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This very, very rare item was recently stolen from someone. How? A scamming lair partner.
Please, please, PLEASE think about who you plan to let onto your account. As Aywas gets bigger, scammers start showing up, which is unfortunately what one user experienced tonight. A nice, friendly user was really a scammer - and stole all the rare items off their "new partner"'s account.
Your BIGGEST defense against scammers is to look at the activity of the person you're considering let onto your account. How long have they been involved in the community? Do they make contributions - pet colors, suggestions, wearables, etc? When did they register? Do they have things of value (customs, custom HA items, etc) that they wouldn't want to lose by scamming?
Let's face it - if you have nice things, someone will want to take them from you. Don't let it happen. Make sure that the person you're planning on trusting doesn't seem like someone who is obviously not up to par with you, riches wise. If you have a lot of nice things, they should too. Otherwise, who's to say they won't steal yours?
Lair partners can make Aywas a better, more personal game for both players. But you need to make sure you look at how trustworthy, based on activity, that person is. That way you have a better net to filter out the scammers.
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Tue May 17, 2011 3:45am
- Sweets(Hiatus)
(#952)
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Posted on: Tue May 17, 2011 5:29am
This is so appalling. My condolences to the person this happened to. I know it shakes up your foundation of trust. I am just Glad Slash was able to help out.
- Daggles
(#553)
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Posted on: Tue May 17, 2011 5:30am
Makes me wonder how this person thought they could get away with this in the first place. I mean, there are logs if they send items and such to another account. And to think they took the time to get to know the poor user enough to be invited into their account :( The levels some people will stoop to.
- WildOrchid
(#127)
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Posted on: Tue May 17, 2011 5:40am
Oh dear ....... that's really BAD!
- Amagami
(#10414)
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Posted on: Tue May 17, 2011 5:51am
Sad...
- Blaze
(#12447)
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Posted on: Tue May 17, 2011 5:56am
I can't believe someone would let someone into their account. True friends would never ask for a password.
- ☆ Bill Cipher ★
(#3389)
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Posted on: Tue May 17, 2011 6:03am
@Blaze It's actually common practice to share your account with someone on here. That's part of why this is such an atrocity. One usually spends a good deal of time getting to know someone before inviting them onto their account.
- Dragony
(#10006)
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Posted on: Tue May 17, 2011 6:05am
This is why I refuse to partner with anyone, on any site. :/
- Dragony
(#10006)
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Posted on: Tue May 17, 2011 6:05am
This is why I refuse to partner with anyone, on any site. :/
- Oak
(#22187)
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Posted on: Tue May 17, 2011 6:05am
Probably safest just not to consider a "partner" at all. :(
You never know what you're dealing with...
Posted on: Tue May 17, 2011 5:22am
Thats why I do not have or want a lair partner and RL friends can be scammer too, unfortunately. I trust only one person. Me.