14 DAY TRIAL // In the video games world, there are different categories of gamers: the dorky gamer that just loves to play games all day long; the normal gamer that loves to play games but see girls and friends over a beer and generally has a life too; and the unscrupulous gamer that is a dorky one who also hacks in consoles and accounts and steals stuff. According to EvilAvatar, some found Halo 3's skulls so irresistible that they trusted giving away their account information in exchange to getting them.
"I have mentioned this a couple of times on my podcasts, but I want to make sure those that don't listen to the show get the message. Specifically, don't share your account information. If you run into that person in Halo 3 who claims if they could have your LIVE ID name and password to recover your Xbox LIVE account to their Xbox and they'll rank you up or find you all the hidden skulls in Halo 3, I urge you not to fall to temptation. While it may be appealing, in addition to violating the Xbox LIVE Terms of Use it can also result in you permanently losing your account. If that 'friend' of yours decides not return your account and buys a bunch of Arcade titles and movies on your account, there is nothing we can do except cancel the account since you willingly shared your information.
Cancelled.
As in you can never get it back. In addition to losing your Gamertag, you'll also lose your Gamerscore, saved games and any points you have on the account. [...] I strongly urge you not to tamper with your Gamerscore and Achievements. If you decide to employ some nefarious techniques to artificially increase your Gamerscore or obtain achievements by manipulating the Xbox software without playing the game, bad things will happen," says the Xbox Live Director of Programming.
"Bad things" - as in signing in to Xbox Live one morning and finding out that your Gamerscore has been removed, or even worse, "you might have your account and/or console banned from Xbox Live," as the same blog reveals.
But really now - leaving aside that you shouldn't be a crook in the first place and just leave other gamers' accounts the way they are - who is stupid enough to "lend" their Live ID name and password for a bunch of gamerpoints? The dorky gamer - that's who!