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So many of us have been scammed, and, as you know, that includes me. I know how it feels to have been robbed of your rares, and I never want it to happen again. So that's why I'm posting this today; I want to make sure none of you feel that way. Today we'll be talking about scamming, and the different ways to pull it off.
The most popular way is to go out to Jamaa Township, tell everyone you're having a rares giveaway using everything on your trade, and then, once you go back to your den, take everything off the trade and put something useless on. After you've done this, you ask them to trade you and you will decline, and the best trade wins. This is what happened to me, back when it was new and no one knew it was a scam. The best way to not get scammed from this is to tell everyone it's a scam and then leave. Don't stay- if no one believes you the first time they won't believe you any other times, either. Trust me.
Another scam is the pity scam. Jammers will go out into the Township and (normally) lie down on the ground. They will pretend to be sad, and when someone takes the bait and asks them what's wrong, they'll tell their prey that they were hacked, or scammed. After a lot of conversation, or sometimes only a little, they will try to get their prey to pity them so much that they send them their own rares to make up for it. The best way to avoid this scam is to just not talk to those people who say they got scammed. Even if they did get scammed, it was probably their fault. They fell for it, and weren't watching, just like I wasn't.
Another one, one that doesn't seem to work very well is the 'Send Me Gifts, It's My Birthday' scam. They try to get people to send them gifts based on the premise that it's the day they were born, even though the people they're asking barely even know them.
One of the biggest, simplest scam I've seen just exploded recently in popularity for scammers. This scam is simple but effective- not only does it draw pity upon the person, but it incites a willingness to give, as almost all of us have some feelings of charity. This scam is the one asking for clothes/den items, because they are poor. The only fault with this is that it's really quite easy to just go to the Arcade and earn some money, or get the app AJ Jump and earn gems that way. There are plenty of games to get gems from, so if you don't like one game, you can try another. Best way to avoid being scammed this way? Literally avoid them.
Now that we've gotten through the main ones, there's just one left, although you don't really see it much anymore. It still comes in variations of this one, but this is the original scam. (It isn't used much anymore due to people being not that stupid and figuring it out.) It was a scam that asked people to send them rares or even just normal items, and they would either A.) Send it back or B.) Send them a new one. It was basically telling them 'Trust me, it's just a game. You give me your unwanted rares, and I'll give you one you want' except for the fact that they were lying. Best way to avoid it? Ignore their Jam-A-Grams and leave the Township, or whatever world you're in, because normally these scammers are the more persistent ones.
So, if you ever see a scammer, don't hesitate to block and report them. I know a lot of people think that reporting someone doesn't actually do much, but I did a little experiment not to long ago using an extra account. I walked into a room and pulled my extra account in a couple minutes later. As soon as he came in, I yelled 'Report ------ he's a scanner!' Less than a minute later, the account got logged out, and when I tried to log back in, it said I was suspended. So, yes, reporting does do something. Just a quick heads up to help you. But, really, the best thing to do is ignore them. Don't talk to them, don't associate with them, and definitely don't buddy them. It'll end off the worse for you, even if they don't get your items.
Keep yourself alert!
~Raven
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