Scamming, easier to spot than you think..

Oka, so i for one have little posts compared to most members here.. BUT i'm here to help kinda explain and keep you (legit buyers/sellers) away from them (no lifed scammers).

As everyone knows LOOK OUT for newcomers.. A usual newcomer is obviously supposed to be someone NEW, but if you read their description for instance on an account they're trying to sell, a normal newcomer wouldn't know how much they're looking for unless they have prior experience.. So be sure you watch to see if they know more about selling their account than you believe they should.

-Also, before you offer on a trade, and you see the newcomer has 100+ posts, LOOK AT THEIR POSTS, most are spam, but keep an eye on that..

- KEEP IN MIND that NO1 IS TRUSTED.. no matter who said they are.. Everyone can scam because they're having a bad day, it's all in the moment.. But keep that in mind..

- Now, if someone is asking for RSGP for an account, yea i'd skip that offer.. in all honesty. they can create a paypal account not linked to anything.. and you send them the money and they can buy the rsgp from teh forums... but I WOULD AVOID ALL rsgp trades.

- Western Union, is a win win situation... i've done one WU transaction..went smoothly but it's all about personal reference ..

- USE A OMM.... IDC... USE THE SERVICE IF IT'S AVAILABLE !!!!

so lets review:
1. avoid newcomers, no offense but they are more risky to trade with than other members.
2. I can't say it enough but AVOID AVOID AVOID rsgp trades..
3. USE OMM!!!! paying fees are more important than losing it all!

as everything i've said is common sense, just wanted to keep clear from my past experience ..

Happy bidding/selling

 

ok. i kinda disagree with 1 and 2. Because just because there new does not mean they can scam. Like you said above, anyone can scam. Ive traded accounts with a member with 1 post Without omm. 2nd RSGP trades is fine. as long as you have a omm. or the person goes first.

 

yes, but i've had 11 newcomers scam me in the last 15 trades.. i'm only giving my personal reference..

oka so you buy an account for 200m and they recover, you can't redeem that 200m you lost, and ANYONE can get their money back if using paypal, even if they send as gift.. it don't matter..

just safer!

 

Yes I know that you said ANYONE can scam, it doesn't matter how trusted they are but it all depends on one thing in the end; morals.
Do they have them or not?

Also a portion of Newcomers are ban evaders so if they tell you to trade with their email, you should look it up and see if any other members are linked to it as well.


Also how is this a suggestion :s.
It's more of advice.

 

I thought selling stuff for RSGP was safer than selling it for USD?

Then cant dispute the rsgp but they can dispute the USD?

 

you can't refund your lost RSGP , but you can ALWAYS get your money back by calling your bank or going to your bank and telling them, that you did not make that transaction and blah blah blah..

yes newcomers are evading their initial ban so that's why i said avoid them till you feel they gained the respect ..

I said it twice already.. it's my personal reference and view on it all..

i wasn't sure where to post this.. so why bitch about where i posted this... it's a suggestion to the members on when they trade..

 

*added*

i've been here since 2007 as you can see, so i've seen it all.. and ever since the latest update on free trade, i've seen so many scams with RSGP compared to USD..

 

You've been here since '07, and have done a total of 5 trade's..? interesting. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

My advice if your buying pay with paypal or wu and if your selling take rsgp it wont be recovered as easy and sell the gold on to trusted members/buyers.

 

I'm bitching because if you've been here since 2007 then you should know where to post.

 

Lol this is more of common sence then anything.

 

i don't dedicate my life on sythe.org. i come by, look for an interesting account and offer to buy. i have more than 6 transactions, i just never updated my sig since 08 tbh.

So judge me by the amount of trades.. but i can honestly tell you if a kid is scamming just my talking with him on MSN than anyone of you can even if ur thinking about using an OMM..

so sorry haven't updated my sig for you tryhards but i have had well over 15 trades, yea might've been from simple 5 dollar trades blah blah blah.. but i just don't feel the urge to post it on sythe unless it's a big trade... which i feel over 100 for a video game is pretty big..

 

Good guide, I guess..

 

i totally agreed with you when you say that no one is trusted we just made up the trust value of a certain user by his post count and by his vouches.

 

1 and 2 is kinda bs. Everyone starts of as a noob like me for example. Means nothing at all. RS trades can't really be a scam if people use their brains and OMM.

 

I can easily spot a scammer. Firstly they talk stupid and can't spell for shit. That's what I judge someone on. I find that people who try rush trades are also suspicious.

 

sad to say, i've been scammed by "trusted people", with a lengthy amount of vouches, about 3 times so I agree with the no one is truly trusted part.

 

No one is really trusted.

We're all behind a computer screen.

 

I agree with all of it, even though i'm new i haven't been called a scammer yet, but i have almost been forced to go first because of it, but to show i'm legit i did go first to 2 member's and have now traded over $360 in 2 days.