Scamming is to deceive or trick another player for one’s own personal gain. Deliberately lying to others about how much an item is worth and the rarity of an item is considered a scam. A trade that seems too good is most likely a scam and thus you should be extra careful when you are trading. Remember that Jagex cannot and will not return any lost or stolen items, so it will most likely be your fault if you get scammed. Also, lying to players to gain account information is also considered password scamming and should be reported instantly.
Last Artils i have make some scamer ways. Now let’s contince as following:
Then the scammer would ask you if you would like to join their clan. Often, they would say, if you join the clan, you will get full rune or a santa free. They would show you the santa or rune in a trade.
Then, both the scammer and the scout would ask you to do their trust test. The scammer says that he must take everything off and give it to the next person. Then the next person would wear it and give it back. Both the scammer and the scout do the act of trading and giving back.
Now, they ask you to do it. You take off your armor and trade it to them and they don’t trade it back to you.
Item Type Switches
Scammer changes a valueable item which you want to buy for a simmilar but of less value item, for example:
White party hat for Purple Hat
Rune G for Rune T
Magic Logs for Oak Logs
Solution:Be very careful on these trades as normally big money is involved. Do [color=red] NOT[/color] rush
Be careful of players selling strange items for high prices. You may see that a player is selling an item at a certain price and another player buying the same item at a higher price. Be very careful of such scams, and make sure you know the item well before buying it.
Someone offers way to much for what you’re selling. He keeps on declining and stalling and asking noob questions, but you don’t care because you just want the money.
Soon you get impatient and just keep pressing accept. When he sees you’re getting impatient, he notices that. Then, he pulls it away while you keep pressing accept.
The Trust Scam
The Scammer asks you to give him an item and in return hell give you the item back as well as giving a gift/acceptance into a clan/or some other bogus thing. Either way, don not do it as youll just loose your item.
The above is not only against the rules of conduct, but also might be a scam. If you see anyone doing so, report them for Account sharing/trading.
*Note*
1: Jagex will never ask for your password EVER
2: Jagex Mods have crowns before their names in chats
3: Jagex staff CAN NOT BAN YOU on the spot, without review
4: Jagex staff will NEVER give free gear
Swapping noted items, Scamming on Runescape
Item Swap
Person A: Selling 5000 Yew logs for 100gp ea!!
Person B thinks: *WOW, cheap!*
Person B trades Person A
Person A puts up 5,000 Yew logs, asking person B to hurry as they have to go.
Person B puts up the money; Person A declines, and says “Oops”
They trade again, Person B puts up the money, Person A puts up a DIFFERENT type of log; Person B accepts without checking the trade screen - Person B has been scammed, Person A logs out.
This often occurs with logs, noted armour and weapons.
Be careful of all luring scams, as the scammer may attempt to get you killed (either by NPCs or by other players) to gain your items. Kindly decline if you know what the player is offering you to do is dangerous, it’s not worth to show off and lose your items as a result.
Note: This guide has been written to make people aware of the sort of scams that are out there.
