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Old 12-16-2013, 08:43 AM
skorge skorge is offline
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Default DON'T GET SCAMMED!!!

I know there is one of these in the EC forums but one needs to go here too.

I hate when I hear people are being scammed in the most stupid of ways! One of my friends just got scammed 10k for making a really dumb mistake.

Ways to avoid getting scammed:
  1. Before you click on that trade button, inspect, inspect, INSPECT the item to ensure that it is in-fact the item you are getting! A perfect example would be purchasing a Tranix Crown for 10k and the guy putting up an elemental binder instead.
  2. Always, always, get your platinum first in any trade or sell you do. Think of it as a store. You pay them money first. Get your platinum first, don't let people scam you into paying you later.
  3. If someone tells you that they are in a high level guild and they aren't tagged (you don't see their guild name over their head) and they are asking for something such as platinum or are claiming they will pay you the other part of the platinum on their main character, don't listen to them. EVER!
  4. Never trust a stranger; if you are doing transfers rely on a friend or guildmate, but if for some reason you can't find one online, look for someone level 60 in a well known guild such as BDA, IB, TMO for help - make sure you see the guild tag above their name! Send them a tell and ask if they will help you.

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Old 12-16-2013, 08:45 AM
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+1 for your thread my good friend
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Old 12-16-2013, 08:48 AM
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Give all your platinum to Twainzbankz the PvP flagged bard in EC. /profit
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Old 12-16-2013, 09:30 AM
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Tranix Crown and Elemental Binder have a completely different graphic.
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Old 12-16-2013, 09:34 AM
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Runed circlet etc.
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Old 12-16-2013, 09:35 AM
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Tranix Crown and Elemental Binder have a completely different graphic.
Someone who has never seen how a Tranix Crown looks (someone rather new) may make this mistake and in fact has. Point is to always hover over the item and click on it to make sure, especially if you are a newer player.

Anyone notice how many newcomers we have had lately? Not just to P99 but to EQ in general.
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Old 12-16-2013, 09:42 AM
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Anyone dumb enough to not know all this without being told deserves to get scammed.
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Old 12-16-2013, 09:58 AM
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Also, if you're guilded with the person helping you with a transaction try to verify that it's them with vent or TS. A scammer tried to impersonate me the other day, my guildy was suspicious because it was early on a weekday when I'm never on and I wasn't in vent.
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Old 12-16-2013, 10:01 AM
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Anyone dumb enough to not know all this without being told deserves to get scammed.
Word, but sometimes simple things slip people's minds. That's why I wanted to make this thread. It's annoying to know that there are scumbags who get away with scamming people like this.

Sure, it's your own fault if you fall for it, but in the end another douchebag wins. I would prefer the dumbass winning over the douchebag.
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Old 12-16-2013, 10:19 AM
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Don't you get a message in chat telling you what items someone just put in trade with you?
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