Enough said,
What is the most pathetic scamming attempt that you encountered?
Pupu
Vic
English Warrior
the most funniest one was a guy goes hey dude gimme your storage and ill go outside and clone it. i think have u got shit for brains or do you think i do. LOL
Aneviah
a few days ago i was selling a superior vigor rune for 15k. some guy says that he will buy it and then puts up 15g. i gave him the benefit of the dobt and assumed that it was a mistake so i informed him about it. he then puts up 15g a second time when asked to change price, he then left when i was aware that it was still 15g.
tifa darkfeather
some guy tried to convince my brother that he needed the logins of my accounts to put the money in my storage directly?
The big problem is my brother fell for it, now i lost 1 of 2 accounts and the other is ripped empty, still trying to punch out my brother what happend.
The big problem is my brother fell for it, now i lost 1 of 2 accounts and the other is ripped empty, still trying to punch out my brother what happend.
Jiub
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Originally Posted by tifa darkfeather
some guy tried to convince my brother that he needed the logins of my accounts to put the money in my storage directly?
The big problem is my brother fell for it, now i lost 1 of 2 accounts and the other is ripped empty, still trying to punch out my brother what happend. |
knockturnal
Worst I've seen was an individual spamming in local chat 'Go To X website for free EOTN CD Keys. First off, we all know that's bs. Two, it was a personal webpage, like a geocities account. I decide to see just how pathetic this was and go to the page. In order to get a key, you had to enter your login name as well as password and it would be added to your account for you.
I screenshotted the whole ordeal and submitted as ticket.
I screenshotted the whole ordeal and submitted as ticket.
Hailey Anne
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Originally Posted by ThyNecromancer
A scam I got was a runner from becons to droknar's for 3K. He made a full party and then left and started making a new party. I reported him to anet but they replied that, if someone had not fulfullied their agreement then nothing can be done. Which since then I've hatted their support.
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a. everyone paid him then he left and made a new party? Or
b. he made a party then once it was full he left and made a new party but without anyone paying?
if a then youre the one that was dumb enough to pay upfront.
if b who cares thats not a scam in anyway
guolisong
ToA
guy: wts ectos 10 for 40k
me: I'll take one please
guy: 5k for 1
me: Lmao that's trade price
guy: fine 4.5k then =)
me: Alright
I put 4.5k on trade, submit
guy puts something in trade doesn't submit
I waited for a bit and then he submitted, right after I clicked accept he modifies trade, puts up 2 items, didn't submit take down one submits. I moved my mouse over to double check(obviously getting suspicious) guess what a krytan key.
me: wtf? I'll report your for scamming.
guy: logs off.
I pmed him later apparently he only switched char, and he was like I was just kidding obviously you wouldn't have accepted. yeah right. Seriously if anyone does trade modification right when they are about to click accept, double check your trade window.
guy: wts ectos 10 for 40k
me: I'll take one please
guy: 5k for 1
me: Lmao that's trade price
guy: fine 4.5k then =)
me: Alright
I put 4.5k on trade, submit
guy puts something in trade doesn't submit
I waited for a bit and then he submitted, right after I clicked accept he modifies trade, puts up 2 items, didn't submit take down one submits. I moved my mouse over to double check(obviously getting suspicious) guess what a krytan key.
me: wtf? I'll report your for scamming.
guy: logs off.
I pmed him later apparently he only switched char, and he was like I was just kidding obviously you wouldn't have accepted. yeah right. Seriously if anyone does trade modification right when they are about to click accept, double check your trade window.
serod
Letter to Mom instead of Letter for Jatoro's Mother, this one is a classic, the first and only time I was scammed...
bebe
Someone tried to sell me a Shimmering Scale Necklace as an armbrace. Yeah..
They look nothing alike. Nice try? Lol.
They look nothing alike. Nice try? Lol.
Kusandaa
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Letter to Mom instead of Letter for Jatoro's Mother, this one is a classic, the first and only time I was scammed...
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Deadshot Seven
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Originally Posted by dawnmist
This one happened to a Guildy, who had not played the game for about 6 months, and had just come back to the game as EoTN came out.
