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Howdy everyone, Danny here with a scammer I encountered yesterday. I was in Crystal Sands when I saw roleplaymaster56 advertising that the best trade they got (in their den) would win their black short collar.
However, instead of their black short collar on trade, they had a firefly necklace. I could tell right off the bat this was a scam - "best trade wins" scams end when the scammer accepts a good trade and then leaves without giving you the item they promised in return. There's no reason to make a trade like this unless the other person has malicious intent.
I headed to their den to check it out. There were only 2 other people there with me, and roleplaymaster56 came back to their den and sat down. They said they were recording, likely as a way to build trust with us. There would be no reason for them to record this interaction unless they suspected people would think it's a scam.
They also told us that we had the option of cancelling the trade instead of accepting it, though it doesn't change the basis of the scam.
I asked why we couldn't just trade directly for the spike. They told me because it was boring and it would end very quickly that way. This confused me - if their intent was to get a fair trade for the spike, it would be a good thing for it to end quickly. They also said it was basically a "rare race"? They probably meant to say it was a race to see who can trade the best, but that doesn't make it sound any safer.
I told them that the entire point of trading is to get a good deal, but they just bluntly told me to leave.
I asked them why I should trade for the firely necklace if I was supposed to be getting a black spike. That was the last straw for them and they locked me out of the den.
Please report roleplaymaster56 for scamming. Stay safe and always trade fairly!
-Danny
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