Yeah, you can't avoid that. But the wifi thing really helps and you'll know when they scammed someone.
Whats the worst you've been scammed?
- Thread starter PeachClaire
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Yeah, you can't avoid that. But the wifi thing really helps and you'll know when they scammed someone.
irisubunny
alright
lol i was apart of that "giveaway" also. i'm still upset by the fact that they said she mailed everyone the gifts yet i didn't receive anything, haha. if only i got back to the thread sooner before one of the mods closed it, i could have gotten my response in that we didn't get anything at all. erghh i still get upset about that.
I've only been scammed once thank god but...it was honestly quite a terrible experience.
Mine happened on Reddit as well. It was before I knew they had a caution/banned list but the user wasn't on it to begin with so it still wouldn't of helped. I was trying to find Punchy and I had Maple moving. A girl posted that she had Punchy and would TT him out in exchange. So I agreed. A few minutes passed and she said he was being difficult and that she would just take Maple and let me know once she finally had Punchy out. Naturally I told her no and that I wasn't going to trade except when able to pick up Punchy immediately after giving her Maple. I was at 10 villagers so I needed someone to take her first for me to get Punchy. So then literally a minute after posting that she says that she got him to ping her and she was all set...I thought it was odd at the time but I know sometimes I've almost given up on TTing villagers to have them ping me the next second...so I gave the benefit of the doubt. She came and got Maple with no Wifi lags or issues at all and of course said she'd open her gate before I ended the session. So as you can imagine I waited all night for hours and never was a gate opened...her 3DS went offline right after she left my town. So I waited till the next morning and of course she still ignored my messages. Finally I sent her a long annoyed message and how it was really low of her since Punchy had a very sentimental value. She came back finally and gave some excuse that she accidentally voided him but I know now she never had him to begin with. Her previous posts when I didn't look to check at the time showed she had promised other people villagers and then voided them somehow supposedly as well. Once her main account was banned by the mods she tried making another to scam people and that was banned as well luckily. Her FC was placed on Reddit's banned list so that's the good news. I also managed to find Punchy on here from a nice user. <333
Mine happened on Reddit as well. It was before I knew they had a caution/banned list but the user wasn't on it to begin with so it still wouldn't of helped. I was trying to find Punchy and I had Maple moving. A girl posted that she had Punchy and would TT him out in exchange. So I agreed. A few minutes passed and she said he was being difficult and that she would just take Maple and let me know once she finally had Punchy out. Naturally I told her no and that I wasn't going to trade except when able to pick up Punchy immediately after giving her Maple. I was at 10 villagers so I needed someone to take her first for me to get Punchy. So then literally a minute after posting that she says that she got him to ping her and she was all set...I thought it was odd at the time but I know sometimes I've almost given up on TTing villagers to have them ping me the next second...so I gave the benefit of the doubt. She came and got Maple with no Wifi lags or issues at all and of course said she'd open her gate before I ended the session. So as you can imagine I waited all night for hours and never was a gate opened...her 3DS went offline right after she left my town. So I waited till the next morning and of course she still ignored my messages. Finally I sent her a long annoyed message and how it was really low of her since Punchy had a very sentimental value. She came back finally and gave some excuse that she accidentally voided him but I know now she never had him to begin with. Her previous posts when I didn't look to check at the time showed she had promised other people villagers and then voided them somehow supposedly as well. Once her main account was banned by the mods she tried making another to scam people and that was banned as well luckily. Her FC was placed on Reddit's banned list so that's the good news. I also managed to find Punchy on here from a nice user. <333
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Bear_Crossing
Senior Member
I'm not sure if this is classed as scamming, but a girl was pressuring me into letting her catalog my hair-bow wig, she kept saying it was re-orderable, she probably thought I was stupid....
I kept saying no, and then the other girls on the island kept pressuring me. It felt like bullying, to be honest.
Then they kept swearing at me.
She was trying to scam me. She was gonna run off with the wig. I wasn't as dumb as she thought.
I kept saying no, and then the other girls on the island kept pressuring me. It felt like bullying, to be honest.
Then they kept swearing at me.
She was trying to scam me. She was gonna run off with the wig. I wasn't as dumb as she thought.
Princess Weeb
What's 1,000 minus 7?
This <3
I've technically been scammed and had stuff stolen, but I don't really care about the stuff.
People's motives and intentions are the things that worry and anger me more...
PeachClaire
Senior Member
D,: That sounds so awful... I would be so upset. How cruel.
Aww, yeah. I mean I wasn't super upset at the fact of losing Maple. I have a second town that I cycle in but...it was just disappointing because someone else really wanted her and I was going to give them away to that person if I didn't find a trade. So it just sucked seeing her go to someone who didn't really deserve it, you know?
At the same time the frustrating aspect is waiting hours trying to give the benefit of the doubt in that maybe they lost wifi but you know they more than likely just scammed you. I'm just glad people know her FC and can hopefully avoid future trades. I honestly don't know how people can look at those villagers they took daily and feel good about it lol.
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panzerattack
Senior Member
When I was noob I had someone try to scam Marshal from my first town (who I was saving to trade for Ribbot). I managed to stop them before they left my town but I was so ANGRY. I'm 28 and I understand that people suck a lot of the time, but there are many young players. I can't imagine happily going into someone's town and stealing a very popular character from a potential 12 year old. What kind of butthole thieves in a kids game?
