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Rex Aparte
The Scope
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.04.12 11:21:00 -
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When I was only a few weeks into the game a guy in a Proteus jumped into my exploration site and stole my stuff, going flashy. I was in an Incursus and really had to restrain myself from shooting at him, but I did. We talked for a while and he was complimenting me on being so smart, and then offered me some stuff to help me out. He dropped like 6 Retriever BPC's in a can outside my main station near Dodi. He said go ahead and take them, that's how you trade stuff in Eve. I knew that something was up, but I also knew I wanted those BPC's (I checked the can before docking up again). So I played along while I reshipped to the tankiest thing I had in the hangar. I think I told him he he to warp away before I would accept his gift. Undocked, watched him leave, opened the can, took the goods, and of course in warps the prot, which starts shooting at me. I burn like hell back for the station and dock in like half armor. For me back then, I was space rich. That was the only time I've ever been (attempted) scammed. Still have those BPC's - minus a few I made money on before the barge buff - as a reminder of the truth of Eve. |
Vortexo VonBrenner
Coldest Sea Sailing
The Honda Accord
49
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Posted - 2013.04.12 11:39:00 -
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Once, for 2 bil. It was a good lesson on not playing eve massively sleep-deprived. Wasn't even a particularly clever scam at that. Definitely a facepalm moment. Sent the guy a "Welp...can't believe I fell for that..." kind of message. All the scams I dodged in eve and I stepped right in an obvious one... Lesson learned.
I'm listening to-áBj+¦rk, playing EVE, eating fishsticks, and I'm cold....this is immersion gaming. |
Velicitia
Nex Exercitus
1358
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Posted - 2013.04.12 11:49:00 -
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Seven Koskanaiken wrote:what happened and how much did they take you for?
I subbed EVE, $15/month.
One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia
Malcanis for CSM8 |
Pak Narhoo
Splinter Foundation
930
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Posted - 2013.04.12 11:57:00 -
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Twice. 
- A PLEX contract (too good to be true, hence it was) that gave me a cheap PLEX for 430mil and also took another PLEX out of my hangar.
- Another contract for 30 mil for a faction shield that cost me 300 mil.
Funny thing with that one was I tried to scam my 300 mil. back, forgot to check my zero's and sold it for 30 mil, probably to the same guy who scammed me in the first place.  |
Jenn aSide
STK Scientific
Initiative Mercenaries
1618
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Posted - 2013.04.12 12:36:00 -
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ShahFluffers wrote:When I was a nubbin I fell for the "double your ISK" scam. .
Wait, that's a scam? I thought Jita was just filled with REALLY nice guys who were leaving the game and wanted to give back to the community. Damn, now that I know this, the world is now a darker place....
I mentioned the one I fell for, but i've survived many attempts, like the classic "I'll see you this thing cheap, here, let me contract this to you". Then you look at the contract and it says "You will pay" with the exact same thing your are buying lol. I even asked him in the private convo if that ever works, and he said "I make a living off it" lol.
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Roime
Shiva Furnace
2515
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Posted - 2013.04.12 13:47:00 -
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Once, I bought some cheap deadspace mod for 40mil, thought I remembered the price was about right, but I actually paid 20mil too much.
I put it on contracts for 90mil, spammed Dodi every now and then and it sold during the same evening.
-á- All I really wanted was to build a castle among the stars - |
War Kitten
Panda McLegion
1878
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Posted - 2013.04.12 13:52:00 -
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Closest I ever came to being scammed was in an asteroid belt in highsec when I was still pretty new to Eve.
Someone asked for help with rats in local chat, so I warped my rifter to the belt and saw nothing but a jetcan. Being an enterprising opportunist, I flipped the can and waited for the miner to reappear. Instead an Arazu decloaked and had me for a light snack. I'd never seen an Arazu before, so burning away from him seemed a good option, as he was well out of point range... or so I thought... :)
I've always liked Arazus after that.
I find that without a good mob to provide one for them, most people would have no mentality at all. |
Quinzel Nikulainen
Kokako Acquisitions
152
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Posted - 2013.04.12 14:07:00 -
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Occasionally I undercut/outbid my own alts.
