Scams in EVE Online: Difference between revisions

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==Similar names==

These are contracts offering terms with similar names to what you want, but ~~not really~~.

These are contracts offering terms with similar names to what you want, but slightly altered.

===What you see===

The scammer will advertise a ship or module as its faction variant and rely on people not checking the actual item being offered. For example, someone might advertise a normal [[Raven]] as a [[Raven Navy Issue]]. Or they might advertise a faction variant that looks good but doesn't even exist. This can also work with modules with similar names such as a less powerful Pith C-Type in a contract advertised as an stronger A- or X-Type. In some extreme cases they could try to fool you with similar looking item names, like a unit of the element Carbon masquerading as the valuable [[Charon]] freighter, but those are much easier to spot as you often get a visual representation of the item along with the name.

The scammer will advertise a ship or module as its faction variant and rely on people not checking the actual item being offered. For example, someone might advertise a normal [[Raven]] as a [[Raven Navy Issue]]. Or they might advertise a faction variant that looks good but doesn't even exist. This can also work with modules with similar names, such as a less powerful Pith C-Type in a contract advertised as an stronger A- or X-Type. In some extreme cases, they could try to fool you with similar looking item names, like a unit of the element Carbon masquerading as the valuable [[Charon]] freighter, but those are much easier to spot as you often get a visual representation of the item along with the name.

==The Three Ships==

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 ==Similar names==
-These are contracts offering terms with similar names to what you want, but not really.
+These are contracts offering terms with similar names to what you want, but slightly altered.
 ===What you see===
-The scammer will advertise a ship or module as its faction variant and rely on people not checking the actual item being offered. For example, someone might advertise a normal [[Raven]] as a [[Raven Navy Issue]]. Or they might advertise a faction variant that looks good but doesn't even exist. This can also work with modules with similar names such as a less powerful Pith C-Type in a contract advertised as an stronger A- or X-Type. In some extreme cases they could try to fool you with similar looking item names, like a unit of the element Carbon masquerading as the valuable [[Charon]] freighter, but those are much easier to spot as you often get a visual representation of the item along with the name.
+The scammer will advertise a ship or module as its faction variant and rely on people not checking the actual item being offered. For example, someone might advertise a normal [[Raven]] as a [[Raven Navy Issue]]. Or they might advertise a faction variant that looks good but doesn't even exist. This can also work with modules with similar names, such as a less powerful Pith C-Type in a contract advertised as an stronger A- or X-Type. In some extreme cases, they could try to fool you with similar looking item names, like a unit of the element Carbon masquerading as the valuable [[Charon]] freighter, but those are much easier to spot as you often get a visual representation of the item along with the name.
 ==The Three Ships==