Fake Buying Accounts Scam

**Hasselhoff** · 01-20-2008

Ok. So I searched and didn't find anything on what I'm about to post. As far as I know, it is totally original.

Sooooo Therefore; All credit goes to ME!

::::::STEPS::::::

1. Find someone who is selling their account. There are many websites and if I need to tell you what they are...... well thats just sad.

2. Talk to them, offer them something just a little more than what you think the account is worth. If they said in their thread that $250 is good, offer $275 BuyOut.

3. Usually they will agree. If they do not, you can:
A. Find a New Victim and start again
B. Offer a little more until they accept

4. Next you need to convince them to go first. The line I generally use is something similar to this:

Due to the large amount of scammers on (INSERT SITE YOU FOUND VICTIM ON) , I will need all info before I release the payment to your paypal.

5. Generally they will agree. If they do not, no big deal, it's easy to start over again.

6. The best order to recieve info to make this scam work is as follows.

Their Phone # (These are for fake security
Their Address reasons, makes him think your legit)
Their Full Name ( Name on Account )
Account Name ( Check to make sure
Account Password Char exists on PCT or in-game)
Secret Answer

It doesn't have to be in this order, it just helps with the flow of things as you will read later on.

THEN

Change the email and phone number to what you want, make sure he confirms it.

7. After he says that it worked, say something like the retrieve PW isn't working, it says the email doesn't match. Tell him also that on the account on the WoW website, the part where it shows email (First Letter of Email Here)*** is not the same as your email.

8. Keep this up for just a few minutes, maybe act confused, tell him to send another confirmation, etc.

9. After just a few minutes, Copy + Paste this. Be sure to change what is in orange.

***Notice of Account Closure***

This is a notification regarding the World of Warcraft account (ENTER THE ACCOUNT NAME YOUR SCAMMING HERE). Access to this account has been permanently disabled for exploitation of the World of Warcraft economy or for being associated to accounts which have been closed for intended exploitation. While we try to be as lenient as possible in our assessments of the results of exploitation investigations, exploitative endeavors on your accounts have ultimately lead to their closure. The recurring subscription on the account has been disabled to prevent further charges.

As a result, this account will no longer be able to access any aspect of World of Warcraft. This action has been taken in accordance with the Terms of Use (WoW -> Legal -> Terms of Use) and our game policies (Blizzard Technical Support). According to the World of Warcraft Terms of Use, to which all players agree when installing World of Warcraft, Section 5, Paragraph C [Rules Related to Game Play] states that you may not do anything that Blizzard Entertainment considers contrary to the "essence" of World of Warcraft.

Any disputes or questions concerning this account action can only be addressed by Account Administration. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, please visit us at http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowaa/.

Thank you for your time and understanding of our position in this matter. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Regards,

( INSERT BLIZZLIKE GM NAME HERE )
Account Administration
Blizzard Entertainment
www.WorldOfWarcraft.com

10. This should send him/her into a frenzy. They will be like WTF HOW DID I GET BANNED. You need to say something about maybe because you were both on the account at once or something similar. Then start to complain that your IP is now flagged and your kids account is going to get banned.

My best story I came up with was my kids account was going to get banned and since me and my wife already didn't get along well, we would probably get divorced because the kid would be devastated he can't play WoW anymore.

11. That is pretty much the end. If he asks for payment, just tell him you never got an account so there is nothing to pay for. Its the end of it and now to make the character TRULY yours, transfer it off onto a new account. That way if he ever does get the account back, he wont have the 70.

I believe I covered everything in this little guide. This actually happened to me but it was legit. The account actually got banned during the trading process and I figured I could find a way to turn this into a sweet scam.

Hope you guys enjoy it!

**~~Saint-Pasdoy~~** · 01-20-2008

I wasnt hoping this will be relased, its a way i use for age like 1 yr. unfortunately u did, gratz. Lazzy leecher will abuse it damn

**Aradroth** · 01-20-2008

Three questions (Im pretty retarded when it comes to scamming >.<) -

1) I may not have read it all but on step 9 how do we make it look like blizzard sent the email, meaning the email address.

2) Can't they sue you for fraud?

3) Can't blizzard sue you for foraging an email if they find out?

**Hasselhoff** · 01-20-2008

1. Just Copy + Paste what I said

2. Probably, but them doing that would get Blizzard involved, and make a bigger lawsuit against them, not worht their time.

3. I guess.... I don't know what their exact rules are...

**D0MM0** · 01-21-2008

very nice scam!
1 question though... in the last part wen u transfer the character... cant blizzard track wat characters are sent to wat account, so theyll just b able 2 get the scammed character bak on its original account?

**goatjuh** · 01-21-2008

Originally Posted by D0MM0

very nice scam!
1 question though... in the last part wen u transfer the character... cant blizzard track wat characters are sent to wat account, so theyll just b able 2 get the scammed character bak on its original account?

use some hack to get a perma ban on the original account :wave: