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[Article] Website Scams EVE Player
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Coffee Rocks
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#1 - 2013-08-08 23:17:44 UTC
My article and investigation into an external website that has been scamming players. Includes interview with a victim.

http://thecoffeerocks.blogspot.com/2013/08/website-scams-eve-player.html

Thanks for reading, and feel free to share!

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Cavalira
Habemus
#2 - 2013-08-09 15:14:37 UTC
Nice. Erotica 1 is literally the shittiest player in the game. Most scammers should move beyond the "2x your isk" scam within days.
Buhhdust Princess
Mind Games.
#3 - 2013-08-09 17:00:14 UTC
I wonder if u will get any donations. As far as we know this could be u trying to moneygrab :P
Coffee Rocks
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Caldari State
#4 - 2013-08-13 06:44:46 UTC
Buhhdust Princess wrote:
I wonder if u will get any donations. As far as we know this could be u trying to moneygrab :P


Yah, I knew that people would (rightly) think that when I decided to add it to the blog post.

So you know, someone did contact me offering to refund the player all of his lost ISK and I was able to get them together. I spoke with the benefactor in length and have decided to highlight the good people of EVE in my next blog. Like real life, there are many more heroes than villains in New Eden, but it is the villains that make for good headlines.

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Coffee Rocks
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#5 - 2013-08-13 06:55:17 UTC
Cavalira wrote:
Nice. Erotica 1 is literally the shittiest player in the game. Most scammers should move beyond the "2x your isk" scam within days.


I actually like Erotica 1. I have some funny memories from my very first month of gameplay because of his infiltration of the corp I was in. But yeah, he definitely has earned a high seat on the Evil League of Evil that is EVE's most notorious 'villains' with his relentless scams on TONS of characters.

In regards to the corp infiltration he pulled, it's on my list of blogs-to-write. Real life has me swamped lately and haven't tackled this blog as much as I want to. Hopefully things will smooth out soon so I can.

You never fly alone - Broadcast 4 Reps | Twitter: @thecoffeerocks | Steam: CoffeeRocks