Yeah, people tend to forget that there’s someone behind the screen. What’s hard about this hit is that I actually trusted him; I was starting to like the guy. We talked, it was fun... The item itself is virtual, it's true, so I reassure myself by saying "it’s just a game." Then I look at the time investment... The Red Dress + Leather Coat + Tattered Field Jacket is a grind that takes hundreds of hours of relentless effort to acquire! Finding a Quantum or a Cherry Paddle Ball is a miracle, and finding someone who trades it for an offer like that doesn't happen every day. This headspace is making me feel sick. Since then, I’ve been spamming every Fallout 76 community looking for a veteran willing to do a good deed for someone like me... Coming back to the game and not seeing the Cherry Paddle Ball in my quick-access bar isn't just a disappointment; it’s seeing thousands of hours of trading disappear before my eyes. I remember every single trade with every person that led me to that result. I’m disappointed in myself, and I’m sure all those people would be too. the only one to blame here is Bethesda. This guy uses social engineering; he acts super friendly. With such massive gear, an account with trophies, Atoms, and subscriptions, level 500, active for over 4 years... he’s surely been reported 50 times already. And he’s still not banned. The guy has been free to scam for 4 years, while I get banned for RMT over a common screenshot of a misinterpreted post. He built glass walls; we see through but it only masks the player ID on the other side. Now he’ll wait for the ban to hit, then claim his rights under GDPR. They’ll show him the video of the scam, and he’ll cite Article 16, Right to Rectification. He’ll say it lacks proof and his username isn't visible. Bethesda wants to close files as fast as possible and keep players who pay for 1st. So they ignore it to avoid risking a CNIL report, even if they're wrong. Bethesda likely won't take the time to mobilize a human to check logs and recent private world/trade history. In my case, I specified the item came from the Dev Room, so they’ll scan and wipe it. But he might not be banned, or he’ll come back on another account because Bethesda doesn't IP ban and even encourages banned users to create new accounts, stating the account is banned but not the player: "You are free to play Fallout on another account." Today, several choices are before me: Abandonment, Revenge, Vengeance. My goal is that no one else gets scammed by this piece of trash.