On Twitter, an AMD manager warned against fake giveaways allegedly offering hardware in Starfield design. Unauthorized companies are promoting a raffle for the bundle of graphics card and processor. As a result, these questionable providers are collecting your personal data.
The new role-playing game from Bethesda is on everyone’s lips. Since September 1, 2023, Starfield can be played in early access, and the advertising machinery for it is also running at full speed.
Alongside streamers and gaming magazines, Bethesda and AMD as technical partners themselves are generating significant attention for Starfield. At this year’s Quakecon in early August, an exclusive bundle of Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor and Radeon 7900 XTX graphics card in Starfield design was presented. Especially the graphics card would be a real eye-catcher in a case with glass side panels.
How can you get this stylish set? This components bundle, limited to 500 units, was created in cooperation between the two companies and is not available in retail. To get one of these coveted packages, interested fans have the opportunity to participate in various promotional activities.
Unreliable giveaways come at a price – Your data
Bethesda and AMD, as well as authorized partners, are hosting giveaways and promotional activities around Starfield. They are raffling off the exclusive hardware to lucky winners.
What is the problem? However, individuals with fraudulent intent are taking advantage of this and jumping on the hype train for the space role-playing game. Interested gamers can participate by entering their data in online forms or on Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms.
Now, AMD manager Bill Murphy has warned about such schemes on Twitter. He posted his message directly under the advertisement of the unreliable organizer “Indie Kings”:
Hello folks, be careful with fake giveaways for the custom #Starfield GPU. Just a note: We currently don’t believe that this is a partner of AMD or Bethesda. Please be cautious.
In great temptation, one becomes careless
Murphy appeals to common sense. Potential participants should pay attention to whether a provider is truly giving something away or just trying to harvest your data. Since “Indie Kings” is not an AMD or Bethesda partner, he questions the authenticity of the action.
What should you pay attention to when participating? For giveaways of this kind, it is better to rely on the official and trustworthy social media channels of AMD, Bethesda, and their partners. There, you will also have to enter your data when participating. But here, the use of your information by the providers of the actions is more clearly defined.
Even when it comes to the possibility of bidding on the object of your desire, you should look twice and question the seller’s intentions:
