User blog:Chocolatekoala96/2 Stories about Typical Giveaway Scams

So, I guess it's all in the name - you get to hear my story about sad scams! And surprise surprise, a special edition - looks like you'll be hearing me vent, too.(I'm not trying to ask for pity since I only lost a rim, but just in case anyone knows either of these scammers or just wants to discuss, I made this[and as warning to others])Here we go!

Scam number 1:

I went to the giveaway of a pink long wrist, hosted by a penguin with beginner achievements, so I was already suspicious. When they announced that it was trust, I wasn't surprised, but what made me laugh was what they said "Ok, so how this works is like troll and treat and best one wins, but treat gives you more points", and it was implied that we were getting our items back if we treated. They didn't ask us to buddy or anything, and for some time I just watched as people traded their best items and declined, just waiting to get locked out. Then, I decided to test if they were going to scam for fun. I planned on 'treating' them with a rim, because it wasn't a lot, and expected them to give it back to develop trust with others and because they were probably looking for more than a rim. I guess they were looking for any sort of item, because once I accepted I was like "hehe I accepted a rim just for fun" and then the host said, to cover up, "Please don't leave, ok?", then locked me out. I didn't really care, but I wanted to warn the others(they probably knew, but I wanted to be safe) so I jagged someone that was there originally but either left or got locked out, and they said that they didn't remember the user of the host or anyone who was there, so rip. All I remember was that there was "progirl" and some numbers in the user, just can't remember the numbers. The only thing that got me confused: the person I jagged? Apparently, they traded something and then got locked, but the host NEVER asked us to buddy - then I got locked out later, but they were very quick to lock after I traded, so they wouldn't have had enough time to buddy the other three people present, and no one else got locked when I did. I don't think it's possible to single one person out and lock them, so I wonder if they could hack? Not sure, maybe they just buddied really quickly, but that wouldn't explain how the other person got locked.

Scam number 2:

This time, it was a purple short collar giveaway, hosted by a tiger with very few achievements! Totally trusted this tiger, right guys? Their user was Hallq, so go ahead and report if you'd like. Anyways, the first time(you'll see what I mean) I went to the giveaway, Hallq asked everyone to buddy, and announced it was trust of course, and so I said, "I have a question, why should the most rare person get more rares?" and 1 or 2 other jammers were like, "Yeah, that doesn't make sense or sound fair" and Hallq was like "If you're going to ask questions then leave" and asked people to start trading. Me and that small group of people were like "You just evaded the question, you're obviously trying to scam"(well not trying to take credit but I did a lot of the talking), so they unbuddied and locked me out. Huehuehue. I mentioned that I did a lot of the talking as an explanation to why I was the only one who got locked out, because no one else from the giveaway was in that server with me. Anyways, so you're probably thinking, "Well, you can't just assume that Hallq scammed, Chokoala!" But I do have substantial proof that they scammed, or at least attempted to. I brought on my spare after getting locked and tried to buddy and get in again(to warn the others), but to no avail. A few minutes later, I tried on a different spare, and this time, their den was unlocked! I went in, and not to my surprise, there were new people there saying that this was most likely a scam, and I'm like "LOL I WAS JUST HERE ON MY MAIN GUYS AND I GOT LOCKED THIS IS A TOTAL SCAM", and told them that it was trust. This one bunny was like "WOW Hallq really gave himself away thanks for the warning" and then they were like "OH I have an idea we should all pretend to participate but then trade necklaces" and I'm like "YEE that oughta be fun even if it's just to watch". Then I lost my chance to see and do that because when Hallq came, I was like, "well I already know they'll try to scam so I'll just expose myself and see if they lock me". So, after everyone buddied them, I said "I'm so glad I can participate my buddy was at your first giveaway and told me about this" so then they locked me. Rip, still don't know why I did that. I'm sure that they locked out of fear of being exposed(though they already were), but I still regret that because I wanted to see what would happen when people started trading necklaces.

Anyways, those are my 2 stories for today! I probably didn't have to make them so long but I'm a wordy person, so sorry about that. I hope that you at least got a good laugh out of the second one, and that you never run into any giveaways like these! Though you probably will, not to be a Debby-Downer but just being realistic. Watch out for these jammers, and that's all for today!

~Chokoala out!