Salem

just fyi to those who trade with fffad. He claimed he was going to sell me 2 silver bars 65 each. i said ok and said one at a time and he took the first 65 silver and seemed like transferred to another account and then logged off. Not much to cry over just figure i would post it in case it will help others avoid getting scammed.

Admirable intention, although with a memorable name like fffad I'm certain he's going to have a hard time making another alt =/

Anyway, scammer complaints not linked to a specific trade topic go to HoB. I'll leave a shadow to be nice though.

Are you sure it wasn't ffad or ffffad? Because I got scammed by both those dudes.

Chief PeePooKaKa
MM Tribe

dem silver bars...

jwhitehorn wrote:Are you sure it wasn't ffad or ffffad? Because I got scammed by both those dudes.

Chief PeePooKaKa
MM Tribe

The name sounds like one of your Gallow Hills alts, you sure it wasn't you?

Sevenless wrote:Admirable intention, although with a memorable name like fffad I'm certain he's going to have a hard time making another alt =/

Anyway, scammer complaints not linked to a specific trade topic go to HoB. I'll leave a shadow to be nice though.

wrong color you dinkus. thats like minty green

Vigilance wrote:wrong color you dinkus. thats like minty green

Ayep, minty green is the pro-rated moddy goodness colour.

To quote intended changes to moderation tools:

[*]Mod-message checkbox
- Formats the entire message so that it is bold and in #00BF00

I forgot to bold it though, so the colour comes off being lighter when you do that.

Apologies gentlemen, for re-railing this thread.

Although the original poster did not specify his city of origin, I believe this scammer is in Plymouth. A day or so ago, a scroundrel by the same name was peddling iron in Boston. When I cancelled a transaction with him because he demanded silver first (and seemed several types of shady), he began shouting I had scammed him. My advice to prospective buyers, to avoid such dangers:

-Try to trade with merchants who have trade threads on these forums. Because multiple forum accounts are not allowed, these merchants place a higher value in their repetition - once they are known as a scammer, they are unlikely to get other trade offers.
-If a deal seems to good to be true, it usually is. In this case, the buyer was offering silver for significantly below the current market rate.
-Avoid trading with obvious alts or offering silver first, unless you are dealing with a trader who has a reputable history. When two traders deal between each other, proper ettiquette is for the less experienced trader to place his goods or silver first.
-If buying multiple items and you're not sure the other party is legitimate, conduct trades for each individual item one at a time, just like the original poster did. This way if you do get scammed, it's only for a portion of the transaction.
-Don't buy from raiders. Rewarding their behavior only encourages more of it.

Faithfully,

-Paymaster Paul

-Don't buy from raiders. Rewarding their behavior only encourages more of it.

lol, you can't stop raiders so how would buying their goods encourage more of it.

staxjax wrote:lol, you can't stop raiders so how would buying their goods encourage more of it.

I'm fairly sure this is merely mod-trolling. However, on the off-chance you are sincerely confused, I recommend you review the concept of an incentive (specifically, a remunerative incentive - wikipedia or a dictionary should suffice). Then, for further reading, see this document.

-Faithfully,

Paul the Paymaster