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Ant Queen
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Posted - 2003.11.16 06:36:00 -
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Just beware of scams. Don't hit accept until reviewing the item.
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Amin
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Posted - 2003.11.16 06:53:00 -
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Just beware of scams. Don't hit accept until reviewing the item.
Thats the best piece of advice anyone can offer 
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Your right, Trade is Trade and scammers are everywhere.
Trade is trade, scammers are everywhere... so long as it is not a bug in the game that can be blamed on programming then it is not supposed to be redeemed by the GM¦s.
Agreed, it adds some realism into the game, however the ease at which someone can scam 60M isk off someone, transfer it to thier real character then delete the scammer, is unfair. Although tbh, i cant think of a way round it atm.
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Amin
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Posted - 2003.11.16 07:13:00 -
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Little Update:
Griffin's being sold as Moa's
Navitas's being sold as Dominix's
So remember "Show Info"
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Booky
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Posted - 2003.11.16 07:52:00 -
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Heh, guess this scam is contagious.
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Amin
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Posted - 2003.11.16 17:13:00 -
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Just keeping this thread up top.
Sunday is the scammers busiest (spelling?) day 
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Amin
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Posted - 2003.11.16 20:11:00 -
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Edited by: Amin on 16/11/2003 20:16:33
Everyone should already know this scam....
"Please i need the money BEFORE, i build the ships"
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Channelname: SelmaAirBlaster conversation
Listener: Amin
Session started: 2003.11.16 19:20:49
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[ 2003.11.16 19:21:05 ] Amin > hey
[ 2003.11.16 19:21:15 ] Amin > are u really selling bs for 40mil?
[ 2003.11.16 19:21:31 ] SelmaAirBlaster > yes
[ 2003.11.16 19:21:46 ] Amin > ok where are u based
[ 2003.11.16 19:22:13 ] SelmaAirBlaster > lol
[ 2003.11.16 19:22:21 ] SelmaAirBlaster > what you want
[ 2003.11.16 19:22:47 ] Amin > what bs do u have again?
[ 2003.11.16 19:22:55 ] SelmaAirBlaster > **WTS**SPECHAL DEAL runs out at 22:00 , Apocalypse,Scorpion, Armageddon, Dominix; , Megathron, Typhoon, Raven.Tempest - LVL1 BS are 25 MILLION, LVL2 BS are 40MILLION. Convo me if your interested!! DONT MISS THIS ONCE IN A LIFE TIME OFFER
[ 2003.11.16 19:23:48 ] Amin > ok, i'll have 1 arma, 1 scorp and 1 tempest and 1 raven
[ 2003.11.16 19:23:52 ] Amin > where r u
[ 2003.11.16 19:24:32 ] SelmaAirBlaster > leva vi
[ 2003.11.16 19:25:58 ] Amin > ok omw
[ 2003.11.16 19:26:09 ] Amin > why are u selling bs so cheap?
[ 2003.11.16 19:26:49 ] SelmaAirBlaster > its a weekly event
[ 2003.11.16 19:27:02 ] Amin > ok..
[ 2003.11.16 19:27:49 ] Amin > so can i reserve those ships for me im 6 jumps out
[ 2003.11.16 19:29:28 ] SelmaAirBlaster > yea
[ 2003.11.16 19:29:38 ] SelmaAirBlaster > reserve
[ 2003.11.16 19:32:45 ] SelmaAirBlaster > can you send me the money so i can start the building
[ 2003.11.16 19:32:54 ] Amin > lol, no
[ 2003.11.16 19:33:15 ] SelmaAirBlaster > how am i supostokeep the deal going
[ 2003.11.16 19:33:37 ] Amin > u need minerals to build ships
[ 2003.11.16 19:33:42 ] SelmaAirBlaster > with minerals runing out
[ 2003.11.16 19:33:46 ] SelmaAirBlaster > yea
[ 2003.11.16 19:33:53 ] Amin > ok, so what do u have built?
[ 2003.11.16 19:34:04 ] SelmaAirBlaster > i need money to buy minerals
[ 2003.11.16 19:34:15 ] SelmaAirBlaster > i got ships in building but those have beem payed for
[ 2003.11.16 19:34:47 ] Amin > u know, paying b4 getting an item usuually means scam
[ 2003.11.16 19:35:17 ] SelmaAirBlaster > yes but this is needed
[ 2003.11.16 19:35:21 ] SelmaAirBlaster > so i can keep it going
[ 2003.11.16 19:35:55 ] Amin > what about the isk from the ships u have sold/reserved?
