May 29, 2019

Frogmaster180 (AJPW)

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What's up everyone! Today, I'm doing the scammer post! This time, I have Frogmaster180.

I was in the AJPW fox lair when I saw Frogmaster180 advertising for a trade. They said "Trade your best and you may win my look".


When I saw that, I decided to look around. I checked their trade list, and it was decent. In my opinion, the list was not too bad, but not something I would give many rares for. I kinda forgot to take a picture of the trade list, so sorry about that!

After I finished checking that, people were already calling them out as a scammer.





They then defended their trade list, saying that they had good stuff.


Their list was ok. Their list isn't the main reason why I think it could be a scam.

I think it could be a scam because they can just leave after the trade, without giving you the look. I feel that if they really wanted to give their look, they can put the items on trade.

Anyway, back to the post.




Others started to call it out as a scam.

After a few more advertisements, Frogmaster180 left the fox lair.

That's all I have today. Until next time!
-Dew

May 24, 2019

resettedscam (YouTube)

Do not attempt to track down or harass any of the scammers we post. We only ask that you report them, and maybe block them.

Hey all! Jade here, with another scammer post. Today we'll be talking about another YouTube scammer. 

 

This scammer posted a video today titled "Scamming Purple Short!". In it, they did indeed scam a purple short Spiked Collar from a Jammer. They are also shown collaborating with another scammer through Discord messaging. 


They have one other video up on their channel, titled "small scam", in which they scammed a red short Spiked Wristband, 3 Rare Item Mondays, and a "fake den beta".


Once again, they have protected their username on their channel by blocking out the username at the bottom of the screen and turning on animal names rather than usernames. However, take note of what they're doing and what strategies they use to take people's items so that you can better avoid them and others like them on Animal Jam! Stay safe and jam on!

May 21, 2019

Agent Insights Ep 12: Catching Scammers


Hello. I’m Flint, here to talk about how to properly “catch” scammers.

Catching scammers, at least the way we do it, involves gathering solid evidence that the person in question did actually scam. This way, people can trust you when you say you found a scammer, instead of only having your word.

If you see a scammer, and want to catch them, then you want to take screenshots of them scamming. You can also then take pictures of them responding to questions (like “that’s a scam” or “why can’t it be a draw”), people complaining about them being scammed by the person, or pictures of them locking their den or leaving after you asked. Alternatively, you can just record the whole interaction.

Getting proof that someone is scamming is generally a good idea. Then, people can trust you more when you say they’re a scammer, as opposed to people having to decide whether to trust you or to dismiss you as someone with a grudge against the user.

Bye!

May 19, 2019

Random Saturday Ep 21: Adventure Types


What's up everyone! It's me with another Random Saturday! I remember some Saturdays ago, Flint made a post about the Evolution of Adventures. Today, I'm gonna talk about the types of Adventures AJ has.

First, we have the Adventures that follow the main storyline. In my opinion, these include Return of the Phantoms, The Phantom Portal, Meet Cosmo, The Hive, The Great Escape, Greely's Inferno, The Search for Greely, The Phantom Badlands, The Phantom Fortress, Storming the Fortress, The Mystery Below and The River's Heart. These adventures should be played in the order listed above, because they build the plot of the story one after another.

Next, we have the side story adventures. These adventures are still story based, but they have not contributed much to the main storyline at the point of writing this. These include Bubble Trouble, In Too Deep, Turning the Tide, The Hidden Falls, The Front Lines, and The Trials of Zios.

Next, we have the maze-type adventures which involve Jammers navigating a maze, collecting stuff along the way. These include Twists and Turns, and Jamaaliday Rescue.

Next, we have the finder based adventures. These involve Jammers moving around a map to find all the items necessary for prizes. These include The Forgotten Desert, Bitter Sweets, Special Delivery, Lucky Clovers and Spring Festival.

Next, there are grinder based adventures. These adventures involve Jammers literally grinding for stuff. They often have Jammers doing the same thing over and over again until a certain point. These include Graham's Workshop and Tiki Trouble.

Finally, there is one adventure that doesn't quite match all the above categories. That adventure is New Year's Fortune. It isn't grindy like the grinders, and not and findy as the finders. I guess it's unique.

That's all from me now. Until the next post!
-Dew

May 16, 2019

ghia09 (AJPC)

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Hey all, Blue here with the latest scammer post! This scammer, ghia09, scams diamonds and interestingly, art likes.
ghia09 speaks fast, so it was hard to get pictures. Basically, I found her in Jamaa Township advertising for a giveaway including a sheep cloak and some diamond spikes. I went to her den, there were about ten-ish people there.

She came in after a while, and told us to win we first had to like all the art (art likes scam) and then buy two of the things from her shop. this is the first indicator it was a scam, because if you have to spend diamonds it's not really a giveaway.

Anyways, she was selling expensive plushies for about 4 diamonds each. As it was only a few diamonds I decided to do it in case it really wasn't a scam. So I spent 8 diamonds, warned everyone else that it was probably a scam, while she was calling out, "3 SPACES LEFT!" or something like that.

