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I got scammed "again"

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Yummy Yummy Yummy
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2014-02-23 15:06:14 UTC
Was in Jita and advertising my "PLEX's" for sale and this trial account dude convos me and was like "il buy one"

and I was like sure, easy isk, then he was like im on a trial account and cant offer isk in trade and only have 580m, and im like

well give me a item worth 550m or so in the trade.

So I explain to him you cant offer isk on a trade with a trial but you can offer items...

He then says "what if I buy the raven navy issue (item we agreed on) and I don't take it , and he becomes stuck with it...

So I said I would throw him the 10m difference so he wouldnt get burnt if I didn't take it.

Then he was like the corp tax he has, and this tax and that tax....

Im just thinking to myself EASY 550m coming my way.... so he tells me I need to send 35m for taxes.

Blinded by greed I send him 35m and in chat I see

"Was nice knowing you"

he left chat. I re-convod him and we talked bit, me and my friend had a laugh too, whats scary is he actualy was a new player on a trial account and he pulled one over on me.

Are eve players getting smarter? or an I getting dumber?

anyways it was pretty funny
Agondray
Avenger Mercenaries
VOID Intergalactic Forces
#2 - 2014-02-23 15:15:14 UTC
Yummy Yummy Yummy wrote:
Was in Jita and advertising my "PLEX's" for sale and this trial account dude convos me and was like "il buy one"

and I was like sure, easy isk, then he was like im on a trial account and cant offer isk in trade and only have 580m, and im like

well give me a item worth 550m or so in the trade.

So I explain to him you cant offer isk on a trade with a trial but you can offer items...

He then says "what if I buy the raven navy issue (item we agreed on) and I don't take it , and he becomes stuck with it...

So I said I would throw him the 10m difference so he wouldnt get burnt if I didn't take it.

Then he was like the corp tax he has, and this tax and that tax....

Im just thinking to myself EASY 550m coming my way.... so he tells me I need to send 35m for taxes.

Blinded by greed I send him 35m and in chat I see

"Was nice knowing you"

he left chat. I re-convod him and we talked bit, me and my friend had a laugh too, whats scary is he actualy was a new player on a trial account and he pulled one over on me.

Are eve players getting smarter? or an I getting dumber?

anyways it was pretty funny


lol scammer scammed by a scammers alt

"Sarcasm is the Recourse of a weak mind." -Dr. Smith
Your Dad Naked
Doomheim
#3 - 2014-02-23 15:16:56 UTC
Mmmm, that's a pretty obvious scam. Not sure how you fell for it, tbh P. Only 35mil though, so not bad.
Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations
#4 - 2014-02-24 09:20:02 UTC
I think there are many like me thinking the same thing...

I don't know what to say for so many reasons...

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ISD Tyrozan
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#5 - 2014-02-24 20:43:22 UTC
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Christian Lionbate
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2014-02-25 07:21:29 UTC
Don't beat yourself up yummy. Most scams work because of greed and we are all greedy to greater or lesser degrees. I like your honesty and the way you put aside potential embarrassment in order to provide non merc related content to C&P Big smile
Samoth Egnoled
Caldari Provisions
#7 - 2014-02-25 08:25:36 UTC
Well it made me smile.

We'll keep your secret :D
Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#8 - 2014-02-25 09:13:27 UTC
Good work to the newbro!

It's always hardest to scam a scammer.

Hope you EVEmailed them a 'gf. you got me'

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Aimy Maulerant
DDo Squad Gaming
#9 - 2014-02-25 12:59:47 UTC
so you wanted to make "easy isk" by trading a plex for something you would have to sell to make the isk What? not exactly easy isk...
Kristalll
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#10 - 2014-02-25 19:43:34 UTC
Aimy, he's a scammer. He wasn't going to be selling a plex at all.

“Die trying” is the proudest human thing.