ever been scammed in acnl?
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-Apples-
No Switch 2 for me
I know this post was over a month ago, but I just discovered that on this thread.
Yeah, I remembered this incident when you brought it up on GameFAQs for the first time. My attempt to help you recover from this scammer was the time we became friends.
PandaMasque
Not a real panda
Fortunately I knew better than to exchange FCs in Club Tortimer before visiting AC-based forums, so no, I've never been scammed before. There have been a couple instances where I COULD'VE been scammed, but thankfully wasn't. I didn't know gates remained opened during sleep mode, so when someone came in to trade, they could've have plenty of time to wreck my town. but everything was intact and they did the trade fairly quick without me. x0D
I do understand why people don't let other roam around their towns ((which I can totally respect!!!)) but it makes me a bit sad though, because I like roaming and interacting in other people's towns!
I read up on ways to prevent scams early last month and it never occurred to me to flip the wifi switch if things went wrong. This thread has been helpful too on how to conduct trades! I've been having a hard time figuring out what a safe/trustworthy trade really looks like.
Also I didn't know wi-fi ratings went both ways?? x0D I wouldn't leave one just for doing a quick visit. oops.
I do understand why people don't let other roam around their towns ((which I can totally respect!!!)) but it makes me a bit sad though, because I like roaming and interacting in other people's towns!
I read up on ways to prevent scams early last month and it never occurred to me to flip the wifi switch if things went wrong. This thread has been helpful too on how to conduct trades! I've been having a hard time figuring out what a safe/trustworthy trade really looks like.
Also I didn't know wi-fi ratings went both ways?? x0D I wouldn't leave one just for doing a quick visit. oops.
Not really a scam, but once someone was on Club Tortimer and had asked (more liked begged..) if I had the Majora's Mask item. Unsure of if I did or not, I had added their FC and told them I would send a swapnote if I had the item. I didn't have the item, so I still sent a note just to give them a heads up.
I went about my business and later had a friend visiting in my town. I had forgotten about the fact that the CT member was added in my friends list, and they just meandered into my town like it was no big deal, running around and being allover annoying. They then asked if I could add them as a best friend in case they 'needed help', which I reluctantly did, and they were on EVERY DAY trying to get me to open my gate for them!
SO annoying. Basically, I'm never going on CT again because people are annoying if you have no contact with them beforehand.
I went about my business and later had a friend visiting in my town. I had forgotten about the fact that the CT member was added in my friends list, and they just meandered into my town like it was no big deal, running around and being allover annoying. They then asked if I could add them as a best friend in case they 'needed help', which I reluctantly did, and they were on EVERY DAY trying to get me to open my gate for them!
SO annoying. Basically, I'm never going on CT again because people are annoying if you have no contact with them beforehand.
Classygirl
Senior Member
It's not really a scam because the person was up-front about what they would give me, but I didn't realize that 100 TBT bells go for about 5 million in-game bells. I gave this person 800 TBT bells for 2 million. Ah, well, I have no interest in TBT bells and I appreciated the 2 million.
Yeah, not a scam and I wasn't keeping up with current rate but I paid 200 TBT for a t five villager, should have waited on a cycle or give, but my own fault there.
Ninja_Fridge
Mayor Chris
i have by Redd
starlightsong
♡ static's biggest fan ♡
I, unfortunately, have been scammed. Recently as well.
On tumblr I was supposed to trade Diana in exchange for a dreamie of mine, Ankha. They asked if they could pick up Diana first and me being nice I said yes, no problem. They picked up Diana, left, and never opened their gate for me or messaged me back on tumblr. I even mentioned how sad I would be to imagine that I had been scammed, in hoping that something just came up, and never got a reply.
I don't even care about losing Diana as I was given Ankha for free the next day. But it still angers me to think that people would scam on something like this.
On tumblr I was supposed to trade Diana in exchange for a dreamie of mine, Ankha. They asked if they could pick up Diana first and me being nice I said yes, no problem. They picked up Diana, left, and never opened their gate for me or messaged me back on tumblr. I even mentioned how sad I would be to imagine that I had been scammed, in hoping that something just came up, and never got a reply.
