newbie fishing team

## **Prevention of newbie fishing: Security strategies to counter malicious play and fraud targeting beginners**

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### **Main types of fishing and how to identify them**

* **Fake bonus code chat:** The act of encouraging clicks on external links while promoting “free money” or “enter bonus code” in the chat window is fishing for the purpose of account hacking. Rockstar Games does not distribute codes through in-game chat.

* **Invitations to raids disguised as kindness:** There are frequent cases of invitations to raids with the promise of high profits, but only having the player do preparatory work and then kicking them out right before the final task (profit distribution). You must rescue the party through a trustworthy community.

* **Passive mode abuse:** There is an act of killing a user in passive mode by first reassuring them that they will not attack and then using a vehicle explosion or terrain feature.

### **Response and defense rules**

1. **Use of invitation-only sessions:** To completely block interference from unknown users, it is safest to use the **invitation-only sessions** mentioned above.

2. **Caution for joining an alliance/MC:** If you accept an invitation to an alliance (CEO) from an unknown player, your location will be exposed in real time and you may be forced to mobilize to a dangerous area.

3. **Check profile:** Users with excessively high ranks (e.g. level 8000) or abnormal kill/death ratios are likely to be modders or trollers, so it is recommended to transfer sessions immediately.

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