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Do people ACTUALLY ever fall for the scams in Jita?

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Darth Bri
Maniaci Dello Spazio
#1 - 2012-09-27 13:12:53 UTC
They just seem so blatantly obvious that it seems like no one would ever fall for it.

What's the worst scam you have fallen for? Own up here!!!
Cannibal Kane
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#2 - 2012-09-27 13:15:24 UTC
Yes people do...

If they did not people would not be scamming.

"Kane is the End Boss of Highsec." -Psychotic Monk
Pak Narhoo
Splinter Foundation
#3 - 2012-09-27 13:21:22 UTC
Yup I bought once a faction shield priced at 33 mil and paid 330 mil. Lol

The worst thing was when trying to pull of the same scam to get my money back I misplaced the dot so I sold it back for 33 mil.
That week I was mister double head desk. Ugh
Istvaan Shogaatsu
Guiding Hand Social Club
#4 - 2012-09-27 13:22:36 UTC
Yes, and often. Keep in mind Jita is the first likely system visited by a new player looking to pick up gear. New players are easily parted with their money. Aside from that, it's also rammed with wealthier, older market types looking to snag good deals - some scams are tailored to catch those folks specifically.
Lord Ryan
True Xero
#5 - 2012-09-27 13:31:27 UTC
I paid 1.4bil instead of 1.4mil for an autocannon once off the market. **** happens!

Do not assume anything above this line was typed by me. Nerf the Truth, it's inconvenient.
Adoro
Below the Asteroids Ltd.
#6 - 2012-09-27 13:52:35 UTC
I nearly fell for the 1mil for a faction frig scam.

Three contracts get linked, 2 are sold where the price shows 1mil. The third one is for 1bil though. But because you think the other two must have sold really fast you tend to quickly hit accept to get the last '1mil' faction frig and end up paying 1bil.

Didn't fall for it though, but thought this one was pretty clever. Better than the, send me 100mil and ill double it type of scams.
William Bowman
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2012-09-27 13:58:20 UTC  |  Edited by: William Bowman
I know someone who nearly fell for a couple of scams, one was a tengu where the sub systems where books, so always make sure it says fitted is the best way to avoid that one..

The other was a plex where it was up for a little cheaper than normal but it but contract did not only ask for the money but also has "you will give 1x plex" so i guess it works by you buying it but then it takes it right back! god knows how, i tryied it myself and it failed haha, then i gave up trying to scam.

The scams are interesting i think, the bots that spam the crap are not...
Hrothgar Nilsson
#8 - 2012-09-27 14:02:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Hrothgar Nilsson
If people didn't, people wouldn't bother with scamming.

I may have never noticed it much before, but the one selling a T3 cruisers with scammers putting subsystems skillbooks (listed simply as 'Subsystems') with the aim of making thinking people think they're actual subsystems seems to be getting rather popular.

Another one that seems like it'd be easier for someone to fall for is the underpriced PLEX, where you get a PLEX for say 450mil but pay a PLEX as well.

I've... seen things you people wouldn't believe...

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion...
Jim Era
#9 - 2012-09-27 14:06:09 UTC
I've yet to understand how people get scammed so easily :I

Its not that hard to not let go of your money before inspecting the product.

Wat™
Trax Chasmwalker
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2012-09-27 14:06:53 UTC
Once I fell on margin trading scam. And nearly fell to "you will give 1x plex". Also "double isk" is a good scam, because it like poker, once I won 10kk, but then lost 20 ).
Hrothgar Nilsson
#11 - 2012-09-27 14:11:17 UTC
Trax Chasmwalker wrote:
Once I fell on margin trading scam. And nearly fell to "you will give 1x plex". Also "double isk" is a good scam, because it like poker, once I won 10kk, but then lost 20 ).

Eh, I've messed around with the double ISK thing, each time they'd double, but I'd only send back 1.5x the amount I sent last, they got bored because they wouldn't come out ahead.

I've... seen things you people wouldn't believe...

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion...
James 315
Experimental Fun Times Corp RELOADED
CODE.
#12 - 2012-09-27 14:23:58 UTC
People don't fall for the scams in Jita, except for a tiny percentage of people. But given the large amount of traffic, and the low cost of setting up a scam, that tiny percentage can mean big profits. So scams abound. Smile

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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#13 - 2012-09-27 15:36:09 UTC
Plus the fact that CCP does nothing about spambots making them easy to maintain even if it takes hours before someone falls for a scamtract.

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Muad 'dib
State War Academy
Caldari State
#14 - 2012-09-27 15:45:03 UTC
were are these scams, how much are they.

WHERE CAN I GET ONE?! is it just jita? I MUST HAVE ONE

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Warde Guildencrantz
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#15 - 2012-09-27 16:19:05 UTC
the ones where they put a contract for a plex at cheap prices and ask for a plex in return as well sneakily probably are sometimes accidentally accepted by people who are trying to get into plex selling and don't know a lot about contracts.

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Jim Era
#16 - 2012-09-27 16:23:52 UTC
Warde Guildencrantz wrote:
the ones where they put a contract for a plex at cheap prices and ask for a plex in return as well sneakily probably are sometimes accidentally accepted by people who are trying to get into plex selling and don't know a lot about contracts.


They shouldn't get in over their heads then should they?

Wat™
Korg Leaf
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#17 - 2012-09-27 16:47:41 UTC
I once annoyed a scammer In Jita, he was trying to sell a retriever as a hulk. I told him to list it as a mackinaw in a private convo and he got butt hurt and called me every name under the sun. So I bought a retriever and within 5 minutes of posting it in Jita local I sold it as a mackinaw. Guy raged quite hard after that.
Sarah Schneider
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#18 - 2012-09-27 16:54:00 UTC
Almost fallen for that margin trading scam during my first few months of playing.

"I'd rather have other players get shot by other players than not interacting with others" -CCP Soundwave
Warde Guildencrantz
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#19 - 2012-09-27 17:14:13 UTC
Jim Era wrote:
Warde Guildencrantz wrote:
the ones where they put a contract for a plex at cheap prices and ask for a plex in return as well sneakily probably are sometimes accidentally accepted by people who are trying to get into plex selling and don't know a lot about contracts.


They shouldn't get in over their heads then should they?


lawl i wasn't saying it should be stopped, i was just saying that one probably works sometimes

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Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#20 - 2012-09-27 17:15:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Telegram Sam
Adoro wrote:
I nearly fell for the 1mil for a faction frig scam.

Three contracts get linked, 2 are sold where the price shows 1mil. The third one is for 1bil though. But because you think the other two must have sold really fast you tend to quickly hit accept to get the last '1mil' faction frig and end up paying 1bil.

Didn't fall for it though, but thought this one was pretty clever. Better than the, send me 100mil and ill double it type of scams.

I almost fell for this one on four Stilettos. Got three at the great price, then almost clicked on Accept for the fourth one at the scam price. But did "count the zeroes, 1, 2, 3, 4..." and didn't. Was pretty happy about nibbling the bait off the hook and getting three Stilettos cheap.
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