Sticky This: Tips to stay as safe as possible during trading.

DarkKnight · 02-26-2013

Hello all! Many (if not all) of you know about the dangers of trading. I'm going to post a few tricks on how to outsmart scammers and con artists from swindling you out of your item.

1) NEVER, I REPEAT NEVER trade at someone's house. There is almost a garuntee that they will kick you as soon as you drop your item. Try to stay away from the "you drop first" kids as well.

2) ONLY TRADE WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND TRUST! Mutual friends can still be scammers, just because your good friend says they are legit doesn't mean they won't ever scam. Be careful

3) Avoid people with less then 100 hours. I find more often then not that scammers are those people with little hours, names like "Leader killer (legit trades) or whatever, as they are more likely than not scammers.

4) TRY TO ALWAYS DO PUBLIC TRADES! Be careful, make sure you are doing it away from doors so no one can pick up your dropped item. TRICKS SCAMMERS WILL TRY TO PULL IN A PUBLIC TRADE:

> You drop your item, and the scammer asks " ok now i drop mine right?" this is a diversion. in getting you to talk, they have a chance to snatch your item.

> they will try to throw water balloons at you, almost like a flashbang, immobilizing you. make sure you are out of range, or if you are not, be very careful.

> In a scammer's house, they will have a statue of an admin that appears to be saying "This guy is legit, trade with him!" This means it's safe, right? Wrong. It can be flawed in two ways. There can be an admin statue with nothing on it, and another behind it saying "yeah this guy is legit", or the admin hasn't seen every single trade this person has done, so even if it is a statue of an admin, be weary.

Overall, scammers come up with many tricky ways to take your items.
Be careful while trading, and remember staff CAN NOT help you get your items back. Hope this helps!

musical · 02-26-2013

The safest way is to not trade at all.

Rockstar · 02-26-2013

Posted by DarkKnight

Hello all! Many (if not all) of you know about the dangers of trading. I'm going to post a few tricks on how to outsmart scammers and con artists from swindling you out of your item.

1) NEVER, I REPEAT NEVER trade at someone's house. There is almost a garuntee that they will kick you as soon as you drop your item. Try to stay away from the "you drop first" kids as well.

2) ONLY TRADE WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND TRUST! Mutual friends can still be scammers, just because your good friend says they are legit doesn't mean they won't ever scam. Be careful

3) Avoid people with less then 100 hours. I find more often then not that scammers are those people with little hours, names like "Leader killer (legit trades) or whatever, as they are more likely than not scammers.

4) TRY TO ALWAYS DO PUBLIC TRADES! Be careful, make sure you are doing it away from doors so no one can pick up your dropped item. TRICKS SCAMMERS WILL TRY TO PULL IN A PUBLIC TRADE:

> You drop your item, and the scammer asks " ok now i drop mine right?" this is a diversion. in getting you to talk, they have a chance to snatch your item.

> they will try to throw water balloons at you, almost like a flashbang, immobilizing you. make sure you are out of range, or if you are not, be very careful.

> In a scammer's house, they will have a statue of an admin that appears to be saying "This guy is legit, trade with him!" This means it's safe, right? Wrong. It can be flawed in two ways. There can be an admin statue with nothing on it, and another behind it saying "yeah this guy is legit", or the admin hasn't seen every single trade this person has done, so even if it is a statue of an admin, be weary.

Overall, scammers come up with many tricky ways to take your items.
Be careful while trading, and remember staff CAN NOT help you get your items back. Hope this helps!

Staff have the possibility to get fired if they were to say on a statue that a player is legit.

DarkKnight · 02-26-2013

Posted by iRockstar Ciprioni

Staff have the possibility to get fired if they were to say on a statue that a player is legit.

the thing is scammers take a statue of an admin that says nothing, and put one of themselves behind it saying i'm legit.

RedBoy786* · 02-26-2013

Posted by iRockstar Ciprioni

Staff have the possibility to get fired if they were to say on a statue that a player is legit.

So if I have a statue of a certain admin saying I'm legit, they can be fired? And from where did you hear that from?

Johnaudi · 02-26-2013

Staff discourage trading.

Shiz · 02-26-2013

Although, I don't if this is bad or not. But what if you're actually looking for a legit trade and someone actually convinced you that they "are legit". But in the middle of the process of their scam you noticed it and backfired it on them. (Like unplugging and plugging your router cord) It'll make you warp when you do that so basically, instead of them scamming you, you reversed the scam and scammed them. Bad or no?

*Zero · 02-26-2013

nice

poorface · 02-26-2013

Or just don't trade

iDigzy · 02-26-2013

Posted by poorface

Or just don't trade

V. · 02-27-2013

I don't trade really. If I do it's with people I've known for ages, and trust. Just don't drop to a stranger.

flamecrow · 02-27-2013

Posted by musical

The safest way is to not trade at all.