[ 2003.11.16 19:36:24 ] SelmaAirBlaster > it all went into minerals
[ 2003.11.16 19:36:29 ] SelmaAirBlaster > to keep the deal going
[ 2003.11.16 19:36:49 ] SelmaAirBlaster > so you could be able to have the privalige of this deal
[ 2003.11.16 19:37:29 ] Amin > well sorry but ik not sending isk b4, i get the ships
[ 2003.11.16 19:37:53 ] SelmaAirBlaster > well its sad to see you back out like this
[ 2003.11.16 19:38:57 ] Amin > no, its a sad to see u try such a obviuos scam
[ 2003.11.16 19:39:07 ] SelmaAirBlaster > ?
[ 2003.11.16 19:39:10 ] Amin > non-one will pay u BEFORE they get the ship
[ 2003.11.16 19:39:17 ] SelmaAirBlaster > you are so unlucky
[ 2003.11.16 19:40:43 ] Amin > ok well give me the names of satisfied customers and i'll consider sedning u isk
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SelmaAirBlaster then logged off.
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Please note this scammer is in a one member corp. They are getting clever 
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Enraku Reynolt
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Posted - 2003.11.17 02:48:00 -
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I like the one where someone offered me a Tempest for 40 million
then when I got there, she said 35 million isk when its ready and 5 million trit up front
and then when I said forget it and left the station, told me its was a one time deal
more like one time scam
I dont know why people expect everyone to be stupid just cause they are able to trick a few others
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Posted - 2003.11.18 08:44:00 -
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Got offered a Imicus, renamed as a Thorax, i almost fell for it cos i wasnt paying attention. Soooo lucky i looked at it twice. pheeeeew 
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Thrak
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Posted - 2003.11.18 09:11:00 -
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There is another way to beat the scammers.
Buy from reputable corporations only. I would never dream of buying a battleship from a character from a) a n00b corp b)corp with less than 10 members. Is it really worth trying to save that 2 million ISK on trade channel? Think about the time you save and buy from a reliable supplier - often they will be able to throw in some extras as well, or give you a better deal in the future (flexible mineal deals anyone?).
This may not work for pirates tho as a lot of corporations won't sell to them.
DP Inc sell Scorpions and Megathrons and ME 5 BPC's of both btw :P
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Starzan
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Posted - 2003.11.18 10:38:00 -
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Hi fellows,
I didn't stink in, but Tri Polar is just another scammer trying to sell me his Navitas for 45 Million, while pretending he had a Dominix to offer...
Luckily for him he is gonna die soon and visit the infamous hall of losers sooner then he might think :)
Be safe, don't drink Quafe
Starsi(tm)
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Veruna Caseti
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Posted - 2003.11.18 11:29:00 -
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Edited by: Veruna Caseti on 18/11/2003 11:29:05
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I dont know why people expect everyone to be stupid just cause they are able to trick a few others
Scamming is a lot like telemarketing; It doesn't matter if 1000 people hang up on you and call you dirty names as long as you convince 10 people to sign up for the garden hose of the month club. One 60M scam is worth a lot of work to some people.
That's why we need to be able to view people's alternates on their character info screen. At least then scammers will be putting their reputation on the line in working their nefarious trade.
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Don ZOLA
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Posted - 2003.11.18 12:18:00 -
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i think we should make topic here and put names of scammers we know in it, also ask admins to make its sticky so its always on top. for now these ppl tried to scam me
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Onubis
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Posted - 2003.11.18 12:22:00 -
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OMG OMG Captain Kirk tried to scam you???
Where the hell is spock when u need him   
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Amin
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Posted - 2003.11.22 13:43:00 -
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*BUMP*
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JaiMaster
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Posted - 2003.11.26 08:19:00 -
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Edited by: JaiMaster on 26/11/2003 08:27:33
Edited by: JaiMaster on 26/11/2003 08:21:37
bump
if CCP would recognise in their EULA that property in eve-online has real monetary value (for example, sale value on e-bay) scammers could be IP-tracked and charged with obtain property by deception, or whatever similar local law applies.
Pity.
To those that think scammers add realism - get away from the game for a few days and back to reality. In "reality" you cant create an alter ego then convienently delete it a few days later (no, you arnt a spy in a bond movie). In the evil real world, scammers go to gaol and have armed robbers using them as blow up dolls.
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Skill points. ISK. Ships, rare equipment. Its all just a means to an end...
Your end.
