December 23, 2020

The Return of Referência123 (AJPC)

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Howdy all, it's Danny here with a scammer I encountered again after making a post about them just a few weeks ago - Referência123. I was in Jamaa Township last week when I saw Referência123 advertising that whoever gifted them a short black spike would win their long spike. 


That's a pretty specific demand to make, so I asked Referência123 why they couldn't just ask people to trade directly for their spike. They went silent for about a minute, before moving to a different spot and saying the same thing. I asked them why they weren't answering me, to which they responded that they were Brazilian and didn't speak good English.


To emphasize this, Referência123 started saying a bunch of random emojis, including the 3-star emoji and the animated laughing emoji.


I didn't really buy that, especially since they were able to so clearly articulate for people to send them an item and get something else in return, but nonetheless, I asked them why they were playing on the English servers if they didn't even speak English. They said nothing before walking away and teleporting to a different area.

Report Referência123 for scamming. Stay safe and always use the trading system!
-Danny

December 21, 2020

Seasonalrainforest/Narrow AJ (AJPC)

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Hello jammers! Neon here with another scammer post. This scammer, Seasonalrainforest, was reported to us by a viewer named Abbster, using our scammer report form.

The scammer started out by saying that if Abbster would dance for a music video, they would give them a bad long. This sounds almost too good to be true, as usually people do not give out free rares.

The scammer then instructed Abbster to go to their Youtube channel, Narrow AJ, where there was a link to Animal Jam that Seasonalrainforest claimed to be the Spanish version of Animal Jam. 


Seasonalrainforest was using a common method known as ‘Fake Animal Jam’ to attempt to steal abbster’s items. You can read more about this topic here. To put it simply, a jammer claims they will give another user rares if they do something for them, but that something involves going to a different language version of Animal Jam by following a link to the different language servers on their YouTube channel. In reality, the link leads to a fake website designed to look identical to Animal Jam. The image below shows the website that Narrow AJ had linked on their YouTube channel.


Even though the home screen may look very similar, this is not the real Spanish version of Animal Jam. If you enter your AJ username and password on the site, you will not login to the game - instead, the scammer running the website will now have your username and password. A noticeable difference is in the bottom right corner, it says ‘Powered by 000webhost’, indicating the website is fake, since it is run by a free webhosting service and not by AJHQ. The link to the website is also noticeably different from the link on Animal Jam's official page. This means that this is not the real Animal Jam, and a person made this website to impersonate Animal Jam.

The Seasonalrainforest account has been banned in the time since Abbster submitted this form a few days ago, but we still wanted to make a post about this to raise awareness of this scam and so that you can report the YouTube account Narrow AJ. Please remember that the only real Animal Jam is https://classic.animaljam.com/en/, and if you want to play in a different language you can change the language in the Parent Dashboard. You can also change the language from the dropdown menu at the very bottom of the page. Pictured below is the scammer’s Youtube Channel.


Thank you for reading! I hope you all stay safe and happy holidays! :)

December 19, 2020

datboisus68 (AJPC)

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Howdy everyone, Danny here with a scammer I encountered several days ago. I was in Jamaa Township when I saw datboisus68 advertising that the next person who bought something from their shop would get a free spike. This sounded kinda fishy, and also misleading (if you're buying something, then it isn't free?), so I went to go check it out.


I was the only person in their den, and they came back as soon as I arrived. They told me to buy and I would get the spike. I asked what spike I was going to get, they told me the green long spike they were wearing.



Their shop mostly included items that were around 4 or 5 diamonds (there was a second page not pictured here, it was all items from the dance club themed Jammer parties also priced at 4 to 5 diamonds), with the exception of an overpriced Box Head and a rare Diamond Shop spiked collar for 90 diamonds.



