Hello there bros and sis',

The sole purpose of this thread is to aid newbies to avoid the marvellous Goonswarm Recruitment Scam and save their ISKies to buy stuff like ships and modules (or get scammed by someone else in EVE). Right away I'd like to state that I don't personally hate goons, in fact they are good for lulz and killmails, it's that I just either have nothing to do at times with my alts talking to their "recruiters" (while bored, having a beer and a laugh at it).

FAQ or How To Prevent Goons From Owning Your Wallet (and possibly tips on how to own them instead):

Q. How do I identify if I am approached by a legitimate Goonswarm Recruitment Officer from the Recruitment Channel?
A: Look at the alliance name. If it has the word "goon" in it, it's a scam.

Q: I am asked to enter my full API key on http://goonfleet.net. What do I do?
A: Generally, copy the name of the "recruiter" into a reply to this thread and tell them to go outside. If you want to have a laugh though and troll them, and hopefully see more "recruitment officers", create an API key and select your noob/Jita alt in the "Characters" dialog box (make sure that alt has less than 10M in ISK on balance). Check everything except mail and transaction/wallet journal history. This will seriously screw up their system and give you a good laugh in the chat room.

Q: I am asked to pay a security deposit. Is this legit?
A: No.

Q: Will CCP/FBI/CIA/MI-6/MOSSAD/FSB/KGB protect me from the Goon Scam?
A: No.

Last but not least: If any of the above has happened to you, please do everyone a favor and post the name(s) of the "recruiters" in this thread. The goal of this thread is to create a list of every single Goonswarm member and their alts in one single epic thread! The thread has just started and let's make sure it doesn't die!

LET'S HEREBY START TEH EPIC LIST OF KNOWN GOONSWARM RECRUITMENT SCAMMERS!

Sultan Drakmoor
Kanep Bikawson
George Ocean
EL Hybridize
Bishop Kaine Houssa
James Kameron
Skeith Oumis
InternetSpaceship

Son of a *****! Could you possibly learn to at least spell correctly in your title?

Yes for some reason I used to think goons were great and honerable corp/alliance so I really wanted to join. Now that InternetSpaceship has taken isk twice I know this is not the case. I accept that i'm out this isk and can only hope to help OP in spreading message that this recruiter is a crook!

Err - do I get this right? After you didn't got your 500 Mio ISK back you send InternetSpaceship (or someone with a "similar" name ) another 250 Mio ISK?

If that is right, I recommend you cancel your sub and play another game, seriously. You will avoid a lot of frustration this way.

This topic was not meant to cause trolling and lies and slander. Everyone knows how you scam. This is here to help people not fall for it. Period.

Here's a thing you probably don't (and will never) understand. I don't need credibility. Not with a forum alt.

I don't get why some people seem to have problems with the recruitment process. I got in without any problems, and got my deposit back with interest. It took a couple weeks (GIA is *very* thorough), but now I'm all set up in Deklein. It's been great - I was about to quit the game out of boredom before I was lucky enough to get into GSF...

ROFLMAO the only thing goons "won" since 2003 is probably their questionable "reputation".

Keep saying what you're saying. You still lie and summon all the other scamming goons to post here.

When I return back from my vacation, I will continue to break your heart by posting more scammers in the top post, as well as some chat logs / screenshots. Yep, we're taking this to a whole new level of credibility (edit: and lulz at your less smarter alliance mates)! \o/

Honestly, Alice, none of what you posted has sufficient credibility to be taken as such. All I see in there is hearsay from someone posting with an alt. I don't see any "witness" account, no screenshots and absolutely no corroboration.

You basically only threw names and said they were scammers. This is especially true reguarding Internetspaceship scamming accusation made by a random pubbie that nobody can corroborate.

Basically, your testimonies are weak at best.


Reasonable doubt wins here.

Which 4chan catchphrase do you think she'll reply to you with? I'm going with something from lolcats, and certainly followed by the accusation of you being a goon alt.

Of course, I'll most definately a Goon alt in SRS for this guy's eyes. It's how it is. I mean, goons are everywhere.

You basically only threw names and said they were scammers. This is especially true reguarding Internetspaceship scamming accusation made by a random pubbie that nobody can corroborate.

Effective, that, I'll give it to you.

It's loud and clear, we are seeing it as of now. But I gotta say, posting with an alt makes you a coward in my book. And EVE is not a place for cowards. So, might as well not give them any kind of credibility for being cowards.

Is this aimed at me? This is my main.

Is this aimed at me? This is my main.

You think we take a "main" seriously with no killboard history?

No, at the OP.

In this case, let this be my main!

Meanwhile, quick briefing - you guys see what a little forum post revealing a few scammers can do to them? They suddenly summon all their friends and make it a 8-page long butthurt topic while desperately trying to save their scamming gold mine.

To all the newcomers: I recommend you take a close read at the first post in this topic, as well as Google / search for "Goonswarm Scam" or "Goon scam" on these forums to get the picture of what I'm trying to save you from.

Best to all of you and stay safe,

/a

In this case, let this be my main!

Meanwhile, quick briefing - you guys see what a little forum post revealing a few scammers can do to them? They suddenly summon all their friends and make it a 8-page long butthurt topic while desperately trying to save their scamming gold mine.

To all the newcomers: I recommend you take a close read at the first post in this topic, as well as Google / search for "Goonswarm Scam" or "Goon scam" on these forums to get the picture of what I'm trying to save you from.

Best to all of you and stay safe,

/a

I don't need credibility. Not with a forum alt.

I have too much respect for myself to join goons. Anyways, who would want to be around a bunch of people like that? Most of them prob don't even really like each other. Just the mentality you would have to have to actually want to be a goon. I think of them as the type of people who will back the strongest side in a war, even if that side is completely despicable. They do this because they are cowards and are afraid to lose and are afraid of real challenge.