If the profile is empty and has no record of any games played, then I can almost guarantee you that the person messaging you is a bot. It is actually not that difficult to spot a bot user from a real one. The best thing to do right now is to be extra vigilant on the people we are interacting with online. How do we protect minor users from these harmful and pornographic links that are being sent by the scammers? Why do these chatbots exist in the first place? What security measures does Sony have to filter out PSN accounts that are controlled by bots? Exhaust decals GameTyrant attempted to reach Sony regarding their stance on the issue and whether they are aware of the prevalence of chatbots in the community. The prevalence of these bots, though not entirely alarming, is definitely a growing concern in the PSN community. I tried looking online and discovered that numerous PSN users have been receiving the same messages as they posted their concern in Reddit and the PlayStation forums. The following day, I decided to write about this issue and a couple of my fellow writers told me that they have been getting these messages too. As my suspicions were confirmed, I immediately left the chat and blocked the user. At this point I am already suspicious that this user is probably involved in a phishing scam.

I realized the unusual pattern and played along, curious on where the conversation would lead. I totally forgot all about it until a few months ago, I received another message from a different user containing the same exact text I received before. When I realized that this user is probably a bored player that has nothing to do on their PS4, I did not write back and resumed playing Dragon Age. When I opened my inbox, I got a PM from an unknown user, and thinking it was one of my friends that is not on my contact list, I replied to the message. As I make my way through the world of Thedas, I was distracted by a notification that alerted me that I have received a new message on PSN. A couple of months ago, I was quietly playing my third walkthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition and this time around, playing as a human warrior, siding with the Templars, and torn between romancing Sera or Iron Bull just for the fun of it.

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