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#The scammer buys up all of an uncommon item in a region, say for 1B ISK each. | #The scammer buys up all of an uncommon item in a region, say for 1B ISK each. | ||
#They make a bunch of sale orders to sell them for around 2B ISK each. | #They make a bunch of sale orders to sell them for around 2B ISK each. | ||
#They put up a few buy orders for | #They put up a few buy orders for 500M ISK each. | ||
#They put up a margin drunken buy order offering 5B each with a minimum number, say 5. | #They put up a margin drunken buy order offering 5B 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. | ||
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# Scam 1: They buy enough items at 2B ISK to fulfill the buy order. This is above market value and the scammer has already made money. | # Scam 1: They buy enough items at 2B ISK to fulfill the buy order. This is above market value and the scammer has already made money. | ||
#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 | #Scam 2: The sale will then revert to the next best buy order, which is for 500M each. 500M kinds looks like 5B if you're in a hurry, so if the victim clicks OK, the scammer buys the items at below market value. | ||
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<u>How to see it coming</u> | <u>How to see it coming</u> | ||