T3chsScammerBeware

T3chsScammerBeware is a lightweight security addon built to protect players across all versions of World of Warcraft—including Retail, Classic Era, Season of Discovery, and Hardcore. It serves as an automated early-warning system against fake Blizzard Game Masters, phishing links, and deceptive gold-selling whispers trying to compromise player accounts.

❓ Why You Need This Addon

Scammers frequently impersonate Blizzard staff using clever name variations, homoglyphic Unicode characters, and urgent claims about "economy abuse" or "account investigation." Less experienced or distracted players can easily fall for these standard player-to-player whisper scams.

T3chsScammerBeware intercepts these messages instantly, displaying a high-visibility animated warning dialog that details why the message was flagged as fraudulent.

🚨 Critical Safety Rules: Real GMs vs. Scammers

Important: A real Blizzard Game Master will NEVER ask you for your account credentials, password, two-factor code, personal information, or gold.

How to Spot Authentic Blizzard GM Communications:

• Dedicated Interface: Real GM conversations appear in a separate, dedicated Blizzard GM chat tab—never as a standard player whisper.

• Unforgeable Badge: Official Blizzard staff carry a unique, server-authenticated [Blizz] logo next to their name that cannot be spoofed by regular players.

• No External Demands: Real staff will NEVER direct you to external websites to "verify" your account or threaten immediate automated account termination via chat.

🌟 Key Features

• Multi-Version Support: Single codebase designed for seamless operation on both Retail and Classic clients.

• Instant Visual Alert: Popups featuring an animated, pulsing warning icon ensure suspicious messages never go unnoticed.

• Heuristic Scoring System (1–10): Evaluates incoming messages against known scam patterns, suspicious name fragments, bad URLs, threat keywords, and Unicode tricks.

• Smart Safe-Listing: Automatically ignores whispers from your Friends List and Guild Members to eliminate false positives.

• GM Frame Bypass: Respects official game systems and steps out of the way when authentic GM communication frames are active.

• In-Game Scam Log: Retains a rolling log of flagged whispers so you can track or review recent scam attempts.

• Clear Reporting Instructions: Offers a clear, built-in modal explaining how to submit direct reports to Blizzard using native chat frame options.

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📜 Terms of Service & Policy Compliance **T3chsScammerBeware** fully complies with Blizzard Entertainment's AddOn Development Policy and Terms of Service: 

**100% Free & Open**:

This addon contains no paid features, premium tiers, or advertising. 

**Standard Client APIs**:

Uses only official, public World of Warcraft Lua API hooks (`CHAT_MSG_WHISPER`, standard UI frames) with zero memory reading or client modification.

**No Impersonation**:

Designed explicitly to **prevent** staff impersonation by educating and alerting players to fraudulent whispers. 

**Non-Disruptive**:

Never interferes with real, server-authenticated Blizzard GM communications or official UI windows.