New Scam

[TheAussie1]

i always ask for a pm, with details of the trade etc.
never thought asking for a pm could actually get myself banned :-\
its kinda disturbing that people go to such extremes to scam another person.

 

[ConJacKed]

Wow, took me a while but I got it eventually. Pretty smart imo.

Thanks for the heads up

 

[Roman]

Whoa, people have too much time on their hands...
It is confusing but i did get it.
Framing and getting users banned, its just sad imo.

 

[Rhodesy]

Happened to me a month or two ago. He kept telling me to say something like dragon1234. Then I was like "...?" So I sent my email and the other persons email in the PM and then he blocked me like two minutes later.

 

[Burnley]

i've come across it many time's but when i pm i always tell them to pm me first for that reason and whn i reply i say i am on (msn email) only
i think someone posted it before but the way you worded it very simple and easy to understand. GJ

 

[x Paranormal x]

This is kinda smart scam. But it's not hard to put extra details into pm such as your msn =/

 

[Teh Ranger]

Wow...people go to such extents just to "attempt" to rip someone off, thats lame =\

 

[dhiab]

all i can say is wow lol

 

[Jman17]

It'd be a good idea to get full contact details before trade; a phone call or webcam session would be great.

 

[Lucster]

Yeah, thanks for that will counter it in the future

 

[Apith]

Scammers are coming up with new ways everyday instead of just playing fair...

Here's another type of scam I've experienced on a different forum:

Scammers: Person A and Person B
Victim: Person C (looking to buy/sell/trade something)

Person A creates an email that is similar to a high ranked staff's name, could be exactly the same but making it @live.com or something like that.

Person B now contacts person C that he is interested in selling/buying/trading what person C wants to sell/buy/trade.

Person C will not trust Person B because he probably doesn't have much vouches, Person B says that he will get a trusted MM. Person B invites Person A, who is using an email similar to a name of a high rank staff on the forum and pretends to be them and the MM.

Person C trusts Person A, gives person A the details, money or whatever and Person A and B leaves when they get what they need and block Person C.

 

[Omni Gaming]

This is pretty old, but thanks for telling the community, I guess.

 

[♫TaeYang♫]

I never trade on this site so i wouldnt know but this is pretty stupid smart.

 

[Mr SJE]

Scammers are coming up with new ways everyday instead of just playing fair...

Here's another type of scam I've experienced on a different forum:

Scammers: Person A and Person B
Victim: Person C (looking to buy/sell/trade something)

Person A creates an email that is similar to a high ranked staff's name, could be exactly the same but making it @live.com or something like that.

Person B now contacts person C that he is interested in selling/buying/trading what person C wants to sell/buy/trade.

Person C will not trust Person B because he probably doesn't have much vouches, Person B says that he will get a trusted MM. Person B invites Person A, who is using an email similar to a name of a high rank staff on the forum and pretends to be them and the MM.

Person C trusts Person A, gives person A the details, money or whatever and Person A and B leaves when they get what they need and block Person C.

Well known method.