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Invites claiming to provide access to a Halo 4 beta have started appearing in the Xbox 360 community. The only problem is there is no such thing as a Halo 4 beta. Not yet, anyways. Instead, the invites have been revealed to be a phishing scam meant to pilfer personal information from Halo fans who didn't stop to wonder just how the crap they were invited to a Halo 4 beta that has yet to be announced by anyone, anywhere, ever.

In an effort to save its consumers from identity theft, 343 Industries' David Ellie took to Twitter, telling followers: “If you see a page claiming to allow you to sign up for a Halo 4 beta be advised, IT'S A FAKE.”

Remember kids: if it looks to good to be true, it probably is. That, or it's going to land you in casino jail with no cameras and a guy named “The Cleaner”. Still, while Microsoft has yet to officially announce a Halo 4 beta (and trust us, they will), you can get your Halo 4 fix by driving its Warthog in Forza 4, or by boning up on your Reclaimer knowledge with the Halo 4 information from last year's Halo Fest.

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Oh, and if you fell for the phishing scam we do apologize for being so glib. To make it up, we'd like to loop you in on a chance to earn $150 million just by helping us transfer an inheritance from our deceased uncle in Turkmenistan...

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