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TERROROP

TERROROP

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Sad I lost my 40m and teleporting runes but I was in the moment and genuinely thought I was about to be rich. An account was giving max cash stack away in chat so I being the dumbass traded him and he said "put up all items in inventory" so I did, long behold the 2147k tokens is now 2147 tokens and I lost 38m. What really frustrates me as this is obviously scamming and this person had a max cash stack on the account. Like, what are the odds of this scammer losing all their hard-earned coins by being banned? I doubt they ever will and suspect that they are just a bot designed to scam humans out of their time and have absolutely no consequences. I see bots with over 100m of experience in skills. Honestly entirely demotivating to play this game at this point. Does Jagex do anything for this or am just gonna play another game?

10-Nov-2023 03:22:02

Tren
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This thread has been moved to the Old School RuneScape General Forum, as it appears to be OSRS related, rather than RS3 related.

TERROROP said :
Does Jagex do anything for this or am just gonna play another game?
If you reported this in-game, at the time of the incident, then Jagex will have the information generated by your report to be able to take action against the scammer.

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10-Nov-2023 03:45:54

TERROROP

TERROROP

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I switched worlds trying to follow him and it did not allow me to report him. He messaged me back calling me names and stupid etc. and I reported him then. Also thanks for moving my thread.

10-Nov-2023 04:50:58 - Last edited on 10-Nov-2023 04:51:22 by TERROROP

Zeffirino
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I'm sorry you fell for this but take it as a lesson to check the trade and more importantly : If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is.

Many of these scammers will try almost every innovative trick under the book to gain your trust and it just isn't worth it.

I'm no expert on the reporting system but I'd report them immediately instead of hopping worlds since I'm assuming the system relies on the snapshot from the chatbox to provide the support team with the evidence preceding the report.

11-Nov-2023 03:46:00

Bruce Waayne
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Bruce Waayne

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Every time they say put up your invy its a scam, if someone legit wants to give you something they will just give it to you.
OSRS - Filled with harassers sad...~
- Give me Private Hiscores this should not be public information! - ! REMOVE OSRS TAX !

12-Nov-2023 18:11:58

Preli
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Preli

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There is an unspoken rule in Runescape... If something sounds too good to be true, it is. Never believe that anyone is out to just give away GP. 100% of the time it's never true. And even if by some miracle it is, still do not get involved because it is not worth the risk and you may even end up banned for RWT because of the unusual amount of gold that was traded to your account. Also, how do you know the gold they're giving away isn't scammed gold or RWT gold? This is why you do not get involved.

These are situations that players need to stay FAR away from. I believe part of fixing this issue is AWARENESS. We need to warn players as a community of these scams. Jagex does what they can but we got to help each other out too. The best way to deliver the message is to tell players to not EVER get involved with random GP handouts and suspicious giveaways. It can lead to a very dark road and I'm sorry you had to experience this. This is a lesson learned and now you know better. This game, that game, people are sneaky anywhere you go, friend. Best of luck to you!
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12-Nov-2023 20:59:00

Preli
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Preli

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I'd like to add that I HIGHLY recommend using a world that requires a Skill Total level to play in. This will do most of the work for you on avoiding scammers/advertisers/gambling bots. But you should still get into the habit of running from strangers claiming they want to give you GP. If anyone came up to you irl talking like that, "just put your car's title up for me to sign and I'll give you a house :D " you'd know it was a crock. We work hard for our GP, don't let anyone try to play mind games to grab yours!
Preli
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20 Years of RS
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Max Cape in 2012
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Inferno Prisoner since 08/14/22 - PB Zuk Healers
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Respect Is Appreciation From Those You've Made An Impact On

12-Nov-2023 21:14:11

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