Then later I'll be playing on my alt and I'll purchase my own stuff to find out whose undercutting me.
Not exactly a scam, but it does cause me personal loss (taxes and time), so it seemed like as good of a place for it as any.
Ex-Kaalakiota citizen. Ex-Hyasyoda citizen. CEO of-áK+îKAK. Despite her corporate journey, Quinzel now subscribes to the leanings of the Practical bloc.-á |
Roime
Shiva Furnace
2515
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Posted - 2013.04.12 14:21:00 -
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Quinzel Nikulainen wrote:Occasionally I undercut/outbid my own alts.
Then later I'll be playing on my alt and I'll purchase my own stuff to find out whose undercutting me.
Not exactly a scam, but it does cause me personal loss (taxes and time), so it seemed like as good of a place for it as any.
0.01-ISKing yourself is priceless feeling
I've also bought stuff from myself and smiled because it was so cheap
-á- All I really wanted was to build a castle among the stars - |
Nerath Naaris
Pink Winged Unicorns for Peace Love and Anarchy
407
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Posted - 2013.04.12 14:41:00 -
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Once.
The Quafe Zero/Quafe Ultra scam. Fortunately, it only cost me 6 million ISK, a pretty cheap lesson.
Forum-unbanned since 2011.10.20.
Mangala Solaris for CSM 8 |
Rahmiro
Wormhole Exploration Crew
R.E.P.O.
30
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Posted - 2013.04.12 16:58:00 -
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I was scammed once. In my tween years I was meeting my gf and her mom at the mall. On the bus ride over there was a guy playing the "shell game" and this woman who couldn't figure out which shell the pea was under. Well, I knew which shell the pea was under.
The guy and the woman got off the bus together a couple stops later with my $20.00.
I never seen these people in my life.
I don't recognize them Your Honor |
Super spikinator
Hegemonous Conscripts
Hegemonous Pandorum
141
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Posted - 2013.04.12 17:22:00 -
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some capsuleer once was running a double isk scam. I purchased two blocks of actual double isk out of him and started spamming chat saying that it worked. I never got anything of the cut but they said they did quite well later when they cottoned on that I knew. |
Untanas Volmyr
Running with Knives
Nexus Fleet
7
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Posted - 2013.04.12 18:48:00 -
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In eve. No. However. A certain bank tried to charge me 900$ for a cheeseburger once. |
Thor Kerrigan
Guardians of Asceticism
569
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Posted - 2013.04.12 19:26:00 -
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I once traded a SoJ for a Gheed's Fortune back when unique charms could not be traded via window.
"I do want to point out one "abuse" thing I did see however. *snipped*
Please do not post details of possible exploits on the forums. - CCP Eterne"
... Because of Falcon. |
Obunagawe
0
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Posted - 2013.04.12 19:33:00 -
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Thor Kerrigan wrote:I once traded a SoJ for a Gheed's Fortune back when unique charms could not be traded via window.
All SoJ are duped anyway. |
DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
6547
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Posted - 2013.04.12 20:25:00 -
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Seven Koskanaiken wrote:Have you ever been scammed?
How about being falsely accused of scamming?
A couple of days ago I received an Eve Mail message from someone who obviously thinks that.
Sent: 2013.04.10 10:36
Quote:Hello DeMichael,
or should I rather say Liliana Rahl? Anyway, you've scammed me once, but I won't let you trick me twice. You did a good job last time and I failed (cudos for you, and a facepalm for me), but your test-alts won't harm me further. And for the sake of god, if someone wants me dead for less than 100 mil, you are way to cheap :D Consider that next time you use one of your alts to make an "offer" ;)
regards,
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The person who sent me this mail has me blocked.
I know for a fact that Liliana Rahl is a character owned by the same person who also owns XXSketchxx and Emperor Salazar. I've had plenty of forum wars with the owner of those characters, especially with the character Emperor Salazar. I have those characters blocked due to getting mail and convo requests in-game.
I am definitely NOT an alt of the owner of those characters which is something I know other players can verify.
