Recently, some spambots have been spamming a link in chat that's a complete scam. This link takes you to this website:

As you can see, it appears to be completely legitimate. Do not let this fool you, however. If you were to put in your account and password, the site would then take over your account and use it to further advertise the link and spam up the chat, or something along those lines. Basically, don't put your minecraft password into any site that isn't Minecraft or Mojang — Makers of Minecraft, it's most likely a scam. I hate to see players banned just because they wanted a free minecon cape.

Oh, also. If you'd like to know what exactly this is, go here: Phishing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Thanks.

 

Basically a phishing site.

 

I guess we'll just have to keep reporting them spams...

 

krissy_punk, I just rely on my Anti-Spam Instincts~ :3

 

I'm going phishing honey, I'll be back soon, hoping not to get banned

 

Click here for love

 

Use common sense when entering a password. I would advise look at the URL at the top before doing anything.

 

I get a free cape? AWESOME! WHERE'S THE LINK?

 

Pinned for now so no one fools for this.

 

I caught tuna

 

Cypriot please, I got my cape.

 

This has been happening for ages, I'm pretty sure there's still another thread out there on it.
It's not a spambot, it's completely automated, the accounts posting the link; the people who own them have put their details into the site and they make that account spam it etc. it's just a massive chain reaction

 

Thanks for the info, this will probably be really useful to the younger players.

 

Thanks!

 

*please don't hurt me please don't hurt me*

 

I'm safe, the browser on the computer I have minecraft on doesn't even work, so I couldn't click these even if I wanted to lol

 

The gullibility (may have created a word) of some people is crazy