Scam Alert - Watch Out!
They say imitation is the highest form of flattery - except these guys are just scumbag thieves. We've found two websites so far that are knock off versions of Wargames Atlantic pretending to be us.
These have all been reported to the proper hosts/regulatory sites and hopefully will be taken down soon. We have also engaged some more active measures to go after the losers who set these up.
So please double check you're on www.wargamesatlantic.com before giving over your information to anyone. And if the deals seem a bit too good to be true - you're probably about to give your credit card info to some asshat thief.
Here are some steps to take if you've realized you've been scammed:
What to Do If You Used a Credit Card or PayPal on a Fraudulent Website
Realizing you’ve given payment information to a scam site is stressful, but both credit cards and PayPal offer strong mechanisms to protect you and help recover your money. Here is a step-by-step guide on what to do.
Step 1: Immediate Security Actions (Do This First)
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Secure the Card Used:
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If you used a credit card directly: Call your bank or card issuer immediately. Report that your card details were compromised on a fraudulent site. Ask them to cancel the card and issue a new one with a different number to stop any future unauthorized charges.
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If you used PayPal: Log into your PayPal account directly and check your recent activity to ensure no unauthorized recurring payments or subscription agreements were authorized.
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Change Passwords: If you created an account on the scam site using a password you use elsewhere, change those passwords immediately.
Step 2: How to Recover Your Money
Option A: If You Used a Credit Card
Credit cards offer the strongest consumer protections against fraud, backed by federal regulations.
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File a Chargeback / Fraud Dispute: Contact your credit card issuer via their app, website, or phone support and state that you were a victim of a scam or unauthorized merchant.
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Timeframe: While you generally have 120 days from the transaction date to dispute a merchant issue, fraudulent charges typically do not have a strict time limit, though you should act as quickly as possible.
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The Process: The bank will provisionally credit your account while they investigate and block the funds from going to the fraudulent merchant.
Option B: If You Used PayPal
PayPal has its own internal dispute resolution process, but your funding source also matters.
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Open a Dispute in the Resolution Center:
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Log into PayPal, go to the Resolution Center, and click Report a Problem.
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Select the transaction in question.
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Choose whether it was an unauthorized transaction (someone hacked your account) or Item Not Received / Significantly Not as Described (you bought something from a fake site and they sent garbage or nothing at all).
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Timeframe: You typically must open a dispute within 180 days of the transaction date (or 60 days for purely unauthorized account access).
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Escalate to a Claim: If the merchant doesn't respond or refuses a refund, escalate the dispute to a claim within the required window (usually 20 days) so PayPal steps in to review and decide the case.
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The Backup Option: If PayPal denies your claim or the merchant disappears, you can still contact the credit card or bank linked behind your PayPal account and file a chargeback with them directly.
Step 3: Reporting the Fraud
To help prevent these sites from victimizing others, you can report them:
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In the US: Report it to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at ReportFraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.
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Domain Registrars: If you look up the website's domain registration, you can report the abusive site to its host or registrar (e.g., Namecheap, Cloudflare, GoDaddy) so they can take the landing page offline.
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