What I find strange is this person seems to have done some research due to mentioning Test alts but for the life of me I can't understand how I got included in with them.
I guess the scam here is having other players believe my character is owned by the same player who owns those characters. Does that make sense?
DMC |
Skorpynekomimi
489
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Posted - 2013.04.12 20:41:00 -
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Not that I know of. I've not lost huge amounts of ISK to anything but my own poor judgement on where to fly ships or what to loot.
**** |
Alaric Faelen
Sabotage Incorporated
Executive Outcomes
112
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Posted - 2013.04.13 00:22:00 -
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no
I don't count your CEO running off with the corp assets, Trusted positions are always going to be a potential threat and no one is going to eat your lunch over that..... Unless you're a sad gamer dork that gave access to a female voice on TeamSpeak, then the mockery is in fact, doubled.
But if you even have local open in a trade hub, other than to watch out for war targets, then you're doing it wrong already. Trust me when i say this- there is even less useful content in local chat than on these forums.
I thoroughly check even internal Alliance/Corp contracts (for mistakes, not scams) and yet people hit ACCEPT on contracts from strangers???
Eve is like your town. You don't know, care to know, much less stop and do random business with- the vast majority of the people. You either rely on a trusted source or look within a much smaller population of trusted people for your needs. Outside of my corp/alliance and a few friends I made in Eve- you all might as well not exist unless I can lock and shoot you.
That's not mean, that's the grim, meathook reality of Eve Online.
Likewise, if I have something to sell, I put it in a station market or on contracts. If someone is trying to hawk something outside of those legit channels, there is probably a (nefarious) reason.
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Vortexo VonBrenner
Coldest Sea Sailing
The Honda Accord
50
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Posted - 2013.04.13 02:18:00 -
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Bi-Mi Lansatha wrote:A recruited painted fairly pretty pictures... the Marines turned out differently. The got four years of my life, but I got the better of the deal.
LOL! ikr? I was shown pictures of guys jumping out of planes, zooming across the desert on motorcycles, coming up out of the water like Rambo, and I was like "YES! YES!" Hit that IRL accept button and next thing I knew I was going through the mud with a big pack on my back wondering how many leeches were enjoying their meal on me and when the cool stuff started. :D ...at least it was..."interesting"... You made my day, man, ty! A clean-drink-off-screen moment. RL awox ftw! :D
I'm listening to-áBj+¦rk, playing EVE, eating fishsticks, and I'm cold....this is immersion gaming. |
dark heartt
I Own Four Sheep
Silent Requiem
81
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Posted - 2013.04.13 08:11:00 -
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Roime wrote:Quinzel Nikulainen wrote:Occasionally I undercut/outbid my own alts.
Then later I'll be playing on my alt and I'll purchase my own stuff to find out whose undercutting me.
Not exactly a scam, but it does cause me personal loss (taxes and time), so it seemed like as good of a place for it as any. 0.01-ISKing yourself is priceless feeling I've also bought stuff from myself and smiled because it was so cheap
I have yet to do that one, but I'm sure it will happen eventually haha |
Ivana Twinkle
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
329
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Posted - 2013.04.13 11:45:00 -
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There are no scams in Eve. |
Quinzel Nikulainen
Kokako Acquisitions
158
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Posted - 2013.04.13 11:59:00 -
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Ivana Twinkle wrote:There are no scams in Eve.
The blue doughnut isn't real.
Ex-Kaalakiota citizen. Ex-Hyasyoda citizen. CEO of-áK+îKAK. Despite her corporate journey, Quinzel now subscribes to the leanings of the Practical bloc.-á |
RubyPorto
SniggWaffe
YOUR VOTES DON'T COUNT
3184
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Posted - 2013.04.13 12:37:00 -
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Quinzel Nikulainen wrote:Ivana Twinkle wrote:There are no scams in Eve. The blue doughnut isn't real.
At least one of the above statements is true.
This is EVE - Everybody Versus Everybody.
