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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. | ||
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. | ||