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==~~Outlaw Careers~~==

==Deception and Grifting==

~~Unlike many other games~~, ~~being a criminal is~~ a viable career option in EVE Online, and not against the EULA. ~~Many players find~~ that ~~crime does pay~~, ~~quite handsomely~~.

Theft, trickery, and scamming can be a viable career option in EVE Online, and are not against the EULA. Away from the higher-profile combat exploits of mercenaries and pirates, the game has a vibrant underbelly of scammers. Note that harassment and real-life threats '''are''' forbidden, and players should remember the difference.

===Can Flipping===

Players can jettison items into space, creating a jetcan which can be opened not just by the player who created it, but by anyone. A common reason for players to do this is when they are mining, to store their ore for later retrieval. Some players use this as an opportunity to steal the ore inside the jetcan, which is known as 'can flipping'. Sometimes this is done purely for the goods inside, but it is often done to provoke the miner into trying to attack the person stealing their ore. This will set off a combat timer, allowing the 'can flipper' to switch into another ship and shoot the miner with no retaliation from CONCORD (since they are technically acting in self-defense from ~~the~~ point of view ~~of the game~~).

Players can jettison items into space, creating a jetcan which can be opened not just by the player who created it, but by anyone. A common reason for players to do this is when they are mining, to store their ore for later retrieval. Some players use this as an opportunity to steal the ore inside the jetcan, which is known as "can flipping".

Sometimes this is done purely for the goods inside, but it is often done to provoke the miner into trying to attack the person stealing their ore. This will set off a combat timer, allowing the 'can flipper' to switch into another ship and shoot the miner with no retaliation from CONCORD (since they are technically acting in self-defense from CONCORD's point of view).

{{euninote|Can flipping is prohibited for [[EVE University]] members under the [[EVE University Rules]].}}

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===Scamming or theft===

===Scamming and theft===

Scamming others out of their ISK or luring them into traps can be an exciting way for some people to play the game. Such deception can take many forms, and the wiki maintains [[Scams in EVE Online|a list of the most common]]. These include misleading contracts, selling goods for much more than they are worth, "ISK doubling" scams, enticing players into ambushes, requesting ISK in return for entry to a corporation, and infiltrating a corporation for the purposes of stealing their corporate resources.

~~Scamming others out of their ISK or luring them into traps~~ can ~~be an exciting way for some people to play the game. Such scams take many forms. Some of the most common are misleading contracts, selling goods for much more than they are worth~~, "ISK doubling" scams, making players an offer that is too good to be true for the purpose of leading them into an ambush, requesting ISK in return for joining a corporation, infiltrating a corporation for the purposes of emptying their corporate resources. It will suit a certain kind of player who thrives on the chase and has the confidence and ~~personal skills to pull it off~~. The income can potentially be huge, there have been some very high profile ~~corporation~~ thefts of many billions.<br />

Such work can require few character skills, but does need confidence and strong persuasive abilities. The income can potentially be huge: there have been some very high-profile corporate thefts with earnings running to many billions of ISK. The same skills can be used for inter-corporate or inter-alliance espionage, and some players, especially in nullsec, work as spies, infiltrating opposing organisations not for profit but to further the strategic interests of their real employers.<br />

{{euninote|Scamming and theft are prohibited for [[EVE University]] members under the [[EVE University Rules]].}}

{{Color box|color=black|border=#888888| [[File:Wallet.png|32px]]'''Average Income:'''

~~Nothing~~ all the way up to many billions for a high profile corporation theft.

From nothing all the way up to many billions for high-profile corporation theft.

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-==Outlaw Careers==
+==Deception and Grifting==
-Unlike many other games, being a criminal is a viable career option in EVE Online, and not against the EULA. Many players find that crime does pay, quite handsomely.
+Theft, trickery, and scamming can be a viable career option in EVE Online, and are not against the EULA. Away from the higher-profile combat exploits of mercenaries and pirates, the game has a vibrant underbelly of scammers. Note that harassment and real-life threats '''are''' forbidden, and players should remember the difference.
 ===Can Flipping===
 {{main|Can flipping}}
-Players can jettison items into space, creating a jetcan which can be opened not just by the player who created it, but by anyone. A common reason for players to do this is when they are mining, to store their ore for later retrieval. Some players use this as an opportunity to steal the ore inside the jetcan, which is known as 'can flipping'. Sometimes this is done purely for the goods inside, but it is often done to provoke the miner into trying to attack the person stealing their ore. This will set off a combat timer, allowing the 'can flipper' to switch into another ship and shoot the miner with no retaliation from CONCORD (since they are technically acting in self-defense from the point of view of the game).
+Players can jettison items into space, creating a jetcan which can be opened not just by the player who created it, but by anyone. A common reason for players to do this is when they are mining, to store their ore for later retrieval. Some players use this as an opportunity to steal the ore inside the jetcan, which is known as "can flipping".
+Sometimes this is done purely for the goods inside, but it is often done to provoke the miner into trying to attack the person stealing their ore. This will set off a combat timer, allowing the 'can flipper' to switch into another ship and shoot the miner with no retaliation from CONCORD (since they are technically acting in self-defense from CONCORD's point of view).
 {{euninote|Can flipping is prohibited for [[EVE University]] members under the [[EVE University Rules]].}}
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-===Scamming or theft===
+===Scamming and theft===
+Scamming others out of their ISK or luring them into traps can be an exciting way for some people to play the game. Such deception can take many forms, and the wiki maintains [[Scams in EVE Online|a list of the most common]]. These include misleading contracts, selling goods for much more than they are worth, "ISK doubling" scams, enticing players into ambushes, requesting ISK in return for entry to a corporation, and infiltrating a corporation for the purposes of stealing their corporate resources.
-Scamming others out of their ISK or luring them into traps can be an exciting way for some people to play the game. Such scams take many forms. Some of the most common are misleading contracts, selling goods for much more than they are worth, "ISK doubling" scams, making players an offer that is too good to be true for the purpose of leading them into an ambush, requesting ISK in return for joining a corporation, infiltrating a corporation for the purposes of emptying their corporate resources. It will suit a certain kind of player who thrives on the chase and has the confidence and personal skills to pull it off. The income can potentially be huge, there have been some very high profile corporation thefts of many billions.<br />
+Such work can require few character skills, but does need confidence and strong persuasive abilities. The income can potentially be huge: there have been some very high-profile corporate thefts with earnings running to many billions of ISK. The same skills can be used for inter-corporate or inter-alliance espionage, and some players, especially in nullsec, work as spies, infiltrating opposing organisations not for profit but to further the strategic interests of their real employers.<br />
 {{euninote|Scamming and theft are prohibited for [[EVE University]] members under the [[EVE University Rules]].}}
 {{Color box|color=black|border=#888888| [[File:Wallet.png|32px]]'''Average Income:'''
-Nothing all the way up to many billions for a high profile corporation theft.
+From nothing all the way up to many billions for high-profile corporation theft.
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