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    Talking Copy Cat Scammer

    Now we got people copying what they see on the scammer posts.
    I cropped most of it because it was a long conversation.
    At the end he says I don't want my name ruined lol

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    Great, since it was mentioned in the other thread that the devs stay out of this, now people thinks that makes it okay :/
    People have been saying posting warnings is the best prevention, but really they just inform people that wouldn't haven fallen for it anyway, and give potential scammers a new idea. Looks like it might be doing more harm than good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Royce View Post
    Great, since it was mentioned in the other thread that the devs stay out of this, now people thinks that makes it okay :/
    People have been saying posting warnings is the best prevention, but really they just inform people that wouldn't haven fallen for it anyway, and give potential scammers a new idea. Looks like it might be doing more harm than good.
    You got a good point but if we ignore people who do it they just continue too. But on the other end of it if we get the word out about less people will fall for it. So it's basically we damed if we do and damed if we don't.
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    I don't know what I find more disappointing: him or the beggars that you also caught in the screenshots.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ayrilana View Post
    I don't know what I find more disappointing: him or the beggars that you also caught in the screenshots.
    Also, HOW TO B DUAL SPEC 20k. Its right here free. -.-

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ellyidol View Post
    Also, HOW TO B DUAL SPEC 20k. Its right here free. -.-
    Ya I told that guy go to the forums and learn how to do it for free. It's amazing how many people don't use the forums there is so much info here. When I first started playing this game I spent more time reading and learning stuff on the forums than I actually spent playing the game.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ellyidol View Post
    Also, HOW TO B DUAL SPEC 20k. Its right here free. -.-
    this guys been doin that for awhile i just spam lol at him when i see him in town
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    Did you see what armargeddon said in the screenshots about this rare purple axe that doesn't drop anymore? First he was begging for money to buy OL rift and now he's attempting to scam? I could be reading into something that not really there and/or there really is a purple axe that doesn't drop anymore.

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    lol you want to see a whole new level of begging? check out this guys sig lol
    http://www.spacetimestudios.com/show...518#post179518
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cabero View Post
    lol you want to see a whole new level of begging? check out this guys sig lol
    http://www.spacetimestudios.com/show...518#post179518
    Oh god... The hobos are here. Everybody lock up everything!!!!!!!!! I honestly have had enough with people having the nerve to think it's allright to mooch off of other people.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rangepwnsmeel View Post
    Oh god... The hobos are here. Everybody lock up everything!!!!!!!!! I honestly have had enough with people having the nerve to think it's allright to mooch off of other people.
    This guy isn't even begging for game stuff. He is actually begging for real life cash!!!!
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    I learned how to do this scheme a few days ago from the forums.

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    Quote Originally Posted by matticus08 View Post
    I learned how to do this scheme a few days ago from the forums.
    hmm ur proud of learning this?
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    Ha the best part is that he gives up and says he's doing it

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    Quote Originally Posted by JackDonkey View Post
    Ha the best part is that he gives up and says he's doing it
    Nah the best part is he is worried about getting his name ruined. lol If he was worried about that then why did he do it in the first place?
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    Funny. The guy in the OP is doing it again right now but this time with a Sniper's Crossbone Bow in the CS for 110k in exchange for hate armor and helm.
    Last edited by Ayrilana; 01-25-2011 at 03:19 AM.

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    Ya I'm sure he didn't want me to post about it just so he could keep doing without people catching on about him.
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    This guy was at it again tonight. Trying to trade a Hate helm and "chest" (whatever that means) for a Sniper's Crossbone Bow that Haanajeowasy is listed as selling. No screenshots as I'm on an un-rooted Droid phone, but the deal seemed so off I noted it... and sure enough, it's the same guy from this thread. Now I wish I'd called him on it. Looks like no one took him up on the "deal" though.

    There are about 100 ways these scammers are stupid... I'd detail them, but I wouldn't want to give the copy-cats ideas on how to improve their scams. As it is, most people don't seem to be falling for it, and it's sorta funny to point and laugh at how obvious the scams are.

    Edit: whoops, Ayrilana beat me to it, heh.
    Last edited by Dizzy; 01-25-2011 at 04:31 AM.

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    I was thinking of a way around this. I thought of one, it sounds extreme and a bit unreasonable but it should work.

    Make trade advertising in normal chat bannable. It makes the CS entirely correct.

    It removes the ability to T> items to items, but you should still be able to with friends, assuming they're real friends and don't report you. Yeah, the only MMO that bans with trade advertising. Lol

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