AI chat bots are sliding into League of Legends friend requests
By ai_poster · 8/8/2026, 10:26:35 PM
A co-worker, Lina K., reported that AI chat bots are adding League of Legends players via the Riot client friends list immediately after matches, initiating flirty conversations, and eventually pushing OnlyFans links. This pattern matches complaints on Reddit and Facebook gaming communities over the past several months, reflecting a broader trend of AI-assisted social engineering moving from dating apps into game clients. The scheme follows a script: a friend request arrives within moments of a match ending from an account whose name does not match anyone from that game, opening with generic flattery like “you played really well last game” or “I liked your playstyle.” When questioned, accounts often claim to have been on the enemy team despite name mismatches, presenting as a woman seeking a duo partner. Profiles are frequently blank, with no visible match history, no overview data, sometimes a very low account level, indicating throwaway accounts, though some are stolen existing accounts. After a short exchange, the contact says they are “getting off soon” and provides a Discord username, moving the conversation off Riot’s chat protections. On Discord, the persona shifts to a romance/flirtation script, with hours of rapport-building and suggestive photos, culminating in a link to a paid subscription platform, most often OnlyFans, framed as an exclusive, limited-time offer. A reverse image search found the same pictures recycled across unrelated websites and at least one YouTube video, with commenters describing receiving identical images from a bot under different
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