Scams in EVE Online: Difference between revisions

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=Other Miscellaneous Scams=

==Can flipping==

Someone comes ongrid with you and outright steals your loot or ore from a can, temporarily flagging themselves as a [[timers#Suspect_Timer|suspect]], a valid target. Sometimes they do this for a quick, small profit~~, but~~ more often they're hoping to provoke you into firing on them. If you ~~fire on them~~, they will ~~then~~ be free to ~~attack you~~, possibly after swapping to a new ship. After destroying ~~you, which~~ is highly likely as in almost all ~~circumstances PvP~~-fitted ships will defeat PvE- or mining-fitted ships~~, they can also~~ loot your wreck for added profit.

Someone comes ongrid with you and outright steals your loot or ore from a can, temporarily flagging themselves as a [[timers#Suspect_Timer|suspect]], ''i.e''., a valid target. Sometimes they do this for a quick, small profit; more often, they're hoping to provoke you into firing on them. If you do, they will be free to return fire, possibly after swapping to a new ship. After destroying you—which is highly likely in almost all circumstances—PvP-fitted ships will defeat PvE- or mining-fitted ships and loot your wreck for added profit.

The safest approach to take is to simply allow your goods to be stolen. ~~Better~~ to lose a bit of loot than an expensive mission ship. See the pages on [[Can_Flipping|canflipping]] and [[Ninja_Salvaging_and_Stealing|ninja salvaging and theft]] for more details.

The safest approach to take is to simply allow your goods to be stolen. It is preferable to lose a bit of loot rather than an expensive mission ship. See the pages on [[Can_Flipping|canflipping]] and [[Ninja_Salvaging_and_Stealing|ninja salvaging and theft]] for more details.

==Can Baiting==

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 =Other Miscellaneous Scams=
 ==Can flipping==
-Someone comes ongrid with you and outright steals your loot or ore from a can, temporarily flagging themselves as a [[timers#Suspect_Timer|suspect]], a valid target. Sometimes they do this for a quick, small profit, but more often they're hoping to provoke you into firing on them. If you fire on them, they will then be free to attack you, possibly after swapping to a new ship. After destroying you, which is highly likely as in almost all circumstances PvP-fitted ships will defeat PvE- or mining-fitted ships, they can also loot your wreck for added profit.
+Someone comes ongrid with you and outright steals your loot or ore from a can, temporarily flagging themselves as a [[timers#Suspect_Timer|suspect]], ''i.e''., a valid target. Sometimes they do this for a quick, small profit; more often, they're hoping to provoke you into firing on them. If you do, they will be free to return fire, possibly after swapping to a new ship. After destroying you—which is highly likely in almost all circumstances—PvP-fitted ships will defeat PvE- or mining-fitted ships and loot your wreck for added profit.
-The safest approach to take is to simply allow your goods to be stolen. Better to lose a bit of loot than an expensive mission ship. See the pages on [[Can_Flipping|canflipping]] and [[Ninja_Salvaging_and_Stealing|ninja salvaging and theft]] for more details.
+The safest approach to take is to simply allow your goods to be stolen. It is preferable to lose a bit of loot rather than an expensive mission ship. See the pages on [[Can_Flipping|canflipping]] and [[Ninja_Salvaging_and_Stealing|ninja salvaging and theft]] for more details.
 ==Can Baiting==