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===Recruitment Scams=== | ===Recruitment Scams=== | ||
Reputable corporations usually don't ask for any kind of fees for joining. However, a fake corp -- or a real corp that's not actually interested in recruiting -- can entice potential recruits into applying and then charge a fee for joining. As an extension | Reputable corporations usually don't ask for any kind of fees for joining. However, a fake corp -- or a real corp that's not actually interested in recruiting -- can entice potential recruits into applying and then charge a fee for joining, and then kick them again. This can be seen as a variation on the ''Sale of Intangibles'' scam. As an extension, recruits might also be offered help transporting their assets to their new home via carrier/jump freighter; the scammers can charge an additional fee for this, and then take the recruits' assets too! Once you're in their corp, CONCORD will no longer protect you if they attack you, so alternatively they may offer an "escort" to your new home and destroy you for your loot. | ||
This scam is a time-honoured tradition among members of Goonswarm and TEST Alliance, though in their case it's carried out by individual members rather than by the corp per se. This scam can usually be spotted with some basic research on any corp you join. Particularly check their killboard for expensive in-corp kills. | |||
===Lotteries=== | ===Lotteries=== | ||
It's ''very'' easy to fake a reputation and establish a lottery, so be cautious. | It's ''very'' easy to fake a reputation and establish a lottery, so be cautious. | ||