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Shin Ra
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Posted - 2005.10.18 15:00:00 -
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A couple of weeks ago I was browsing the For Sale section of these forums and come across a raven bpo (ME:20) starting at 500 mil with a reserve of 1 bil or something like that. One person has bid 500 mil. I ignore it as 1 bil is too much to pay if I was going to sell it on and make a profit.
Anyway, a couple of days later I notice the auction is at the top of the list. It has just finished. I am shocked to find that 40 minutes before the end, the seller said he would let it go to whatever the highest bid was. Then somone bid 525 mil. And that was that. It would appear he had one.
So a corpmate convos the guy with an alt and offers 600 mil for it, however the seller is true to his word and refuses to do a deal.
So I log onto an alt and convo the seller, pretending to be the guy who won the auction's alt. It works and I pickup the bpo for 525 mil and sell it later that night for 890 mil. A tidy profit for a few minutes work.
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Dionysus Davinci
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Posted - 2005.10.18 15:05:00 -
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Edited by: Dionysus Davinci on 18/10/2005 15:06:04
 Originally by: Shin Ra
So I log onto an alt and convo the seller,
I'd say if they petition you're going to find your wallet missing money because I am pretty sure scamming when the auction section of the forum is involved is a big no, no.
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RedClaws
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Posted - 2005.10.18 15:06:00 -
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and this is intresting why? You're proud you scammed somebody and now everybody has to know? Typical of you Shin Ra
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Shin Ra
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Posted - 2005.10.18 15:25:00 -
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More of a warning to ppl to watch out for others doing this sort of thing.
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Traxio Nacho
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Posted - 2005.10.18 15:36:00 -
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If i was the person who was meant to be claiming this BPO i would petetion it, coz theres a difference between "legal" scamming and what you have done.
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Fox'Ray
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Posted - 2005.10.18 15:50:00 -
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low, very very low
I believe a petition is in order
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DigitalCommunist
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Posted - 2005.10.18 15:56:00 -
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Social engineering is legal, get over it.
But he's also a filthy liar, pretending he cares about anyone. Such a blatant attention grab it makes me wonder if you wear a costume to every party you go to. 
Perpetually driven, your end is our beginning.
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ParMizaN
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Posted - 2005.10.18 15:59:00 -
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Edited by: ParMizaN on 18/10/2005 15:59:16
well done, if its inside the rules .. playing on peoples stupidity is the best form of justice :)
edit for unfortunate spelling mistake 
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Ander
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Posted - 2005.10.18 16:06:00 -
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Lets petition for CCP to introduce RSA public and private keys to ensure our in-game identity. :)
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Liu Kaskakka
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Posted - 2005.10.18 16:10:00 -
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Originally by: Shin Ra
More of a warning to ppl to watch out for others doing this sort of thing.
Ah, it was a warning, not a gloat? ^^
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dalman
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Posted - 2005.10.18 16:13:00 -
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Originally by: DigitalCommunist
Social engineering is legal, get over it.
But he's also a filthy liar, pretending he cares about anyone. Such a blatant attention grab it makes me wonder if you wear a costume to every party you go to.
Actually, it's not.
It's a bannable offence.
Quote:
Impersonating another forum user, moderator, volunteer, administrator, CCP or Siminn employee is strictly prohibited.
You are expressly forbidden from impersonating anyone else, including those named above, on the forum or in the game, even in jest. This may be grounds for permanent loss of your Eve account.
Drink up, shoot in. Let the beating begin.
Distributor of pain. Your loss becomes my gain...
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Dr jekyII
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Posted - 2005.10.18 16:37:00 -
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borrow me 200m? |
Savatage CMA
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Posted - 2005.10.18 16:56:00 -
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Hey Shin Ra want to buy another one for the same price...I am sure we all can put one up on escrow for you and you can buy them all
Mine, Build, Sell, Mine, Build, Sell, Mine, Build, Sell...seems like work to me. |
Malthros Zenobia
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Posted - 2005.10.18 16:57:00 -
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Originally by: dalman
It's a bannable offence.
Quote:
Impersonating another forum user, moderator, volunteer, administrator, CCP or Siminn employee is strictly prohibited.
You are expressly forbidden from impersonating anyone else, including those named above, on the forum or in the game, even in jest. This may be grounds for permanent loss of your Eve account.
It would look like just being down some ISK would be a stroke of luck for Shin Ra.
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Rutoo
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Posted - 2005.10.18 17:48:00 -
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Now all you need is a WCS BPO, ohh wait
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Zarithas
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Posted - 2005.10.18 19:08:00 -
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Well, look on the bright side. It isn't too much of a scam, he still paid 525 mil. But still, hehe, that was a damn good scam.
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2005.10.18 21:04:00 -
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It isn't a bannable offense, though lame.
