Actually look at the anti-scam section?

[Unfeared]

What I have noticed is that less than 1 out of 100 threads posted in the anti-scam section actually gets read and the suspect banned. For example the scammer duckhound, was reported 1 week ago, not replied yet. Yesterday, I got scammed by him, since I trusted him and he was not banned on Sythe. Same day, another guy got scammed, lost 50$. Today, another one got scammed by him. Multiple people post in his thread trying to sell accounts, and since he is not banned, people will still trust him and get scammed the same way.

Is the anti-scam section just a place for mods to laugh at stories of miserable people that lost their money online? Seems like it.
You could prevent many many scams by actually banning the scammers. I have had 0 successful trades on this site, 3 times scammed and none of the scammers have been banned.


Just another example. I go to the last page of the anti-scam section, here we find 1 month old threads.
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=516496 - uk hybr1d : 30$ scam picture proof : Banned ? No.
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=515329 - Ex Leet Ex : 25$ scam picture proof : Banned? No.
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=516825 - nhjelle : rs account scam fake vouch : Banned? No.
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=516792 - TrainaMan : rs account scam : Banned? No.
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=552324 - Duckhound : 115$ scam picture proof: Banned? No.
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=552941 - Duckhound : 30$ scam picture proof: Still not banned? No.
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=553156 - Duckhound : 40$ scam picture proof: Is he going to get banned? No.
http://www.sythe.org/showthread.php?t=361798 - Duckhound : 2 100+ rs accounts scam : This one is 3 months old. Banned? NO!
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=369365 - Duckhound : RSPins : See comments. Banned? No.

Wow! Looks like you mods have done an awesome job so far!
I'm thinking of donating money to these hardworking moderators of the anti-scam forum... WAIT! I remember. I don't have any money, it got scammed!

 

[ProudCheater]

Dont trade with untrusted people, it isnt that hard.

 

[insanosky]

you can go to report a scammer section... and search the name of the guy ur trading on the forum...
easy to check if he has been reported or not =P

 

[Unfeared]

It's not about how to avoid getting scammed. It's about how to prevent scammers from coming to this site.

 

[balendor]

very true....people who are trusted can scam.....and yet they dont get banned...cause i have provided decent proof to where a guy scammed me and yet it was never declined nor accepted

 

[izblitziz]

i would take legal action if i where you mate

 

[insanosky]

It's not about how to avoid getting scammed. It's about how to prevent scammers from coming to this site.

you cannot prevent that... they can be banned.. and then scamm again on other accounts...

 

[Aeroplane]

Dont trade with untrusted people, it isnt that hard.

It's not that simple. You do not simply start out trusted, you have to work your way up.

 

[Darkgroove]

It's not that simple. You do not simply start out trusted, you have to work your way up.

That's why you use a MM.

Is he going to get banned? No.

Ignorance is a horrifying thing. Let's see, if you were smart enough to do a search on the person you were trading with, you would have found these:

http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=553156&highlight=duckhound
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=552941&highlight=duckhound
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=552324&highlight=duckhound
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=362295&highlight=duckhound
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=361798&highlight=duckhound

Oh wait, you did do a search. You found 4 cases (not including yours) of Duckhound scamming, yet you still put yourself in a position that you could easily be scammed in. When we get to it, we'll get to it. Then he will be banned. Get off your throne drama-queen, we don't need to hear it. It your fault you were scammed, not anybody elses.

 

['HaVoK']

That's why you use a MM.


Ignorance is a horrifying thing. Let's see, if you were smart enough to do a search on the person you were trading with, you would have found these:

http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=553156&highlight=duckhound
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=552941&highlight=duckhound
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=552324&highlight=duckhound
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=362295&highlight=duckhound
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=361798&highlight=duckhound

Oh wait, you did do a search. You found 4 cases (not including yours) of Duckhound scamming, yet you still put yourself in a position that you could easily be scammed in. When we get to it, we'll get to it. Then he will be banned. Get off your throne drama-queen, we don't need to hear it. It your fault you were scammed, not anybody elses.

/owned

 

[insanosky]

Ignorance is a horrifying thing. Let's see, if you were smart enough to do a search on the person you were trading with, you would have found these:

http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=553156&highlight=duckhound
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=552941&highlight=duckhound
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=552324&highlight=duckhound
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=362295&highlight=duckhound
http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=361798&highlight=duckhound

Oh wait, you did do a search. You found 4 cases (not including yours) of Duckhound scamming, yet you still put yourself in a position that you could easily be scammed in. When we get to it, we'll get to it. Then he will be banned. Get off your throne drama-queen, we don't need to hear it. It your fault you were scammed, not anybody elses.

TNX darkgroove.... thats exactly what i meant when i said :

you can go to report a scammer section... and search the name of the guy ur trading on the forum...
easy to check if he has been reported or not =P

its pretty easy

 

[brianlord]

Wow! Looks like you mods have done an awesome job so far!
I'm thinking of donating money to these hardworking moderators of the anti-scam forum... WAIT! I remember. I don't have any money, it got scammed!

Wow great observation

because I could of swore that i saw 2 mods on msn yesterday with "send me scam reoprt links with proof"


Whihch means that this thread and you are epic phails
If we didn't have so many leechers get scammed that just walk right into trades without taking precautions, they wouldbe able to keep up

but sadly some people never learn.

 

[thanatos920]

I am getting so sick and tired of these stupid suggestions, you mean to say you saw a guy reported in the scammer section 4 other times and still traded with him? HOW STUPID can you be.

AND AFTER being scammed by someone who was reported to be a scammer you have the AUDACITY to blame the staff of sythe? THEY ARE PEOPLE they have their own lives outside of babysitting a bunch of 12 year olds who can't trade intelligently.

You know what forget banning the scammers, i think we need to start banning those who get scammed. We'd have a lot less whining going on in the forums and then those of us who are intelligent enough to trade can do so without having to hear all this bitching and moaning all the time.

In short, whenever trading with someone check the report a scammer section PRIOR to trading. And even if they check out YOU SHOULD use an OFFICIAL MIDDLEMAN. The rank was brought to sythe for a reason why don't you morons start to use it instead of complaining you got scammed because YOU didn't want to pay the fee.

In short.
GET OVER IT!

THANATOS