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    The Double Whammy

    bits of this have been mentioned elsewhere, but i think the concept deserves to be pulled out as its own specialist scam.

    Essentially this scam relies on a couple of human traits .

    If someone has made a considered decision to trust another player, or make a decision based on analysis etc, they are actually quite vulnerable.

    If their decision proves to be wrong their mind is far more willing to accept that they are still correct.

    what does that mean ? Well you scam someone, initially they cant believe it, then they have doubts, maybe get angry etc.

    when they are in that staste of mind you can say - sorry it was a joke, no you havent been ripped off, I have just got to do xyz before I can complete the transaction, **** i have connection problems, etc etc etc.

    It is far easier for them to believe you havent ripped them off or they have not made an error of judgement.

    when the "customer" is in this state of mind - go for the double whammy.

    The uyare weak- they will make judgements that are also weak or snap (in many cases) and this means u can gouge them for more $$.

    Sorry here is your item, heres your gold back (send it cod), gwet someone else to message them to offer help to get item back etc etc (just use your imagination and trial and error)whatever to get some more cash out of them or set them up for another scam over the short, medium or long term.

    what is an interesting component of mmog is that a lot of relationships and friendships evolve from conflict situations - from the simple insult that leads to conversation and later friendship to duels, trades etc etc - turn a scammed customer into a friend and scam them again a few months later.

    The double whammty is great when it works. remember you might as well scam 1000g as 1g - they often involve the same amount of work.

    The Double Whammy
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    Re: The Double Whammy

    whahaha nice one :P +rep

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    Re: The Double Whammy

    i dont get it, so u scam them and send there money back or what?

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    Re: The Double Whammy

    ok- you scammed em (whatever way u used)

    it is human nature to deny your situation for a bit if you have put a lot of effort into creating a different outcome.

    so the person you scammed does not want to admit to himself that they have been scammed. when they are in this state of mind - if you offer the person a way out - you can often scam them again - hence the double whammy.

    If you cant get money out of them - you can send them places. anything to waste their time - or even stop themreporting you or screaming the crap out of LFg channel.

    A version of this scam - might be - you say sorry to them - you were only joking - send the cash you robbed back to them cash on delivery - in the hope they make a mistake and cod you a pile of gold back again - the present works well here.

    You might also say - oh you need to give me - x item or x more gold for me to do this for you etc etc . You gert a bit more off them !

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    Re: The Double Whammy

    wow, u know a lot about peoples minds and their psychology =) +rep (u taking/took A-level psychology by any chance?)

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    Re: The Double Whammy

    nice one lololol

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    Re: The Double Whammy

    Originally Posted by colm
    wow, u know a lot about peoples minds and their psychology =) +rep (u taking/took A-level psychology by any chance?)
    I couldn't possibly comment other than to say you are way too far down the qualification scale ANd that being a good scammer or good anything that involves trying to understand human behaviour means you just have to think a bit about how YOU feel and react in certain situations or how you see others react.

    We all know he feeling of anger we get if we balls something up that is important to us and we also know we can be rash and quick to react when we are angry - the red mist.

    Now if you are trying to scam people these observations help a lot.

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    Re: The Double Whammy

    Originally Posted by colm
    wow, u know a lot about peoples minds and their psychology =) +rep (u taking/took A-level psychology by any chance?)
    It's more Sociology IMO.

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