If the scammer receives the requested amount of money from a player, they will usually tell the player to private message them. The expensive item along with the statement "rewarding kindness" are used as a coersion tactic to get players to trade them money thinking that they will be rewarded. The scammer will then repeatedly type things such as "Looking for someone kind to give me 1m, Kindness pays", or "Need 1m, rewarding kindness". The scammer will use new "burner" accounts equipped with an expensive rare item traded to it by their main account.
The rewarding kindness scam, or the "Kindness pays" scam is old yet extremely effective. For example, player A would pay player B a sum of money in the main game, after which both players log into OSRS and B trades A another sum of money.Īs this transaction relies on a trust trade, player B could simply take player A's payment and log out. While Jagex has not implemented any system for transferring items between the games, players have begun trading coins in one version of the game for coins in the other. Since the release of Old School RuneScape, a market has appeared for trading coins between OSRS and the main game. Even a friend or clan member could decide to abuse a player's trust and scam them out of millions of coins. Trust trades may also occur when scammers ask to borrow items that cannot be lent, such as the various spirit shields.Īny players who consider engaging in a trust trade should factor in the risk that the recipient will steal their item or money. Instead, however, the scammer simply takes the victim's money and leaves. Never give more than you are willing to lose.Ī trust trade occurs when a victim gives a scammer money or an item, trusting that the scammer will then return the favour, either by providing a service or by giving the victim a greater amount of money or a more valuable item.If someone is asking you to buy a summoning scroll for 2,100 gp when the med price is 70 and they want you to buy 100 of them, think twice. If someone asks you to buy something from the GE, that is not a common item - many summoning items, for example, are used for this - it is likely a scam, especially if it is overpriced.If you want to help someone with that, check the store price and be sure not to sell if for less than that. Buying from stores to sell back to someone who "bought the limit" is probably a scam, as one can use the G.E.If the person is obviously using a bot to advertise, it is more than likely a scam.Always carefully check the trade window to verify which items are being traded.Only enter your account information into the official RuneScape website and don't tell anyone else your password, recovery questions, or email address. For items you are not willing to lose, it is advised at any point to not: Drop them, bring them into the Wilderness or dangerous Clan Wars, or offer them in trust trades (including gambling).If the person requires you to give them valuable items while giving you back some other items after the current trade (2 time trades, eg.If a deal seems too good to be true, it is probably a scam.Players who adhere to the following suggestions will find it much easier to spot scams and avoid being fooled by them. 6.3 Item dropping/teleport trading scam.
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