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Do goons really do this

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daisy cutta
State War Academy
Caldari State
#1 - 2011-09-26 16:12:29 UTC


I noticed this from a different thread, could this be true, are the largest corp in game just scammers ?



Mara Rinn wrote:
What about there Goonswarm Recruitment scam?

You'll be approached by a member of Goonswarm who will tell you that they're recruiting (Goonswarm don't recruit), and can get your ships ferried out to null sec for a small payment (only a few hundred million ISK). So you give them your ships and your money, and never see them again.

A variation of that scam is where someone claiming to represent Goonswarm will offer your alliance access to some area of null sec. "We're desperate for industrialists" they'll tell you, "rent this system off us, and we'll buy ships & ammo from you." They will of course require a downpayment to cover infrastructure costs, and then they'll meet you at the Torrinos gate in EC-P8R to escort you to your new home. Only they blow you up instead. You never see your ships or money again.
BBJ Shepard
#2 - 2011-09-26 16:14:57 UTC
daisy cutta wrote:


I noticed this from a different thread, could this be true, are the largest corp in game just scammers ?



Mara Rinn wrote:
What about there Goonswarm Recruitment scam?

You'll be approached by a member of Goonswarm who will tell you that they're recruiting (Goonswarm don't recruit), and can get your ships ferried out to null sec for a small payment (only a few hundred million ISK). So you give them your ships and your money, and never see them again.

A variation of that scam is where someone claiming to represent Goonswarm will offer your alliance access to some area of null sec. "We're desperate for industrialists" they'll tell you, "rent this system off us, and we'll buy ships & ammo from you." They will of course require a downpayment to cover infrastructure costs, and then they'll meet you at the Torrinos gate in EC-P8R to escort you to your new home. Only they blow you up instead. You never see your ships or money again.




UHM A N NO///?!!!!!!

?(:
Alexandra Alt
Doomheim
#3 - 2011-09-26 16:15:42 UTC
daisy cutta wrote:


I noticed this from a different thread, could this be true, are the largest corp in game just scammers ?



Mara Rinn wrote:
What about there Goonswarm Recruitment scam?

You'll be approached by a member of Goonswarm who will tell you that they're recruiting (Goonswarm don't recruit), and can get your ships ferried out to null sec for a small payment (only a few hundred million ISK). So you give them your ships and your money, and never see them again.

A variation of that scam is where someone claiming to represent Goonswarm will offer your alliance access to some area of null sec. "We're desperate for industrialists" they'll tell you, "rent this system off us, and we'll buy ships & ammo from you." They will of course require a downpayment to cover infrastructure costs, and then they'll meet you at the Torrinos gate in EC-P8R to escort you to your new home. Only they blow you up instead. You never see your ships or money again.



Yes it is.
adopt
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2011-09-26 16:16:59 UTC
How dare you tarnish the good name of Goonswarm Federation, we all know they are honorable internet spaceship pilots.
Mirima Thurander
#5 - 2011-09-26 16:17:14 UTC
Goon Alt detected.

All automated intel should be removed from the game including Instant local/jumps/kills/cynos for all systems/regions.Eve should report nothing like this to the client/3rd party software.Intel should not be force fed to players. Player skill and iniative should be the sources of intel.
Vertisce Soritenshi
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2011-09-26 16:18:31 UTC
This is not uncommon at all. Yes Goonswarm does this. It is nothing new. If you are approached by a Goon and asked to join their corp the smartest thing you can do is laugh at them and walk away.

Bounties for all! https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2279821#post2279821
Catlos JeminJees
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2011-09-26 16:20:23 UTC
0/10
Satav
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2011-09-26 17:05:13 UTC
BBJ Shepard wrote:
daisy cutta wrote:


I noticed this from a different thread, could this be true, are the largest corp in game just scammers ?



Mara Rinn wrote:
What about there Goonswarm Recruitment scam?

You'll be approached by a member of Goonswarm who will tell you that they're recruiting (Goonswarm don't recruit), and can get your ships ferried out to null sec for a small payment (only a few hundred million ISK). So you give them your ships and your money, and never see them again.

A variation of that scam is where someone claiming to represent Goonswarm will offer your alliance access to some area of null sec. "We're desperate for industrialists" they'll tell you, "rent this system off us, and we'll buy ships & ammo from you." They will of course require a downpayment to cover infrastructure costs, and then they'll meet you at the Torrinos gate in EC-P8R to escort you to your new home. Only they blow you up instead. You never see your ships or money again.




UHM A N NO///?!!!!!!


ROFL............... "De nile is a river in Egypt"

http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_related&kll_id=10568040

I rest my case.
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Maxpie
MUSE LLP
#9 - 2011-09-26 17:08:07 UTC
Yes. In fact, I've even heard that they start pointless attention seeking threads with alts as well.

