The Scammers

Hitmanjack · #1 01-14-2004, 11:59 PM

The scamming on 2k2 is bad... from just my small amount of playing on 2k2 ive seen A LOT... ive been scammed myself.
The only time that I was really upset when i was scammed out of 30k by Senate.. Staff should do something about it, ive talked to staff and it is allowed only illegal scamming is if staff are scammed. They should make it so on the tables if you are about to get nothing for something a pop up saying like Are you sure? yes or no...

graaliholic · #2 01-15-2004, 02:04 AM

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Originally posted by Hitmanjack
The scamming on 2k2 is bad... from just my small amount of playing on 2k2 ive seen A LOT... ive been scammed myself.
The only time that I was really upset when i was scammed out of 30k by Senate.. Staff should do something about it, ive talked to staff and it is allowed only illegal scamming is if staff are scammed. They should make it so on the tables if you are about to get nothing for something a pop up saying like Are you sure? yes or no...

There is alot of scamming of GK, but it's easy to spot scams, and even easier to avoid if you know where they are.

KyJe27 · #3 01-15-2004, 02:21 AM

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Originally poster by graaliholic

There is alot of scamming of GK, but it's easy to spot scams, and even easier to avoid if you know where they are.

Maybe someone should post of all the different types of scam tactics and places where scammers usually try to "scam" people. Just don’t post "who" the scammers are unless you tell how they did it. Should be very helpful for people who are new to Kingdoms/trading in general.

thesaiyan · #4 01-15-2004, 02:25 AM

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Originally posted by KyJe27

Maybe someone should post of all the different types of scam tactics and places where scammers usually try to "scam" people. Just don’t post "who" the scammers are unless you tell how they did it. Should be very helpful for people who are new to Kingdoms/trading in general.

NO.

That would be giving idiots ideas on how to scam. People that do not read the forums and still play GK would get screwed. It would be very helpgul yes, FOR SCAMMERs.

Hitmanjack · #5 01-15-2004, 04:24 AM

or the staff can put in a Confirm thing....

Geno · #6 01-15-2004, 04:48 AM

there is nothing wrong with scammers, if they are crummy scammers then you get a good laugh, and if they are good scammers then they keep you on your toes, scammers are all part of the balance!

Nappa · #7 01-15-2004, 04:57 AM

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Originally posted by Geno
there is nothing wrong with scammers, if they are crummy scammers then you get a good laugh, and if they are good scammers then they keep you on your toes, scammers are all part of the balance!

For mother russia! Hya!

Satrek2000 · #8 01-15-2004, 07:08 AM

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Originally posted by thesaiyan
That would be giving idiots ideas on how to scam. People that do not read the forums and still play GK would get screwed. It would be very helpgul yes, FOR SCAMMERs.

Believe me, scammers already know their book when they are good ones - if not, they will learn. Listing possibilities will rather help inexperienced players to prevent scame themselves.
For starters, I'd say this:

- If you trade, use safetrade or the tables. Isn't safety worth a few plats?
- Never drop any valuable items. Sure, you can experience a bug on a table, but they are rare now, and it's better to lose an item through a bug than through stupidity, because a bug is easier to fix.
- always right-click an item on the table and check it's full stats. Don't be fooled by sight.
- Check whether the item is laying in the middle of the apropriate player's half table.
- If you're a suspicious mind, ask the person you're trading with to run against the table, just in case they're invisible to them (this may already have been fixed).

If you didn't come up with these ideas yourself, then you're a lousy scammer - or too good to be scammed, hence the advice

MarkB · #9 01-15-2004, 10:18 PM

GK is very secure now, so secure it isnt fun much anymore. Trade tables kinda ruined it.

thesaiyan · #10 01-15-2004, 10:22 PM

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Originally posted by MarkB
GK is very secure now, so secure it isnt fun much anymore. Trade tables kinda ruined it.

I actually agree with him for once. Without tables it would be 1098924098234 times worse. People are just idiots for not using the tables. Just be glad there are tables to be secure and not just lay item so and so on the ground for something else hoping you do not get scammed.

Hitmanjack · #11 01-16-2004, 02:35 AM

When i got scammed for 30k i had 30k on the table Senate had 100 dias out... so he canceled then jumped on table real fast and confirmed all in like a second and i accepted....thats why i think in that case there should be a confirm button yes or no if you are getting nothing or even for every trade

protagonist · #12 01-16-2004, 02:42 AM

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Originally posted by Hitmanjack
When i got scammed for 30k i had 30k on the table Senate had 100 dias out... so he canceled then jumped on table real fast and confirmed all in like a second and i accepted....thats why i think in that case there should be a confirm button yes or no if you are getting nothing or even for every trade

Myself and my brother warned people about him, he is a thief through and through. He tried to use silver instead of plat to pay for stuff.

Sureth · #13 01-16-2004, 04:24 AM

Being scammed is all a matter of foolishness.

protagonist · #14 01-16-2004, 04:31 AM

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Originally posted by Sureth
Being scammed is all a matter of foolishness.

Ugh. It's YOU.

Sureth · #15 01-16-2004, 05:54 AM

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Originally posted by protagonist

Ugh. It's YOU.

Sure is.

Moonite · #16 01-17-2004, 09:24 PM

scamming is bad..

but in the middel age the thieves stole stuff from the poor poeples...

so is scamming a little bit rping?

GoZelda · #17 01-17-2004, 11:08 PM

Heh, scamming is friggin' easy

Though it is harder then it used to be

Monkeyboy_McGee · #18 01-18-2004, 02:15 PM

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Originally posted by Moonite
scamming is bad..

but in the middel age the thieves stole stuff from the poor poeples...

so is scamming a little bit rping?

Yes, they did. They also said "Give me your moneys or i cut your testicles off with a fish scale." This isn't the middle ages though

And these people aren't stealing, they're just using other peoples idiocy against them.

GoZelda · #19 01-18-2004, 05:03 PM

They're exploiting naivety, to speak with Kaimetsu.

Lance · #20 01-19-2004, 08:31 AM

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Originally posted by GoZelda
to speak with Kaimetsu.

Your grammar is lacking.

GoZelda · #21 01-19-2004, 05:57 PM

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Originally posted by Lance

Your grammar is lacking.

I guess i would have commited a crime if i was English speaking...

but guess what. I come from the Netherlands. Be happy i don't speak like u r teh best. (You are). My English is pretty good, compared to other's of my same age and background.

narkotic · #22 01-19-2004, 06:04 PM

You should use Engrish instead, it's great stuff.

The only way to eliminate scamming, is to keep people informed! Scamming is a social disease that is contageous. If we keep the public informed of this dangerous and stress threatening epidemic, we can remove the binds of ignorance that plague the GK newbie player base.

Remember kids, don't do drugs. Or if you do, make sure your parents don't know about it, and don't bogart.

TripleE · #23 01-19-2004, 08:49 PM

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Originally posted by MarkB
GK is very secure now, so secure it isnt fun much anymore. Trade tables kinda ruined it.

Yea, I miss walking into bottom of smithy 2 and accidentaly casting alchemy. But yea getting scammed does suck. Ive lost alot from Joedogg. And also a old friend DR just scammed me.