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    Someone tried to scam me today. Also tried to scam few friends, with the same tactic. He said he was ''Octavos''. Tried to say he made a new character with a new E-Mail, so if I could ''transfer'' money for him by giving him some, and then he 'would give me back' after. Right. Fail.

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    Mmm! Thanks for this absolutely amazing guide! I wish I read it before I got scammed by various methods by the same person who was my 'friend.' Oh well, it was a challenge getting back around 300k ish worth of stuff but in some sense, I know what to do if I somehow get scammed again. Thanks again for this guide!

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    Another scam, you find a crate, dude says "Hey I'll open that for you and give you items back!" You give him chest and he dc'd right after.

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    I got scammed once in a very different manner, some people say "i need 10k to buy a vanity can anyone give me plz". I gave a guy 10k and then he/she gone off to a different map. Plz do not give any gold like this to anybody unless u have full trust over him.
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    Added a note under Chickenrunnn's addition.

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    I'm almost got scammed today. the scammer id is we made a deal with Colton egg for 115.000 gold & 3 locked crate. but when on trade, he only listed 11.500 gold. when I asked him, he insisted that the gold number was right. lucky that I count the zeros. if you sold expensive items, make sure I count the zero first.
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    It took 15 mins to read lol epic guide lol

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    Also, watch out-
    People can have accomplices to make the scam seem believable.
    For example, one of my friends has been scammed once because of a scammer's accomplice.
    It could work out like this:
    Guy 1 says that he can 'double gold',
    guy 2 pops up and gets guy 1 to 'double his gold'.
    After a while, Guy 2 acts to be amazed and thanks Guy 1 for "doubling his gold"
    Nearby people would probably think he actually doubles gold, because it 'worked' for Guy 2.
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    I've been scammed in a way similar to no.4.. It's just that he asked me to buy item X which cost 60k to trade with lepre.. I made sure that he has the lepre and bought the item.. Was just about to trade when he suddenly disappeared x_x careful out there, guys

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    Not to be rude, but seriously, scammed people are stupid players.
    I wish I were me.

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    Scam or an old scam
    I got offered free items cause the player was going to stop playing. So I msg him back saying are you sure u dont want the items and he said yes. He pulls up trade window shows me what he has and all his gold. Then he says "I'm only going to give to ppl who trust me. If you trust me I need you to do something for me." Then he says let me put your items on first and I give it back to you. Then I will know you trust me and I will give you my items." Do you trust me? Of course I dont fall for it and I report him. Look out for user "Venomprince"

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    I bought a lvl 21character from another player. How do I change the character password so he cannot re-claim the Warrior he sold me*

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