Scammers

random.name

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

South Africa

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This is a question to the mods...

How does everyone feel about a list with the names of known scammers?

If this is allowed I would like to add a name here:

1. NAME EDITED - Chest Running Scam

konohamaru heaven

konohamaru heaven

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Some where in Cantha beyond the Petrified Forest and the Jade Sea

The Amazon Basin

Id edit the name out of your post since we are not allowed to post names without the players name your postings permission .

Anraeth

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

SE america

This Is Cakeguild [cAke]

not allowed

ShadowsRequiem

ShadowsRequiem

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Inde is Smoking [Hawt] *ToA*

W/E

what you can do is educate people on how to avoid this scam

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

I know this is closed but just wanted to post our standard "Scammer response" again so that everyone is aware of the reasons we don't allow it on these forums:

Guild Wars Guru and the Mention of Scammers

Yes, we hate scammers just as much as you.

So why don't we let people "announce" scammers, why don't we keep running lists? Because we have no way of proving if that's what truly has happened. You can present us with all the screenshots, videos and more in the world and still it doesn't prove anything. Screenshots and videos can be edited, can be changed. Snippets of conversation can be cut out. We've seen some convincing stories in our time only to find out that things were not as they seemed. Or, that the person was set up.

Guild Wars Guru is NOT responsible for what goes on in game. We can not verify what goes on ingame, we can not get the full story, we can not know if someone is manipulating a story since we weren't there.

If it's truly a case of someone being scammed and you have proof, bring this to Arenanet. We can't make decisions for arenanet, we can't tell if this was legit or if you just need to watch yourselves better and be more cautious. If it's truly as outrageous and serious as you mention, then let Arenanet take care of their own game and their own people within that game.

We hope you can all understand the position we have to take on this. Screenshots and videos are not an evidence. The proof is only available on the side of the Arenanet servers. As we said above, we've seen some good honest people set up, we've seen some great photoshop work in our time, and we've seen people deliberately edit out snippets of conversation before. We are not responsible for what happens in game or the situations that people put themselves in.

If You Have Been Scammed

Also, if someone has scammed you in a trade arranged here, or has claimed to be from Guru, do two things:

1. Report it at http://support.guildwars.com/.

2. Send a PM (do not make a post) to an Guru administrator, listed here. Include relevant screenshots, IGNs, and information. Any posts or threads accusing someone will be edited, closed, and/or deleted.