I've also had someone underpay me for a villager (I can't even remember who now) using the method mentioned above, dropping bags with incorrect amounts. Now I watch people in my town like a hawk and I would hesitate to trade villagers again unless I went first (and the only villagers I want are Ribbot and Zucker - and no one is going to trade Zucker first lol).
I've also had someone underpay me for a villager (I can't even remember who now) using the method mentioned above, dropping bags with incorrect amounts. Now I watch people in my town like a hawk and I would hesitate to trade villagers again unless I went first (and the only villagers I want are Ribbot and Zucker - and no one is going to trade Zucker first lol).
Gummysaur
erik is air, erik is life
Once someone trapped me on CT by setting up a tour and refusing to sit on the seats and they insisted I paid them 50k bells. I didn't know about the Wi-fi switch at the time, so I sat there for half an hour before walking around the house trying to snap the connection xD But since I snapped the connection I lost a Napoleonfish and a couple of other good things.
I got scammed by someone from ACC. Moral of the story: just because someone has a good wifi rating doesn't mean they don't have a second cartridge to grief people with!
I'd opened my gates because I had Katrina in my town, and also mentioned that Retail was buying bananas for premium and my bingo numbers, and that they were welcome to buy from the shops. I only added people with multiple 5-star ratings, and at the end of each day I cleaned up all of the friend cards off of my DS. Someone came in with a name and town I didn't recognise, while I wasn't right at the train station, and when I got there they were gone. They told me they were putting together a tip or something, and since I'd mentioned so many parts of town I didn't think anything of it when I couldn't find them. Finally I was told they were leaving, and after it had already saved I noticed that all of my hybrids were gone. I didn't have anything super rare, rarest was a purple rose, but it was a blow because I was very proud of them.
So this person was either one of the people I have listed as a best friend and don't clear off of my list, or one of the two people I'd added that day (one of whom never added me back, so it wasn't them, and one of whom said they couldn't make it after all). I have my suspicions of who it was, but no proof, and the person I suspect has over 50 five star wifi ratings.
I'd opened my gates because I had Katrina in my town, and also mentioned that Retail was buying bananas for premium and my bingo numbers, and that they were welcome to buy from the shops. I only added people with multiple 5-star ratings, and at the end of each day I cleaned up all of the friend cards off of my DS. Someone came in with a name and town I didn't recognise, while I wasn't right at the train station, and when I got there they were gone. They told me they were putting together a tip or something, and since I'd mentioned so many parts of town I didn't think anything of it when I couldn't find them. Finally I was told they were leaving, and after it had already saved I noticed that all of my hybrids were gone. I didn't have anything super rare, rarest was a purple rose, but it was a blow because I was very proud of them.
So this person was either one of the people I have listed as a best friend and don't clear off of my list, or one of the two people I'd added that day (one of whom never added me back, so it wasn't them, and one of whom said they couldn't make it after all). I have my suspicions of who it was, but no proof, and the person I suspect has over 50 five star wifi ratings.
I had this giveaway where you could dig up 1 random item and 1 guy forgot his shovel so I gave him my golden one (idiot me) he dug up about 5 items and left. (I don't know how I forgot about the Wi-Fi switch). He came back a few hours later and returned everything, so it was fine. 
It did happen here and the person had a 100% Wi-Fi rating.
It did happen here and the person had a 100% Wi-Fi rating.
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Piptocrossing
Senior Member
wow really? That is terrible. It is clever and super deceiving :c
oath2order
#Porygon2024
I never get scammed 
nataliedanger
Member
I'm still angry about this, so I'll vent.
Just now, I had a couple of people over to sell perfect peaches and take all the regular flowers they wanted. I'm pretty new (have only been playing about a month, just got into trading and stuff), and I honestly thought that all the "town rules" were a bit overkill. I felt silly even stating in my post that it was ONLY flowers in a specific section, and not to take anything else. Well, the jerks came in and ran in opposite directions to take a bunch of bush starts I was in the middle of planting and shook down all my perfect pears. Luckily, I hit the wifi switch in time.
Honestly, it's so frustrating because while I want to be choosy about who I trade with, I'm also a newb with barely a wifi rating. And I truly didn't think anyone would dare be dishonest, since this site seems so friendly and the rating system seems pretty solid. Ugh. /rant
Just now, I had a couple of people over to sell perfect peaches and take all the regular flowers they wanted. I'm pretty new (have only been playing about a month, just got into trading and stuff), and I honestly thought that all the "town rules" were a bit overkill. I felt silly even stating in my post that it was ONLY flowers in a specific section, and not to take anything else. Well, the jerks came in and ran in opposite directions to take a bunch of bush starts I was in the middle of planting and shook down all my perfect pears. Luckily, I hit the wifi switch in time.
Honestly, it's so frustrating because while I want to be choosy about who I trade with, I'm also a newb with barely a wifi rating. And I truly didn't think anyone would dare be dishonest, since this site seems so friendly and the rating system seems pretty solid. Ugh. /rant
Stargazer741
let's talk again
I've seen this before. I know him, and I dont want to.
snapdragon
Senior Member
Ack, this thread kind of scares me! >_< I've never been scammed and I've only had good experiences here so far...but maybe I should be more careful?...sorry, but what's the wi-fi switch? You just turn off your wi-fi?
I've never been scammed while trading, however people have stolen from me~
Yup. It's just flicking the wi-fi switch in the 3DS.
Yup. It's just flicking the wi-fi switch in the 3DS.
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