Having seen numerous threads concerning scammers on the boards, and since all of these get locked,I thought this might help ,at least ,the few of the players that dwell the forums.
So far I have seen three types of scams in game,there might be more,so feel free to comment if you know any.
Type I : The zero gold trade scam.
I believe this to be the most often occuring one.Many have fallen for this,including myself...
This one usually occurs after you have posted a WTS advertisement.
Lets say you posted "WTS 60 <Spellbind>".The scammer replies to you and acts like a buyer would.You meet at some location and you proceed with the trading.
You realise after the trade that you don't have the gold promised.
But what happened to it?
When the trade window came up,the scammer quickly added the amount of gold you agreed on to the trade window. But the moment you added the spellbind ,he clicked again on the gold amount button,and changed the amount to zero gold.You both clicked on trade lock and that was that.
How to avoid this kind of scam?
Simply wait untill the other party has locked the trade window from his side,check if the amount you agreed is there and then lock from your side.If he doesn't lock it,cancel the trade and wait for another buyer.
Type II : The Tera Club key scam.
Typically some people advertise selling TC or Veteran keys,or it's you that wanted to buy one and posted a WTB Veteran key message.
The scammer approaches you and you decide to trust them and you trade them the amount you agreed on.The scammer then logs off or goes to find his next victim,or in some cases I have seen gives you a bogus key ,to try in vain.Some will even haggle to make you trust them and agree to trade half the gold before and half after they have provided the bogus key.
How to avoid this scam?
Well generally don't buy from people you personally don't know.Even better just buy it from the cash shop,or a website that sells keys.
Type III : The masterwork alkahest scam.
The scammer posts a WTS <Masterwork Alkahest> message,usually at a lower price than in the broker,or replies to someone who posted a WTB mwa message.
The scammer comes and trades you,but when you look in your inventory you don't see any mwa.Instead you see refined alkahest.
What happened and how to avoid falling for this?
The scammer initially added the amount of mwa you had agreed on,then swiftly changed to the same amount of refined alkahest.
You can notice this change by looking at the trade wndow text,which will show the change,or by hovering over the alkahest icon.
Always double check before locking your trades and you will not fall for any of these scamming attempts.
Hope this helps at least the newer players that didn't know about these scams.