They collected the materials and got their mini Black Moa, and had it out in town. Someone in the town started PM'ing them about how they couldn't get to the Gylla Hatchery yet, but that they had all the other materials for the pet, and would he consider swapping his pet for the materials since he could go and get the incubator again and re-get the mini pet. He unfortunately didn't realise that you could only get one Incubator, so he ended up doing the swap. Immediately afterwards, the scammer started laughing & telling them that he'd just got pwnd in the scam. A few weeks later, he was looking to buy a black moa mini to replace the one that got scammed, and again didn't realise that mini pets weren't worth what they had been when he was collecting them a year ago...so when he saw one offered with "PM offers" he offered 60k...they did ask if he was sure before accepting his offer. |
I remember I told the guy to only pay 40k, though.
Cuthroat Dibbler
I often wonder....
many here claim to be "merely interested" in what a scammer is attempting, BUT, just how many of you were hoping it was 'real'? More than will freely admit it for one. I question the motives of many here that profess an "innocence" of "I just wanted to see" ...anyhoo....
Something else thats becoming clear is that many of these scammers still exist in game, buying gold is still done and used and that theres always one "mug" just around the corner.
This thread highlights that a number of players have very little imagination and many are also looking for that quick cash route, so as long as they both exist this thread can only grow.
IT has been one of the fuinniest threads ive had the pleasure of reading [and yes Ive been stung too ;-)]
many here claim to be "merely interested" in what a scammer is attempting, BUT, just how many of you were hoping it was 'real'? More than will freely admit it for one. I question the motives of many here that profess an "innocence" of "I just wanted to see" ...anyhoo....
Something else thats becoming clear is that many of these scammers still exist in game, buying gold is still done and used and that theres always one "mug" just around the corner.
This thread highlights that a number of players have very little imagination and many are also looking for that quick cash route, so as long as they both exist this thread can only grow.
IT has been one of the fuinniest threads ive had the pleasure of reading [and yes Ive been stung too ;-)]
RPGmaniac
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Originally Posted by tifa darkfeather
some guy tried to convince my brother that he needed the logins of my accounts to put the money in my storage directly?
The big problem is my brother fell for it, now i lost 1 of 2 accounts and the other is ripped empty, still trying to punch out my brother what happend. |
RedNova88
I've fallen for the Letter to Mom scam myself, I'm not sure if the guy did it deliberately though because the next time he logged on he offered me my money back and the real thing and said sorry.... Of course this all could have been because of my guild totally flipping out on the guy and PMing him with threats.
I guess the other scam I've had happen to me was when I remade my Warrior with the intention of going for Survivor this time (and not picking such a fugly face!). I needed a run to Droks for max armor so I could go back and play like normal without too much worry... Anyway a guy PMed me and offered to run me to LA from Ascalon. I said sure, we sat in town quietly for a few minutes, he then asked for 2k upfront and I foolishly accepted and thanked him for running me since nobody else would. He logged off and I reported him, and I have yet to see him to this very day.
Lol the things people will do for a mere 2k.
I guess the other scam I've had happen to me was when I remade my Warrior with the intention of going for Survivor this time (and not picking such a fugly face!). I needed a run to Droks for max armor so I could go back and play like normal without too much worry... Anyway a guy PMed me and offered to run me to LA from Ascalon. I said sure, we sat in town quietly for a few minutes, he then asked for 2k upfront and I foolishly accepted and thanked him for running me since nobody else would. He logged off and I reported him, and I have yet to see him to this very day.
Lol the things people will do for a mere 2k.
Tarkin
Two year ago in war camp someone want to trade a green for another green... ok to me... we trade... and he starts to say i scamm him... he say i give him a purple staff not the green... i take SS... and think with myself a dumb noob... and the life go ahead... some time later i find in a forum some top 10 funny things, noob facts... one of top 10 is the same thing the guy say to me... that day i understand the "guy" or "bot" not a noob but a RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing scammer... he try to confuse newbee players and scary them to get back the green and refund the purple you never give to him...
sorry my weak english...
sorry my weak english...
oracle.delphi
someone was selling " A stack of cloth" for 1k...he opens up trade windows and puts in 100 cloth...i whisp saying "um, you say a stacl" he replies saying "it's still a good deal" i cancelled trade and he whisps calling me a ho...lol
which i am...a materials ho
which i am...a materials ho
bobrath
Last night in Ascalon City had this guy in the trade channel offering:
"1k for 5k, hit Alt-F4 to whisp me"
I had no idea what to say.
