The Crystal Snowflake Scam

Is there anything Anet can do about this scam? I've seen it 4 times today, most of them by bots.

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hmm intesring..no doubt theyre just having a joke

No, I pretended to want one to see what they'd do and they tried to sell it to me. Then I pretended to have one (to the guy who was buying) and he said he had one already.

It's a pretty common scam, I'm just amazed that nothing seems to happen with it

submit there names with a ticket and hope they ban those kids soon.

what happens in the actual scam?

A person sees that a guy wants to buy one for a high sum, and conveniently, another person is selling one "cheap". Basically, the person buys the cheap one to sell to the guy wanting to buy it for the high sum, but once he whispers him to sell it on, the guy had already bought one/logged off etc.

Are there people that don't lack common sense?

evidently

12letters

Bait and switch. that's the name of the scam

Kamadan, AE2 today:


"Player ABC: WTB Crystal snowflake 100k + 200Ecto"


followed a little later by:


"Player XYZ: WTS Crystal snowflake 50ectos/zkeys"


Pathetic really. You may have noticed similar during these past few months as I know I've seen other weird "WTB"s of quest items here.

Don't fall for it.



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sorry for 2nd thread. When I searched on crystal snowflake before I began there was nothing on forum.

Agreed. Give them names and screens and report.

Sad thing people have to do that.

WOW !!!!!! sad....

Like most scams it can be avoided with a bit of common sense, if someone is selling something much cheaper than it's general value, then there is usually a catch or an intention to scam. Old saying of, "If it seems to good to be true, it probably is" generally applies to most things.

Other things like making sure you have a basic knowledge of items value when you're attempting to buy low/ sell high will really help as i can imagine the "Cheap" item being sold, isn't actually cheap.

wow thats not what i call "SCAM"..
just dont buy the flake

Same guy again. Ive reported him and his mate/other account pulling the same scam over and over in Kamadan and Lions Arch. Not much seems to happen and he always starts doing it again in a matter of days.

That's quite a common tactic/scam. Most people who get caught in it think they bought it really really cheap anyway. Power trading, however good you are, has it's risks.

You know, it shouldn't be ANet's responsibility to handle scams. It's up to the individual, and if they get scammed, then oh well I suppose. Gold is easy to obtain and so is the knowledge of what a "scam" is and isn't.

As for this scam, it's absolutely pathetic. Not only is the quest item completely worthless (although it has sentimental value to me), but the method in which the scam is being conducted is also ancient.

Use your brains, don't waste Anet's time with other people's stupidity.

No doubt? Does the timing of this not strike you as more than coincidental? A lot of players are running around with zkeys today.

But yes, I'd be laughing hard too if it was my scam and someone fell for it.

Whether or not gold is easy to obtain, etc. is not the issue. Sure, people should be aware of value of things and be careful when buying/selling/etc. But people like this are intentionally trying to scam. Anet should be aware of such people and punish them accordingly (which imo, could even go so far as a perma ban).