Important MUST READ Guides

Last Modified: September 2007

In Sythe, 99.9% of the scams pulled on a person are very basic and can be easily detected with some reading. Do not, I repeat, do not, think that you know everything! New scams are popping up day by day and guides are updated (I do with mine) There are guides and warning signs everywhere and this guide will sum up and bring you all important links to one topic. Each guide below have a description of what it contains so you will know what is inside.

+| Sythe for New Users
- Learn for what offenses you will get warned, infracted or banned.
- Steps to take & tips to learn towards being a good member, here at Sythe!


Basically, before anything, regardless of you are going to get scammed or not (because you think the person you are trading is highly trusted) everyone must take screenshots of the trade & chat screen. Text log of MSN chat are not accepted as proof!


+| Learn to Screenshot the Trade & What to Screenshot
- The most recent MSN 2nd line scam
- How to take a screenshot & save it
- Hosting a screenshot & posting link in forums


+| The Complete Black Market Guide
- Common scams in Black Market area & encountering scammers
- Tips on finding out scammers & reporting them!


+| Staff Imposter List
- Emails of impersonators [impersonators are people who pretend to be official MMs/staff at sythe while they are really scammers]
- Always make sure to check the Middleman's email address with official MM list then that of those in this list.


+| Ruenscape Scammer List
- Names of Runescape charactors which have scamming history in Sythe
- Names of Runescape charactors which are involved in account scamming


+| The Most Famous PayPal Scam and Prevention - Now includes "Claiming & Canceling Explained" *Mills*
- Everything about dealing with Paypal! Must read and read slowly.
- How to trade using PayPal without getting scammed.
- What to lookout in Paypal trades & guide to claiming and canceling!


+| How to Catch a Mills/Gp Scammer *Mills*
- What to watch out for when doing mills selling/buying business
- What steps to do when you encounter a scammer & other tips


+| Buying a Pin? Get to know the Risks and Scammers *Membership Pins*
- As it says, its a must-read guide for pin buyers.
- It takes an average of 2 - 5 days to buy a legit pin. There are tons of scammers out there, ready to scam whatever possible!


+| All about Account Trades *Account Trades*
- Important note about Account buying and selling.
- Personally, as an MM, I'll say about 19/20 account trades are scams/reversed.


+| Connecting to Sythe IRC Channel
- How to connect to Sythe IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
- How to behave in chat & general commands to use in chat.


+| Report a Scammer/Spammer Section
- Got Scammed? Go to Report a Scammer section
- See somone spamming up the boards? Go to Report a Spammer section
- The Report a Scammer section also contains fake emails of scammers who impersonate staffs/official middlemen

 

As my last moderation, I sticky this, and change the title.

 

Good job.

What do you mean your LAST moderation..?

 

Yea its annoying how so many people fall for fake msn's and start crying about getting scammed by an official MM.
Hope this helps out =p

 

He's leaving.

 

Since this is sticked, I am going to make an all out guide with all kinda links

 

The problem with stickies, and the reason people get scammed is because they simply dont read the stickies, so there is no point putting more stickies about scamming, because they are already there... if they dont read stickies and rules and they get scammed it's there own stupid fault

 

There are too many stickies >_>

 

Well this is turning into another discussion about people reading stickies (much like the "buying mills your survival guide") and i will re-state what dingo and conman were arguing about people dont read the stickies and it is their fault (lol) upon entering black market forums there should be a text about how not to get scammed and questions that you have to answer to enter...(eventually people would memorise them...)

 

umm what do u mean as your last moderation...
dont tell me ure leaving =(

 

It is indeed stickyville here. :/

 

Well in community general section

- The IRC guide can now go to user ed - computer section
- I've been asked by stan to post this topic can also go
- Staff Imposter list can go to Report a Scammer section
- SMI's selling RS char for someone's death can go after he is done with it
- http://www.sythe.org/showthread.php?t=157216 << that one can also go to report a scammer section
- http://www.sythe.org/showthread.php?t=153431 << that one can go to Black Market category or report a scammer catagory
- Shin's MSN hacked can go after he is done with it

So we (almost) have solutions for 7 stickies

 

True!

Maybe you should combine some of them into a MEGA sticky,

 

rsmen is a scammer, beware of him

 

I think that some tickys need to be moved.

 

LMAO@ last posters name.

 

there are way to many stickies, *Cries ahh!*

 

Last moderation? dose that mean your retireing soon? or is it your last update?

 

ow now you are complaining bout how you can't move your mouse to scroll down? geez

 

lol who knew all the admins and mods would go offtopic on their own website?