Money Request Scam

Im going to continue on this thread to help people not get scammed. Personally, on my first day, I lost over $90. Chargebacks/Reverse's and dodgy payment sendings.

1. Always expect the buyer to go first.
2. Best trading with someone which is Verified on Paypal
3. Try trading with someone with atleast 10 vouchs.
4. Check what they write in the note.
5. Make sure they dont write any fake information on the payment.
6. Another big tip is try to keep the same customers, new customers are a much bigger risk because you dont know them and you dont know if they are legit or not. Regardless of how many vouches.
7.Read vouches, each and every one of them. Don't judge people on quantity of vouches because many are junk for skill training etc. These services are often botted anyway so the provider has done nothing.

6&7 added from wiredgamings post.

An example below:



1. It's a money request not a payment.
2. They changed the subject to trick you.
3. They bullshitted the note.







So a few pointers to help you out:

1. Check your paypal balance.
2. If its not an instant payment, refuse to trade any gold until the payment clears, dont even do 50/50.
3.Same applies for a echeque which is 3-5 Working days.
4.Check your email ALWAYS. This will confirm if it is a payment or a money request.


People to watch out for that have scammed me so far: "Emails"

[email protected] [PayPal Email] Name:Kim Castle "Will open a dispute after 24Hrs, even though I sent payment"
[email protected] [PayPal Email] [Reported]
[email protected] [Paypal Email] [MSN: [email protected]] = http://sythe.org/member.php?u=282954
[email protected] [Paypal Email] [MSN: [email protected]]


I hope this thread helps new gold sellers or even experienced gold sellers.
Please do not rant about the thread.
People which have scammed me should be "named and shamed"
Please provide any feedback about this thread?

 

Very nice and helpful , ty!

 

No problem, just here to help

 

Decent guide. The biggest tip I can give on this is just research the person you are dealing with before you trade with them. Google search their email, their sythe name, etc. If someone adds you on MSN wanting to buy/sell, make them post on your thread to verify they are a sythe user. If they aren't, I wouldn't suggest trading with them.

 

Thanks n4n0, Everyone should read this, you might learn something too for yourself in the future.

If people think this guide may be helpful, we should try get it stickied

 

vouches are useless if they are all from a recently joined member or whetever, post count doesnt matter, check how long theyve been on sythe aswell

 

Well, people have 2 opinions on vouch's they either think that the more you have is the more you are trusted or they completly disregard them and think they are of no value.

I myself am new, but I have realised in by 48 hours of being apart of this forum that people with 20 vouchs or even high post counts can be scammers, Join date has also no relavence to if you are trustworthy or not too.

I personally think the best way to stay safe is follow the rules above and if the Buyer disagrees to the following terms use an OMM/MM.

If they decline that I would back out of a trade.

 

Nice to see your using your experiences to stop other people getting scammed.

 

AAh, very helpful!

I'm pretty sure someone posted something very similar to this.. i believe it was video?

 

Indeed this is very helpful.

 

Rose from usfine asked you to flash?

WTH..

Nevertheless nice guide.

 

Hi,I read your post and I felt very pity for your problem.The screenshot show us"rose usfine".It is very apparently that someone scammed in name of usfine.We don't have the msn like [email protected],everyone should be careful,For the news,you can read here.
Best Regards

 

Look dont deny it okay? I know he is a member of your business. Why the hell would she have www.usfine.com as her MSN status/msg then?


Anyways, thanks people! Refer this to everyone you know. Hopefully this can be sticked

 

If you ever find the video please PM me a link or put it in a comment.

 

I said on the last post,we don't have such msn:[email protected]
Please be careful to be scamme.Good luck to everyone.
About some safe notice,Please check on our site http://www.usfine.com/Usfine's-News-Announcement-About-SCAM-Actions-in-RS-Trading-news-394754.html
Regards

 

Nice tips. Never even heard of the money request scam. How did you learn so much with so little time on Sythe ?

 

Aight whatever you say? Cause everyone knows your business is legit?

Sythe isn't the first forum I've been on so yeah? Plus I did like 20 trades during those 2 days so I learnt abit.

 

You should learn to quote. Please refrain from commenting anymore on my thread. Im not here to argue just point out how people may scam you. If you comment once more I will report you for SPAM

Every1 I need a name for this scam. So I'm open to suggestions.

 

great help for us new guys. thanks!