Of virtual chips and real money

Ok. This is what happens when I don't get an outlet for expressing and the creativity in me is bursting through my veins. So this time the "outlet" is a hacker trying to hack my Zynga Poker account on Facebook and trying to take off with my virtual chips to sell it to someone else for real money. The heights people go for fake money and pseudo-achievements.

I got the standard message that has lead to a lot of my poker friends' accounts being hacked. It pretends to be originating from some real Zynga person and goes something like "Your account will be permanently suspended if you don't click our link". Obviously the link is an application on facebook that will, if given permission, hack your Zynga Texas Hold'em Poker account. So please don't fall prey to any such message or other facebook tricks like "free iPad event". Here goes:

Admln Secuṛițy March 10 at 9:59pm

Hi Abhishek ,

Thanks for playing on Zynga applications.

We have reviewed your account activity, and we get information about possible unauthorized access to your Facebook and Zynga Poker account. We have provided a warning to you via email, but you do not respond to our notification.

“Your Zynga Poker account was accessed from a new location : Anonymous Proxy.”

If you are not signing into your Facebook account from Anonymous Proxy, your Facebook account may have been compromised. We recommend immediately verify your account by carefully on the link below to manage your Zynga Poker account. It may take a few minutes of your time to complete your data.

Verify your account immediately at the link below:
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http://apps.facebook.com/(harmless sounding app name)
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Note : If within 12 hours, you have not verified your account, then you have ignored our notifications. Therefore, your account is permanently suspended, and will not be reactivated for any reason.

Zynga Poker wants you to have a fun and safe time playing! Good luck at the tables. And thank you for your attention.

Kind regards,
Zynga Game Network Inc.
Texas HoldEm Poker.
Attn: Intellectual Property Agent
444 Deharo St., Suite 132
San Francisco, California 94107
Copyright © 2011 Zynga, Inc. All rights reserved.
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(Yup, they even added a California address and a Bar-code)

Abhishek Pandey March 10 at 10:06pm

Dear AdmIn Secuṛițy,

Please don't block my account! What will I do with my life if I am not able to play Zynga applications? I am so sad that someone else has accessed my account. Please don't punish me for someone else's crime. Please. I beg you.

I will do everything I can to confirm to you that it is indeed me who is playing and not some "Anonymous Proxy".

I have just visited your Facebook Page and I am just clicking on "Report/Block This Person" (as soon as I send this reply). Hopefully that will confirm me and verify my account.

And regarding your complaint that I do not respond to your email notifications, I will ensure I do that the next time. I will gladly click "Report Spam" when you send me the email. I hope we can be friends forever and ever and ever :)

Thank you in anticipation.
Abhishek