"1k for 5k, hit Alt-F4 to whisp me"
I had no idea what to say.
oracle.delphi
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Last night in Ascalon City had this guy in the trade channel offering:
"1k for 5k, hit Alt-F4 to whisp me" . |
or sat there scratching their heads trying to figure out the math
not really a scam tho, just someone having some fun...
p.s. wasnt me
Taisayacho
one time I by accident, this happened:
guy wanted 40k for some staff or other, I put in 4k because didnt have 40k in my inventory (in storage) (and you know how you cant put in more money than you have) and the guy accepted... then i told him and paid him the rest :P
how nice of me
guy wanted 40k for some staff or other, I put in 4k because didnt have 40k in my inventory (in storage) (and you know how you cant put in more money than you have) and the guy accepted... then i told him and paid him the rest :P
how nice of me
oracle.delphi
wow! that was nice of you!
reminds of this one time someone was trying to show off their ectos and shards (we were on a forge run) and dropped them and someone picked em up...and gave them back...well there was some bribing but still
to this day i honestly don't know what i would have done....
reminds of this one time someone was trying to show off their ectos and shards (we were on a forge run) and dropped them and someone picked em up...and gave them back...well there was some bribing but still
to this day i honestly don't know what i would have done....
SkYFiRe.DT
Haha, thirsty river scam. That was tried on me too, met the guy in DoA just weeks after DoA came out. He claims to not know how to get an armbrace, yet shows me 4 tormented items, 200 ectos, 1 mini mallyx. (At the time priced at around 8mil for all) He's in 1.5k glad armor, so I figure wow if some newbie like this can get all this money so can I.
We meet in thirsty river and he starts to explain the steps, disconnecting and reconnecting to duplicate an item (my ele sword, priced at 600k at the time). He says that it can only be done once per account, blah blah. He runs off, proving he won't pick up my item and I start to think this guy is trust-worthy. I drop my ele sword in the rock near the entrance of the begining of the mission as he instructs.
Lucky for me this guy was stupid enough to die before reaching the ghostly hero. When he dies he says "oh we have to restart now." I became suspicious then remember about cutscenes. He PMs me and I say I'd switch over to my assassin because (insert lame excuse here). At the time I owned a non-max ele sword which was on my assassin.
In short, I drop the non-max ele sword as he activates the cutscene. I race him back and grab the sword before he does. Yay dash and shadow steps. I'm sure he felt pretty sad as I was the latest edition to his ignore list.
We meet in thirsty river and he starts to explain the steps, disconnecting and reconnecting to duplicate an item (my ele sword, priced at 600k at the time). He says that it can only be done once per account, blah blah. He runs off, proving he won't pick up my item and I start to think this guy is trust-worthy. I drop my ele sword in the rock near the entrance of the begining of the mission as he instructs.
Lucky for me this guy was stupid enough to die before reaching the ghostly hero. When he dies he says "oh we have to restart now." I became suspicious then remember about cutscenes. He PMs me and I say I'd switch over to my assassin because (insert lame excuse here). At the time I owned a non-max ele sword which was on my assassin.
In short, I drop the non-max ele sword as he activates the cutscene. I race him back and grab the sword before he does. Yay dash and shadow steps. I'm sure he felt pretty sad as I was the latest edition to his ignore list.
Courage!
i was buying ectos and some guy came yup to me and said i have a stack and im like ok ill buy i opend trade and they were all muursat tokens
visitor
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Originally Posted by tryptamine_xxp
''running to droks 2k!! 1k here 1k droks''
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Angel Killuminati
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Originally Posted by Hollow Gein
Hmmm..the worse for me was when someone tried to sell me 50 Globs of Frozen Ectoplasm as real Ecto. I noticed the color immediately it and told him outright "nice try". He then proceeded to call me a noob and said it was my monitors color that was off....LOL.
