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Spy 21
Lonetrek Exploration and Salvage
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Posted - 2012.04.03 03:55:00 -
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If anyone cares to participate and are not too embarrassed to talk about it....
What's the most you've ever been scammed out of? And what was the scam...
Besides the fact I'm just curious, might be a bit of a public service to get some of that stuff out there for others to see and perhaps save them the similar fate.
My own story is pretty run of the mill and sheer stupidity.
It was the old, reverse the quantity and price trick on a faction ammo market order. Ie... the market price for a certain faction projectile ammo I was looking for was approximately 950 ISK...
Well someone had listed 950 units of this ammo at somewhere around 145000 ISK each... I was in a hurry and bot it without even reading the actual buy window... cost me, what, 138 million give or take?
Cute little scam and it only works when someone was in an extreme hurry and had their market window sorted backwards. Worked on me.... I sent the guy an attaboy.
The proper use of dual monitors with the eve client. http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/2821/img0275jr.jpg |
Brock Nelson
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Posted - 2012.04.03 03:57:00 -
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10 seconds for reading this Signature removed, CCP Phantom |
Spy 21
Lonetrek Exploration and Salvage
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Posted - 2012.04.03 03:59:00 -
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Brock Nelson wrote:10 seconds for reading this
boo
The proper use of dual monitors with the eve client. http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/2821/img0275jr.jpg |
Jaroslav Unwanted
Brutor Tribe Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.04.03 04:00:00 -
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nothing ..
or everything i gave for free to people i knew from certain chanell, claiming to be new in EVE/ or sort of new. So it ranges from 0-few bills. |
Grumpy Owly
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Posted - 2012.04.03 04:00:00 -
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-1,000,000 isk (yes negative)
I scammed a scammer with a doubling method, either that or he was in fact brutally honest about the isk he wanted to give away despite me saying I wanted to test the situation before making a significant contribution.
Sorry if this goes againt the spirit of the thread but thought it might be of interest. Bounty Hunting for CSM7
It's just criminal - Smuggling |
Oberlyn Oahl
Hedion University Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.04.03 04:02:00 -
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A Brutix... thought it was actually going to be a 1v1 when I took from the can. |
Ai Shun
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Posted - 2012.04.03 04:02:00 -
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0 thus far. Most of the scams I've encountered have been fairly easy to spot. Now if we want to talk about ISK lost through stupid mistakes, I could probably help write you a book |
Tanthos
Tanthos Corp
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Posted - 2012.04.03 04:24:00 -
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I'm usually careful, but I did fall for the quafe scam once - paying a million isk for 6 cans of quafe, not realising it was normal quafe and not quafe zero. |
Kehro Urgus
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Posted - 2012.04.03 04:29:00 -
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Nothing yet. I did once nearly buy a whackload of drones that some joker put on market with two extra zeroes. Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. -- Oscar Wilde
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Foodpimp
Heaven's Harvesters LEGIO ASTARTES ARCANUM
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Posted - 2012.04.03 04:57:00 -
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15.95 a month....Subscription |
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Destiny Corrupted
Deadly Viper Kitten Mitten Sewing Company
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Posted - 2012.04.03 05:06:00 -
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Haven't ever been scammed for a single ISK. And surprisingly, most people haven't been scammed either. It's just that the ones that have make scamming an extremely profitable profession. |
Radelix Cisko
The Adjustment Team
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Posted - 2012.04.03 05:11:00 -
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Checking in with no scams. |
Spy 21
Lonetrek Exploration and Salvage
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Posted - 2012.04.03 05:25:00 -
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Foodpimp wrote:15.95 a month....Subscription
Favorite so far.
I just realized why I'm not seeing positive responses....
People who read the forums don't get scammed
Of course .... The proper use of dual monitors with the eve client. http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/2821/img0275jr.jpg |
Lucas Kell
Fodder.
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Posted - 2012.04.03 05:32:00 -
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Robbed of BPOs, materials and ships by a director of a corp. Can't be helped unfortunately ~1.8 - 2 bil. Coulda been much worse lol. |
Tobias Sjodin
Habitual Euthanasia Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2012.04.03 05:35:00 -
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Lucas Kell wrote:Can't be helped unfortunately .
This line of thought is exactly why people get scammed. They think it's some kind of random event, like a flashflood or a tsunami. You don't get scammed; by using your brain, that's how you "help" yourself. Ronald Reagan: I do not like Sweden, they support communism. Minister: Sir, but Sweden are anti-communist, Sir.-á Ronald Reagan: I do not care what kind of communists they are. |
Nedes Betternaem
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.04.03 05:36:00 -
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I fell for a can flipper back in 08... does that count? Cannot remember ever falling for a scam as far as money transactions are concerned. |
Im Super Gay
Hedion University Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.04.03 05:37:00 -
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0.01 isk - double your isk scam |
Lucas Kell
Fodder.
