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Common Scams
Written by toranize
Having been on Neopets for less than a month, I have seen all manner of
shop-type scams. (Due to my style of fund-raising, I come across all sorts of
scams in all types of shops.)
Login Page:
The first one has been covered quite a bit. You look in the shop wiz for an item
and you find it for an unbelievably low price. You go to that shop and click on
the item (thank goodness it's still there!) and find yourself at the "Oops!
You're not logged in" page (The Aisha page). Check the address on the Aisha
page, if it is not www.neopets.com, don't put in your name and password. You go
back to the shop in question and report him (or her) if they haven't already
been frozen.
NOTE: I have been entering fake usernames and passwords into these pages in
order to discover where they go. A couple are ingenious. Some go right to the
real Neopets home page (after sending off you name and password), One I saw
produced "echo pages" real pages from neopets that had to pass through the other
website before reaching your eyes. Another returned the "You Are Frozen" page.
This would be _very_ shocking for someone if they thought they'd been frozen
immediately for putting in their name and password. (good thing I didn't)
Item Scams:
Now this scam is a real pain. Unless you are paying close attention, then this
could happen to you! You're shopping for an item, you see it for an unbelievable
price. You go to the shop and click on the item. (Say a codestone for 500np)
Without looking (or sometimes even when you look) you OK the transaction and buy
the item. Only one small problem, the item is suddenly 50,000np (hopefully you
aren't carrying that much). This is a script scam (yes they're illegal on
Neopets). Sometimes you can catch scammers who are doing this scam by hand if
you are patient enough to refresh the shop. the best way not to get caught by
this scam is never carry more than 15-20K np while shopping, and check prices
before buying. (My gf has a neat idea. She reports the shop then tries to buy
the item at it's low price (refreshing the shop) before the shop gets frozen.
Fun, Fun, Fun!)
Scammed Shops:
These are dead easy to spot. You're looking through the Wiz and see your item
for an unbelievable price or for 1np, you quickly go to the shop and discover
the entire shop is priced at 1np (a blowout sale). Buy as much as you can.
someone has been hacken and you can get unbuyables this way (and things you can
sell for money). I realize this is not nice to those who get scammed, but if you
don't get it then someone else will.
My thoughts
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