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III. Different scam methods.
Knowing the different scam methods that are out there can protect you against against getting scammed without knowing what hit you. Here are some methods that are being used.
The hidden middleman
If you're trading in-game or somewhere else outside ownedcore, and someone ask you to PM them something to confirm that this is you and not a impostor,
make sure to have them PM you as well.
The way this scam method goes is that the scammer talks with both the seller and the customer, being a middleman of sorts without them knowing. When the buyer asks the impostor to send him a pm, the impostor asks the seller to send the buyer a pm, and it seems as if the impostor is the real deal. And that's why it is very important for BOTH parties to send a private messages to verify each others legitimacy.
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IV. Non-refundable payment methods.
One of the biggest issues you will encounter when selling virtual goods is scammers. Most of the time it's the seller that gets scammed due to the buyer making a dispute on paypal and refunding the money. However, there are ways to get around these scams, using paysafecards or bitcoins.
Bitcoins
Bitcoins are not refundable, and can easily be sold immediately after receiving them. There is a lot of talk about bitcoins not being safe as they aren't a stable currency, but that does not matter when you sell them immediately.
Here are some examples of sites you can sell bitcoins on. http://topbitcoinsites.com/
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Amazing Post..
Thanks, i learned a bit actually.
hello. I have question about safe trading methods and how it actually works in practice. One of buyers from OC told me to go to ratchet and there we will trade face to face. It would be 500k+ transaction and I fear about getting banned for face trading so high amount. Also how payment would look like? Is it common that he ask me to trade first and then he send me money or we trade 100k/sum of money ?
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Very nice thread. If people take 5 minutes to read this, and follow those instructions the chance of actually being scammed is very slim.
Good job putting this together, Dante![]()
Im new selling online, this helped me alotI willl avoid paypal i guess lol
can someone explain to me why using skype (instead of PMs) is perceived as a good/safer thing? especially for initial (pre-trade) communication?
the fact that one's IP can easily be obtained by skype makes it easier to be caught (assuming that RMT is bannable in whatever game), which seems to be a tremendous downside. further, how does skype help ensure one isn't a scammer? one can type the same things, regardless of whether it's skype or PM or any other messaging program/email/etc.
Wait, so you won't get scammed if you avoid PayPal? Not sure about the validity of that. Most scammers exclusively use BTC
What happens if I sell something and the guy sends me 50 bucks to paypal and then I transfer it to another account and then he tries to chargeback? (money already went to another acc) what will happen"?