Crime & Punishment

Lazily trying out "space rent" scam and get lucky. TL;DR provided at the end of the redacted log. Thumbs up if it makes you smirk, plz.

[Pasted to Jita local]
SPACE FOR RENT. Ready to move YOUR corp out of unprofitable high sec space TODAY! Secure 0.0 systems, NPC and SOV, various regions. Reasonable prices and terms. Convo me.

[“Space Renter” (real name redacted, respect for forum rules) contacts me.]
Space Renter > hey
Princess Bride > o/
Space Renter > price just for me?
Princess Bride > What are you looking for?
Space Renter > space for rent:-)
Princess Bride > Just one system?
Princess Bride > Any particular region?
Space Renter > only me - one char
Space Renter > dont know just to try:-)
Princess Bride > Well, it's 100 mil per system per month. If you can afford it, then a one man corp would be fine.
[Yes, it was a low quote.]
Princess Bride > It's in Atlas space, and well protected.
Princess Bride > Is that within your budget?
Space Renter > sure
Space Renter > which npc there?
Princess Bride > Well we have several systems available in different regions.
Princess Bride > Did you have a preference?
Space Renter > no just need know which ship i have to take
Space Renter > ishtar think
Princess Bride > We have quite a few choices with Gurista rats.
Princess Bride > Does that work?
Princess Bride > Ishtar would work fine.
Space Renter > how is it with transport to low and back?
Princess Bride > We can help with transport logistics if you need it.
Princess Bride > Atlas pretty much controls the surrounding low sec systems that bridge to high sec.
Princess Bride > But we still suggest an escort. We provide that for free to renters if you can work on our schedule.
Space Renter > ok so ill take my ships and we can go:-)
Princess Bride > Okay, our usual contract is 6 months with first and last month paid up front.
Space Renter > 6months or 6th of month?
Princess Bride > 6 months
Space Renter > :-)
Princess Bride > We can do longer terms with better rates if you'd like
Princess Bride > Like a year contract
Space Renter > no i want to try it and ill see so just 1 mont at the beginning?
Princess Bride > Yes
Space Renter > have now just 300mil because bought obelisk and BPTs
Space Renter > ok
Princess Bride > If you can put a month's rent up as deposit we can start arranging the schedule of moving you out there and setting up security.
Space Renter > oki
Princess Bride > Once you're in place, we'll need the second month. Do you plan on putting up a POS?
Space Renter > no just grind belts and missions if ist possible
Princess Bride > Yup that's totally fine.
Space Renter > and plex
Princess Bride > Okay, go ahead and send your deposit to me, and we'll get moving on this.
Space Renter > cmon i can pay but on site:-) just to be sure:-)
Space Renter > have bad exp
[Where he admits he was scammed before in similar fashion, and hesitates paying]
Princess Bride > I understand your hesitation but my boss requires me to collect the deposit up front because we'll need to for ma fleet to get you moved out there.
Space Renter > just dont want pay for nothing:-)
Princess Bride > If you check us out you'll find we are 100% legit and lease space all the time.
[Did I mention Princess Bride is in a one-toon corp, no alliance, unaffiliated in any way with Atlas?]
Princess Bride > When you're ready to move forward, just convo me. :)
Space Renter > k
Space Renter > how many jumps?
Princess Bride > Where are you located currently?
Space Renter > around jita need to manage all ships
Space Renter > ok all:-) just ishtar and anthem
Space Renter > e
Space Renter > with one industrial
Princess Bride > (Pasted a random 0.0 system…in Jove space…oops!)
Princess Bride > That would be the system I suggest.
Space Renter > autopilot cant find a way:-)
Space Renter > so kin dmg think right?
Princess Bride > Yup kin damage. We'll have to bring you in, autopilot won't work to get there.
Princess Bride > (pasted random system in Vale) is also available and a lot easier to get to
Princess Bride > from Jita
Princess Bride > Also Kinetic damage
Princess Bride > Vale is a bit more ... active though
Space Renter > k can we manage it now?
Space Renter > in 15min for ex?
Princess Bride > Usually the logistics fleets run around 22:00 Eve time
Princess Bride > So it'd be about an hour and a half.
Space Renter > i have 18:38 EVE time now
Princess Bride > Oh sorry, meant 20:00
Space Renter > ah k
Space Renter > ill be ready on jita think
Princess Bride > Okay
Space Renter > with my bestower
Princess Bride > That works
Space Renter > also can paticipate on defendig:-) have almost 60mil SP
Princess Bride > Of course we'll need the deposit first. I get yelled at if they don't have everything arranged an hour before the fleet leaves.
Princess Bride > Oh sweet!
Princess Bride > So you have an Ishkur pvp fit?
Space Renter > have amarr ships at most and gallente and amarr recons
Space Renter > in 14 days black ops
Princess Bride > Nice
Princess Bride > BOPs are fun
Space Renter > we can arrange pvp ships later
Space Renter > like you want
Space Renter > money sent
Princess Bride > Ah great, we'll get things moving.
[200 mil received]

[I wander off to do other stuff. Almost forget about the guy.]
Princess Bride > Hey, sorry I'm a little late.
Princess Bride > You ready to roll?
Space Renter > hey
Space Renter > though your bio about failing dont lie:-)
[Did he check my bio? I didn’t bother changing it from the last scam. Oh well, ignore it.]
Space Renter > rdy
Princess Bride > Okay, what ship will you be flying?
Space Renter > bestower
Princess Bride > ok
Space Renter > if you kill me you won about 500mil isk:-)
[Nice of him to give me the value.]
Space Renter > win
Princess Bride > Nope, no one will be trying to kill you.
[Truth. I am on my own with no corp to ambush him.]

(continued)

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All this time I thought that was some pansy RP thread. Just looked at it for the first time.

Lil' help from the mods would be appreciated. Thank you.

Re: Tearz

Hey
From: Space Renter
Sent: 2011.10.21 18:18
To: Princess Bride,

Hey man how its going on?

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That's the last I heard from him. To his credit, he did not rage. Also, I am pretty sure that I left him with about 100m if I understood his financial situation accurately. I did consider attempting to ransom him for his last ISK but I believe that responsible harvesting should leave the potential for regrowth. After all, he had obviously fallen for nearly the exact thing once before. Catch and release and all that.

Should have invited him to your corp after, given him roles and camped him for a day - still very classy!