LWAI_LWAI
15th January 2007, 10:46 PM
The Hybrid WoW Scam
By LWAI
1) Do a little research on World Of Warcraft(WOW). Find out what account info will get you the most money. I usually go to eBay and search ?World Of Warcraft account? . I then click ?highest price?. After I find the WOW account with the highest price; I copy all the account info.
2)Wait a couple days and post the fake WOW account on eBay or Craig list.
3) eBay and Craig list will remove the auction after a couple days.
4) Someone will email you saying something along the following line ?I saw your auction for the WOW account before eBay shut it down. Has anyone purchased the account yet?? You then reply ?It?s still up for grabs.?
5) You exchange emails with the victim.
6) Tell the victim that you only accept payment via paypal.
7) The victim will send you the money via paypal.
8) Wait a few days
9) The victim will begin to threaten you.
10) Then tell them that the following happened
1) Ebay deleted your seller account
2) Blizzard deleted your WoW account
3) Paypal Froze your account
4) Now Blizzards threatening to sue you for copyright infringement.
11) Tell them that it would be in there legal best interest not to contact anyone about the WoW account. Tell them to lay low and MAYBE Blizzard will forget about them.
12) Usually they?ll just stop talking to you and your Scot free; but occasionally a ?victim? doesn?t believe you.
???What should I do if the victim opens a claim with paypal still???
If they do open a claim with papay you just turn the scam into a intangible object scam.
1) The first part of a claim with paypal is were you talk it out.
2) You can do one of two things A) You can escalate the dispute yourself or you can B) Wait for the victim to escalate it. It doesn?t matter who escalates it.
3) Paypal will ask for all evidence. Send them an email similar to this.
?I sent him the account info via email. He?s probably trying to scam me out of X amount.?
DON?T LEAVE OUT ?VIA EMAIL?
DON?T LEAVE OUT ? VIA EMAIL?
DON?T LEAVE OUT ?VIA EMAIL?
Paypal will side with you.
By LWAI
1) Do a little research on World Of Warcraft(WOW). Find out what account info will get you the most money. I usually go to eBay and search ?World Of Warcraft account? . I then click ?highest price?. After I find the WOW account with the highest price; I copy all the account info.
2)Wait a couple days and post the fake WOW account on eBay or Craig list.
3) eBay and Craig list will remove the auction after a couple days.
4) Someone will email you saying something along the following line ?I saw your auction for the WOW account before eBay shut it down. Has anyone purchased the account yet?? You then reply ?It?s still up for grabs.?
5) You exchange emails with the victim.
6) Tell the victim that you only accept payment via paypal.
7) The victim will send you the money via paypal.
8) Wait a few days
9) The victim will begin to threaten you.
10) Then tell them that the following happened
1) Ebay deleted your seller account
2) Blizzard deleted your WoW account
3) Paypal Froze your account
4) Now Blizzards threatening to sue you for copyright infringement.
11) Tell them that it would be in there legal best interest not to contact anyone about the WoW account. Tell them to lay low and MAYBE Blizzard will forget about them.
12) Usually they?ll just stop talking to you and your Scot free; but occasionally a ?victim? doesn?t believe you.
???What should I do if the victim opens a claim with paypal still???
If they do open a claim with papay you just turn the scam into a intangible object scam.
1) The first part of a claim with paypal is were you talk it out.
2) You can do one of two things A) You can escalate the dispute yourself or you can B) Wait for the victim to escalate it. It doesn?t matter who escalates it.
3) Paypal will ask for all evidence. Send them an email similar to this.
?I sent him the account info via email. He?s probably trying to scam me out of X amount.?
DON?T LEAVE OUT ?VIA EMAIL?
DON?T LEAVE OUT ? VIA EMAIL?
DON?T LEAVE OUT ?VIA EMAIL?
Paypal will side with you.