Virtual thieves caught in Habbo Hotel Finland
As we all know, phishing and scamming is a common problem for most internet services around
the world. Even though we do our best to keep Habbo Hotel as safe as possible for its users, it is
unfortunately also a target for many scammers and hackers. But Habbo users should not worry too
much, because by remembering just a few simple safety rules, you should be safe! More about that
below.
Yesterday, the
Finnish police announced that it is
investigating a series of internet crimes that are related to
Habbo Hotel and its users in Finland. The police
has found out that several suspects have put up e.g. fake Habbo sites to steal other users' user
names and passwords, and have used these to steal virtual items. The police also made several house
searches yesterday and confiscated many suspects' computers.
Sulake assisted the police in the
investigation, and our aim with this is of course to catch the wrongdoers, but also to spread the
word that it
really is illegal and against our rules to put up scam sites or Habbo retro sites, or in
general to even think about doing stuff like this!
Bear in mind these few simple safety tips:
1. Keep your user name and password to yourself: whether it is in Habbo or any other
service. Habbo staff never ask for this information, so if you are asked to give this information,
you are being scammed!
2. Be sure where you sign in: There are many unofficial, retro, scam etc. sites that might
look like Habbo, but they are not. Never try to sign up to these, unless you want to get robbed!
3. Keep good care of your information security: keep your anti-virus software up-to-date
all the time and be careful when downloading files from the internet, they might contain malicious
code with keyloggers etc.
4. If you have any issues or questions: Please check Habbo Safety Group pages for more
safety information and if necessary contact Habbo Staff via Habbo Help tool of your local site.