She started blabbering on about not being able to trade or gift (which she probably had just turned off). Then, she locked us.
Luckily, almost every single person in there instantly knew it was a scam and 8 diamonds are not that hard to recover. Still, report ghia09 for scamming!

Thats all from me today,
stay safe, jam on!
-Blue

May 11, 2019

animal-jam-scammers (Tumblr)

Do not attempt to track down or harass any of the scammers we post. We only ask that you report them, and maybe block them.

Hey all, Jade here with the latest scammer post! Sorry for the late upload. Today I'll be going over something a bit different- a scamming account on Tumblr.

Their username is "animal-jam-scammers", their title is "Why trade fair when you can scam", and their description is "A simple group of scammers who give tips and tricks and post about our successful scams". Their last post was in March of 2018, so I doubt they're a threat anymore, but their few posts are a great lesson of what to watch out for in scammers, so we'll go over them.


Their first two posts consist of a lot of different scamming methods, as seen above. I don't have time to go over all these different scamming types, but read over them and watch out for anybody displaying similar behaviors or methods to those listed!


Their only other post on the blog is entitled "SCAMMER ASSISTANTS FOR HIRE", and it describes them being willing to come to your den during a trust giveaway and make people think it's not a scam. This goes to show that even if someone appears to be getting their items back in a trust giveaway, you shouldn't trust them or the scammer! It could easily be a setup to make your items easier to steal.

That's all for today, Jammers! Stay safe out there.

May 08, 2019

Agent Insights Ep 11: Scammer YouTube Channels



Hey all, Blue here with the latest Agent Insights! In today's post, I'll be sharing my views on scammer channels, both scammers themselves and scam stopping channels. 

So, I am sure many of you have seen YouTube scamming videos. Some of the time, they are fake. Those point out scams and how to stop them, which is good. However, most of the time, they are true and show someone scamming someone else.

This is becoming more frequent. Watching a video and catching a scammer are very different because you cannot see the scammers user, which keeps them safe. 

However, some YouTube channels are focused on exposing scammers. One of the most significant is Things AJ. The channels that focus on this are often well-accomplished scam catchers and know how to stop a scammer. However, these channels are becoming less active as they get more popular because scammers start learning their usernames and start avoiding them. 

Overall, these YouTube videos by scammers are used to communicate with other scammers and brag about their scamming skills, using items won by scamming as a gauge. If you have ever been scammed (like me) you know what its like to lose your best items. So to scammers out there, we implore you to quit your channel, give the items back and start anew.

That's all from me today,
stay safe, jam on!!
-Blue

May 04, 2019

Random Saturday Ep 20: Potential Uses of Statue Alphas



Hello, Flint here with another Random Saturday. This one is about the potential uses of what I call Statue Alphas.

There are, of course, 6 major Alphas in the game, as well as Tavie and Juno. They show up in adventures, storylines, and other places, and they tend to do a lot. There are also a bunch of weird Alphas that you only see in statues, or vaguely mentioned sometimes. There’s one for every animal, and a new Alpha shows up each time a new animal is introduced. They don’t really do anything, though, unless they’re raised from the pit like Tavie and Juno.

I feel like there’s more they could be used for. While I understand that created new storylines and game mechanics takes time, there are also many ways the Statue Alphas could be used. 

One way is introducing more into the story, like Juno was. I feel like rediscovering old Alphas who were locked away/hiding/elsewhere would be cool. Maybe they can direct their attentions to this instead of the Phantom Fortress of ever-increasing scale and that weird Trials of Zios storyline.

You could also have more specific Animal Parties/Rooms where only that type of animal could get in. You could also then formulate the decor and any possible shop items around the animal and their personality. You don’t even have to detail the personality all too much, just add some cozy dark tunnels for the fox one, an isolated iceberg cave for the polar bear, or some other such thing. You could also cook up some diary entries or signs left behind by the room's Alpha.

You could also even just create small, one-page entries somewhere containing a small amount of info about the alpha, as well as a picture. Just something like “X Alpha is very [trait] and enjoys [activity]. They spend their time doing [blah]” would be cool.

That’s all. Bye!

May 03, 2019

Kensy AJ (YouTube)

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Hey all, Jade here, with the latest scammer post!! Today I’ll be talking about yet another scammer on YouTube- Kensy AJ. 


I found this scammer through a video they posted about a week ago of them scamming various items, including 2 Beta Tails. I went to their channel, and lo and behold: 

 
 

They have over ten other videos of them scamming on their channel, and have been doing it for over a year. It appears that about six months ago, they quit, but their latest video was their comeback. 


In their channels list, they have links to two other channels that have also posted videos of themselves scamming. 

Scammers seem to be getting harder and harder to find on Animal Jam itself, but they’re documenting themselves on other platforms more and more. Despite this, the majority successfully block out their usernames and protect their identities, so we can’t do much with their videos- but still, by watching and observing, we can learn to avoid them better. So, if you see anyone displaying similar characteristics to Kensy or these other scammers, don’t trust them! Stay safe out there, Jammers.