Well did you take second in the tournament? Odds are a new brilliant scam, post the email in this thread!

Hello Justin, One of the qualifiers in the Face the Ace freeroll is not able to attend the auditions in Las Vegas. You are the next place finisher, please let me know as soon as possible if you can attend. All the details are below. Congratulations on winning a Face the Ace prize package valued approximately at $3,000. Your package includes airfare for you and a guest to and from Las Vegas, five-star hotel accommodations at the South Point Hotel and Casino, $500 in spending money and an audition with the show’s producers for the opportunity to appear on Face the Ace. (Please note, you are responsible for getting to and from Las Vegas Airport to the South Point Hotel. There will be an abundance of Taxi's so you should not have a problem finding transportation.) You will arrive in Las Vegas on the morning of August 20th and are required to attend a mandatory orientation meeting at 3PM on the 20th. We will then begin the auditions at 4PM on the 20th and continue on the 21st. If you are selected to appear on the show, the tapings will take place on August 22nd and 23rd, you will depart on August 24th. Please reply with the following information as soon as possible: Your Name: Your Age: Your Phone Number: Your Address: Your Social Security Number (To be used for a criminal background check): Guest Name: Guest Age: City and Airport you would like to depart from: Once you have confirmed attendance and provided the information above, we will deposit the spending cash in your account and contact you with a proposed flight itinerary. You and your guest will need to provide ID showing you are both at least 21 years of age. *Note if you are not a US citizen, we will need your passport, ID or relevant documents to be used for the criminal background check. Also, if you do not reside in the US or Canada, you will need a visa to travel within the US. Full Tilt Poker is not responsible for assistance with your visa and will not provide any documentation to be used in obtaining your visa. If you cannot obtain a visa, if you are not at least 21 years of age or cannot attend the auditions for any reason, the seat will be awarded to the next place finisher. You will not receive any compensation or consolation if you do not attend. Please let us know if you have any questions. Regards, Steve Full Tilt Poker

 

Originally Posted by Nate Avenson

The wording sounds legit imo

what email addy did it come from?

Yeah it does, minus the "let me know" at the top. I would have thought he would have said "us". I've never heard of any poker related spoofing scams. Either way I'm paranoid so you should reply asking them to call you....actually wouldn't they call you anyway about this unique opportunity? Idk def shady....ur not that dense tho =)

Do an IP trace of the email. Isn't FTP staff located in Isle of Man or Ireland or something?

nice brag about being the 1st person to get an email from fulltilt in August

thanks for the input guys! the email came from events@fulltiltpoker.com. im trying to find a phone number but no luck yet.

 

Originally Posted by degen666

well, did you recently finish on the bubble in a face the ace tourney??? ifso then its prob legit cuz events@fulltiltpoker.com is a real email address.

I dont know if events@fulltiltpoker.com is a legit full tilt email address. I can't find a link for it anywhere not even on google.

Best bet is to initiate an email to support yourself, they will be able to verify if this is legit or not.

Certainly seems legit, scammers usually go for the large scale volume, this (if a scam) would be directed solely at a few people at the top of the face the ace tournament, and then the scammer would have to be able to get those few people's email addys?

lol

Sounds sketchy to me too but I'd e-mail security and see if they can help me verify that the e-mail is legit.

I doubt highly that they will EVER give up a phone number that you can contact them on.

If it turns out it's legit. congrats & GL!

Um i dont know why you avoid answering the most obvious question that ppl are asking you, DID U PLAY (AND BUBBLE) ANY FACE THE ACE QUALIFYING FREEROLL TOURNIES OR NOT?? If you didnt you should know the answer to your question...

events is not on this list but idk
http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/24-7-support

if it sounds too good to be true......it probably is

if i was u i would just contact support@fulltiltpoker.com about the e-mail u recieved and just wait for a response and see what happens

Yes I did bubble the tournament. I sent security@fulltiltpoker.com and email and they forwarded it to the events department? Then the same guy (steve) emails me saying this: Hello Justin, I received this from our security team, the email you were sent yesterday was legit. I also received your email this morning and tried calling you to get your social security number via telephone, but there was no answer, please let me know the best time to call you to further discuss. Regards, Steve Full Tilt Poker

wow we were all wrong!