I asked datboisus68 to confirm that I would get a green long spiked collar if I only spent 4 diamonds. They said yes, and told me they heard they weren't very valuable. I found that very unlikely - even the most inexperienced of players know that spikes, especially long spikes, are highly sought after. I told them this, and they acted mildly surprised. They also had a Diamond Shop spiked collar priced somewhat reasonably, so I really didn't buy this (pun not intended).


I asked why I couldn't just buy the spike directly rather than spending 4 diamonds on an item I didn't want. They interjected by asking if I would buy the green long for max diamonds (500 diamonds). I said no, and before I could explain why, they abruptly locked me out of their den.



I wanted to go back to their den to see if they had put the green long up for sale, only to realize that they had blocked me entirely. I went on a spare to go check, and the green spike was not in their shop and it was still on their animal long after my encounter with them, confirming my suspicions that it was all a big fat lie.
Report datboisus68 for scamming. Stay safe and always trade fairly!
-Danny 

December 18, 2020

miniscill (AJPC)

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Hey everyone! This is Sunny here with a scammer that was reported through our Report Form by someone called Polar.

At the end of September, Polar and their friend went to miniscill's giveaway for a solid. When they got there, miniscill started listing rules for the giveaway, such as "don't accuse me of scamming" and "don't be rude". 

miniscill said the giveaway was best troll wins. They then listed how to do it. It was a scam where we and the scammer accept then the scammer declines at the last second. 



This is a scam because in Animal Jam you can only accept once, so the scammer will accept and take your items. This is another way of flash or trust. 

People started to trade spikes and other items. They didn't accept though so miniscill said it was not done right so it didn't count. 


Polar said that someone eventually traded a red long wrist and some other items. The scammer accepted the trade, kicked us out, and unbuddied everyone. 


One person got scammed and they started to say what they lost. They said they lost a red long wrist, black scarf, black bow and arrows, and a mouse.


From what I saw, only one person was scammed during the giveaway. Make sure to report miniscill for scamming! Stay safe and don't accept unfair trades. 

-Sunny

December 17, 2020

Agent Insights Ep. 66: Headless Pet Sharks


Hi! Quacc here with your Agent Insights for today. Today's episode will be about the headless shark scams.

Recently, these headless pet sharks have been deemed as valuable when they are actually common items. Scammers will try to say that they are worth a lot and will put them in their shops for outrageous prices. Realistically, they should be put as 1-3 diamonds as a fair price.


The "headless" part of the pet is actually an accessory that can be added on in the Pet Stop. There is a glitch where you can go to the Play-As-Your-Pet-Party or Pets Only Party as an underwater animal. There are tutorials and ways to do it online as well. That way, you can find secret underwater accessories to use for all of your underwater pets (including the accessory option which gets rid of the shark's head and makes it appear "headless").


The glitch still hasn't been patched so it is still working. It only takes a few tries but it should be accessible. Because of this, any pet with these "secret" accessories shouldn't be worth very much. 
Since the trick isn't very well-known, scammers will try and trade the items for a few den betas when a fair trade for them would typically be a Rare Item Monday. If you see somebody asking for rare items in exchange for headless sharks or if you see them priced highly in somebody's shop, don't fall for it.


That's all for today, stay safe!

December 16, 2020

galaxygirl0715 (AJPC)

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Hey everyone! This is Clover here with a scammer that was reported through our Report Form by an anonymous submitter.

At the end of November, the submitter went to galaxygirl0715's giveaway for a Rare Pink Spiked Collar, which is quite a bit to be giving away. A good rule of thumb I like to follow is if something seems to good to be true, such as a giveaway like this, then it often is.

 They used the trust method, and put multiple "bad" items on their trade list. From the evidence provided, galaxygirl0715 didn't show proof that they had a Rare Spiked Collar, so it's likely that they didn't have one in the first place.


The submitter was the only person to trade galaxygirl0715, and after a few trades, they stated that the submitter was winning because nobody else was competing.