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Narcissia
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Originally Posted by SkYFiRe.DT
Haha, thirsty river scam. That was tried on me too, met the guy in DoA just weeks after DoA came out. He claims to not know how to get an armbrace, yet shows me 4 tormented items, 200 ectos, 1 mini mallyx. (At the time priced at around 8mil for all) He's in 1.5k glad armor, so I figure wow if some newbie like this can get all this money so can I.
We meet in thirsty river and he starts to explain the steps, disconnecting and reconnecting to duplicate an item (my ele sword, priced at 600k at the time). He says that it can only be done once per account, blah blah. He runs off, proving he won't pick up my item and I start to think this guy is trust-worthy. I drop my ele sword in the rock near the entrance of the begining of the mission as he instructs. Lucky for me this guy was stupid enough to die before reaching the ghostly hero. When he dies he says "oh we have to restart now." I became suspicious then remember about cutscenes. He PMs me and I say I'd switch over to my assassin because (insert lame excuse here). At the time I owned a non-max ele sword which was on my assassin. In short, I drop the non-max ele sword as he activates the cutscene. I race him back and grab the sword before he does. Yay dash and shadow steps. I'm sure he felt pretty sad as I was the latest edition to his ignore list. |
if i remember correctly, it was just a crappy pair of daggers.
first and only time ive had anyone attempt to scam me. and guess they failed cuz they couldnt stand me complaining
Arkantos
So I was feeling lazy and didn't want my level 10 assassin going for survivor to die, so I was looking for a run through zen daijun. This guy said he was running it for 200g so I said sure, why not. He collects 800g from everyone and goes in. He then starts bragging how he scammed us. I wasn't mad, I found it quite funny how someone with 15k armor was bragging about a scammed 800g.
sford564
The worst and stupidest scams ever? Well, probably ones I've done while trying to sell dyes by convincing people that the opposite sex is attracted to whatever the color is I'm trying to sell...
"Hi Sexy"
"Hi... ?"
"You're sexy. Do you know that? But do you know what? *Insert any color, sometimes even Black* just isn't your color. I've heard that chicks really like *Insert any color that I have to many of*. You know what? I just happen to have *color* with me, so, as I want to help you, I'll sell you them for the ridiculously low price of *gold*."
The saddest part is that I make such an ass out of myself that they usually end up buying the dye, whether they want/need it or not.
"Hi Sexy"
"Hi... ?"
"You're sexy. Do you know that? But do you know what? *Insert any color, sometimes even Black* just isn't your color. I've heard that chicks really like *Insert any color that I have to many of*. You know what? I just happen to have *color* with me, so, as I want to help you, I'll sell you them for the ridiculously low price of *gold*."
The saddest part is that I make such an ass out of myself that they usually end up buying the dye, whether they want/need it or not.
ceberation
mine is a two part story,
Part I
first its starts with a kathandrax run, i loaded itnto doomlore and someone was looking for more people for kathandrax so i joined. did great got to then end and opened the chest. i got crap but one of them party memebers got the new skin emerald blade. i pmed telling him i wanted to buy it and he said he'd think about it. i asked him again when we got to town as he told me to do, i was thinking theres no way im going to be able to afford this sword with 50k. he pms me back and says ill sell for 20k. without second thought i said done. we traded i loaded to my guild hall as im asking my guild how much its worth over ts and getting hounded by questions.
Part II
after getting the price i should sell for from a guildie i headed off to kamadan to sell after 2 hours someone pmed me and asked if they could see it so i said yes. they looked at it and said they wanted to see what it looked like on their character, i told them they could buy it and see and if they didn't like it they could return it they said no. so i said ok and started to spam chat again then they pmed back and said how bout i let you hold my fow armor and then i look. i said no, then they offered 2 sets of fow armor, i declined. he preceded to offer 12 sets of fow armor just so they could see what the blade looked like on their character.
