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Thread: BEWARE OF BANK TIP SCAM WHILE BUFFING
Sligo
We need a way to tell the difference between a SOE email and a player email.
Where's TH? Where's our correspondent? 
Just a thought here, OK? First of all, I don´t venture onto the forums but have been playing SWG for about 3 months or so. Secondly, what I am about to type is not how I am personally and does not in any way mean that I participate or approve of such scams. Thirdly, I know this is an old thread but I thought it a particularly poignant one which I am reading for the first time.
In IRL there are rules and laws that we are all encouraged to live by. Some people choose to bend rules, break them on occasion or choose to live wholly outside of the law. These people are known as criminals. All the people reading this post (I assume) are players of Star Wars Galaxies, a relatively new and compelling online Roleplaying Game. This gives us the opportunity to play a character in the wonderful Star Wars universe. This isa violent universe where most people adopt some form of combat training. There are also many noncombat things to do. There is a profession called Smuggler, the principal goals of which are to perform illegal slices on containers, weapons and armour and to smuggle spice. These are illegal practices which effectively brand you as a criminal. You do not have a title above your head saying that you are a cannibal or a spice fiend or a sleemo punk but you do indulge in criminal activities.
My point here is that crime is part of the game. If you are fooled by a cunning forgery (above mentioned mail) and you provide services without receiving adequate payment, more fool you. Feel free to warn people about it by whatever means you can, but do not talk to devs about what is clearly your shortcoming and your foolishness in falling for a scam and your perception of a glitch in the game. You have been conned by a confidence trickster. Get over it and move on. Most importantly, don´t let it happen again.
The only thing that is lacking here is an adequate policing authorityto take some action when you realise someone has tricked you. With the advent of player bounties, even this becomes less of a problem.
thanks for teh warning,
i only accept cash tips anyway.
they don tlike it, get buffed somewhere else
Syrael wrote:
Just a thought here, OK? First of all, I don´t venture onto the forums but have been playing SWG for about 3 months or so. Secondly, what I am about to type is not how I am personally and does not in any way mean that I participate or approve of such scams. Thirdly, I know this is an old thread but I thought it a particularly poignant one which I am reading for the first time.
In IRL there are rules and laws that we are all encouraged to live by. Some people choose to bend rules, break them on occasion or choose to live wholly outside of the law. These people are known as criminals. All the people reading this post (I assume) are players of Star Wars Galaxies, a relatively new and compelling online Roleplaying Game. This gives us the opportunity to play a character in the wonderful Star Wars universe. This isa violent universe where most people adopt some form of combat training. There are also many noncombat things to do. There is a profession called Smuggler, the principal goals of which are to perform illegal slices on containers, weapons and armour and to smuggle spice. These are illegal practices which effectively brand you as a criminal. You do not have a title above your head saying that you are a cannibal or a spice fiend or a sleemo punk but you do indulge in criminal activities.
My point here is that crime is part of the game. If you are fooled by a cunning forgery (above mentioned mail) and you provide services without receiving adequate payment, more fool you. Feel free to warn people about it by whatever means you can, but do not talk to devs about what is clearly your shortcoming and your foolishness in falling for a scam and your perception of a glitch in the game. You have been conned by a confidence trickster. Get over it and move on. Most importantly, don´t let it happen again.
The only thing that is lacking here is an adequate policing authorityto take some action when you realise someone has tricked you. With the advent of player bounties, even this becomes less of a problem.
Play Nice Policies - Activity within Star Wars Galaxies™: An Empire Divided™
4. You may not defraud other players.
Fraud in all transactions between players will result in disciplinary action when confirmed by a CSR. Fraud is defined as falsely representing one's intentions to make a gain at another's expense. Examplesof this activity include but are not limited to -offering to"slice" a weapon or container belonging to another player and then keeping the items and credits - as well as using flaws in a secure trade window to deprive someone of one or more of their items or credites.
8. "Roleplaying" does not grant license to violate these rules.
Though Star Wars Galaxies is a roleplaying game set in the Star Wars universe, the claim of "roleplay" will not be accepted in defense of any of the anti-social behaviors mentioned above. As an example, you are in no case (PvP or otherwise) allowed to "train" a guard onto an enemy in protection of your homeland. In another example, a bounty hunter is not allowed to steal someone's corpse under the guise of roleplaying a villain.
Syrael wrote:
Just a thought here, OK? First of all, I don´t venture onto the forums but have been playing SWG for about 3 months or so. Secondly, what I am about to type is not how I am personally and does not in any way mean that I participate or approve of such scams. Thirdly, I know this is an old thread but I thought it a particularly poignant one which I am reading for the first time.
In IRL there are rules and laws that we are all encouraged to live by. Some people choose to bend rules, break them on occasion or choose to live wholly outside of the law. These people are known as criminals. All the people reading this post (I assume) are players of Star Wars Galaxies, a relatively new and compelling online Roleplaying Game. This gives us the opportunity to play a character in the wonderful Star Wars universe. This isa violent universe where most people adopt some form of combat training. There are also many noncombat things to do. There is a profession called Smuggler, the principal goals of which are to perform illegal slices on containers, weapons and armour and to smuggle spice. These are illegal practices which effectively brand you as a criminal. You do not have a title above your head saying that you are a cannibal or a spice fiend or a sleemo punk but you do indulge in criminal activities.
My point here is that crime is part of the game. If you are fooled by a cunning forgery (above mentioned mail) and you provide services without receiving adequate payment, more fool you. Feel free to warn people about it by whatever means you can, but do not talk to devs about what is clearly your shortcoming and your foolishness in falling for a scam and your perception of a glitch in the game. You have been conned by a confidence trickster. Get over it and move on. Most importantly, don´t let it happen again.
The only thing that is lacking here is an adequate policing authorityto take some action when you realise someone has tricked you. With the advent of player bounties, even this becomes less of a problem.
To further expound on why it's against the rules as posted above me...
Many children play this game. My 12 year old cousin plays. He's a good kid... but an ADULT who attempts to scam him will probably get the better of him every time. Is THAT the sort of game you want to play in?