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Dishonest People & Protecting Yourself. Started by: Squishy on Dec 09, '09 18:08

Scams are part of the mafia.  Scam someone of $3,000,000, great!  However, there is a line - and an easy way to protect yourself.  Credits are part of the game that at one point in time were paid for by a user with actual in real life cash.  Because of this, scamming anything to do with credits is off limits.  To protect yourself, always use the Marketplace to do your transfers.  The marketplace is coded so that no one can get screwed, you only get credits when you pay for them with game cash, or on the other side, you only get game cash when you pay for them with credits.  When you deal directly with users and bypass the marketplace, you run a risk of them being dishonest.  Sooooo, that being said, the safest way is to use the marketplace - nothing can go wrong.  When you blindly send someone money or credits on a deal worked out via mobmail - you run the risk of them being dishonest.  If someone wants to trade with you via mobmail - thats fine, just setup your agreed upon price and do the transaction on the marketplace to protect both the buyer and the seller from possible mishaps :)

Cheers,

Izzy

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That's correct guys, the marketplace is totally infallible and should always be first port of call for all credit related needs.

However, if for any reason you don't want to use it - please drop me a mail; I am always happy to act as a totally non-shady middleman in any deals!

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And if you want a shady middleman, Grin is available for birthday parties and other private functions.

~G~rin.

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That reminds me my grandma has a birthday comming up. Maybe you could make an appearance? You know show my gammy a night on the town? Paint it red?

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That is an even shadier service.

Obviously once we fix the price then everything is go.

~G~rin.

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It's sad people fall for those scams. I feel bad for the ones who do, but that's the risk you take not using something like the marketplace when it's available to all. It's always best to play it safe.

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But if anyone is interested I have 10 shiny brand new credits.. Just send over your money and i'll get them to you right away probably..  :D

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Oh wow Bruiser they are shiny? Ill send you like 400k a credit does that sound like a fair deal? I have never heard anyone have the shiny ones before.

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I can't believe how much the credits have gone up in price compared with 3-4 months ago.

Back then, they were around 50k a piece or 5 for around 200k, not 200k a pop as it is now !!!

I'm not having a pop at anyone in particular, just airing my observations.

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And I think it's awesome that RL cash is finally getting some worth in here. I think that whoever generates the credits in the first place by donating deserves that much and perhaps more for bringing RL life resources in here.

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I wish money had no place in this game at all, but I guess that is just wishful thinking.

~G~rin.

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We are in the Mafia World....so Money is a great deal amongst ourselves.

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Jade, I think he meant RL cash having nothing to do with the MR world.

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I did.

~G~rin.

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money in this game is like in life, it can slow down death, but it cant prevent getting you killed

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i have came across a couple of scams during my times at MR

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