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"Generous" ISK-scammers
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Titti Sabezan
SYNDIC Unlimited
#1 - 2015-06-04 10:44:03 UTC
Cannot help but notice that the hi-sec ISK-doubling scammers all proclaim their desire to help the impecunious newbie.

Then their minimum buy-in (for 2x ISK) is 50 Million; and to get 5x your "investment", you need about 5 Billion

How many noobs are there, walking round with 5B ISK pocket-money ?


TL:DR
Omar Alharazaad
New Eden Tech Support
#2 - 2015-06-04 10:50:29 UTC
I'm sure there are more than a handful that went for the buy six plex deal thinking that they could totally use that to buy their epic mission ship and trick it out with the 'i win' bling.

Come hell or high water, this sick world will know I was here.
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#3 - 2015-06-04 10:56:05 UTC
never underestimate the capacity for stupidity and greed

Murderers of Negotiable Motivations

=]|[=
Owen Levanth
Sagittarius Unlimited Exploration
#4 - 2015-06-04 11:00:22 UTC
Titti Sabezan wrote:
Cannot help but notice that the hi-sec ISK-doubling scammers all proclaim their desire to help the impecunious newbie.

Then their minimum buy-in (for 2x ISK) is 50 Million; and to get 5x your "investment", you need about 5 Billion

How many noobs are there, walking round with 5B ISK pocket-money ?


TL:DR


Scammers claim a lot. Because they're scammers. If you expect honesty from them, I guess you'll be a future victim, too.
Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#5 - 2015-06-04 11:01:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Scipio Artelius
What's the point in scamming for 1 million ISK?

Scammers don't even get out of bed in the morning for that much.

They aren't interested in the wallet balance of their marks. They are only interested in their own balance, so why scam for peanuts? Also, why do all the work to pretend to scam for small amounts, when you only need the occasional large pay to make ISK faster?
Tiddle Jr
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2015-06-04 11:19:23 UTC
Titti Sabezan wrote:
Cannot help but notice that the hi-sec ISK-doubling scammers all proclaim their desire to help the impecunious newbie.

Then their minimum buy-in (for 2x ISK) is 50 Million; and to get 5x your "investment", you need about 5 Billion

How many noobs are there, walking round with 5B ISK pocket-money ?


TL:DR



How much did you lose?

"The message is that there are known knowns. There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know" - CCP
Yarda Black
The Black Redemption
#7 - 2015-06-04 11:28:32 UTC
Yeah... I don't belong to the CODE fanbase, but I've seen some purple stuff killmails on their website that simply beggar belief.

Also; if just 1 guy falls for it, you're in. Like those Nigerian Princes looking to offload a massive heritage you've earned and require "banking fees" to tranfer to your account.... 1 dude is all they need.
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#8 - 2015-06-04 13:23:56 UTC
Yarda Black wrote:
Yeah... I don't belong to the CODE fanbase, but I've seen some purple stuff killmails on their website that simply beggar belief.

Also; if just 1 guy falls for it, you're in. Like those Nigerian Princes looking to offload a massive heritage you've earned and require "banking fees" to tranfer to your account.... 1 dude is all they need.


Indeed
Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#9 - 2015-06-04 13:36:23 UTC
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
never underestimate the capacity for stupidity and greed



+1

And other things. Should be required reading for noobs imo.
Marsha Mallow
#10 - 2015-06-04 13:42:15 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
Indeed

That has got to be the best gank vid ever. The bit where he accidentally targets the gate, omg. 'U vile living dead! go back to hell! with ur egg too' ahaha.

Ripard Teg > For the morons in the room:

Sweets > U can dd my face any day
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#11 - 2015-06-04 15:39:41 UTC
Show us on the wallet doll where that ebil non-legit ISK doubler touched you...






Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Petre en Thielles
Doomheim
#12 - 2015-06-04 17:14:26 UTC
Titti Sabezan wrote:
Cannot help but notice that the hi-sec ISK-doubling scammers all proclaim their desire to help the impecunious newbie.

Then their minimum buy-in (for 2x ISK) is 50 Million; and to get 5x your "investment", you need about 5 Billion

How many noobs are there, walking round with 5B ISK pocket-money ?


TL:DR


I make roughly 150 million isk/hour on isk doubling. I have paid out exactly 0 isk so far.

Posting from forum alt for obvious reasons
Sykaotic
Doomheim
#13 - 2015-06-04 19:18:56 UTC
Players who donate isk and those who beg for it are the EvE online Elites of Elites... the cream of the crop man... don't jack with em as they will rip your mind out. Lol
Memphis Baas
#14 - 2015-06-04 19:50:45 UTC
Petre en Thielles wrote:
I make roughly 150 million isk/hour on isk doubling. I have paid out exactly 0 isk so far.


OMG ITS YOU!!! The only legit ISK doubler in EVE.
Petre en Thielles
Doomheim
#15 - 2015-06-04 21:23:55 UTC
Memphis Baas wrote:
Petre en Thielles wrote:
I make roughly 150 million isk/hour on isk doubling. I have paid out exactly 0 isk so far.


OMG ITS YOU!!! The only legit ISK doubler in EVE.


One difference, I think doing bonus rooms makes you a lowlife. I never get anyone involved IRL (including getting them on comms)
Azda Ja
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#16 - 2015-06-04 22:30:48 UTC
Titti Sabezan wrote:
TL:DR

I was scammed out of a TL:DR.

Grrr.
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#17 - 2015-06-04 22:47:04 UTC
Scipio Artelius wrote:
What's the point in scamming for 1 million ISK?


That got me thinking about how EVE was pre-PLEX.

If you had offered to give away a million ISK in a forum post and required some effort for it, like writing a few paragraphs about why you deserve it, you'd have 10 pages in an hour.

Now people just buy ISK. Nothing means anything in a game when you can buy with cash whatever you need. New ships, new characters and just about anything else. It's like losing a Queen in chess and legally buying a new one from the people hosting the event. A lot of the fun has gone out of this game because of it.

Mr Epeen Cool
Yuri Ostrovskoy
Doomheim
#18 - 2015-06-04 23:40:33 UTC
I just don't understand how any rational adult could possibly fall for these scams. Some of them don't even put any work into them, like the Orca ship plus fitting one. Everything plus the kitchen sink, a pay in, and an orca blueprint. I just don't get it.
Starbuck05
Abiding Ormolus
#19 - 2015-06-05 03:20:08 UTC
Tbh im surprized they still make isk from this scam. Its like every time i go to jita i see 5 new scammer names and at the rate new players enlist in eve every year( cause they are the only real food for scammers cause they don't know any better ) ...trully amazed

Just because i am blond does not make me stoopid !
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#20 - 2015-06-05 08:09:15 UTC
Titti Sabezan wrote:
Cannot help but notice that the hi-sec ISK-doubling scammers all proclaim their desire to help the impecunious newbie.

Then their minimum buy-in (for 2x ISK) is 50 Million; and to get 5x your "investment", you need about 5 Billion

How many noobs are there, walking round with 5B ISK pocket-money ?


TL:DR



new players? Not so many.

Noobs? Plenty.

"Just remember later that I warned against any change to jump ranges or fatigue. You earned whats coming."

Grath Telkin, 11.10.2016
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