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Scams in EVE Online: Difference between revisions

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#They put up a margin drunken buy order offering 5B ISK each with a minimum number, say 5.
#They put up a margin drunken buy order offering 5B ISK each with a minimum number, say 5.
#They transfer most of the money away from their drunken buy alt.
#They transfer most of the money away from their drunken buy alt.
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This is how they hope the victim will respond:
This is how they hope the victim will respond:
#The victim sees the opportunity to buy items for 2B ISK and immediately sell them for 5B ISK each.
#The victim sees the opportunity to buy items for 2B ISK and immediately sell them for 5B ISK each.
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#The victim submits a sell order for the 5 items. However, the buy order was on margin, and the drunken buyer does not have the cash to pay for it, so it fails.  
#The victim submits a sell order for the 5 items. However, the buy order was on margin, and the drunken buyer does not have the cash to pay for it, so it fails.  
#Scam 2: The sale will then revert to the next best buy order, which is for 500M each. 500M kinda looks like 5B if you're in a hurry, so if the victim clicks OK, the scammer buys the items at below market value.
#Scam 2: The sale will then revert to the next best buy order, which is for 500M each. 500M kinda looks like 5B if you're in a hurry, so if the victim clicks OK, the scammer buys the items at below market value.
====How to identify them====
====How to identify them====
*Someone using chat to offer strangers the opportunity to make a lot of money.
*Someone using chat to offer strangers the opportunity to make a lot of money.