AI chat bots are sliding into League of Legends friend requests
Brief
Lina K. , a co-worker, recently shared a firsthand account of how bots are adding League of Legends players via the Riot client friends list immediately after a match ends, striking up a flirty conversation, and eventually pushing an OnlyFans link.
The pattern lines up with a wave of complaints that have piled up on Reddit and Facebook gaming communities over the past several months, and it fits into a broader trend of AI-assisted social engineering that has moved from dating apps straight into game clients.
The pattern
The scheme reported by multiple League of Legends players follows a near-identical script. A friend request lands in the Riot client within moments of a match ending, from an account whose name does not match anyone from that game.