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General Category => Frag Fest => For Sale / Wanted => Topic started by: UKStu on November 06, 2006, 06:27:32 AM

Title: Scamming
Post by: UKStu on November 06, 2006, 06:27:32 AM

Hi All,

First off, if anyone gets an offer from vellototozz22@hot mail wanting to buy anything though paypal, give it a miss. No screen shots, but I sold him around $600 of gp last night, and it turns out he paid me with stolen paypal accounts. Money chargedback to correct owners now, but obviously I'm still down.
Out of around 300mill gp I sold in the past month, I only sold around 20 mill of it successfully. The rest has been scammed by fake MMs, or charged back from paypal. This is just a quick warning to anyone who is thinking of selling money - be alert, because it seems scammers are pretty much all over the place. Always search on these forums for the person you're selling to, to see if anyone has mentioned them before (for good or bad feedback). Check the scammers list. Use an offical MM from here, and double check their msn details. Get them to PM you though here, to confirm they are the user they say they are. Just be wary, and don't rush it just to get your hands on the cash quickly /smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' />

Good luck to all sellers (and buyers /biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':D\' />)

Stu

Title: Scamming
Post by: Devilman on November 06, 2006, 06:33:28 AM

my only reply is *censored* i sold him som mills last night :S and thats gonna turn out bad, as i have spent that money. He hasent charged back yet. ohh crap ......i am so gonna b dead if he does

Title: Scamming
Post by: sk8ergirl705 on November 06, 2006, 06:34:45 AM

1 you use a trusted mm
2 dont sell 300m at once sell it in small ammounts
3 make him have a note saying he is satisfied and likes the product

Title: Scamming
Post by: Devilman on November 06, 2006, 06:37:30 AM

1- He went first on my trade
2- i made him include a note
3- we only traded 4m at at time.

I donno bout UKStu, but thats how i did it.

Title: Scamming
Post by: UKStu on November 06, 2006, 06:43:57 AM

[quote name=\'sk8ergirl705\' post=\'233423\' date=\'Nov 6 2006, 11:34 AM\']1 you use a trusted mm
2 dont sell 300m at once sell it in small ammounts
3 make him have a note saying he is satisfied and likes the product[/quote]

1. Not a prob, unless you end up with a fake and don't realise (which happened a couple of times!)
2. I didn't - this was across a month
3. Always do that. Doesn't help if the paypal account is stolen! /smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' />

Title: Scamming
Post by: UKStu on November 06, 2006, 06:48:44 AM

[quote name=\'Devilman\' post=\'233424\' date=\'Nov 6 2006, 11:37 AM\']1- He went first on my trade
2- i made him include a note
3- we only traded 4m at at time.

I donno bout UKStu, but thats how i did it.[/quote]

Yep, exactly the same

Title: Scamming
Post by: Devilman on November 06, 2006, 07:11:21 AM

thats not good, that means theres a high chance of me getting charge backed.