No good deed goes unpunished
Generals4
#10 - 2011-09-26 17:12:23 UTC
adopt wrote:
How dare you tarnish the good name of Goonswarm Federation, we all know they are honorable internet spaceship pilots.


I don't know why but at first i read "spaceship idiots"

_-Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. _
Lakshmii
Korona Radiata
#11 - 2011-09-26 17:17:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Lakshmii
Whoa, in my early EVE days, the smallish corporation I was in was offered absorption into Goonswarm. The loyalty of our members at the time prevented us from doing so, but looking back, it seems that our loyalty saved our asses lol.

Now look at me!

ಠ_ರೃ
seany1212
M Y S T
#12 - 2011-09-26 17:21:49 UTC
Oh look, its THIS thread again. INB4TL
Florestan Bronstein
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#13 - 2011-09-26 17:38:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Florestan Bronstein
As Lakshmi has pointed out the people at TEST Alliance Please Ignore are most honourable space knights and as such provide the brave & upstanding citizens of EVE with a detailed guide on how to detect dirty scamming scoundrels (as may be found in GSF):

check out this file for Enlightenment: http://wiki.pleaseignore.com/images/2/23/Nynjato's_Scamming_Lesson.ogg

(have to use url shortener to get around "bad BBCode" and "we were ganked" errors - if you don't trust me just copy & paste the url directly; I honestly recommend saving that file and listening to it)

edit: also check out this log for a practical demonstration of a master's skills: http://pastebin.com/ZUnt9vPn
read it, listen to the audio file above (skip Q&A if you are short on time) and read it again - you'll see how everything comes together.
daisy cutta
State War Academy
Caldari State
#14 - 2011-09-26 18:22:00 UTC


Firstly this is not a Goons alt or any major allaince alt

Secondly, thier is a serious point here, Goons are a major allaince in this game and Im sure they must get many applications, now IF they are scamming ppl then chars do need to be warned

However if a few of the goons are scamming ppl without the leadership knowing then surely they also should be made aware of it

As the topic asks, do they really do this
Zagam
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#15 - 2011-09-26 18:22:04 UTC
Goonswarm Federation (and their member corporations) are some of the most upstanding groups in the game. They would *never* scam like that.
Brock Nelson
#16 - 2011-09-26 18:26:37 UTC
Outrageous! I demand the mitten come in and rectify this situation

Signature removed, CCP Phantom
Florestan Bronstein
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#17 - 2011-09-26 18:59:04 UTC  |  Edited by: Florestan Bronstein
daisy cutta wrote:


Firstly this is not a Goons alt or any major allaince alt

Secondly, thier is a serious point here, Goons are a major allaince in this game and Im sure they must get many applications, now IF they are scamming ppl then chars do need to be warned

However if a few of the goons are scamming ppl without the leadership knowing then surely they also should be made aware of it

As the topic asks, do they really do this


now you just make me feel stupid for posting a constructive reply....

goons themselves are warning you - in red, bolded italics:

https://auth.goonfleet.com/newbies/

(and seriously, just listen to the audio file above - especially the part about using your squad's alt corp to circumvent corp policies; TEST & Goonswarm federation policies and structures are often very similar; scam targets have actually been admitted into alt corps (inside the alliance they want to join) to ease them into jumping their carriers blindly into a gank)

PS: look at the date of this thread
Ladie Harlot
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#18 - 2011-09-26 19:29:02 UTC
Florestan Bronstein wrote:
now you just make me feel stupid for posting a constructive reply....

goons themselves are warning you - in red, bolded italics:

https://auth.goonfleet.com/newbies/

goonfleet.com is a parody site. Our real site is http://goonauth.com/

The artist formerly known as Ladie Scarlet.
Florestan Bronstein
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#19 - 2011-09-26 19:40:54 UTC
Ladie Scarlet wrote:
Florestan Bronstein wrote:
now you just make me feel stupid for posting a constructive reply....

goons themselves are warning you - in red, bolded italics:

https://auth.goonfleet.com/newbies/

goonfleet.com is a parody site. Our real site is http://goonauth.com/

a parody site for a parody alliance.
Generals4
#20 - 2011-09-26 19:42:47 UTC
Florestan Bronstein wrote:
Ladie Scarlet wrote:
Florestan Bronstein wrote:
now you just make me feel stupid for posting a constructive reply....

goons themselves are warning you - in red, bolded italics:

https://auth.goonfleet.com/newbies/

goonfleet.com is a parody site. Our real site is http://goonauth.com/

a parody site for a parody alliance.


Does that mean that site is actually the serious one?

_-Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. _
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