Posted by RedBoy786*

So if I have a statue of a certain admin saying I'm legit, they can be fired? And from where did you hear that from?

Staff are not allowed to say a player is legit on statues. Please report these. Other than that, yes there is usually a fake statue behind an admin statue saying they are legit. Just don't trade.

MonicaLewinsky · 02-27-2013

Or, jailbreak your iDevice and trade with 'legit well known' people. Get display recorder and screw their rep if they scam.

5hift · 03-01-2013

On public trades, watch out for hackers or scammers who are friends with hackers. They'll get the location of the public trade and teleport in front of you and steal your item. Happened to me twice and I didn't know how he figured out where to find me. Oh and by the way, the two guys who did this to me go by the names of "Brandon" and "Cay". I got a warning from another person that they threatened to hack his account of he didn't trade. As far as I know, both are jailed. But always keep your eyes peeled!

Billy · 03-01-2013

For the people saying "not trade" that's no solution,getting better stuff in the game makes it fun.. What if there's rares you really want,I wouldn't spend 60k for some colored umbrella,simply save up rares and trade for it. I'm not a trader but if there's something I really want,I trade for it..

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DarkKnight Banned Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,128	Sticky This: Tips to stay as safe as possible during trading. Hello all! Many (if not all) of you know about the dangers of trading. I'm going to post a few tricks on how to outsmart scammers and con artists from swindling you out of your item. 1) NEVER, I REPEAT NEVER trade at someone's house. There is almost a garuntee that they will kick you as soon as you drop your item. Try to stay away from the "you drop first" kids as well. 2) ONLY TRADE WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND TRUST! Mutual friends can still be scammers, just because your good friend says they are legit doesn't mean they won't ever scam. Be careful 3) Avoid people with less then 100 hours. I find more often then not that scammers are those people with little hours, names like "Leader killer (legit trades) or whatever, as they are more likely than not scammers. 4) TRY TO ALWAYS DO PUBLIC TRADES! Be careful, make sure you are doing it away from doors so no one can pick up your dropped item. TRICKS SCAMMERS WILL TRY TO PULL IN A PUBLIC TRADE: > You drop your item, and the scammer asks " ok now i drop mine right?" this is a diversion. in getting you to talk, they have a chance to snatch your item. > they will try to throw water balloons at you, almost like a flashbang, immobilizing you. make sure you are out of range, or if you are not, be very careful. > In a scammer's house, they will have a statue of an admin that appears to be saying "This guy is legit, trade with him!" This means it's safe, right? Wrong. It can be flawed in two ways. There can be an admin statue with nothing on it, and another behind it saying "yeah this guy is legit", or the admin hasn't seen every single trade this person has done, so even if it is a statue of an admin, be weary. Overall, scammers come up with many tricky ways to take your items. Be careful while trading, and remember staff CAN NOT help you get your items back. Hope this helps!

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musical King of kings Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 441	The safest way is to not trade at all.

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Johnaudi 299,792,458 m/s Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,581	Staff discourage trading.

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Shiz Pixelist Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 3,077	Although, I don't if this is bad or not. But what if you're actually looking for a legit trade and someone actually convinced you that they "are legit". But in the middle of the process of their scam you noticed it and backfired it on them. (Like unplugging and plugging your router cord) It'll make you warp when you do that so basically, instead of them scamming you, you reversed the scam and scammed them. Bad or no?

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*Zero Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 7	nice

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poorface just a noob Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Everywhere Posts: 1,513	Or just don't trade

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V. .47 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Wundahland! Posts: 1,921	I don't trade really. If I do it's with people I've known for ages, and trust. Just don't drop to a stranger.

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MonicaLewinsky Monica Lewinsky Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merica' Posts: 1,507	Or, jailbreak your iDevice and trade with 'legit well known' people. Get display recorder and screw their rep if they scam.

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5hift ✔️TURBO✔️VERIFIED✔️ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Larunda Relay Posts: 6,481	On public trades, watch out for hackers or scammers who are friends with hackers. They'll get the location of the public trade and teleport in front of you and steal your item. Happened to me twice and I didn't know how he figured out where to find me. Oh and by the way, the two guys who did this to me go by the names of "Brandon" and "Cay". I got a warning from another person that they threatened to hack his account of he didn't trade. As far as I know, both are jailed. But always keep your eyes peeled!

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Billy (Domination) Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,133	For the people saying "not trade" that's no solution,getting better stuff in the game makes it fun.. What if there's rares you really want,I wouldn't spend 60k for some colored umbrella,simply save up rares and trade for it. I'm not a trader but if there's something I really want,I trade for it..