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==Common Contract Scams==

===~~Ambush courier~~===

===Courier Contract Ganking===

~~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 nullsec~~ where the ~~scammer~~ is ~~waiting~~ to ~~destroy you~~. ~~He then gets the~~ collateral ~~(which~~ will be ~~far~~ far higher than the item is worth). ~~Be especially careful if~~ the destination ~~is a player-owned station~~, ~~where you~~ may ~~lack~~ the ~~standings required~~ to ~~dock at all~~, ~~in which case you~~ cannot ~~complete~~ the ~~contract and~~ the scammer will get the ~~collateral when it expires~~.

Though there are Courier contracts that have routes through low or null sec, these are easily avoided by changing the contract filters to not show those that have a route though those systems. What has evolved from this are contracts where the player is enticed with high reward payments in high security only routes, but will have route that travels through a 0.5 security system

~~Avoiding this scam is the same~~ as the ~~ambush sale: always check the route before accepting.~~

It's a Trap

The Courier Contract as opposed to many others that are paying a great deal less per jump, will offer to pay the player a bigger sum like ten to thirty million for delivering on a route only five or ten jumps away. The collateral will be far higher than the item is worth, but will also be for example be pitched at an attainable two to three hundred million collateral.

How it works

The Courier Contract seems easy ISK with no risks as all of its route is in high security space, but the player and the delivery will never reach their destination, making an instant few hundred million ISK for the scammer.

The contracts (yes there may be more than one) will;

(a) be a only be available for a day

(b) be too big for a frigate but small enough to fit in an industrial (more easily ganked) and not realistic for a Freighter for such a short haul

(c) have a delivery route will be through low trafficked systems and at least one 0.5 system (so the odd industrial passing through can be easily passive cargo scanned)

(d) Concord in the designated 0.5 system will have been previously baited to the furthest distance from the gank gate, to delay their response even more

Once the victim haulier is identified, the attack ship will be waiting for it to decloak from the 0.5 system gate and destroy it with a typical ganking ships like one or two Catalyst's. As the delivery has been destroyed it cannot be delivered, on expiration of the time limit the scammer will get the few hundred million as payment for the failed contract. This can be very lucrative as a few of these Courier Contrac's can net the scammers a few billion on a peak player times like on a Sunday

===Double WTB contracts===

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 ==Common Contract Scams==
-===Ambush courier===
+===Courier Contract Ganking===
-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 nullsec where the scammer is waiting to destroy you. He then gets the collateral (which will be far far higher than the item is worth). Be especially careful if the destination is a player-owned station, where you may lack the standings required to dock at all, in which case you cannot complete the contract and the scammer will get the collateral when it expires.
+Though there are Courier contracts that have routes through low or null sec, these are easily avoided by changing the contract filters to not show those that have a route though those systems. What has evolved from this are contracts where the player is enticed with high reward payments in high security only routes, but will have route that travels through a 0.5 security system<br>
+<br>
-Avoiding this scam is the same as the ambush sale: always check the route before accepting.
+<u>It's a Trap</u><br>
+The Courier Contract as opposed to many others that are paying a great deal less per jump, will offer to pay the player a bigger sum like ten to thirty million for delivering on a route only five or ten jumps away. The collateral will be far higher than the item is worth, but will also be for example be pitched at an attainable two to three hundred million collateral.
+<br>
+<u>How it works</u><br>
+The Courier Contract seems easy ISK with no risks as all of its route is in high security space, but the player and the delivery will never reach their destination, making an instant few hundred million ISK for the scammer.<br>
+<br>
+The contracts (yes there may be more than one) will;<br>
+(a) be a only be available for a day
+(b) be too big for a frigate but small enough to fit in an industrial (more easily ganked) and not realistic for a Freighter for such a short haul
+(c) have a delivery route will be through low trafficked systems and at least one 0.5 system (so the odd industrial passing through can be easily passive cargo scanned)
+(d) Concord in the designated 0.5 system will have been previously baited to the furthest distance from the gank gate, to delay their response even more<br>
+<br>
+Once the victim haulier is identified, the attack ship will be waiting for it to decloak from the 0.5 system gate and destroy it with a typical ganking ships like one or two Catalyst's. As the delivery has been destroyed it cannot be delivered, on expiration of the time limit the scammer will get the few hundred million as payment for the failed contract. This can be very lucrative as a few of these Courier Contrac's can net the scammers a few billion on a peak player times like on a Sunday<br>
 ===Double WTB contracts===