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Stone Chieve
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.01.27 08:50:00 -
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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.
If you would like to know which corp in goonswarm is presently doing this scam then mail me personally asking and i ll send you the exact forwaded email with a snapshot to prove its happening again.
They only approach through mail to people who are looking for new corp .
This post is exact same copy of the old post done by some other guy.
Name's are not taken in this post bkoz CCP will erase the name and lock the post saying it is against their rules.
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Mike Adoulin
Adolescent Radioactive Pirate Hamsters
529
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Posted - 2014.01.27 11:40:00 -
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/facepalms
Or...you could do a quick internet search on 'Goonswarm recruitment scam' and, oh I don't know, find the page where Goons tell you that if you pay ISK to join up you are being scammed?
Everything in EVE is a trap. And if it isn't, it's your job to make it a trap...:)
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Billy McCandless
The McCandless Clan Turing Tested
115
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Posted - 2014.01.27 11:45:00 -
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People who can be scammed deserve to be scammed.
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Silvetica Dian
Manson Family Advent of Fate
652
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Posted - 2014.01.27 12:09:00 -
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Mike Adoulin wrote:/facepalms Or...you could do a quick internet search on 'Goonswarm recruitment scam' and, oh I don't know, find the page where Goons tell you that if you pay ISK to join up you are being scammed?
The page where goons tell you that you were being scammed is really hard to find though. it is usually the 4th!!! option on most likely google searches and who would read that far? Also the warning is hidden away at the top of the page in large red letters. Money at its root is a form of rationing. When the richest 85 people have as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion (50% of humanity) it is clear where the source of poverty is. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/20/trickle-down-economics-broken-promise-richest-85 |
Jint Hikaru
Truly Transdimensional The Nova Foundry
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Posted - 2014.01.27 12:29:00 -
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Silvetica Dian wrote: Also the warning is hidden away at the top of the page in large red letters.
Haha!
Jint Hikaru - Miner / Salvager / Explorer / SpaceBum In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. |
Nerath Naaris
Pink Winged Unicorns for Peace Love and Anarchy
767
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Posted - 2014.01.27 12:42:00 -
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Best join RvB.
I hear Goonswarm is now under their protection and Goons certainly wouldn-Št dare scam a member of their new overlords.... Forum-unbanned since 2011.10.20.
Need to advertise your Corp or service? Look no further, this space is now for rent!
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Leto Thule
Sons of Retribution
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Posted - 2014.01.27 16:14:00 -
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Goonswarm has recruitment scams? Killboard
https://zkillboard.com/character/90841161/ |
Stone Chieve
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.01.27 18:20:00 -
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well i wasnt scammed .......but i was approached by 2 corps in goons that wanted my alt to join them lol .....
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Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations CODE.
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Posted - 2014.01.27 21:56:00 -
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There was a purge last year of recruiters in Goons scamming. It sounds like you've been approached by some rogue recruiters.
If anyone else runs into this, send an evemail to "the MIttani" describing how you were scammed and you will not only get a full refund, but the scammer will be kicked. Most Goon recruiters are completely honest, so most people won't have to go through this process.
See Bio for isk doubling rules. If you didn't read bio, chances are you funded those who did. |
Mallak Azaria
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
4447
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Posted - 2014.01.27 22:12:00 -
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I recruited some newbees the other day. It felt pretty good. This post was lovingly crafted by a member of the Goonwaffe Posting Cabal |
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Leto Thule
Sons of Retribution
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Posted - 2014.01.28 18:01:00 -
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Mallak Azaria wrote:I recruited some newbees the other day. It felt pretty good.
How much did you make? Killboard
https://zkillboard.com/character/90841161/ |
Mallak Azaria
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
4477
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Posted - 2014.01.28 18:55:00 -
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Leto Thule wrote:Mallak Azaria wrote:I recruited some newbees the other day. It felt pretty good. How much did you make?
Nothing, that's not how we roll. This post was lovingly crafted by a member of the Goonwaffe Posting Cabal |
Leto Thule
Sons of Retribution
312
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Posted - 2014.01.28 18:59:00 -
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Oh, ok.
I must have been confused by the big red letters on Goonwaffe's recruitment site that say if you paid money to join you got scammed. This must imply it happens rather often.
