Hey, Jade here, with a new Agent Insights. Today we’ll be talking about another type of scam- Gifting wars.
As the name implies, gifting wars are a sort of contest where two Jammers gift each other items, each item better than the last, to see who can gift the best. The items may or may not be given back at the end of the contest, it’s up to the participants. This kind of contest can be a fun game to play with friends. However, it can also be easily turned into a scamming scheme. For example:
One day, in Jamaa Township, you see a Jammer dancing and saying “gift me, i gift back better!” Intrigued, you gift some item to them, maybe a Rare Item Monday. You wait for a little, then get a Jam a Gram: They gifted back a den beta! You decide you can trust them, since they gifted back a better item, so you trade them a Spiked Wristband. They gift back a better color of the Wristband, so then you gift them a long Spiked Collar! Maybe they’ll even gift you a Headdress back..... but then, as you’re waiting for their gift, you see them log off of Animal Jam without gifting anything back. You’ve just been scammed out of your spike!
As shown in the scenario above, scammers will repeat the cycle of trading a few times in order to build up your trust, until you’ve gifted them a rare enough item that they want to keep: then, they’ll disappear.
Luckily, this scam is relatively easy to avoid! Simply use the trade system instead of gifting, and they won’t be able to take an item without giving anything back. Don’t fall for scams like this! Stay safe, and jam on!
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