I don't even care about losing Diana as I was given Ankha for free the next day. But it still angers me to think that people would scam on something like this.
spelling88
yo
hmm once i had a real life friend come over, and they took a ton of flowers 
also Lopez once sold me a fake painting! i definitely count that as scamming.
also Lopez once sold me a fake painting! i definitely count that as scamming.
AnEndlessOcean
💎💎💎
I don't think I've ever been scammed by another player. Even so I'm still very careful with who I trade with just in case!
-Apples-
No Switch 2 for me
I hear that on GameFAQs, the mods and admins won't do anything about scammers, so if you got scammed, you lose. However, they take public blacklisting much more seriously than Bell Tree does. That's crazy.
Mayor-Hazel
Moved ~
i know super pathetic if you ask me... that is why you should use tbt rather than GameFAQ, if you get scammed (which is rare) at least they will do something about it...
Chibi.Hoshi
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I sort of have a scammed story, mostly an annoying one but hey I will share it. It's how you see it.
Last year a Japanese friend of mine visited my town to give me a present. I can't remember what it was but DLC or a Japanese exclusive item for sure. She helps me out a lot with Japanese items and DLC, and in exchange and I give her European event items. As I am with most of my online ACNL friends, the only one who has a European game. So as she was visiting me and having a chat she wanted to introduce me one of her Japanese friends. I said sure, why not. I added her friend and they both came over. She was very hyper and I am guessing a very young girl. Her English was poor and so is my Japanese. She had a very cute name, I can't remember what it was. Something like Pipi. We had a look around my town and she was so existed. We then went into my house and when we went into my sweets room this happened. She starting screaming and pulling emotions. Saying she wanted the cake. I was confused. My friend told me she wanted the afternoon tea set. At the time this was a rare set to find and I only had two. The little girl said she could offer anything she had. So, I asked for the sandcastle in exchange. Mostly just to keep her quiet and make her happy. My friend could see the disappointment in my face as she knows that was a rare item for me to get. She apologized. But I said it was fine, I could find another on the forum I use. The bell tree forum.
After that party. I went on the forum in search to replace the missing afternoon tea set in my sweets room. At the time only one user was selling one, and many. However, this member wasn't the most kindness... It took a lot of effort to finally get a trade with this person. They came to my town..... As my town is not the cleanest with all my rare items sitting on the ground, but my hybrids all in good place. He/she noticed the stuff I had and wanted more... this made me feel uncomfortable. After the trade, I didn't feel so happy finally getting the replacement.
Putting the replacement back in my house, a few days later the little girl returned wanting more stuff, rare stuff. I said no after what I went through. But this is where it got weird. Having friends over or trades, she would just randomly pop in and then just leave????? I didn't understand it (At the time I didn't know you could close your gate while people were over). Then having one of my friends over who has a cycling town, she pops in and starts to chat. I introduced my friend to her, and they became friends. Soon after my friend was complaining that the little girl was popping in and popping out as she was opening her gate for people to come over for the villagers. It was extremely annoying.
Till this day I don't understand what she was up to. After time I removed her friend code, I and my friend had, had enough.
After that. I don't really have trades in my town due to those experiences, and my mess...
Last year a Japanese friend of mine visited my town to give me a present. I can't remember what it was but DLC or a Japanese exclusive item for sure. She helps me out a lot with Japanese items and DLC, and in exchange and I give her European event items. As I am with most of my online ACNL friends, the only one who has a European game. So as she was visiting me and having a chat she wanted to introduce me one of her Japanese friends. I said sure, why not. I added her friend and they both came over. She was very hyper and I am guessing a very young girl. Her English was poor and so is my Japanese. She had a very cute name, I can't remember what it was. Something like Pipi. We had a look around my town and she was so existed. We then went into my house and when we went into my sweets room this happened. She starting screaming and pulling emotions. Saying she wanted the cake. I was confused. My friend told me she wanted the afternoon tea set. At the time this was a rare set to find and I only had two. The little girl said she could offer anything she had. So, I asked for the sandcastle in exchange. Mostly just to keep her quiet and make her happy. My friend could see the disappointment in my face as she knows that was a rare item for me to get. She apologized. But I said it was fine, I could find another on the forum I use. The bell tree forum.