Scamming using the forums can get you forum banned, but not banned from EVE. In addition, he did not even use the forums to scam--he simply took advantage of the situation and did some social engineering. He never bid on the auction, so its not even against forum rules.
Yes, its lame.
Yes, the auctioneer wasn't very smart.
But bannable? No.
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Dionysus Davinci
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Posted - 2005.10.18 21:08:00 -
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Edited by: Dionysus Davinci on 18/10/2005 21:08:21
Originally by: Dark Shikari
It isn't a bannable offense, though lame.
Scamming using the forums can get you forum banned, but not banned from EVE.
I'll put good money on that the GM's will correct it since no matter what way you look at it, he used a forum sale to scam someone AND the rules clearly state forum and GAME impersonation is not allowed.
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Randay
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Posted - 2005.10.18 21:23:00 -
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the seller got his 525m, the only person who lost out was the guy who actually won the auction. however, letting everyone know and acting like you did something special is sad and pathetic, not that i ever had any respect for shin ra. so i dont really care. why am i even posting here... hrmmm guess im bored at work. 
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dalman
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Posted - 2005.10.19 07:15:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
It isn't a bannable offense, though lame.
Scamming using the forums can get you forum banned, but not banned from EVE. In addition, he did not even use the forums to scam--he simply took advantage of the situation and did some social engineering. He never bid on the auction, so its not even against forum rules.
Yes, its lame.
Yes, the auctioneer wasn't very smart.
But bannable? No.
Like Dionysus Davinci said and my quote of the rules clearly says: Impersonating another player on the forums OR ingame is indeed something that can get you banned from EVE (not only forums).
"Of course" they won't ban him for what he did, but still...
Drink up, shoot in. Let the beating begin.
Distributor of pain. Your loss becomes my gain...
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SULAN BARHIR
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Posted - 2005.10.19 08:18:00 -
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think i'm gona throw up... |
Jane Vladmir
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Posted - 2005.10.19 15:57:00 -
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Originally by: DigitalCommunist
Social engineering is legal, get over it.
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SULAN BARHIR
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Posted - 2005.10.19 18:16:00 -
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Originally by: Jane Vladmir
Originally by: DigitalCommunist
Social engineering is legal, get over it.
You can call it whatever- but it's still sick. |
JoKane
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Posted - 2005.10.19 18:26:00 -
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Edited by: JoKane on 19/10/2005 18:27:26
The buu huu factor in this thread is big. Well played Shin Ra.
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Kin Hanyerec
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Posted - 2005.10.19 18:41:00 -
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Edited by: Kin Hanyerec on 19/10/2005 18:48:12
Originally by: dalman
Originally by: Dark Shikari
It isn't a bannable offense, though lame.
Scamming using the forums can get you forum banned, but not banned from EVE. In addition, he did not even use the forums to scam--he simply took advantage of the situation and did some social engineering. He never bid on the auction, so its not even against forum rules.
Yes, its lame.
Yes, the auctioneer wasn't very smart.
But bannable? No.
Like Dionysus Davinci said and my quote of the rules clearly says: Impersonating another player on the forums OR ingame is indeed something that can get you banned from EVE (not only forums).
"Of course" they won't ban him for what he did, but still...
i think that "impersonating" is meant in RL terms, not ingame char name.
Those rules are meant to protect CCP from lawsuits, as long as RL isn't concerned , and since EvE is a pvp game those kind of stuff is legal imo.
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Ghost22
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Posted - 2005.10.19 18:49:00 -
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Banned you shall be.
Not as if its a loss to the eve community or anything.
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Razner Cerizo
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Posted - 2005.10.19 19:16:00 -
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3 cheers for Shin Ra!
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Benson Edges
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Posted - 2005.10.19 20:42:00 -
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Shin Ra, you can get a Raven BPO for 600k nowadays if you look hard enough.
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Domalais
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Posted - 2005.10.20 04:28:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
Yes, its lame.
Yes, the auctioneer wasn't very smart.
But bannable? No.
Depends. If Shin Ra made an alt to mimick the person who really won the BPO, then yes, its probably bannable.
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2005.10.20 09:32:00 -
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Originally by: Domalais
Originally by: Dark Shikari
Yes, its lame.
Yes, the auctioneer wasn't very smart.
But bannable? No.
Depends. If Shin Ra made an alt to mimick the person who really won the BPO, then yes, its probably bannable.
How so? The only impersonating that isn't allowed is impersonating a dev/ISD/GM. Show me where it says you can't impersonate a player, and I'll show you a few thousand people that need banning.
There have been hundreds of thefts and scams in EVE history using tricks such as "Oh I'm your CEO on another account, I need access plz" and such, and none has ever even been though to be bannable.
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