Is this $1K bonus email from empire genuine or phishing? - Page 4

baronzeus · #31 08-02-2005, 12:23 AM

I know that, but the link PartyGirl posted is clearly pointing to empirepoker.

Mason Hellmuth · #32 08-02-2005, 12:31 AM

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I know that, but the link PartyGirl posted is clearly pointing to empirepoker.

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He clearly just copied the text of the e-mail. UBB automatically links anything it thinks is a URL.

baronzeus · #33 08-02-2005, 12:35 AM

I realize that. Did you click on the link, which links to EMPIRE POKER's website? OK then. NH sir.

Mason Hellmuth · #34 08-02-2005, 12:35 AM

I'm an idiot.

utmt40 · #35 08-02-2005, 12:37 AM

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I'm an idiot.

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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

snappo · #36 08-02-2005, 04:14 AM

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It is legit. If the official site redirects you there then it is legit.

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I'm 90% sure OP is saying that the link text was "http://www.empirepoker.com/1000offer", while the target was actually "http://www.epvip.com/1000offer/". If that's the case, Empire unwittingly made their legitimate e-mail look like a phishing attempt.

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This is not correct. If you manually type in http://www.empirepoker.com/1000offer into the address bar of your web browser, you will see that it does indeed redirect you to www.epvip.com/1000offer

pyroponic · #37 08-02-2005, 04:50 AM

Terms and conditions:

1. Raked day defined as a day you contributed rake.

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Just out of curiosity what is a "raked day"?

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Has anyone's member area refreshed showing August 1st and 2nd as "raked days?"

Thanks

partygirluk · #38 08-02-2005, 07:10 AM

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Terms and conditions:

1. Raked day defined as a day you contributed rake.

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Just out of curiosity what is a "raked day"?

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Has anyone's member area refreshed showing August 1st and 2nd as "raked days?"

Thanks

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I played some raked hands yesterday but my account area shows 0 raked days.

cjs · #39 08-02-2005, 09:03 AM

If it takes 300 hands to be a "raked day" you are better off with your normal rake rebate.

meep_42 · #40 08-02-2005, 12:05 PM

There's also a more sinister way of spoofing an address where a cyrillic or other non-native character is used, re-directing the user to a different site -- all while looking correct in the taskbar, on screen, and on mouseover.

-d