After that party. I went on the forum in search to replace the missing afternoon tea set in my sweets room. At the time only one user was selling one, and many. However, this member wasn't the most kindness... It took a lot of effort to finally get a trade with this person. They came to my town..... As my town is not the cleanest with all my rare items sitting on the ground, but my hybrids all in good place. He/she noticed the stuff I had and wanted more... this made me feel uncomfortable. After the trade, I didn't feel so happy finally getting the replacement.
Putting the replacement back in my house, a few days later the little girl returned wanting more stuff, rare stuff. I said no after what I went through. But this is where it got weird. Having friends over or trades, she would just randomly pop in and then just leave????? I didn't understand it (At the time I didn't know you could close your gate while people were over). Then having one of my friends over who has a cycling town, she pops in and starts to chat. I introduced my friend to her, and they became friends. Soon after my friend was complaining that the little girl was popping in and popping out as she was opening her gate for people to come over for the villagers. It was extremely annoying.
Till this day I don't understand what she was up to. After time I removed her friend code, I and my friend had, had enough.
After that. I don't really have trades in my town due to those experiences, and my mess...
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MOON TRIPS
dumb ass
I had some paintings behind one of my perfect orange trees that I don't know what happened to them. I keep telling myself that I just moved them or something, but they're not in my house, closet, or museum. I should have moved them before I opened my gates, I know... but this means that one of the 2 people that visited my town yesterday took them. disappointing. now I'll almost never leave stuff on the ground ever. I suppose it served as a lesson...
hes not tho
did you pm a mod about it and give screenshots of pms as proof
its animal crossing where you can wifi with others easily and tons of rares/expensive things are available. of course theres bound to be some scamming.
TheGreatBrain
Senior Member
Not really a scam, but I really wish people would follow town rules.
Had a huge catalog party with a ton of orderable sets. The rule was to stay in the catalogging area. I would let three in my gate at a time.Players were disappearing. I was running around trying to keep an eye on them. One went on my main street. I told him to stay where I can see him. Then another disappeared. I found him on my beach. I told him to stay in the cataloging area. He gets offensive and says he didn't take anything. I checked my town, and everything was fine, but I was very clear on this rule. Not to mention, I do this for free. You would think people would be more respectful.
Had a huge catalog party with a ton of orderable sets. The rule was to stay in the catalogging area. I would let three in my gate at a time.Players were disappearing. I was running around trying to keep an eye on them. One went on my main street. I told him to stay where I can see him. Then another disappeared. I found him on my beach. I told him to stay in the cataloging area. He gets offensive and says he didn't take anything. I checked my town, and everything was fine, but I was very clear on this rule. Not to mention, I do this for free. You would think people would be more respectful.
-Apples-
No Switch 2 for me
Yeah, GameFAQs is trying to defend their scammers. They say that they don't allow scamming, but when they don't have a wi-fi rating system, the moderators don't care about scammers, and when they moderate you for blacklisting, they are in fact protective of scammers. Regardless, the more notorious scammers are no longer on GameFAQs. One of them was known for stealing flowers from other people. Because people complained about him, he stopped using the site. Another scammed another user by taking Ankha before paying and leaving without paying. I played online with this guy before, and he didn't scam me, but he scammed others. When I brought up his racist behavior on a blacklist thread, he said something racist. Since he had less than 10 karma, he was permanently banned. GameFAQs has a banning policy where they ban you for breaking the rules while having less than 10 karma. The one honeyaura described really tarnished her scammer's reputation. Even when blacklisting is against the rules, those scammers are either banned or gone due to a besmirched reputation from blacklisting.
Thankfully on Bell Tree, scammers can't stand a chance. They can't give negative ratings to their victims or challenge against the ratings they get.
