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isildorbiafra · Jan 23, 2010, 11:23 PM // 23:23

In the course of the past 24 hours I recieved 2 pm's in Kamadan from someone asking me permission to take screenshots of the rare items I was selling so he could post them on his website.

The first time (yesterday) not thinking much of it I said "ok" but before he could zone to where I was i got an odd feeling about it and logged out. The second time (today) I just replied with a "no" and that was it.

It strikes me odd because wiki bosts pictures of every single available item in GW. I must also confess with all the account hacking going on I find myself quite on edge.

What are your thoughts on this...and has anyone experienced the same?

Chthon · Jan 23, 2010, 11:28 PM // 23:28

Age old scam.

He'll ask you to give them to him for just a moment so that he can take a picture of his character wearing the item.

Either that or ask you to drop it on the ground so he can take a picture of the on-the-ground image.

Either way, he's aiming to steal your items. Nothing new.

NoConnection · Jan 23, 2010, 11:33 PM // 23:33

he was gonna kill you and steal your items

/sarcasm off
i dont think he can do much that way, else he would be hacking everyone in kamadan

HawkofStorms · Jan 24, 2010, 12:39 AM // 00:39

Note quite NoConnection. He's going to ask the person to drop the item on the ground. And even though he's standing really far away, he's going to use an assassin or ebon vanguard escape skill to teleport to the player and steal the item.

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Common_scams

Right under trading scams.

isildorbiafra · Jan 24, 2010, 12:45 AM // 00:45

This scam is far older than I am. Do people still try this? Nevermind the last question. Do people still fall for this?

I'm thinking the person/ hacker takes shots from people with rare items so he can note the ign which he needs to login to the account. Then that person browses guru looking for players selling the same item in the hopes he can hack that persons NcSoft account.

On the other hand i might just be paranoid.

sixdartbart · Jan 24, 2010, 12:53 AM // 00:53

Thats not nearly as ODD as the guy who appeared next to me in GTOB today with an EXACT copy of my warrior, facial features hair and everything were the same right down to my 5+ year old glads armor {even dyed the same} I quickly changed to some wrists dyed differently and he did too.
My name if "Kanwulf The Viking" his was "Kanwolf the Vikings" he followed me around to the point of me having several people PM me asking wtf was going on. lol

Seeing as how I stopped playing for a couple years and my friends list never has an active person on it now I know it wasn't someone I know messing with me, how did this guy dupe my warrior and more importantly WHY? Are people so bored in here that this passes for something to randomly do now?

A mini Kanwulf would be sweet but that was just creepy!!!

Martin Alvito · Jan 24, 2010, 01:05 AM // 01:05

Moved this to Q&A where it belongs.

gone · Jan 24, 2010, 01:08 AM // 01:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by sixdartbart

Thats not nearly as ODD as the guy who appeared next to me in GTOB today with an EXACT copy of my warrior, facial features hair and everything were the same right down to my 5+ year old glads armor {even dyed the same} I quickly changed to some wrists dyed differently and he did too.
My name if "Kanwulf The Viking" his was "Kanwolf the Vikings" he followed me around to the point of me having several people PM me asking wtf was going on. lol

Seeing as how I stopped playing for a couple years and my friends list never has an active person on it now I know it wasn't someone I know messing with me, how did this guy dupe my warrior and more importantly WHY? Are people so bored in here that this passes for something to randomly do now?

A mini Kanwulf would be sweet but that was just creepy!!!

Screenshots please.

Songbringer · Jan 24, 2010, 01:58 AM // 01:58

Um because I am not going to read all the responses(cause I am tired) I am going to say this and hope I am not repeating anyone.

People who create texmods will often ask to have you put an item into a trade box and just have you show the item. Not click accept or anything.

They may also ask to see you wielding an item outside. Not drop it on the ground or ever let them have it on there account.

A post on guru about wanting to look(not have) at items was made a long time ago and I actually found it. They use texmod to extract the image and post it up on some project thing.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/i...texmod+project

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild...nventory_icons

These link to the gwg thread and the wiki project itself. So in this case he may not have been trying to scam. May have literally just wanted to extract the image using texmod. However, if that was the case I would hope he explained himself.

Hyperventilate · Jan 24, 2010, 02:56 AM // 02:56

I got a guy banned for this. He'll stand one aggro bubble away from you, ask you to drop it, and he'll shadow step to you, take the item and run into town.

I purposely lost a rune of doom. When I mocked the moron, he didn't even know what it was for. He PM'd me asking, "What's it for?"

PM the person you "scam". Smart scammer is smart.

jonnieboi05 · Jan 24, 2010, 03:10 AM // 03:10

Old scam. Add people to ignore list immediately when they PM you asking this. What they plan on doing was having you drop it on the floor to "take a screenshot" but their true intentions were/are to teleport to you with a shadowstep skill and pick up the item.

JimmyNeutron · Jan 24, 2010, 03:36 AM // 03:36

I play along and pretend to be a Noob4Life and drop a White item

and [email protected] face when he ebon escape to me!!!!!

Cost: 25g
Facial Expression if I could only see it: Priceless

jonnieboi05 · Jan 24, 2010, 03:40 AM // 03:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmyNeutron

I play along and pretend to be a Noob4Life and drop a White item

and [email protected] face when he ebon escape to me!!!!!

