I have never liked this site's method on taking care of scammer's because this site was built on D2 player's and the people like you and me who put time into making FG profits and friends on here and then to get scammed and have that feeling of being scammed is just horrible. You do not only lose your FG or items but you lose your trust in every other fellow JSP user from there on out and you also get put into a violent/mad mood. I think it is absolutely rediculous that somebody can scam another person for their FG (recently I saw a kid get scammed out of 40,000 FG by a "Friend") and then the person who scammed it can just send it to another account or a friend's account before they get locked/scammer tagged. I mean I guess maybe the person they send it to can be locked too if the Mod's check the gold log but even if they don't send it to a friend and just go spend it all on items, or gamble it away then the person who got scammed is broke with no FG and has no way of retrieving it!

MY SOLUTION:
Instead of posting in Scammer Accusations about "So and so" scammed me and letting everybody see it for so long before the Mod's finally make a final decision, I think that people who have been scammed should privately consult a Mod, show the proof, and then the person accused of scamming should be Locked until proven innocent so he cannot spend the kid's FG or transfer it before he get's locked/scammer tagged! I fear scamming is just becoming more and more common because it's so easy to send it to a different account.

Please vote and help this site take faster/more disciplined action against these low-lifes!

Edit: And yes I do know most Mod's and people of power will say "Should have requested a Mediator" but in reality how many trades are used with a mediator that are under about 1k FG? probably like 1% maybe? But in reality this site should be based on people who don't have endless hour's in trading and wasting time with people trying to get over on other's. Most of the people I have personally dealt with on here are good people but there is always the occasional hacker and scammer. I feel that people who have been trustworthy and good traders for a long time are not valued or given enough credit whereas scammers aren't punished harsh enough!

This post was edited by SmOke- on Dec 30 2008 02:04pm

I completely agree with this topic.

It is not fair that these people are given days and i do mean *days* to roam freely with stolen Fg. Still making bets, still buying items. And in the end passing it off to a Multi account, or even giving it away to a buddy. Flawed system.

And to the people that say.. "Well, you shoulda used a Mediator"..

Well, I requested one, two days ago in my thread.. and they STILL have failed to answer my request. IMO there isn't enough staff to nicely say, "babysit" the children on a forum where REAL LIFE MONEY is involved.

Transfering fg is a fast process.
When the victim PMs a moderator, it's already too late, ya know, and goodluck getting all the needed proof in that time.

Your suggestion doesn't change anything except it makes dealing with the scammers private.

Also, the site offers people mediators to use.
Whenever you give something first, you knowingly take a risk.

EDIT: also, when the accusation is done private, it's a pain in the ass to the one dealing with it, since he's not getting any help.
EDIT2: GordyK, then don't trade. If fg is something to cry about for you personally, then you should have patience not to take risks.

This post was edited by HardyTarget on Dec 30 2008 02:04pm

My comment goes to you as your excuse of using a Mediator is always brought into play.

I WAITED 2 days for a MED to show.. OR even reply.. Still nothing.. I'll gladly show you the thread where i just got scammed for 4k.

No
False accusations

GTFO spammer. Post count could be a little more realistic aye?

use mediator?

how am i a spammer
you said to lock them until proven innocent
so yeah
people could just make false accusations

irony

No.

If everybody used a mediator then there wouldn't be any scammer accusation's now would there??

All I'm asking is that the person accused of being a scammer, along with valid proof, get's their gold Locked until proven innocent so he cannot spend it or move it before he does get locked a week-2 later!