About a month ago, i was selling several stacks of HoneyCombs ingame.
I was selling stacks for 60k each, and things were going well - but the last couple of stacks were kinda hard to get rid off so i announced;
"WTS 2 Stacks of HoneyCombs 60k/ea or 100k/both" - and this is what happend.
I was tired, and didnt pay attention to the trade (after almost 7k hours in GW ^_^)
I told him to give me the additional 90k, or i would report him - no reply.
I wrote to Anet, screened it - and send him the link in a template, telling him to check it out - hoping it would make him pay me back - still no reply.
Luckily Anet replied pretty fast, so i had something to "negotiate" with - and then, all of a sudden he replied.
Thrill of victory, i really didnt see this one coming - he was actually going to pay me back!
He paid me back, with a little bonus - i was happy but also kinda sorry for the poor fellow. Apparently someone pulled the same scam on him, and now all he ended up with was 2 stacks of HoneyCombs and 0k in storage.
I wrote to Anet that we sort things out ingame, and that i would drop all charges - and within 5min i got this reply:
"Thanks for the update on your issue. I appreciate you getting back to us and have noted your resolution." - GM CherryViper
All of this took place within an hour or so - and in the end, i won.
//Ash
Story of a Scammer
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Mikkelet
Cool, glad it worked out for you :P
distilledwill
Its a rollercoaster ride of deceit, sorrow, anger and redemption. I love it.
Fusylum
I do not wanna ruin your day but the people who get scammed are the idiots
Bill Clinton
Nice story.
Under an hour? Thats really cool.
Justice!!
Under an hour? Thats really cool.
Justice!!
William C Wallace
This should be made into a movie. "Sticking it to the scammer - The Epic Vol. 1"
haha
haha
Eragon Zarroc
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Its a rollercoaster ride of deceit, sorrow, anger and redemption. I love it.
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To Chicken To Die
Under 1 hour? (no typo like week?) cus then I am impressed.
Anyway if he is scammed then why didn't he made a ticket no reason to feel sorry if he does not take action and let his scammer continue.
Anyway if he is scammed then why didn't he made a ticket no reason to feel sorry if he does not take action and let his scammer continue.
Coverticus
Not bad turnaround lol - you might want to edit your name out of the submission ticket though 
ashes
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you might want to edit your name out of the submission ticket though
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Glad you guys like it
Gift3d
you got pretty lucky there, the next time you make such a stupid and careless oopsie the person who got the best of you might not be so gullible and paranoid.
Arduin
I'm getting all warm and fuzzy inside.
Brb, catching me some butterflies.
Brb, catching me some butterflies.
maxxfury
No really a scam, just you messed up accepting the wrong offer..
But im shocked he folded like that! Cos no way would anet have done anything to him..as you didnt pay attention to what was offered
Grats tho i guess :P you got lucky..
But im shocked he folded like that! Cos no way would anet have done anything to him..as you didnt pay attention to what was offered
Grats tho i guess :P you got lucky..
Uriel_Wolfblood
you had me at honeycombs 
ightgg
So if i tell anet i was scammed and then they repaid me they will respond faster.... next time i email them about beating a dead horse ill include in the title FIRST EVER SCAM RESOLUTION MUST SEE! They will jump at the thought of something actually happening in game.
prey monkie
wow u . seriously. Scamming is not something bad. its just a good player beating a bad player. if u dont watch what u trade. u click on accept. so its just as good ur fault. if u can't handle that. go play runescape. and dont trash forums with ur stupid story.
my 2 cents.
my 2 cents.
ashes
Sorry for playing GW while being tired? i guess ^_^
If you dont like it, dont read it
If you dont like it, dont read it
The Scorpion Knight
Good stuff, glad everything worked out.
NerfHerder
Its incredible how many people will stick up for the scammers. There is a better way to make gold than take advantage of others. Besides its easy to get caught. I got scammed once a couple years ago. The item had the same look as what I was trading, but it wasnt the same thing. I took a screen shot of what I offered in search chat and the actual trade. I sent it in to Anet and I didnt see that guys screen name on for at least three days. I didnt like getting that guy suspended, but it just goes to show Anet does respond to this kind of thing. I admit I wasnt paying attention, and the trade was for something like 15k. So the money wasnt the issue it was the principle.
Jugalo Dano
It's nice everything worked out for you in the end, but this thread really has no point.
ashes
I simply wanted to share a good story (imo atleast)
To Chicken To Die
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Its incredible how many people will stick up for the scammers. There is a better way to make gold than take advantage of others. Besides its easy to get caught. I got scammed once a couple years ago. The item had the same look as what I was trading, but it wasnt the same thing. I took a screen shot of what I offered in search chat and the actual trade. I sent it in to Anet and I didnt see that guys screen name on for at least three days. I didnt like getting that guy suspended, but it just goes to show Anet does respond to this kind of thing. I admit I wasnt paying attention, and the trade was for something like 15k. So the money wasnt the issue it was the principle.
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Rugar
It wasn't a scam. It was a mistake, by OP.
