Microsoft has issued a bulletin on the support page of the Xbox website about possible phishing scams perpetrated through Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. At this time, all of the Xbox Live services such as Xbox Live and the Xbox Live Marketplace are still active. This is just something to be aware of if you are or planning to play MW2 online.

These scammers never know when to quit. This is the second time in January (2009) we’ve reported that some person(s) have tried to obtain personal information using video games. First potential victims were told to delete any e-mail messages that invited them to participate in a mulitplayer beta for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 as that was a scam.

Now cyber criminals have moved on to Steam to phish for information by using free copies of Far Cry 2 as bait.

The scam works by…

First and foremost there is no Call of Duty 5 beta so the first thing you should do if you happen to get this email is to delete it. Infinity Ward’s Twitter account warns everyone of fake beta invites that have been circulating for the last couple days. The sender has an email address as more »