*btw i did feel bad for cheating that kid outta a ton of cash but he put up the price*
Part I
first its starts with a kathandrax run, i loaded itnto doomlore and someone was looking for more people for kathandrax so i joined. did great got to then end and opened the chest. i got crap but one of them party memebers got the new skin emerald blade. i pmed telling him i wanted to buy it and he said he'd think about it. i asked him again when we got to town as he told me to do, i was thinking theres no way im going to be able to afford this sword with 50k. he pms me back and says ill sell for 20k. without second thought i said done. we traded i loaded to my guild hall as im asking my guild how much its worth over ts and getting hounded by questions.
Part II
after getting the price i should sell for from a guildie i headed off to kamadan to sell after 2 hours someone pmed me and asked if they could see it so i said yes. they looked at it and said they wanted to see what it looked like on their character, i told them they could buy it and see and if they didn't like it they could return it they said no. so i said ok and started to spam chat again then they pmed back and said how bout i let you hold my fow armor and then i look. i said no, then they offered 2 sets of fow armor, i declined. he preceded to offer 12 sets of fow armor just so they could see what the blade looked like on their character.
*btw i did feel bad for cheating that kid outta a ton of cash but he put up the price*
Lord Sojar
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mine is a two part story,
Part I first its starts with a kathandrax run, i loaded itnto doomlore and someone was looking for more people for kathandrax so i joined. did great got to then end and opened the chest. i got crap but one of them party memebers got the new skin emerald blade. i pmed telling him i wanted to buy it and he said he'd think about it. i asked him again when we got to town as he told me to do, i was thinking theres no way im going to be able to afford this sword with 50k. he pms me back and says ill sell for 20k. without second thought i said done. we traded i loaded to my guild hall as im asking my guild how much its worth over ts and getting hounded by questions. Part II after getting the price i should sell for from a guildie i headed off to kamadan to sell after 2 hours someone pmed me and asked if they could see it so i said yes. they looked at it and said they wanted to see what it looked like on their character, i told them they could buy it and see and if they didn't like it they could return it they said no. so i said ok and started to spam chat again then they pmed back and said how bout i let you hold my fow armor and then i look. i said no, then they offered 2 sets of fow armor, i declined. he preceded to offer 12 sets of fow armor just so they could see what the blade looked like on their character. *btw i did feel bad for cheating that kid outta a ton of cash but he put up the price* |
Pure Disasta
That isnt a scam you dumbass. There are no set prices that you must sell and buy stuff at you choose what you want to spend or what you want to get. Not to mention pre is a seperate community that doesnt even have a dye trader. Grow up.
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I hate dye scams in pre...I decided to have a little fun with this dye scammer in Ashford, so I played the act of a newb. Unfortunately I forgot to take a screenshot...oh well, next time.
Scammer: "Buying All dyes but brown and gray for 50g each." My PM to scammer: "I have a black dye." Scammer: "Ok." Me: "Scammer!" Scammer: "Watch your language or I'll report you." (haha I laughed at this, there was no language, and if anyone shopuld get reported, its the scammer, not the person exposing the scammer to the newbs) Me in Trade chat: *scammer* is a dye scammer! After that I left Ashford to continue getting more armor. The scammer left Ashford as well. |
wu is me
So i was in HA, and randomly formed up with some alliance members, and just so happened to be bored and short a few for a balanced team.
So... I put up in party search, "GLF r16+ balanced" and amongst some of the pm's i get saying " oh i'm r8 is that good enuf?"(lol im only r3 btw xD), i get a guy saying, "what's the r16 emote?" and runs up next to me begging to see it.
Naturally i declined =P, but this guy was persistant, so i ended up saying "ok Gimme 1k and i'll do it, i didn't grind my way to r16 just to show the emote to just any1 you know".
He then proceeds to beg, but no funds were transferred, nor was an emote given =P.
There's my pathetic scamming attempt
(no noobs were harmed in the process of making this "scam")
So... I put up in party search, "GLF r16+ balanced" and amongst some of the pm's i get saying " oh i'm r8 is that good enuf?"(lol im only r3 btw xD), i get a guy saying, "what's the r16 emote?" and runs up next to me begging to see it.
Naturally i declined =P, but this guy was persistant, so i ended up saying "ok Gimme 1k and i'll do it, i didn't grind my way to r16 just to show the emote to just any1 you know".