To Chicken To Die
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It wasn't a scam. It was a mistake, by OP.
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Lord Dagon
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It's nice everything worked out for you in the end, but this thread really has no point.
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but its still interesting that anet answered you w/in an hr o.0. i sent them a ticket about one of my accounts being falsely banned oh about..*checks watch* 2yrs ago. Still ahvent gotten an answer yet.
Aldric
should have left the complaint in even after you got your cash back
AmbientMelody
All's well that ends well
kupp
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- i was happy but also kinda sorry for the poor fellow. Apparently someone pulled the same scam on him, and now all he ended up with was 2 stacks of HoneyCombs and 0k in storage.
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And for all you know, he could have had a storage tab full of ecto stacks, all you have is his word in wich he already showed you should not trust it. The only thing that got him to move is ass and give you your money was the threat of account ban.
carnage-runner
Ok... Scamming does not really exist anymore with all the fixes done to trade window years back. The only thing left is carelessness. The old, W/A "drop it to check it's real" trick... "10k=100k/100g=100k" yea. That's carelessness. Not to say it's great that it worked out for you in the end, but it's still pretty silly. Anet doesn't reemburse money in game anyways. If you lose all your things, tough luck.
Tough love's a bitch but you learn quick.
Tough love's a bitch but you learn quick.
ightgg
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Yes it is exploiting a mistake on ones behalve with that is so obvious and also noted later on without refunding is.
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Nerel
I'd have to disagree with Prey, scamming isn't a case of beating a bad player, it's just a lazy scumbags way of trying to get ahead at the expense of others, it certainly doesn't make you a 'good player', quite the opposite really...
But then, this wasn't a 'scam', there was no deceit, no clever trickery involved... someone failed to check the trade window and got taken advantage of. Not a scam.
Seriously, if you endorse scamming, you're a worthless RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing scum bag, worse even than the botters.
But then, this wasn't a 'scam', there was no deceit, no clever trickery involved... someone failed to check the trade window and got taken advantage of. Not a scam.
Seriously, if you endorse scamming, you're a worthless RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing scum bag, worse even than the botters.
ashes
Please remember that i do not QQ about being scammed, as it was 100% my fault - cus i didnt check his offer (but on the otherhand he offered 10k on purpose)
So if you dont like, just beat it
So if you dont like, just beat it
Miss Puddles
Sorry but if he confessed to scamming you because he himself just got scammed and was trying to recoup his losses, how on earth does that make you feel sorry for him?
Marcopolocs
what is the name of the e-mail you sent ??the Anet e-mail..?pls help
daraaksii
Everything went better than expected ^^
Chasing Squirrels
can't believe anet actually helped you with this when it was your own fault.
Levi Garett
You didn't get scammed. You clicked Accept and didn't pay attention to the trade window. ANET should of done nothing. The guy that "scammed" you should have told you to pound sand. If ANET banned this guy because you did not pay attention they are the idiots.
I can't believe you would even try to dispute this. Your mistake. You should have ate the loss and moved on. Take it like a man next time.
Oh yeah you left your char name on the screenshot.
I can't believe you would even try to dispute this. Your mistake. You should have ate the loss and moved on. Take it like a man next time.
Oh yeah you left your char name on the screenshot.
Jenn
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Originally Posted by Levi Garett
You didn't get scammed. You clicked Accept and didn't pay attention to the trade window. ANET should of done nothing. The guy that "scammed" you should have told you to pound sand. If ANET banned this guy because you did not pay attention they are the idiots.
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The way I see it, it's not okay to be an asshole at the expense of someone else.
Kumu Honua
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Originally Posted by Levi Garett
You didn't get scammed. You clicked Accept and didn't pay attention to the trade window. ANET should of done nothing. The guy that "scammed" you should have told you to pound sand. If ANET banned this guy because you did not pay attention they are the idiots.
I can't believe you would even try to dispute this. Your mistake. You should have ate the loss and moved on. Take it like a man next time. Oh yeah you left your char name on the screenshot. |
If I sold a tire to you in the real world for $20, and you gave me a $10. When I confront you about your error and you say "Sorry, you accepted the $10." I would punch you in the damn face and take the other $10 out of your hide. Since we can't do that in game, consider a ban via Anet being the punch in the face that you deserve.
Lothlorian Sassun
Great news that the scammer payed up and you got your money back.
You are very lucky though. ANET would have done nothing for you otherwise. They would have said that it was your fault for not looking at the trade accurately and you were the one who accepted the trade.
I used to see Scam bots in The Temple of Ages trying to buy ecto for 7K but putting 7g in the trade window. The Same bot was there for well over a week after i reported him. So my faith in ANET support for trade scams is non existent.
You are very lucky though. ANET would have done nothing for you otherwise. They would have said that it was your fault for not looking at the trade accurately and you were the one who accepted the trade.
I used to see Scam bots in The Temple of Ages trying to buy ecto for 7K but putting 7g in the trade window. The Same bot was there for well over a week after i reported him. So my faith in ANET support for trade scams is non existent.