My mistake. It happens. Killboard
https://zkillboard.com/character/90841161/ |
Gizznitt Malikite
Agony Unleashed Agony Empire
3473
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Posted - 2014.01.28 20:09:00 -
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If you simply google "How to join Goonswarm", the instructions appear as the first link: Joining Goonswarm
It is pretty straight forward. |
Priestess Lin
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.01.29 15:46:00 -
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anyone who would want to join goons deserves to be scammed. They are trash.. |
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
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Posted - 2014.01.29 16:10:00 -
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Priestess Lin wrote:anyone who would want to join goons deserves to be scammed. They are trash.. Citation needed. |
admiral root
Red Galaxy Disband.
749
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Posted - 2014.01.29 16:17:00 -
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Jonah Gravenstein wrote:Priestess Lin wrote:anyone who would want to join goons deserves to be scammed. They are trash.. Citation needed.
Citation? It was said on the interwebs so it *must* be true. No, your rights end in optimal+2*falloff |
Doomsday2334
Shadows Of The Requiem The Unthinkables
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Posted - 2014.01.30 03:52:00 -
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LoL........... they are really a goons ... |
Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations CODE.
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Posted - 2014.01.30 17:19:00 -
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If you can fly capitals and super caps, there really is no better place to be. Hell, if you can fly a titan, you should find a recruiter asap. In most alliances you join, if you lose one of these, you probably won't get reimbursed because you'll be in the midst of a failcascade. But with Goons, you'll have a shiny new ship waiting for you. They'll even help you move these assets safely to their space.
I just see this as a no-brainer honestly. See Bio for isk doubling rules. If you didn't read bio, chances are you funded those who did. |
ShamedOne
Failed Diplomacy
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Posted - 2014.01.30 17:36:00 -
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I joined goons once, they move all my stuff and helped me evac also. Great people. |
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Katran Luftschreck
Royal Ammatar Engineering Corps
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Posted - 2014.01.31 00:52:00 -
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"Never trust a Goon."
This was told to me on day one... by a Goon.
Or to put it another way:
"You can always trust a dishonest man to be dishonest." - Cpt. Jack Sparrow
So you could say in a sense I do trust Goons. I trust them to ruin everything for everyone at every opportunity. That is their game plan. Their mission statement. Their purpose in life. And they're quite proud of it, too.
And, in this sense, they actually (accidentally?) do some good, because it helps keep these sort of people all grouped under a single banner. If it weren't for Goons I'd probably have to put a hundred different corps on my watch list, and that would be too much work, dangit. I like the simple, honest & unfocused malice towards all life in the universe that they offer. I mean, why hate just some things when you can hate everything? It's unbiased, and I can appreciate that.
I mean wouldn't it be great if every mugger and thug in your neighborhood wore a big neon sign over their head that said "BAD PERSON - STAY AWAY?" See, that would actually kind of reduce crime, now wouldn't it? It's actually a courtesy. Let's you know that, hey, this person is bad and you should probably stay away from them.
So of all the lying, cheating, backstabbing misanthropes of EvE... Goons are my favorite. Sincerely. Because they're so evil that it's actually kind of nice, in a twisted kind of way. Nullsec in a Nutshell: http://nedroid.com/comics/2006-08-24-2155-arrrdino.gif |
Gregor Lachlan
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2014.01.31 20:31:00 -
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Katran Luftschreck wrote:"Never trust a Goon."
This was told to me on day one... by a Goon.
Or to put it another way:
"You can always trust a dishonest man to be dishonest." - Cpt. Jack Sparrow
So you could say in a sense I do trust Goons. I trust them to ruin everything for everyone at every opportunity. That is their game plan. Their mission statement. Their purpose in life. And they're quite proud of it, too.
And, in this sense, they actually (accidentally?) do some good, because it helps keep these sort of people all grouped under a single banner. If it weren't for Goons I'd probably have to put a hundred different corps on my watch list, and that would be too much work, dangit. I like the simple, honest & unfocused malice towards all life in the universe that they offer. I mean, why hate just some things when you can hate everything? It's unbiased, and I can appreciate that.
I mean wouldn't it be great if every mugger and thug in your neighborhood wore a big neon sign over their head that said "BAD PERSON - STAY AWAY?" See, that would actually kind of reduce crime, now wouldn't it? It's actually a courtesy. Let's you know that, hey, this person is bad and you should probably stay away from them.
So of all the lying, cheating, backstabbing misanthropes of EvE... Goons are my favorite. Sincerely. Because they're so evil that it's actually kind of nice, in a twisted kind of way.
Not empty quoting. |
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