Banned for counter-scamming?

[UnregisteredIreland]

Ok, let me start by saying I have no intent on doing anything to the account in question anymore. I'm just going to leave it. It's not worth it.
I do realise you can be banned for offsite activities and counter-scamming (though I never really understood what counter-scamming was). This did NOT take place on Sythe for the record.

I posted this thread a few weeks ago (can't link to it, but the thread is called "What to do?":

"About an hour and a half ago, I was skilling, and a guy I was talking to for about 5 minutes asked me to follow him.
He took me into an isolated area, and asked me if I wanted his account. I asked him why and he said he cba with Runescape anymore. I told him if he didn't have anyone irl to give it to, I'd take it.

So basically, he gave me the login name, the password and the bank pin. He said he'd remove the recoveries I said ok.

I signed in, and had a look. Recoveries were still there and so was the email. It's got some decent skills including 91 woodcutting and some holiday items, but I just don't know what to do.

It's been an hour and a half and he still hasn't signed into it, so I'm just wondering is it legit or is he just trying to get me to train his account and recover it later/another scam?"

I got loads of replies saying to suicide bot and get it perma banned or to drop everything etc. Basically mess it up. Still, I didn't know if it was legit or not and didn't do anything bad. He signed in a few days later when I had cash etc made. He signed in for a few days then changed the password. I was annoyed but I'd only made abit of cash so I didn't pursue it further until today. I found the details of it on my computer (I had them saved from before) and decided to check it out. He had changed the pass back to what it was. Without thinking, my reaction was to want revenge. I decided I'd do some pking on it, with corrupt or something, to have fun and get my own back. I posted in the spam forum asking what corrupt weapon/whatever to use. I got banned for 3 days for Counter scamming and I'm told it's gonna be made perm.

I know, I was stupid. I realise now that well, for one, he could have changed the password back for my benefit and wasn't being malicious. I haven't done anything to the account, it's the same as how he left it. I wasn't trying to be malicious, if I was I would have just did what everyone recommended and suicide botted/got it banned.

I thought it was fair enough for me to get my own back but now I realise it wasn't. I'm deleting the account details from my computer and it won't happen again (however cheesy that sounds). I really hope I can be unbanned or just not be perm'd. I'm really starting to enjoy posting here on Sythe.

Thanks,
Ireland

 

[Karl]

Considering the circumstances he says about getting the account, I'll vote on giving him the benefit of the doubt.

 

[FireZ]

I am fine with an unban + TWC appeal-able at 90 days.

I was thinking about just leaving it.. It's either that or wreck it and face a risk of being hacked. Was also thinking of taking some 26k tricks off of it, but still abit of a risk.

 

[FireZ]

Anymore opinions?

 

[HamJam]

I vote for an un-ban, I think he was slightly naive to accept the account in the first case. He thought the account was in his possession after the person had gave him it, so I can understand why he felt angry or revengeful after he had trained it/made cash and the person took the account back.

I feel he was confused about what to do after the original owner had taken it back, so he asked people on Sythe, knowing all the trolls/ wannabe trolls - they lead him in the wrong direction. He was easily persuaded to do something which I don't think he intended to do, but he seemed naive to begin with and the thread he posted in the spam forum just proves it.

If he learns from this (which I hope he will)... when someone random (even in real life) gives you something that (in this case an account) - referring to airports where people plead with you to take a bag for them... the answer to give them is no. If you do take it on the other hand, then you could end up in a bigger mess because you've come to the realise what you got yourself into, and you'll probably be the one to take the blame for it (like the situation we're in now). However, we're not the police but if we were we'd probably give you a warning for a first time offender. In this case I hope the rest of the staff agree with me and you just get off with the warning.

 

[Magic Arrow]

The way I see it is that the account was ireland's as soon as the other guy said he could have it. He never stole anything, he only took back what was his.

 

[FireZ]

Unbanned.