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Subject: Bungie is this a scam?

Legend

Ok, so i signed into my account the other day and there was a message from someone claiming to be a Bungie employee whose gamertag was "ODST BETA STAFF", waiting for me. It said i was one of the 1,250 elite Halo 3 players chosen to test the beta version of ODST and all i had to do was visit a website contained in the message and download it. I deleted the message as i thought that it was highly probable that it was someone trying to scam me and all id have to do to download the beta is sign in with my details as anyone could go to the site and download it if it were legit. I was wondering whether or not it was legit and thought if not that the community and Bungie should be aware of this as its decieving and looks real.
I have searched the site this morning for the gamertag stated above, however i cannot find it, although i know it was a combination of all those words and was all capitals, they may have changed their gamertag since.

  • 08.22.2009 2:19 AM PDT
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It's fake. There is no odst beta out to the public. The only way you're really gonna be able to play is play on their tour truck.

  • 08.22.2009 2:22 AM PDT

(Bungie > 343i)

Superduper Scam!

  • 08.22.2009 2:23 AM PDT

But there's no sense crying over every mistake.
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
And the Science gets done.
And you make a neat gun.
For the people who are still alive.

Scam, they were probably trying to get your password.

  • 08.22.2009 2:25 AM PDT
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the one man army that is.......................SAMDAMULE

meh scam its cause you're a general there will be no BETA however badass you may be

although you probably are one of the best :P

  • 08.22.2009 2:27 AM PDT

Australia, the place where broadband goes to die.

Posted by: sneakyninja1
It's fake. There is no odst beta out to the public. The only way you're really gonna be able to play is play on their tour truck.


Even if there were a beta, I doubt that they'd invite people via an xbox live message to download it from some website.

Also, a beta, for a single player game that has almost certainly gone gold already?

It's a scam, you did good to delete it.

  • 08.22.2009 2:32 AM PDT

I got it too & I'm pathetic at Halo. Im Only a private FFS
I deleted it too :)

  • 08.22.2009 2:36 AM PDT

have you noticed the bit of info in the game titled hitchhikers may be escaping convicts?

in the menu.

  • 08.22.2009 3:24 AM PDT

My troll sense is tingling.

Posted by: Black Majory94
have you noticed the bit of info in the game titled hitchhikers may be escaping convicts?

in the menu.

Yeah it's starting to become a real problem. And not just in Halo.

  • 08.22.2009 4:00 AM PDT

Send me a PM of your email and I'll get you a lockerz invite. 100% legit Thx CarloMorris for pic.

Banshee Master

Absolute Annihilation

Posted by: Legend Richardo
1,250 elite Halo 3 players


Defiantly fake. Not saying you suck, but I'm pretty sure Bungie wouldn't give it to "elite" Halo players.

  • 08.22.2009 4:30 AM PDT

'This situation calls for a very special blend of psychology, and extreme violence' - Vivian, The Young Ones

i also recieved the same message and im only a colonel

i deleted straight away after i checked bungie for the gamertag

  • 08.22.2009 4:44 AM PDT

[Insert Catchy Phrase here]

I think he did good most peope would be like ODST free?!?!? and go straight to the site.

  • 08.22.2009 4:58 AM PDT
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J D O S H

I just give them the wrong details and mess around with them.

  • 08.22.2009 5:06 AM PDT

ha i'd like to see their faces when they realise the details are fake

  • 08.22.2009 12:28 PM PDT

"Guns don't kill people, videogames do."

I found http://halo3.com/comic/ June 14, 2007 :)

#2 in the world for "Yuriev Time Trial" in Crackdown.

wow really?

The game will be out in a month, they wouldn't have a Beta for it this late. If anyone is stupid enough to fall for that, they deserve to have their account stolen.

  • 08.22.2009 12:30 PM PDT
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how do they hack u just by u going on a website?

  • 08.22.2009 12:32 PM PDT

reconz unite

Posted by: Kelanisnot
how do they hack u just by u going on a website?

pay attention

  • 08.22.2009 1:04 PM PDT

If a guy from Bungie comes and says it's legit I wonder what you are going to do.

  • 08.22.2009 1:45 PM PDT