He then proceeds to beg, but no funds were transferred, nor was an emote given =P.
There's my pathetic scamming attempt
(no noobs were harmed in the process of making this "scam")
Lykan
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The worst and stupidest scams ever? Well, probably ones I've done while trying to sell dyes by convincing people that the opposite sex is attracted to whatever the color is I'm trying to sell...
"Hi Sexy" "Hi... ?" "You're sexy. Do you know that? But do you know what? *Insert any color, sometimes even Black* just isn't your color. I've heard that chicks really like *Insert any color that I have to many of*. You know what? I just happen to have *color* with me, so, as I want to help you, I'll sell you them for the ridiculously low price of *gold*." The saddest part is that I make such an ass out of myself that they usually end up buying the dye, whether they want/need it or not. |
Its called being a good salesman.
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Something seems a little off about your tale. Could be 12 items in a trade window, or 12 sets of FoW. I can pinpoint which one though...
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(whatever heh)
dunky_g
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I'd say it was the eternal blade for 20k.
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but still...
Narcissia
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So i was in HA, and randomly formed up with some alliance members, and just so happened to be bored and short a few for a balanced team.
So... I put up in party search, "GLF r16+ balanced" and amongst some of the pm's i get saying " oh i'm r8 is that good enuf?"(lol im only r3 btw xD), i get a guy saying, "what's the r16 emote?" and runs up next to me begging to see it. Naturally i declined =P, but this guy was persistant, so i ended up saying "ok Gimme 1k and i'll do it, i didn't grind my way to r16 just to show the emote to just any1 you know". He then proceeds to beg, but no funds were transferred, nor was an emote given =P. There's my pathetic scamming attempt (no noobs were harmed in the process of making this "scam") |
Jenn
I was buying a rune of sup vigor, and the guy puts up a sup absorption and says......
"36K U BUY?????????????????????????"
"36K U BUY?????????????????????????"
Cale Roughstar
A little while back, when I was in the SNOW alliance, we were talking over AC and one guy said he was going to sell his ectos at 5.5 ea. This is stupid as they have been at 4.5-5 for forever now and we attempt to convince him of the unlikeliness of his plans. However, this is when he pulls his "trump card". He says
"All I have to do is say wts ectos 5.5k FIRM and then anybody who offers me anything lower can be reported for scamming!"
me: "lolwut?"
him: "one day I was bored, so I read the game manual and it says that that anybody who offers otherwise is scamming"
me: "ummm, I have read the manual a bunch of times and nowhere does it say ANYTHING about scamming."
him: "well, I've gotten tons of people banned for it"
everyone in AC: "omg"
Not quite a scamming attempt per say, but is sort of the inverse - stupid perceived scams
. Needless to say that it is highly unlikely that anyone got banned by this idiot's actions.
"All I have to do is say wts ectos 5.5k FIRM and then anybody who offers me anything lower can be reported for scamming!"
me: "lolwut?"
him: "one day I was bored, so I read the game manual and it says that that anybody who offers otherwise is scamming"
me: "ummm, I have read the manual a bunch of times and nowhere does it say ANYTHING about scamming."
him: "well, I've gotten tons of people banned for it"
everyone in AC: "omg"
Not quite a scamming attempt per say, but is sort of the inverse - stupid perceived scams
. Needless to say that it is highly unlikely that anyone got banned by this idiot's actions.
I Is Special
I was trying to sell a zodiac sword i found and this guy PM-ed me...
Him:"Hey can you give it to me so i know what it looks like on my char?"
Me: "No."
Him: "Plz"
Me: "Ok" and i gave it to him and he dissapeared and put me on ignore.
Him:"Hey can you give it to me so i know what it looks like on my char?"
Me: "No."
Him: "Plz"
Me: "Ok" and i gave it to him and he dissapeared and put me on ignore
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mr_groovy
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Originally Posted by I Is Special
I was trying to sell a zodiac sword i found and this guy PM-ed me...
Him:"Hey can you give it to me so i know what it looks like on my char?" Me: "No." Him: "Plz" Me: "Ok" and i gave it to him and he dissapeared and put me on ignore . |