"the risk of having your day ruined by other people is the cornerstone with which EVE was built and we want to keep that (infact, this is much more representative of the consensus opinion within CCP)." -CCP Solomon |
Doc Severide
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
30
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Posted - 2013.04.13 16:34:00 -
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Would this be considered being scammed? I contracted a guy in my alliance about 40 million worth of stuff to move. But he took my stuff and 4 Billion worth of stuff from the Alliance CEO and just took off with everything and quit the alliance/corp. Turned out he didn't even own anything he could have used to move it all...
I didn't feel too bad when I told my corpies and they were all pissed that someone in our alliance did that. I ended up getting about 300 million in ISK donations to make up for my loss... |
Beckie DeLey
Hyperfleet Industries
xXPlease Pandemic Citizens Reloaded Alliance.Xx
445
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Posted - 2013.04.13 16:46:00 -
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A couple months ago i sold a Loki to a 500.000 ISK buy order in Molten Heath.
That was ... annoying. Especially as i was selling it when i really needed the ISK.
Alright, i posted. Mods, you can go ahead and close this thread now.
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Ta'Sling
FreddyEagle inc.
Delusions of Grandeur.
0
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Posted - 2013.05.30 20:58:00 -
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WOW some stories, good for the LOL
I been scammed a lot!
1. CEO corp scam
2. Faction ship trade scam
3. Contract Collateral scam
4. Market min-buy order "scam"
1. when i was noobie and thought every one in EVE was friendly and help full. Got into a "nice" corp, worked in mining and ratting for the corp and put a lot of stop into corp hanger. Few days later the CEO had left with all the stuff. I convo-ed him and asked wtf? he replied, " welcome to EVE"
2. Ones when I thought i could make a quick buck, got an EVE-mail, that guy needed to get ridd of few faction ship before he left for 0 sec. i thought WOW i can sell this on market for quick profit. Contract looked real and all so i accepted. Later on i realized he had just renamed his regular ship to faction *doooohhh*
3. this was also on my rookie years. When i thought i could make ISK via carrier contract. found one with nice ******* reward, not that difficult to transfer me think! Put up the collateral and was on my way. Few jumps later get get ambushed by a gate camping fleet.., popp goes my ship!
4. maybe not so much a scam, but when you don't pay enough attention to the market you can lose isk quite easily. Some one put up a Buy order of higher than market average, but has min buy of 30+. You don't realize that untill you have out-bid on an item that is not even half as much wurth as you paid for. This can happen a lot if you pay the trading-game.
... I have seen new scam recently, the RISK-ISK game..you send a guy idk 30m and he'll send you 200m back or so. any one got scammed by this? |
Grimpak
Midnight Elites
United Federation of Commerce
892
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Posted - 2013.05.30 21:04:00 -
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got scammed once. stupid me read the price as 450 and not as 4500000.
stupid me.
I cried for a millisecond for my stupidity and life went on as I went back to explode people.
[img]http://eve-files.com/sig/grimpak[/img]
[quote]The more I know about humans, the more I love animals.[/quote]
ain't that right |
Josef Djugashvilis
Acme Mining Corporation
1240
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Posted - 2013.05.30 21:07:00 -
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Yes, on an annual basis from my bank account.
But then, I like Eve so I do not mind CCP scamming me.
This is not a signature. |
Victoria Sin
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
159
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Posted - 2013.05.30 21:11:00 -
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My first ever experience in Eve (beta 6) was being scammed. Mined 200 units of Ark in a noob ship (yea, took hours), ran to station, sold. For 1 isk.
Recently I *nearly* fell for a margin scam in Jita. You know, the toon puts up the buy order to make it look like his sell order is a steal and then cancels it before you manage to sell what you just bought from him. Basically when it comes to things like that, I always remember if it looks too good to be true, it's usually a scam. |
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
2568
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Posted - 2013.05.30 21:27:00 -
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For all the people that say they haven't been scammed, y'all were just too stupid to know it. It's likely you are still being scammed. The smart folks are the ones that figured it out and never let it happen again.
Mr Epeen 
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You just saved one of them by typing 'u' instead of 'you'.-á Congratulations, dumbass! |
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