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#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 recognize the scam====
*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.
*Look for buy orders with minimum volumes. Multiple sell orders can fill a single buy order, so there's no good reason for them.
*Look for buy orders with minimum volumes. Multiple sell orders can fill a single buy order, so there's no good reason for them.