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====Forbidden/Banable Schemes==== | ====Forbidden/Banable Schemes==== | ||
Char selling fraud<br> | Char selling fraud<br> | ||
If fraud is committed in the selling of a character through the character bazaar (http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=channel&channelID=734105) you can petition and have everything reversed.< | If fraud is committed in the selling of a character through the character bazaar (http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=channel&channelID=734105) you can petition and have everything reversed. | ||
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Impersonation<br> | Impersonation<br> | ||
Impersonating another character or corporation is a bannable offense. Point final.<br> | Impersonating another character or corporation is a bannable offense. Point final.<br> | ||
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Loan contract schemes<br> | Loan contract schemes<br> | ||
Because of the complexity of loan contracts, they're not open to scams. (http://www.eveonline.com/news.asp?a=single&nid=1519&tid=1) | Because of the complexity of loan contracts, they're not open to scams. (http://www.eveonline.com/news.asp?a=single&nid=1519&tid=1) | ||
====Simple Schemes==== | ====Simple Schemes==== | ||
Begging<br> | Begging<br> | ||
This is the simplest scam around where one simply asks for isk in popular channels (trade hub local, rookie help, NPC corp chat, etc.) They'll always have a story about how they lost their ship or they got scammed themselves or any of 1000 reasons why they want something for nothing.<br> | This is the simplest scam around where one simply asks for isk in popular channels (trade hub local, rookie help, NPC corp chat, etc.) They'll always have a story about how they lost their ship or they got scammed themselves or any of 1000 reasons why they want something for nothing.<br> | ||
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Sale of intangibles | Sale of intangibles<br> | ||
This is the epic tale of selling someone the Golden Gate bridge. Quite simply it's selling something that either has no worth, is not verifiable, or simply does not belong to them. For example selling a bookmark to a wormhole with any kind of assurance of what is or is not in there (in terms of sites to run as well as presence of a hostile corporation inside). | This is the epic tale of selling someone the Golden Gate bridge. Quite simply it's selling something that either has no worth, is not verifiable, or simply does not belong to them. For example selling a bookmark to a wormhole with any kind of assurance of what is or is not in there (in terms of sites to run as well as presence of a hostile corporation inside). | ||
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This scam is purely a timing thing. This typically happens when you're selling something. Someone offers you a great price and asks you to trade it via the trade window instead of using a private contract. The scammer will enter the amount of isk in the window, and as soon as you drop the item, they'll 0-out the amount of money and quickly accept the trade. (They have to pull this scam in between the time you drop your item in the trade window and when you hit accept.<br> | This scam is purely a timing thing. This typically happens when you're selling something. Someone offers you a great price and asks you to trade it via the trade window instead of using a private contract. The scammer will enter the amount of isk in the window, and as soon as you drop the item, they'll 0-out the amount of money and quickly accept the trade. (They have to pull this scam in between the time you drop your item in the trade window and when you hit accept.<br> | ||
To avoid this scam: never use the trade window when dealing with someone you don't completely trust. (Contract fees are nothing compared to losing an expensive item). | To avoid this scam: never use the trade window when dealing with someone you don't completely trust. (Contract fees are nothing compared to losing an expensive item). | ||
====Contract==== | ====Contract==== | ||
Ambush sale (great sell price but in low/null sec)<br> | Ambush sale (great sell price but in low/null sec)<br> | ||
In this scam an item is available in the market or contract for a great deal cheaper than the average. The catch is that you'll either have to lowsec or null sec in order to collect the item.<br> | In this scam an item is available in the market or contract for a great deal cheaper than the average. The catch is that you'll either have to lowsec or null sec in order to collect the item.<br> | ||
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Courier contracts | Courier contracts<br> | ||
Related to the ambush sale (in that a scam victim is lured to low or null sec). Instead of offering a good price on an item, this scam involves a courier contract routing you to or through low or null sec.<br> | Related to the ambush sale (in that a scam victim is lured to low or null sec). Instead of offering a good price on an item, this scam involves a courier contract routing you to or through low or null sec.<br> | ||
Avoiding this scam is the same as the ambush sale: always check the route before accepting. | Avoiding this scam is the same as the ambush sale: always check the route before accepting. | ||
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Fittings without ship<br> | Fittings without ship<br> | ||
This | This is a very common scam. Usually a scammer will link a contract selling a ship (seems to be hulks a lot) for a seemingly very low price. They'll say that they're offering the ship and all the fittings, while in fact the contract will only have the fittings. This relies on people not properly checking the items in the contract. | ||
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Multiples of 1000<br> | |||
This scam can involve market buy orders as well as contracts. Simply, the scammer sets up a buy order at 1000th the average price. It relies on people not noticing the difference between 121 thousand and 121 million.<br> | |||
This scam can also be run with markets, especially in less populace regions by offering ships or modules at 10x their price. For example if you're not careful and need a rifter, you might accept the only sell order in the region as the average, while they're selling at 100m instead of 100k. | |||
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Similar names<br> | |||
This is yet another contract scam where a scammer will advertise a ship or module as its faction varient and rely on people not checking the actual item being offered. This can also work with modules of similar names such as Pith C-Type in a contract advertised as an A or X type. | |||
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====Big Schemes==== | ====Big Schemes==== | ||
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