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==Contract Scams==

===The Three~~-ships Trick~~===

===The Three Ships===

The ~~scammer will link~~ a ~~contact~~ that ~~is followed by a countdown before~~ the ~~next one is offered, usually in~~ a ~~set of three contacts offering the same faction~~ ship~~. The player is openly enticed to take try and get a bargain by making~~ a ~~snap decision to buy before someone else does~~.

The Three Ships is a scam that tricks the victim into buying a overpriced ship because they just missed out on a good deal.

====What you see====

~~The Three-~~ships ~~Trick is like the ''Hide the Lady'' trick~~, ~~and is~~ a ~~basic~~ contract ~~scam that relies on the player making~~ a ~~quick decision to buy an opportunistic~~ bargain and ~~not see the additions~~ of ~~zeros to~~ the ~~contracts that follow~~.

It's an announcement of a set of three sell contracts for ships, separated by a timer. The linked contract shows a desirable (often faction) ship being offered at a bargain price, but it's already gone. But the countdown timer is running and you might be able to scoop up one of the other two.

====How it works====

The ~~Three-~~ships ~~Trick is another one of those scams that works on the mechanisms of greed and speed~~.

The scammer is actually selling two ships via three contracts.

The first ship contact offers ~~a (usually) faction~~ ship that is at a considerably lower price than market value. The person who clicks on it ~~and on~~ see the extremely low price ~~finds~~ they are just too late, ~~in truth~~ the contract was deleted as soon as the link was made but before it was offered.~~ ~~

*The first ship contact offers the ship that is at a considerably lower price than market value. The person who clicks on it will see the extremely low price but find they are just too late. Actually, the contract was deleted as soon as the link was made but before it was offered.

The second contract ship offered will be ~~the same~~ ship, but just below the average market price, so the player who buys it will not have made much of a bargain.~~ ~~

*The second contract ship offered will be a real ship, but just below the average market price, so the player who buys it will not have made much of a bargain.

The third ship is the sting~~, having made~~ two ~~misses~~, a player not wanting to miss out again will race to click on that one, not noting the additional zeros that ~~change~~ the ship from ~~for example~~ 20 million to 200 million.

*The third ship is the sting. Having missed out on two ships, a player not wanting to miss out again will race to click on that one, not noting the additional zeros that reprice the ship e.g. from 20 million to 200 million.

Never buy anything in a rush, and always read contracts carefully.

===Courier Contract Ganking===

It's a hauling contract where the intent is to kill the hauler and make them forfeit the collateral.

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 ==Contract Scams==
-===The Three-ships Trick===
+===The Three Ships===
-The scammer will link a contact that is followed by a countdown before the next one is offered, usually in a set of three contacts offering the same faction ship. The player is openly enticed to take try and get a bargain by making a snap decision to buy before someone else does.
+The Three Ships is a scam that tricks the victim into buying a overpriced ship because they just missed out on a good deal.
 ====What you see====
-The Three-ships Trick is like the ''Hide the Lady'' trick, and is a basic contract scam that relies on the player making a quick decision to buy an opportunistic bargain and not see the additions of zeros to the contracts that follow.
+It's an announcement of a set of three sell contracts for ships, separated by a timer. The linked contract shows a desirable (often faction) ship being offered at a bargain price, but it's already gone. But the countdown timer is running and you might be able to scoop up one of the other two.
 ====How it works====
-The Three-ships Trick is another one of those scams that works on the mechanisms of greed and speed.
+The scammer is actually selling two ships via three contracts.
-The first ship contact offers a (usually) faction ship that is at a considerably lower price than market value. The person who clicks on it and on see the extremely low price finds they are just too late, in truth the contract was deleted as soon as the link was made but before it was offered.<br>
+*The first ship contact offers the ship that is at a considerably lower price than market value. The person who clicks on it will see the extremely low price but find they are just too late. Actually, the contract was deleted as soon as the link was made but before it was offered.
-The second contract ship offered will be the same ship, but just below the average market price, so the player who buys it will not have made much of a bargain.<br>
+*The second contract ship offered will be a real ship, but just below the average market price, so the player who buys it will not have made much of a bargain.
-The third ship is the sting, having made two misses, a player not wanting to miss out again will race to click on that one, not noting the additional zeros that change the ship from for example 20 million to 200 million.<br>
+*The third ship is the sting. Having missed out on two ships, a player not wanting to miss out again will race to click on that one, not noting the additional zeros that reprice the ship e.g. from 20 million to 200 million.
+Never buy anything in a rush, and always read contracts carefully.<br>
 <br>
 ===Courier Contract Ganking===
 It's a hauling contract where the intent is to kill the hauler and make them forfeit the collateral.