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====What you see==== | ====What you see==== | ||
You see a contract selling a ship (often a Hulk) for a seemingly very low price. It says that they're offering the ship and all the fittings, but the contract terms will only have the fittings. | You see a contract selling a ship (often a Hulk) for a seemingly very low price. It says that they're offering the ship and all the fittings, but the contract terms will only have the fittings. | ||
====How it works==== | |||
You look at the contract terms, see a whole bunch of appropriate ship fittings (and maybe cheap cargo) and miss the absence of the actual ship in the terms. | |||
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===Multiples of 1000=== | ===Multiples of 1000=== | ||
This scam can involve market buy orders or contracts. Simply, the scammer sets up a buy order/buy contract at 1/1000 the average price. It relies on people not noticing the difference between 121 thousand and 121 million. | This scam can involve market buy orders or contracts. Simply, the scammer sets up a buy order/buy contract at 1/1000 the average price. It relies on people not noticing the difference between 121 thousand and 121 million. | ||