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500 mil to join Goonswarm Federation?

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Valkaarie
State War Academy
Caldari State
#1 - 2017-05-02 14:41:34 UTC
Hi, i will get straight to the point.....i am currently looking for a new corp/ home ...in the recruitment channel i posted my interest for looking for a new corp i was then contacted via private chat about joining a corp in the Goonswarm Fed after interesting me with what they could offer they made me apply via goonfleet.org once i registered i was then told that i was identified as a medium risk for some unknown reason to the alliance and in order to join i had to pay 500mil to get in the corp and alliance.

Is this common practice? as i thought i was a scam at the time... does anyone else know about this?

Thanks for reading
Zanar Skwigelf
HIgh Sec Care Bears
Brothers of Tangra
#2 - 2017-05-02 14:43:26 UTC
Its a scam. Don't pay isk to join a corp.
Selphentine
Pastafaris
#3 - 2017-05-02 14:47:43 UTC
You can also file a petiition, as impersonating (as recruiter for goons in this case) isnt allowed (anymore)
Lan Wang
Princess Aiko Hold My Hand
Safety. Net
#4 - 2017-05-02 14:48:09 UTC
dont give them your stuff to move either

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Valkaarie
State War Academy
Caldari State
#5 - 2017-05-02 14:50:04 UTC
Selphentine wrote:
You can also file a petiition, as impersonating (as recruiter for goons in this case) isnt allowed (anymore)



how i do that
Carnivorous Swarm
Doomheim
#6 - 2017-05-02 15:01:08 UTC
500 mil for a vouch? What a steal!
Joey Bags
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#7 - 2017-05-02 15:13:41 UTC
If you do this you not only will be out your 500M but still be looking for a new corp. Look elsewhere.

You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friends nose. Unless you podded them...and collected their corpse.
Yebo Lakatosh
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2017-05-02 15:29:04 UTC
Selphentine wrote:
You can also file a petiition, as impersonating (as recruiter for goons in this case) isnt allowed (anymore)

Well, unless the fellow said he's The Mittani or some other bigwig of the Imperium in disguise, it's not impersonation. So I hear. Not that I'm a GM, they rule in such matters.

Otherwise, we aren't allowed to scam anymore. We'd all sleep better if you mailed the name of the perpetrator to one of our Alliance Directors, so the approprite actions could be taken.

Elite F1 pilot since YC119, incarnate of honor, integrity and tidi.
March rabbit
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2017-05-02 15:35:24 UTC  |  Edited by: March rabbit
Valkaarie wrote:
Hi, i will get straight to the point.....i am currently looking for a new corp/ home ...in the recruitment channel i posted my interest for looking for a new corp i was then contacted via private chat about joining a corp in the Goonswarm Fed after interesting me with what they could offer they made me apply via goonfleet.org once i registered i was then told that i was identified as a medium risk for some unknown reason to the alliance and in order to join i had to pay 500mil to get in the corp and alliance.

Is this common practice? as i thought i was a scam at the time... does anyone else know about this?

Thanks for reading

Google 'Goonswarm recruiting scam'. You will find very interesting story Blink

Need to say i haven't seen threads about it for like a year? Didn't think they are still in business.

Yebo Lakatosh wrote:
Otherwise, we aren't allowed to scam anymore. We'd all sleep better if you mailed the name of the perpetrator to one of our Alliance Directors, so the approprite actions could be taken.

Really? What happened? Shocked
IMO this is real loss for EvE.

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Yebo Lakatosh
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2017-05-02 15:45:02 UTC
Dunno, I'm just a newbee in the newbee friendly corp.

Elite F1 pilot since YC119, incarnate of honor, integrity and tidi.
Lothros Andastar
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2017-05-02 15:56:28 UTC
Recruitment scams are perfectly acceptable. You can lie and say you're a director. What you can't do is try and deliberately pretend to be another real world player.
Ima Wreckyou
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#12 - 2017-05-02 16:46:10 UTC  |  Edited by: Ima Wreckyou
I have absolutely no ties to Goonswarm, but as others pointed out there where some scammers in the past who tricked people into giving them ISK.

Don't accept the offer if he is not willing to jump your stuff out to null. Once you have contracted all your stuff over and it is on its way to null you can safely pay the 500mil ISK and join them in nullsec.