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Just Ice
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Posted - 2003.11.26 10:44:00 -
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Tri Pulsar also scammed a friend of mine with the same trick, and after speaking to their corp CEO we were promised that this would be investigated, and money returned (not sure if the money has been returned yet since my mate is on holiday for a week).
But after reading this it seems like Tri Pulsar is still up to his scamming tricks....
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Dont Shoot
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Posted - 2003.11.28 17:36:00 -
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I guess I will have to go to the dealership to buy a ship in 12 years when I have enough cash.
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Amin
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Posted - 2003.11.29 13:29:00 -
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*Bump*
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JoeDirt
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Posted - 2003.12.01 03:58:00 -
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Well, I will have to say that this game has been fun as hell. I have scammed more than any other person that this game has ever seen. I have lost interest in this game, and time has become an issue for me, so since im gonna take my playing elsewhere, i thought that it would be fun to have a drawing to see who gets my billions. Here's the deal...you post how much I scammed you for, and what all I got from you. (be honest or I wont enter you-- I have every1s name I've scammed) Now if you win the drawing u will recieve 4,803,584,324 isk and all the battleships that I gained from those of you who just handed them over. These include: 3 dominix, 4 armageddons,1 apoc, 3 megathrons, 1 tempest, 3 scorpions, and a typhoon.For those of you who became personal slaves to pay for "ships" you will get your name entered twice. All items will be picked up at Tamo V moon V Lai Dai station. I have to say,fighting and killing were a lot of fun, but the fun that i had in my various schemes was, in many ways, even more fun.Now its just time for me to give back to one lucky player for all the fun. have fun in the game,i know i have.
Peace, no hard feelings
Joedirt/colonelblue/jewels/tylerd/builderqueen/Pu55cat/Moniquethegreat
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Baldour Ngarr
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Posted - 2003.12.01 04:54:00 -
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if CCP would recognise in their EULA that property in eve-online has real monetary value (for example, sale value on e-bay)
It doesn't. Firstly because it doesn't actually exist; and secondly because even if you assume it does, it belongs neither to your character nor to you personally, but to CCP.
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Estevan
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Posted - 2003.12.01 20:44:00 -
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Well I agree with one thing you are talking about with alts. A little bit better then just fake ID so I guess we either put a price on alts, something like 1mil first alt, 10mil second, 100mil third etc. Might prevent the deletion of alts and considerably lessen the oportunity of scamming with totally unknown alts.
Also thinking of that with being able to see what characters belong to the same account, fixing that with another option in info when looking at peeps? Would definitely prevent much scamming unless the individual would buy himself a new account that is only for scamming with no character to train skills and only deletable alts.
Or as one of my friends suggested which of course is a pretty good suggestion for CCP economy :) is the deletion of alts.
NO ALTS AT ALL...
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What will then become of me???
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Fester Addams
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Posted - 2003.12.02 04:08:00 -
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JoeDirt:
You never scammed me, you got exactly nothing from me and I have given you nothing, in reality this is the first time I have ever seen your name.
Can I be in the lottery too?
I realy could use all them ships and billions :)
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Cell Satimo
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Posted - 2003.12.02 22:44:00 -
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*Bump* and ...
I have to agree that the scams are not realistic. I mean in real life, your standing in the observation deck overlooking the giant item you are about to purchase (You are docked when you trade after all).
And for JoeDirt .. you are a looser of the greatest kind. By cheating the gaming community, you have learnt at last what most people knew for years .. cheating in games ruins the fun for all.
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Latinum Smith
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Posted - 2003.12.06 16:20:00 -
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I had a scammer try and sell me an omen labled as an armagedon, I was about to tell him to re assemble it to catch him out when he clicked accept and the tick in his trade appeared. So I thought **** it and clicked accept too.
I got an omen for free and the scammer got a bloody nose. It was also weird that he didn't complain 1 bit.
Easiest money I made buy travelling 4 jumps.
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Morning Maniac
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Posted - 2003.12.14 12:13:00 -
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JoeDirt,
I have been scammed but not by you or your alts. Wouldn't mind a chunk of the isk though. I have no issues with scammers as it's part of the game and I for one have been stupid once to fall for it, it's learning money. And yes, we get scammed in real life too, how about my Nike sweater for $5, you guys think it was real?
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Tra wo
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Posted - 2003.12.14 16:11:00 -
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Last friday, this guy remmecs <-> scammer tried to sell me a condor named scorpion. could see with the same it wasnt a scorpion.
Most people are decent tough. Just remember to look at the info. about the thing your gonna buy.
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