As opposed to many trust/flash giveaways that use the "accept twice then cancel method," galaxygirl0715 accepted the trades and promised to trade back after. As a scammer, this method helps you gain trust, as people will believe that you'll trade their items back, however, when they receive a good trade, they won't trade back, and likely lock their den.

At first, the submitter only traded away smaller items, such as the Shark Fin and Zios mask. In order to gain their trust, galaxygirl0715 traded these items back.


Another person began to trade as well, with their items also being traded back.


Both people were participating in the competition, and at the end of the giveaway, the submitter traded away 2 spikes; a Rare Purple Short Spiked Wristband and a Rare Blue Short Spiked Collar. 



The wristband was traded back to the submitter, however, when they asked for the Spiked Collar back, they were locked out.


From what I saw, the submitter was the only person scammed during the giveaway. Make sure to report galaxygirl0715 for scamming! Remember to be safe on Animal Jam, and don't accept unfair trades!

-Clover

December 15, 2020

Ik88799 + Preposition (AJPC)

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Howdy everyone, Danny here with a scammer duo I encountered yesterday - Ik88799 and Preposition (note that Ik88799's username starts with an uppercase "i", not a lowercase "L"). I was in Crystal Sands when I saw Ik88799 advertising that they would be giving away a headdress in their den, so I went to check it out.


There were a lot of people there, including Preposition, who was sitting in the corner of the den. Ik88799 eventually came back and announced the giveaway would happen in 2 rounds. During the first round, they would be giving away a red long spiked wristband. Many scam giveaways will often employ the use of multiple rounds to build trust with the giveaway attendants and make them seem more trustworthy in preparation for the betrayal that awaits them.



Ik88799 said that the giveaway would be "first JAG", meaning that the first person who sent them a JAG after the starting signal would win the item.


They said "go", we all sent JAGs, and they announced that Preposition had won the giveaway. Preposition humbly accepted the prize and we moved into the next portion of the giveaway.


I was a little suspicious of course, as I already had an inkling this whole thing was going to be a scam, (that was basically the only reason I showed up). I checked Preposition's player card and was unsurprised to see they had little more than 8 achievements, excluding the default "Color Me Rad" achievement that all players have by default.


Nevertheless, Ik88799 announced that the giveaway for the headdress would be a "competition" of sorts.


Preposition asked if the giveaway was going to be trust trading. They also commented that if it was, they were going to leave, but I unfortunately didn't get a screenshot of that.


Ik88799 said they would be doing "trolling". Trolling usually refers to trading somebody a really good item, but then declining the trade at the last minute before they can accept.


They went on to explain that this was different from trust trading in that there wouldn't be any accepting of trades, but rather, the trolling would involve trading Ik88799, accepting the trade twice, and then hitting cancel. There is only a very, VERY small window to cancel your trade after it has been accepted, a window most people will not be able to use because they aren't expecting it or because their reaction time is not quick enough. The idea is that the scammer will accept these trades and then give the items back, until they get an item they think is good enough to keep, at which point they will lock the den.


Myself and another person raised concerns that this was exactly what trust trading was. Ik88799 tried to tell us it was different because you accepted but canceled at the last minute, to which we tried to explain that that IS trust trading.


They ignored us and continued to try and explain it to the people who were actually trying to trade. Preposition went up to bat in their place and told us the exact same thing, trying to explain that it wasn't trust trading and we would not lose our items.


I told them that was what trust trading was, and explained that there was a very small window to cancel after accepting that most people wouldn't get. They just repeatedly told me that I was confused, and Ik88799 tried to encourage me to trade them something "small" to test it out. Obviously, I declined.


They shortly announced that Preposition was in the lead with a green short collar. Myself and another player in their den made some sarcastic comments about how Preposition was once again winning the giveaway. Ik88799 wasn't a fan of that and immediately locked me out of the den.


Make sure to report Ik88799 and Preposition for scamming. Stay safe and always think before you trade!
-Danny