Hello, everyone. Flint here, talking about the general signs that what you're involved in could be a scam.
There is little "new" in scammer methods. They usually use the same tricks over and over, with only slight modification. Sometimes, though, it can be a pain to remember them all, or the circumstances can be fuzzy and hard to tell if it's a scam. So, I'll share some general rules for telling scams from non-scams, regardless of type.
1. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
This is not a universal rule, but if someone claims you'll get a bunch of very rare items for relatively little in return, this is a warning sign that it's a likely scam.
2. Does it involve the exchange of items outside of the normal trading system?
If they want you to gift-trade, indirectly trade them something, trade through a third account, or gift them and they'll gift back more, or log onto your account and put stuff on it, it is a scam. Another way to put this is "Do they, at any point, hold or have the potential to hold your items without having given you a fair trade in return?" Also note that all these rules also apply in giveaways.
3. Does it involve trusting the other jammer more than you would a random guy on the street?
You wouldn't trust some random guy to hold your valuables. He might run off with them. Similarly, you should not trust random jammers to hold your valuables, in case they run off with them. This also applies to trusting them not to accept the trade/share your password/etc. This does not mean you're hostile to others. It means you have good boundaries and good sense.
That's all, folks. Stay safe!
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