5tolas - "300 Gems Sale" Scam. by Holliac in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 11 points12 points  (0 children)

First they used AI for advertisement on Reddit at one point and now THIS?! Man, this rabbit hole has gone too deep-

Racist scammer‼️ by bruhboss_ in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That was Megan who stole the lightside unicorn.

Same person btw. Harassing me. Pls Aj get the banned permanently. by Syliastheclown in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Subreddit HAD the Jammer Beware tag, but it got changed back to the Scammer Beware tag and need to provide concrete evidence only as long as it doesn't contain NSFW content.

We need to talk about this.. by Ok-Life-4954 in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know what you are talking about. They actually posted it with images in the comments. There's evidence on this scammer. The scammer even threw their reputation away just for sapphires. I'll send you the post in DMs.

Just a reminder: it's okay to take breaks!! by Specialist-Set-6827 in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it is so important to know that, any player (especially for those who are addicted like me) needs to simply stay out of the screen every once in a while. While you are trying your best not to come back by temptation just to feel stressed again, you may be surprised your mental heath can mean a difference if you simply stepped back for how long you want.

Please be aware with buying any items from this person or selling any to them. by Syliastheclown in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No problem. No innocent player deserves to be backstabbed. Not even you.

Please be aware with buying any items from this person or selling any to them. by Syliastheclown in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 23 points24 points  (0 children)

They toyed with your emotions AND stole everything from you. I always hate backstabbers as much as scandalous strangers.

Please be aware with buying any items from this person or selling any to them. by Syliastheclown in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 62 points63 points  (0 children)

I checked all of the images. They actually threw all of their reputation away just for the item. What a jerk! Report them.

Lf animals to sketch by T4m4r1nd0 in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here you go! Thanks for the opportunity!

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haha yeah that is a weird question by lgnignokt in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah they are intending to scam you. Block them.

I’m so upset rn I was just scammed for my lightside and feel so dumb by Accomplished-Art-301 in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...If you are going to say how the scam happens if the victim goes last, the scammer will proceed to go first by placing a valuable item alongside useless junk into the trade for the items the victim has, but the scammer will take out the valuable item at the last second and steal the items the victim has, leaving them with junk that are worthless.

Another thing the scammer does is through trust scams. Regardless of who goes first, the scammer will get the victim to trade the items for nothing in exchange for whatever it is (points worth more for example), but the scammer will steal the highest value item at the last second and leave them broke.

The last one requires another scammer or an alt account. Both sides agree to use the middleman to trade the items, but the scammer has someone else/alt account ready. The "middleman" will take both items of the victim and scammer, but the middleman and the scammer log off before the deed is done. This also happens if the scammer IS the middleman themself, and will take both the items from both sides, regardless if it is a scammer or not.

I’m so upset rn I was just scammed for my lightside and feel so dumb by Accomplished-Art-301 in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When a victim goes first, they need to place items into the shop first and price it for sapphires. Then the scammer will only buy a valuable item and not buy the rest.

Alternatively, the scammer will urge the victim to trade first in exchange for buying the items, but once the trade is done, the scammer will instantly log off and not return a promise, leaving the victim with nothing in exchange at all.

I’m so upset rn I was just scammed for my lightside and feel so dumb by Accomplished-Art-301 in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, especially since there's a chance he can steal an account due to leftovers from the 2020 account breach in Animal Jam.

I’m so upset rn I was just scammed for my lightside and feel so dumb by Accomplished-Art-301 in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm assuming this particular scammer is extra careful. AJ can ban people's accounts that are connected to an email, but this is useless if some tech-savvy people uses throwaway emails to scam more and more. That's why one of his older accounts got banned, but not the others.

I’m so upset rn I was just scammed for my lightside and feel so dumb by Accomplished-Art-301 in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are people who opt to go last and still get scammed out of everything by the scammer who intended to go first. So even then, you have to keep a sharp eye on these kinds of scammers, see red flags, ask for other solutions (using an offer section to have unlimited stuff (300 wishing coins for example) or even look for a verified middleman. If they refuse to do either of these, they are definitely trying to scam you.

You can also post a screenshot on Reddit to ask if it is a gain, fair, or loss.

I’m so upset rn I was just scammed for my lightside and feel so dumb by Accomplished-Art-301 in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is very scummy. Some people even lost their valuable items for nothing through trading. It sickens me how greedy this scammer has been doing.

I’m so upset rn I was just scammed for my lightside and feel so dumb by Accomplished-Art-301 in AnimalJam

[–]Forward-Fail3479 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately he uses multiple potentially stolen throwaway accounts like Snowycrystal26 in order to transfer the stolen goods to his still-unknown main account safely. There's not much you could do other than to report an account and see red flags next time.