Increased # of people who will "get you avatars"
Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:45 am
I was a bit bothered by this. I am a regular lurker in the Neoboards Avatar chat (for the purpose of knowing what is new, and if turmy is awake etc.) and I am just so bothered with new (Newbie to 1 month) accounts with lots of trophies asking for people who need difficult game avatars (i.e. RoM, Snowmuncher, Chia Bomber, EPC etc.).
I am in Neo for quite a while, and the only way to do that is for letting someone to actually get into your account. I think it is a nono to give someone your account details.
I hope TNT would act on this. I think there is quite a number of young players that actually fall for this.
I am in Neo for quite a while, and the only way to do that is for letting someone to actually get into your account. I think it is a nono to give someone your account details.
I hope TNT would act on this. I think there is quite a number of young players that actually fall for this.
Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:01 am
Yep, "most" of them are after your account. TNT should add this to the security tips or something... I've seen many people actually fall for these.
Actually, there's been more and more of these scammers. I think a person tried to scam me, when I was going to start my new account. She asked if she could take care of my old account if I ever changed my mind. Of course I said no... And I disabled my account. So nobody can get that account, yay!
Actually, there's been more and more of these scammers. I think a person tried to scam me, when I was going to start my new account. She asked if she could take care of my old account if I ever changed my mind. Of course I said no... And I disabled my account. So nobody can get that account, yay!
Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:10 am
I've seen some of them around- most have just used CSS to put the trophies on their lookups!
Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:25 am
Mr. Darkside wrote:Yep, "most" of them are after your account. TNT should add this to the security tips or something... I've seen many people actually fall for these.
Actually, there's been more and more of these scammers. I think a person tried to scam me, when I was going to start my new account. She asked if she could take care of my old account if I ever changed my mind. Of course I said no... And I disabled my account. So nobody can get that account, yay!
Well thats not trying to scam you, thats offering to take your spare account, They probably liked the name or something and you didn't need it.
Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:33 am
twinklyspangle wrote:Mr. Darkside wrote:Yep, "most" of them are after your account. TNT should add this to the security tips or something... I've seen many people actually fall for these.
Actually, there's been more and more of these scammers. I think a person tried to scam me, when I was going to start my new account. She asked if she could take care of my old account if I ever changed my mind. Of course I said no... And I disabled my account. So nobody can get that account, yay!
Well thats not trying to scam you, thats offering to take your spare account, They probably liked the name or something and you didn't need it.
Erm...okay. I was wrong. Now I'll paint my face white and visit downtown shouting "I was wrong!".
Sun Aug 15, 2004 4:09 pm
Actually, the thing of people asking for your account if you post you're quitting or starting a new account? Well, yeah, first of all that's against the rules - and that is written.
Also, there are scammers who are on the lookout for older accounts - they want to use an older account to scam, using that "look at how old my account is, would I risk it by scamming you?" type of thing.
The very idea of someone "getting" you avs, especially game ones. I've seen it myself. Neo I think does need to add something to the Avatar Board message, like the no pool blurb they have there. There's alot of us who either don't play a particular game needed for an avatar or are just bad at that game ... I have 2 game avatars - Sutek's, which I luckily got when the high score was lower, and Cliffhanger because, well, doesn't everyone have that one? I also have the 2 Jhudora avs, but to me they don't count as "game" avatars.
The whole fee/tip/donation thing that people are doing to "lend" an av item galls me too. And I think if you're caught doing that, you will get at least a warning. Neo frowns on lending/borrowing.
I actually think that they should either stop releasing avatars or at least stop releasing the really expensive/rare/hard to get ones. They're actually (unwittingly) helping to contribute to the amount of scammers.
Also, there are scammers who are on the lookout for older accounts - they want to use an older account to scam, using that "look at how old my account is, would I risk it by scamming you?" type of thing.
The very idea of someone "getting" you avs, especially game ones. I've seen it myself. Neo I think does need to add something to the Avatar Board message, like the no pool blurb they have there. There's alot of us who either don't play a particular game needed for an avatar or are just bad at that game ... I have 2 game avatars - Sutek's, which I luckily got when the high score was lower, and Cliffhanger because, well, doesn't everyone have that one? I also have the 2 Jhudora avs, but to me they don't count as "game" avatars.
The whole fee/tip/donation thing that people are doing to "lend" an av item galls me too. And I think if you're caught doing that, you will get at least a warning. Neo frowns on lending/borrowing.
I actually think that they should either stop releasing avatars or at least stop releasing the really expensive/rare/hard to get ones. They're actually (unwittingly) helping to contribute to the amount of scammers.
Sun Aug 15, 2004 4:29 pm
everconfused wrote:I actually think that they should either stop releasing avatars or at least stop releasing the really expensive/rare/hard to get ones. They're actually (unwittingly) helping to contribute to the amount of scammers.
I seriously doubt that they would do either. Avatars have since become "collectors items" that keep some people doing certain aspects of the site. I believe that they stated in the editorial once that they have some of these more expensive avatars to maintain a "balance" with all the little effort avatar, again I don't seem them stopping those because it would keep "honest"player to continue playing to get that goal.
Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:36 pm
I think it just needs some basic common sense. I mean, would you give a stranger the key to your door if he offered to fix your leaking tap ..no right. It's the same with accounts, you don't give out your password and expect the person is not a scammer, unless you really know and trust the person.
I've been in the unfortunate situation where i entered a friend's account, she needed to get her lookup pic right and coundn't manage it even after i'd given her some instructions. I got in, did the job and got out fast, then i told her to change her password. This way if anything happened to her account later..she would know that it wasn't my fault. But it's not something i would like to do again because i know that i could put my account and everything i worked so hard for, in 'Freezing Land'.
I've been in the unfortunate situation where i entered a friend's account, she needed to get her lookup pic right and coundn't manage it even after i'd given her some instructions. I got in, did the job and got out fast, then i told her to change her password. This way if anything happened to her account later..she would know that it wasn't my fault. But it's not something i would like to do again because i know that i could put my account and everything i worked so hard for, in 'Freezing Land'.
Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:15 pm
Some girl who had a 3 year account did that recently. Some guy was going to give her his pass too. So me and some others explained to him how she could be a scammer and she started whining like:
"I do a good thing and this is how people treat me!" - *Plays the violin*
I don't care if she was or wasn't doing it out the goodness of her heart. The fact is he might have been scammed.
But it's supprising how many people fall for it.
The other day a girl had a mewclops (Supposedly, I didn't see it). Then she did a "contest" for people to buy as much from her shop as possible. I couldn't believe it but people did it.
We were all telling them they were fools and not to, so they told us to shut up. Then they complained when the girl got off and used her other account to lie with. This account typed suspiciously like her! More fool them...
"I do a good thing and this is how people treat me!" - *Plays the violin*
I don't care if she was or wasn't doing it out the goodness of her heart. The fact is he might have been scammed.
But it's supprising how many people fall for it.
The other day a girl had a mewclops (Supposedly, I didn't see it). Then she did a "contest" for people to buy as much from her shop as possible. I couldn't believe it but people did it.
We were all telling them they were fools and not to, so they told us to shut up. Then they complained when the girl got off and used her other account to lie with. This account typed suspiciously like her! More fool them...