Trade scamming

Helo, i just got scammed. This post is just to warn others from this player.

Scammer name: [Removed by Support]

He offered unique strongbox (in trade 820) -picture 1.
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Then I gave him 1 ex.
After that he ignored me, and left. -picture 2
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I wish this will never happen to anyone, especially in this league, where challenges are the hot stuff here. Even new players are trying to get them, and this is just sad thing to happen to anyone.

This is his hideout, he has blocked path to portals, that was suspicious to me, but nobody scammed me before so i was like, im too paranoid...



Thanks for reading and dont believe people selling unique strongboxes...


Best Regards,
Erik

EDIT: edited images, so scammer doesnt get harm

Yeah, I'll never understand why they protect a blatant thief like this. Just lets him keep on going.

Honestly. Is there actually any way to secure yourself when buying Challenges? I mean you always pay upfront (since this scam works both ways and sellers don't want to be scammed either) and nothing stops person from just adding you to ignore list after they received payment. Having Threads in forums might work for Boss Killing Services and even then GGG tend to cover up scammers anyway with their "No nameshame policy", so they can have Threads with almoust perfect Rep even though all they do lately is scam people. Probably even if you call out scammer in Game Chat GGG will silence you if scammer will report you for trying to ruin his scams.

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_Saranghaeyo_ a écrit :

Support coming in hot to remove this. Must protect scammers.

Yeah lol. They avoid answering hot topics but when it comes to covering up scammer's activities they instantly take action to protect them.

There is probably even people at GGG who's sole responsibility is to hunt down such posts as soon as possible and protect the scammmers at any cost...

And you fund their sellary with your Supporter's Packs so they can proviode better service for scammers all over PoE :P

Presumably the idea is never buy challenges.
Works for me, of course, but I'm not sure it's in the true spirit of PoE as GGG want it, with trade being central.

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Varana a écrit :

Yeah, I'll never understand why they protect a blatant thief like this. Just lets him keep on going.

Because if they "did something" asshats like this would simply shift their asshattery to use GGG as a means of getting other players in trouble for innocent acts.

1 exalt? LOL

Edit: Soryy 1 exalt? LOL

...make sure the scammers do not get publicly known, their business could suffer
...fuuuuck quickly remove the name from the thread, edited by GGG
...whew, we saved the last roleplayer in PoE, he he he cutthroat feel
...now go do lab and shut up

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Varana a écrit :

Presumably the idea is never buy challenges.
Works for me, of course, but I'm not sure it's in the true spirit of PoE as GGG want it, with trade being central.

if trade was really central to PoE as GGG wants it then you wouldn't have:

-no portal (no trading) in lab
-solo self found (ssf)
-premium trade tabs that are completely reliant on third party sites to operate