Cost: 25g
Facial Expression if I could only see it: Priceless

lol! This wins thread. And it's funny because you can still report them since a scam is a scam. /w00t @ 2 week suspension for stealing a white item. Countering scammers is always so much fun. :3

Raven Wing · Jan 24, 2010, 12:49 PM // 12:49

Just pretend you will do as they wish....and once you are outside and he ask you to drop the item, take screenie and report.

Jan 23, 2010, 11:23 PM // 23:23	#1
isildorbiafra Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Netherlands Profession: W/	Odd request In the course of the past 24 hours I recieved 2 pm's in Kamadan from someone asking me permission to take screenshots of the rare items I was selling so he could post them on his website. The first time (yesterday) not thinking much of it I said "ok" but before he could zone to where I was i got an odd feeling about it and logged out. The second time (today) I just replied with a "no" and that was it. It strikes me odd because wiki bosts pictures of every single available item in GW. I must also confess with all the account hacking going on I find myself quite on edge. What are your thoughts on this...and has anyone experienced the same?

Jan 24, 2010, 12:45 AM // 00:45	#5
isildorbiafra Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Netherlands Profession: W/	This scam is far older than I am. Do people still try this? Nevermind the last question. Do people still fall for this? I'm thinking the person/ hacker takes shots from people with rare items so he can note the ign which he needs to login to the account. Then that person browses guru looking for players selling the same item in the hopes he can hack that persons NcSoft account. On the other hand i might just be paranoid. Last edited by isildorbiafra; Jan 24, 2010 at 12:50 AM // 00:50..

Jan 24, 2010, 03:10 AM // 03:10	#11
jonnieboi05 Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mableton, Georgia Guild: Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]	Old scam. Add people to ignore list immediately when they PM you asking this. What they plan on doing was having you drop it on the floor to "take a screenshot" but their true intentions were/are to teleport to you with a shadowstep skill and pick up the item. Last edited by jonnieboi05; Jan 24, 2010 at 03:37 AM // 03:37..

Jan 23, 2010, 11:28 PM // 23:28	#2
Chthon Grotto Attendant Join Date: Apr 2007	Age old scam. He'll ask you to give them to him for just a moment so that he can take a picture of his character wearing the item. Either that or ask you to drop it on the ground so he can take a picture of the on-the-ground image. Either way, he's aiming to steal your items. Nothing new.

Jan 23, 2010, 11:33 PM // 23:33	#3
NoConnection Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jan 2007 Profession: A/W	he was gonna kill you and steal your items /sarcasm off i dont think he can do much that way, else he would be hacking everyone in kamadan

Jan 24, 2010, 12:39 AM // 00:39	#4
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	Note quite NoConnection. He's going to ask the person to drop the item on the ground. And even though he's standing really far away, he's going to use an assassin or ebon vanguard escape skill to teleport to the player and steal the item. http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Common_scams Right under trading scams.

Jan 24, 2010, 12:53 AM // 00:53	#6
sixdartbart Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Peace Machine GRRR [DiE] Profession: W/N	Thats not nearly as ODD as the guy who appeared next to me in GTOB today with an EXACT copy of my warrior, facial features hair and everything were the same right down to my 5+ year old glads armor {even dyed the same} I quickly changed to some wrists dyed differently and he did too. My name if "Kanwulf The Viking" his was "Kanwolf the Vikings" he followed me around to the point of me having several people PM me asking wtf was going on. lol Seeing as how I stopped playing for a couple years and my friends list never has an active person on it now I know it wasn't someone I know messing with me, how did this guy dupe my warrior and more importantly WHY? Are people so bored in here that this passes for something to randomly do now? A mini Kanwulf would be sweet but that was just creepy!!!

Jan 24, 2010, 01:05 AM // 01:05	#7
Martin Alvito Older Than God (1) Join Date: Aug 2006 Guild: Clan Dethryche [dth]	Moved this to Q&A where it belongs.

Jan 24, 2010, 01:58 AM // 01:58	#9
Songbringer Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: EastCoast Profession: E/Me	Um because I am not going to read all the responses(cause I am tired) I am going to say this and hope I am not repeating anyone. People who create texmods will often ask to have you put an item into a trade box and just have you show the item. Not click accept or anything. They may also ask to see you wielding an item outside. Not drop it on the ground or ever let them have it on there account. A post on guru about wanting to look(not have) at items was made a long time ago and I actually found it. They use texmod to extract the image and post it up on some project thing. http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/i...texmod+project http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild...nventory_icons These link to the gwg thread and the wiki project itself. So in this case he may not have been trying to scam. May have literally just wanted to extract the image using texmod. However, if that was the case I would hope he explained himself.

Jan 24, 2010, 02:56 AM // 02:56	#10
Hyperventilate Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Somewhere in California Guild: I Gots A Crayon [Blue] Profession: Me/Mo	I got a guy banned for this. He'll stand one aggro bubble away from you, ask you to drop it, and he'll shadow step to you, take the item and run into town. I purposely lost a rune of doom. When I mocked the moron, he didn't even know what it was for. He PM'd me asking, "What's it for?" PM the person you "scam". Smart scammer is smart.

Jan 24, 2010, 03:36 AM // 03:36	#12
JimmyNeutron Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2007	I play along and pretend to be a Noob4Life and drop a White item and [email protected] face when he ebon escape to me!!!!! Cost: 25g Facial Expression if I could only see it: Priceless

Jan 24, 2010, 12:49 PM // 12:49	#14
Raven Wing Jungle Guide Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: The Imperial Guards of Istan [TIGI] Profession: N/	Just pretend you will do as they wish....and once you are outside and he ask you to drop the item, take screenie and report.