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Posted - 2012.04.03 05:47:00 -
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Tobias Sjodin wrote:Lucas Kell wrote:Can't be helped unfortunately . This line of thought is exactly why people get scammed. They think it's some kind of random event, like a flashflood or a tsunami. You don't get scammed; by using your brain, that's how you "help" yourself. No... I mean I was in a corp for a long time, and one of the Directors that was there for a long time before me, had it on the books to rob everyone. Yes, If I kept all my stuff in a high sec pos and contributed nothing to the corp maybe it could be helped, but when you are running a manufacturing pos and the director drops the password and takes everything while you are offline, it cant be helped. In this situation the only way you help is like I did. Keep reserves so you don't get completely ruined by it. |
Destiny Corrupted
Deadly Viper Kitten Mitten Sewing Company
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Posted - 2012.04.03 06:09:00 -
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Lucas Kell wrote:Yes, If I kept all my stuff in a high sec pos and contributed nothing to the corp maybe it could be helped I think you kind of answered your own question there. |
Nedes Betternaem
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.04.03 06:13:00 -
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Destiny Corrupted wrote:Lucas Kell wrote:Yes, If I kept all my stuff in a high sec pos and contributed nothing to the corp maybe it could be helped I think you kind of answered your own question there. 1/10, too obvious |
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DarthNefarius
Minmatar Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2012.04.03 06:27:00 -
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I know ALOT of GOONs that scammed out of a CSM vote by CCP... at least Darius III promised PLEX! An' then [email protected], he come scramblin outta the Terminal room screaming "The system's crashing! The system's-á crashing!" -Uncle RAMus, 'Tales for Cyberpsychotic Children'-á |
Vyl Vit
Cambio Enterprises
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Posted - 2012.04.03 06:27:00 -
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A famous mafioso once said, "The only people you can scam are the ones who want something for nothing. If nobody wanted something for nothing, we'd be out of business."
Never been scammed. Never scammed. Won't never be scammed. Won't never scam. Anyone with any sense has already left town. |
Nedes Betternaem
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
95
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Posted - 2012.04.03 06:28:00 -
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Vyl Vit wrote: Won't never be scammed. So mean you will be scammed? |
Gilbaron
Free-Space-Ranger Ev0ke
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Posted - 2012.04.03 06:29:00 -
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an iteron I to a can flipper on day 3, not sure if it counts as scamming
and 150m i gave to a friend who later ragequit eve after loosing the second hulk in a day during hulkageddon (which he bought with my isk), not sure if it counts as scamming aswell |
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
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Posted - 2012.04.03 06:36:00 -
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I got caught by the margin trading scam once.
Didn't really lose much but time and my dignity. Still annoys me that this is a viable scam as there is no counter to it.
Mr Epeen Me too!-á I ate one sour, too! |
Nedes Betternaem
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.04.03 06:41:00 -
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Mr Epeen wrote:I got caught by the margin trading scam once. Didn't really lose much but time and my dignity. Still annoys me that this is a viable scam as there is no counter to it. Mr Epeen Common sense...
But I like you so I am not gonna rag on you that much. |
Destiny Corrupted
Deadly Viper Kitten Mitten Sewing Company
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Posted - 2012.04.03 06:42:00 -
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Mr Epeen wrote:I got caught by the margin trading scam once. Didn't really lose much but time and my dignity. Still annoys me that this is a viable scam as there is no counter to it. Mr Epeen The counter is not falling for it. |
DarthNefarius
Minmatar Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2012.04.03 06:48:00 -
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Destiny Corrupted wrote:Mr Epeen wrote:I got caught by the margin trading scam once. Didn't really lose much but time and my dignity. Still annoys me that this is a viable scam as there is no counter to it. Mr Epeen The counter is not falling for it.
bull the counter is giving the people the ISK & a negitive wallet balance in the people who did the margin scam. If they biomass negitive isk accounts all accounts get perma banned . An' then [email protected], he come scramblin outta the Terminal room screaming "The system's crashing! The system's-á crashing!" -Uncle RAMus, 'Tales for Cyberpsychotic Children'-á |
Nedes Betternaem
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.04.03 06:52:00 -
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DarthNefarius wrote:Destiny Corrupted wrote:Mr Epeen wrote:I got caught by the margin trading scam once. Didn't really lose much but time and my dignity. Still annoys me that this is a viable scam as there is no counter to it. Mr Epeen The counter is not falling for it. bull the counter is giving the people the ISK & a negitive wallet balance in the people who did the margin scam. If they biomass negitive isk accounts all accounts get perma banned . You can't give them a negative balance through margin scams. The order fails when you try to sell to them. The only way to get a negative wallet balance is by a GM giving it to you as a punishment. |
Sentinel Smith
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.04.03 07:06:00 -
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I lost..some.. to a Margins scam one night..
Was late, didn't do my normal checks on stuff.. Meh.. Live and learn. |
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