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Charqus

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mo/

03 Jun 2008 at 20:06 - 81

Quote:

Originally Posted by KycooGhost

Funny Story:
About the check the gold in the trade thing. Yesterday, I didn't feel like working my way from Ascalon to LA so i got a run. We finaly got there and they guy wanted the second half of the 1k I was paying him. No problem right? Well I must have been really out of it or some thing and in the plat section I tryed to put 500 in. Having only 1k on they character it would put 000 instead of 500 in. So I'm sitting there like WTF is going on and the runner is getting pissed... so I pay him the 1k and go about my business, only to realize about 20 mins latter I was trying to give him 500plat instead of 500 gold -_- Yes I fail.

Too bad you cant put 500k in the trader window lol

FrAnt1c??

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

Belgium

Legion Of Sacred Light [LSL]

Mo/

03 Jun 2008 at 20:07 - 82

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimme

I agree with that, I mean those scammers , I guess they scam a lot, so I can also imagine that they get reported a lot.
But they are still in-game scamming people after many reports ?

Quoting you for having one of the funniest avatars i've seen in a while

Riceboi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

03 Jun 2008 at 20:09 - 83

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluefeather

Last nite I was selling my Unded Mini Lich in Kamadan and someone whisper to me begging to have an SS of my Lich. He said he'll pay 2k for the screen shots. He party me and went outside. Asked me to bring out my Lich and asked me to kneel in front of it.

Then he walked away and asked me to face him. He dropped his weapon and picked it up again. He asked me to drop my Lich and I laugh at him and told him that he's a scammer

He was an assassin

wow whoever falls for that is pretty dumb.

Cathode_Reborn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

03 Jun 2008 at 20:16 - 84

It's really hard to get scammed. Out of my 2 years of playing, I've only been scammed once - I was gettin tired of trying to sell a Stonereaper staff (back when it was 60k+) and some guy put 700g instead of 70k. I just wanted to get rid of it already so I didn't notice. That was over a year ago and never been scammed since then.

Any weird behavior or stupid requests such as them asking you to go outside should be an obvious sign that they're upto something. The increase of scammers doesn't really bother me - if you're just a little careful and not an idiot you should be fine.

Aubrey

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

Minneapolis, MN (USA)

Hero's Alliance [HERO]

W/Rt

09 Jun 2008 at 13:42 - 85

I'm not an idiot. Maybe a bit naive when it comes to the common scams of the game, but definitely not an idiot. I don't sell much in game because it is such a stupid system. Why they don't have an auction hall or something akin to guru auctions is beyond me.

And ANet responded to my report and told me that the player was banned for violation of the rules, so your assessment that they didn't do anything wrong is, well, wrong. I still lost my mini, but at least I learned something.

kobey

GW Retiree

Join Date: Nov 2005

Sg Unknown [KATE]

W/

09 Jun 2008 at 13:59 - 86

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cathode_Reborn

Any weird behavior or stupid requests such as them asking you to go outside should be an obvious sign that they're upto something. The increase of scammers doesn't really bother me - if you're just a little careful and not an idiot you should be fine.

If the victim hasn't heard of anything like that (don't visit fan sites, or new scam), plus if the scammer is extremely friendly and nice, there is a slightly higher chance that the victim might fall for it.

Though there isn't an excuse for someone to fall for an old trick. But come on, there are people who return to GW after 1yr+ and you don't expect them to chance upon this or similar threads, even if they do visit forums.

Nick Of Troy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

New Zealand.

Human Alliance [HA]

D/E

11 Jun 2008 at 12:54 - 87

I've only ever fallen for one scam, back in Pre when i first started playing, i got a black dye for my second or third dye drop, and some guy convinced me that 150g was a good deal for it. Of course, i believed him, especially seeing as Merch was only paying 1g for it!

Other than that, i have been targeted a few times with attempting to swap platinum for gold, and one person actually tried passing off a grey dye as silver.

Sigma Onkoron

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Basement

11 Jun 2008 at 19:02 - 88

In all MMO's there are people who are to lazy to make there own gold and prey off people. People like this are all around. Just remeber if they tell you an offer way higher always double check trades. And never drop an item outside of a city. I have heard story's of people zoning everlasting tonics.

TheRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Virginia

Spirit of Elisha

W/

11 Jun 2008 at 19:21 - 89

Personally I think scammers are really stupid. The scammers nowadays are just plain dumb.

I saw a pair of them this morning in Kamadan. (Names are close but not exact)
Master Da: WTS TEROB'S WAND!!!! ONLY 50K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vala Noob: WTB TEROB'S WAND!!!! 100K!!!! WHISPER ME!!!! TRADE FAST!!!!!

The problem is that both of them were spamming their scams at the rate of about once per second so that the only thing you saw in trade chat was Terob's wand offers. Kinda pathetic if that's the only way they can make money.

DarklingKiller

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

USA

Quit

W/

12 Jun 2008 at 04:34 - 90

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRaven

Personally I think scammers are really stupid. The scammers nowadays are just plain dumb.

I saw a pair of them this morning in Kamadan. (Names are close but not exact)
Master Da: WTS TEROB'S WAND!!!! ONLY 50K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vala Noob: WTB TEROB'S WAND!!!! 100K!!!! WHISPER ME!!!! TRADE FAST!!!!!

The problem is that both of them were spamming their scams at the rate of about once per second so that the only thing you saw in trade chat was Terob's wand offers. Kinda pathetic if that's the only way they can make money.

I fell for that once

At least I only lost 20k, but now I never trade with people like that.

Qanar

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

GWOnline [GWO]

12 Jun 2008 at 10:01 - 91

Only scam I fell for was getting a Frozen Ecto instead of a real one... On the other hand it was one of the brats that give you 5 blue weapons, some dye and 500g if you say it's worth 5K. So it could be that he was clueless about real ecto... Then again, my fault for not paying attention

Paul thy god

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2007

N/Rt

12 Jun 2008 at 10:49 - 92

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gli

I play with RL friends only. Problem averted.

Go Go a life

anyway a friend of mine stole some cash from me so i beat him up the next day and he gave it back