxxp://riot-codes.com
hxxp://riot-points.free-cards.info   
hxxp://riot.edgehacking.com              
hxxp://riot.freecodesgiveaway.com              
hxxp://riotcodegenerator.com              
hxxp://riotcodes.hacksfiles.com              
hxxp://riotcodes.net              
hxxp://riotcodesforfree.org              
hxxp://riotcodesfree.com              
hxxp://riotcodesfree.net
hxxp://riotgames.qualtrics.com  
hxxp://riotpointcodes.org
hxxp://riotpoints.cu.cc   
hxxp://riotpoints.net
hxxp://riotpointsadderforfree.blogspot.com
hxxp://riotpointscampaign.com        
hxxp://riotpointscodes.info  
hxxp://riotpointsgeneratorfree.blogspot.com           
hxxp://riotpointsfree.com   
hxxp://riotpointsgenerator.co
hxxp://riotpointsgenerator.org   
hxxp://riotpointshop.com        
hxxp://riotpoints-free.com
hxxp://rpcodes.info 
hxxp://rpfree.com
hxxp://rprewards.com
hxxp://rp-free.blogspot.com              
hxxp://rpgiveaway.com              
hxxp://videogamehacks.net/riot-points-generator
hxxp://xpandhacks.net/league-of-legends-riot-points-generator
hxxp://xpandhacks.com/league-of-legends-riot-points-generator-2                

You can +1 it, share it on Facebook, Tweet it ... Share the scam with everyone you like ;-) .

The first link in bold is the one that is visited -and used the most. All you have to do to get your Riot Points for free is to follow these 3 easy steps:

Step 1 - Share it on Facebook
Step 2 - Post the following message once on your wall and 5 times on a Different Game Page on Facebook:

WOW! I just got my League of Legends Riot Code for free! So excited! Thanks hxxp://freeriotcodes.com !

Step 3 - Click "Like and Confirm"


Step 2 in the process - posting on Facebook. In this specific scam, it is not being posted automatically to your wall, you actually have to share it yourself


That's it, 3 simple steps and then you'll be able to download your Riot Points or codes free of charge !

... But wait, there's a timer on the page indicating you'll have to wait before the next giveaway:




Somehow, I got lucky and, through one of the other websites, I was able to visit the download page and acquire my points !

However, ultimately I have to complete a survey to finally download my Riot points. I am getting redirected to several other scams and so on. You can win a smartphone, the new iPad, an iPhone, trendy boots, a Macbook ....

In some cases only your phone number is sufficient, in others you'll have to fill in complete information like your full address, email address ...

Some examples of dubious file sharing websites, which are also showing a popup with some Javascript behind it (another survey scam):
hxxp://cleanfiles.net
hxxp://fileice.net
hxxp://fileme.us
hxxp://fileml.com
hxxp://filenix.com
hxxp://matrixmega.com
hxxp://oceanfiles.me
hxxp://sharecash.org
hxxp://sharkyfiles.com 
hxxp://skippyfile.com 
hxxp://speedyfiles.net
hxxp://tinyfileshost.com
hxxp://topfiles.me


Let's get back to the scam site itself - hxxp://freeriotcodes.com
Registrant:
Hal Medus
10612 Parliament Ave
Garden Grove, California 92840
United States

Administrative Contact:
Medus, Hal hackzforyou@gmail.com
10612 Parliament Ave
Garden Grove, California 92840
United States
6572017037


UrlQuery Result:
Suspicious
http://urlquery.net/report.php?id=40190

URLvoid Result:
2/25 (8.00%)
http://www.urlvoid.com/scan/freeriotcodes.com/

Conclusion

Pretty straightforward: do not click on any of these scams, how tempting they might be! You will not receive a prize, you will not receive a free iPhone and you will certainly not receive any Riot Points or Riot codes! Certainly, never fill in your login credentials!

Some tips:

[*] Install WOT - WOT is a community-based tool and is therefore very useful for these kinds of scams, whereas other users can warn you about the validity.

More information and to download WOT: http://www.mywot.com/

[*] When in doubt, use any of the following URL scanners:
https://www.virustotal.com/#url
http://www.urlvoid.com
http://urlquery.net

[*] The most important one of them all:
if it looks too good to be true, it probably is!