Evil RatKid
Zanar Skwigelf
HIgh Sec Care Bears
Brothers of Tangra
#13 - 2017-05-02 16:48:31 UTC
Yebo Lakatosh wrote:
Selphentine wrote:
You can also file a petiition, as impersonating (as recruiter for goons in this case) isnt allowed (anymore)

Well, unless the fellow said he's The Mittani or some other bigwig of the Imperium in disguise, it's not impersonation. So I hear. Not that I'm a GM, they rule in such matters.

Otherwise, we aren't allowed to scam anymore. We'd all sleep better if you mailed the name of the perpetrator to one of our Alliance Directors, so the approprite actions could be taken.


I thought it was just Karmafleet that can't scam, GSF still can. There was the Nyx recruitment scam recently where the dude jumped to a goon cyno before he actually joined the corp.
Salt Foambreaker
Greedy Pirates
#14 - 2017-05-02 16:52:27 UTC
Sheee it!

You can join me for 500mil and I won't gank you on the first day Shocked
Dracvlad
Taishi Combine
Astral Alliance
#15 - 2017-05-02 16:52:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Dracvlad
Valkaarie wrote:
Hi, i will get straight to the point.....i am currently looking for a new corp/ home ...in the recruitment channel i posted my interest for looking for a new corp i was then contacted via private chat about joining a corp in the Goonswarm Fed after interesting me with what they could offer they made me apply via goonfleet.org once i registered i was then told that i was identified as a medium risk for some unknown reason to the alliance and in order to join i had to pay 500mil to get in the corp and alliance.

Is this common practice? as i thought i was a scam at the time... does anyone else know about this?

Thanks for reading


Of course it is a scam, go and speak to an official recruiter, perhaps contact Karmafleet as they are the newbie corp.

In any case as for moving stuff there don't, most big alliances have really good markets where you can buy what you want very easily. Move there with the bare minimum, such as an interceptor to get there and enough ISK for your ratting ship, VNI is a good bet and build it up from there.

PS Tickle is recruiting...

When the going gets tough the Gankers get their CSM rep to change mechanics in their favour.

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Yourmoney Mywallet
Doomheim
#16 - 2017-05-02 17:13:59 UTC
Ima Wreckyou wrote:
I have absolutely no ties to Goonswarm, but as others pointed out there where some scammers in the past who tricked people into giving them ISK.

Don't accept the offer if he is not willing to jump your stuff out to null. Once you have contracted all your stuff over and it is on its way to null you can safely pay the 500mil ISK and join them in nullsec.

The only sensible advice in this thread imo.
Keno Skir
#17 - 2017-05-02 18:28:42 UTC
Yourmoney Mywallet wrote:
Ima Wreckyou wrote:
I have absolutely no ties to Goonswarm, but as others pointed out there where some scammers in the past who tricked people into giving them ISK.

Don't accept the offer if he is not willing to jump your stuff out to null. Once you have contracted all your stuff over and it is on its way to null you can safely pay the 500mil ISK and join them in nullsec.

The only sensible advice in this thread imo.


Wut?

Am i missing something or is this actually really bad advice?

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Axhind
Eternity INC.
Goonswarm Federation
#18 - 2017-05-02 18:37:26 UTC
Lothros Andastar wrote:
Recruitment scams are perfectly acceptable. You can lie and say you're a director. What you can't do is try and deliberately pretend to be another real world player.


Not if you are in ETNY :p

Anyway, there is no fee to join karmafleet. Apply in game and follow instructions. When you are accepted you can get JF service to ship your stuff (if it's worth it). PS: do not accept any offer of moving your stuff until you are actually in the alliance. Scamming blues is utterly forbidden and those that do it find themselves in **** holes like PL very soon.
Axhind
Eternity INC.
Goonswarm Federation
#19 - 2017-05-02 18:38:24 UTC
Keno Skir wrote:
Yourmoney Mywallet wrote:
Ima Wreckyou wrote:
I have absolutely no ties to Goonswarm, but as others pointed out there where some scammers in the past who tricked people into giving them ISK.

Don't accept the offer if he is not willing to jump your stuff out to null. Once you have contracted all your stuff over and it is on its way to null you can safely pay the 500mil ISK and join them in nullsec.

The only sensible advice in this thread imo.


Wut?

Am i missing something or is this actually really bad advice?


Accepting advice from CODE is always bad.
Ima Wreckyou
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#20 - 2017-05-02 18:52:10 UTC
Axhind wrote:

Accepting advice from CODE is always bad.

Not sure what you mean. If you can trust anyone in EVE the it's your friendly New Order Agent

Evil RatKid
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