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Scam courier : Taco Blunt
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Zanziba'ar
Noir.
Shadow Cartel
#1 - 2013-02-16 04:16:13 UTC
Today Taco Blunt stole my goods which he valued at 1.4 bil (they are actually worth 990mil) and has taken it upon himself to have at the goods. IT was a faction fitted loki AND my fault that I used a random courier. But the point is this is what he does.

So keep an eye out for this guy and well. If he takes your contract and you didn't know it could be stolen like me then you've lost it

CCP: Make it more obvious somewhere than couriers can see inside the package please!
  • Mulzvich "Zanziba'ar" Gorath
Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#2 - 2013-02-16 04:22:07 UTC
Thank you for your tears.

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Zanziba'ar
Noir.
Shadow Cartel
#3 - 2013-02-16 04:24:03 UTC
Sabriz Adoudel wrote:
Thank you for your tears.



Lol tears/ I don't care. I even offered him 500 mil extra. I only want the ship xD
  • Mulzvich "Zanziba'ar" Gorath
Derath Ellecon
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2013-02-16 04:41:42 UTC
What was the collateral?
Zoltan Lazar
#5 - 2013-02-16 05:55:12 UTC
Never set collateral less than item value. Case closed.

Never not use red frog, too.
Joran Dravius
Doomheim
#6 - 2013-02-16 10:25:14 UTC
Zanziba'ar wrote:
Today Taco Blunt stole my goods which he valued at 1.4 bil (they are actually worth 990mil) and has taken it upon himself to have at the goods. IT was a faction fitted loki AND my fault that I used a random courier. But the point is this is what he does.

So keep an eye out for this guy and well. If he takes your contract and you didn't know it could be stolen like me then you've lost it

CCP: Make it more obvious somewhere than couriers can see inside the package please!

Now you know what collateral is for. View it as a learning experience.
Estella Osoka
Cranky Bitches Who PMS
#7 - 2013-02-16 14:58:01 UTC
Didn't put collateral on a courier contract. Lost his ship. Lesson learned.
Emma Royd
Maddled Gommerils
#8 - 2013-02-16 19:34:40 UTC
Would you trust a random stranger to take your carrier bag full of money to the bank for you? cos I know I sure as hell wouldn't.

If you didn't set a collateral then more fool you, treat it as a valuable lesson and move on.
Intar Medris
KarmaFleet University
#9 - 2013-02-16 20:11:16 UTC
One of the easiest and oldest scams on the books.

I try to be nice and mind my business just shooting lasers at rocks. There is just way too many asshats in New Eden for that to happen.
culo duro
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2013-02-18 09:30:08 UTC
Intar Medris wrote:
One of the easiest and oldest scams on the books.


It's more stupidity than a scam, for not setting a collateral to being with.

I've starting blogging http://www.epvpc.blogspot.com 
Daisai
Daisai Investments.
#11 - 2013-02-18 12:47:38 UTC
Zanziba'ar wrote:
Today Taco Blunt stole my goods which he valued at 1.4 bil (they are actually worth 990mil) and has taken it upon himself to have at the goods. IT was a faction fitted loki AND my fault that I used a random courier. But the point is this is what he does.

So keep an eye out for this guy and well. If he takes your contract and you didn't know it could be stolen like me then you've lost it

CCP: Make it more obvious somewhere than couriers can see inside the package please!


Well you probably havent lost anything because ccp gave the option to put collateral up on a contract.
If you choose not to use this option then thats your choice, not a smart one though.
Cheshire Katt
Pyramid Celestial
#12 - 2013-02-19 04:29:00 UTC
Yah, I had someone abandon a contract of mine today. It had 1 Bil collateral which I got... but it makes me think that I must have had more in it than I thought.... My fault and my bad if that was the case for not taking a closer look at what I was trying to have moved.

That being said, don't trust the hauling corp Always AFK. Just sayin. :)

CK
Zanziba'ar
Noir.
Shadow Cartel
#13 - 2013-02-19 22:09:32 UTC
For those of you who care (No one) I did get the ship back by offering an extra 500 mil extra, Once the courier contract was completed ofcourse this extra ISK never got transferred.
  • Mulzvich "Zanziba'ar" Gorath
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#14 - 2013-02-20 00:10:47 UTC
This is what happens when you trust someone named Taco Blunt.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Bridgette d'Iberville
Better Killing Through Chemistry
#15 - 2013-02-20 20:22:12 UTC
Poor Taco needs to learn how to work Item Exchange contracts if you just counterscammed him out of 500M ISK.

"I considered a career in griefing, but then realized that I would never achieve the level of tear generation that CCP manages to do each and every expansion."
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#16 - 2013-02-20 22:46:14 UTC
Bridgette d'Iberville wrote:
Poor Taco needs to learn how to work Item Exchange contracts if you just counterscammed him out of 500M ISK.


everyone in Eve apparently caught the Down's P

"Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff 

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Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#17 - 2013-02-21 04:57:52 UTC
Zoltan Lazar wrote:
Never set collateral less than item value. Case closed.

Never not use red frog, too.


but other chumps will take the contracts for far less reward!

and I usually set the collateral at 1.2 to 2 times item value, most of the time I think I'd rather have the isk than the items anyways.

@ChainsawPlankto on twitter
Darius Brinn
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#18 - 2013-02-21 10:29:22 UTC
Use Red Frog.

Always group far less than 5b worth of stuff per job.

Always use maximum collateral no matter what.

That way, you will be happy when they finish the contract, and even happier if by rare chance they get ganked in the way.

Win-win.

Who doesn't use collateral in courier contracts?
Lucy Oreless
Rise of Rephaim
#19 - 2013-02-21 12:39:55 UTC
Darius Brinn wrote:

Who doesn't use collateral in courier contracts?



Zanziba'ar Lol

 I did not have sexual relations to THAT woman....
Tora Bushido
From Hisec with Love Holdings
From Hisec with Love Coalition
#20 - 2013-02-21 15:58:27 UTC
Ahh no worries m8....just pixels. When I started playing EVE, I have been scammed also once or twice.....**** happens and you move on, start a merc alliance and kill all ****** in high sec. You know, the basic response ..... Twisted

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