avoid getting scammed!

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NEW COMERS MUST READ!​

As much as I hate to have to say this and actually mean every word of it.....

The average sythe user is fucking stupid.

If more people requested PM's, double checked E-Mail Addresses, and used VMM's/OMM's during trades, scamming would be cut by like 80%. People are FAR too careless, and it ends up in them being scammed.

I personally don't have an impostor list, nor do I plan on making one. In my opinion anyone who gets scammed by an impostor deserved to be scammed. Maybe it will teach them to follow the magic rules of trading.

1) Ask for a PM or some sort of verification by posting on a thread
2) Double check E-Mail
3) Don't go first without checking vouches. Not just the NUMBER of the vouches, but the QUALITY of them as well.

ways to avoid getting scammed:

USING PAYPAL
-NEVER accept PAYPAL from buyers unless they are staff/mods/trusted members
-USE PLAYER AUCTIONS WHEN TRADING WITH UNRTRUSTED MEMBERS IS RECOMMENDED!

OMM/mm
USE OMM/mm (OFFICIALl middleman) make sure you are talking to the right OMM! (ASK FOR A PM- confirming they're email)
FOR BIG TRADES I WOULD SUGGEST OMM

MEMBERS-
ITS BETTER YOU tradE with trusted MEMBERS(long time member, legit vouches)
make sure you are trading with the right person,dont fall for imposters (check email addresses properly)
long time member(alone) does not mean trusted
posts count means nothin

Well.. Time and time again so called "trusted" members have scammed. More often than not, this includes staff. I have been here for a couple years and a lurker for years more... and, once again, I have seen hundreds of moderators come and go... they are legit until that last big scam. Right now, you can dig around and find some dirt on some current (and recently past) staff members.

So I suppose it's safe to say... only trust staff that have remained as staff longer than 2 years. Even then...

-GOING FIRST-
Nothin wrong going first to OMM just keep some proofs of the trade( again check theyre email properly)
50/50 ? NO WAY!

vouches​

lots of vouches are they legit ? how much are they worth? ? did they go 1st ?

PRIVATE MESSAGES
-always ask a pm from the buyer/omm/seller/ before trading

RUNESCAPE USERNAMES!
-CONFIRM THE RS NAMES THEY GIVE YOU!
QUESTING

I got scammed a couple time on questing.

If questers are going 50/50, Take a screen shot of the Quest complete page once your done and show it to the other member if you are taking payment of the account.
No "I have to check if its done" bull shit.

Ive they are paying you after the quest however, your just going to have to have trust

welcome to add your oppinions

 

[CashMan]

If everybody only trades with the trusted, how does one become trusted?

 

[ha1rry1]

people complaining of getting scammmed

ways to avoid getting scammed:
only trade with trusted (long time member, legit vouches)
make sure you are trading with the right person,dont fall for imposters (check email addresses properly)
50/50 ? NO WAY!
long time member does not mean trusted
lots of vouches are they legit ? are they big trades ? did they go 1st ?




welcome to add your oppinions

Or just always use a very trusted free middleman, if they deny using a middleman the majority of the time they are scamming.

 

[ThisIsMax]

If everybody only trades with the trusted, how does one become trusted?

They get vouches from the trusted.

 

[mill3n]

You contradicted yourself.

ways to avoid getting scammed:
only trade with trusted (long time member, legit vouches)

long time member does not mean trusted



welcome to add your oppinions

 

[Rocket]

I think what he meant to say was long time member with legit vouches and not just a long time member on its own.

 

[Heliosist]

^^^^
Involving mill3n

Recently purchased an account from this person, and the information that was given after payment was incorrect, and when asked to resolve the person logged off of msn messenger....

Likely scammer unless he resolves the issue.

Be warned.

 

[hold alt f4]

If everybody only trades with the trusted, how does one become trusted?

well you got a choice ? a new comer or a trusted.... u become trusted by getting vouches and such ?

 

[FailedPure]

Pretty simple guide but still helpful.

 

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-updated- Need Opinions-

 

[igotrsgoldforyou]

Wen I use a mm or omm or any othere service , I always ask for a pm

 

[Michael5555]

people complaining of getting scammmed

ways to avoid getting scammed:

OMM-
USE OMM (OFFICIALl middleman) make sure you are talking to the right OMM!

MEMBERS-
only trade with trusted (long time member, legit vouches)
make sure you are trading with the right person,dont fall for imposters (check email addresses properly)
long time member(alone) does not mean trusted
posts count means nothin

-GOING FIRST-
Nothin wrong going first to OMM just keep some proofs of the trade
50/50 ? NO WAY!



lots of vouches are they legit ? how much are they worth? ? did they go 1st ?




welcome to add your oppinions

What if were new to the site? And we dont scam? I came here from powerbot with 30 vouches.

 

[fibo66]

like the guide but i think a free middle man works good if they have a lot of vouches

 

[e z ko son]

how do i get vouches if i can't get trades cuz they think i scam cuz i got no vouches?

 

[hold alt f4]

What if were new to the site? And we dont scam? I came here from powerbot with 30 vouches.

GOOD LUCK TELLING EVRYONE YOU DONT SCAM, ALL SCAMMERS WILL SAY THEY WONT SCAM... YOUR VOUCHES FROM POWERBOT I BELIVE MEANS NOTHING IN SYTHE

how do i get vouches if i can't get trades cuz they think i scam cuz i got no vouches?

use omm/mm ? trade with a trusted member thats how u get vouches

 

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UPDATED- TRADE WITH CAUTION! :d

 

[RHsituation]

how do you get trusted without donating?

 

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how do you get trusted without donating?

prolly with your vouches(legit vouches), join date(not a must, but it helps)

 

[RS2Legit]

I'd like to say follow your instincts;
If a trade feels fishy, it probably *is*.

I.e.
-The person is super pushy about moving the trade along right now.
-If the person is female (sorry girls!); guys often do this as instinctively we tend to trust them quicker.
-No willingness to compromise.
-Excuses for everything (i.e. why they have to trade this minute, why they can't use MM, etc.)

All-in-all, helpful guide. More so to get people to think about it, even if they had already heard all this information.

 

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^^ thx!, UPDATED!