What is A PM Trap?

This is an old but pretty smart scam if you ask me created by some scum's in the black-market.

 

How to prevent a pm trap. 

I believe the admins should create a new rule stating all traders MUST (When requested for pm) use this format to combat scammers and imposters.

 

 

I am speaking with you on MSN (or skype) now. 
My MSN (or skype ID) is: ---
Your MSN (or skype ID) is: ---
The trade is: My --- for your ---
Copy-paste of the last 5-10 lines of the conversation we've been having:

 

How is it done?

 

 

I'll try to explain how the scam works and how to avoid it best. Here's an example of the scam:

Yoloswag = Trusted trader
3lv3nz = Victim of the scam
Bob = Scammer

Bob, using an imposter Skype of Yoloswag (so he appears to be Yoloswag), adds 3lv3nz. 3l3nz thinks that bob on the imposter Skype is yoloswag, but to make sure, he requests a PM.

Now bob (the scammer) is at a standstill - he doesn't have access to yoloswags osbot account, so he can't possibly send the PM himself. Instead, bob decides to take his scam a step further: he creates an imposter skype of 3lv3nz, the victim. Using that skype, he adds the real Yoloswag.

Here's where it gets pretty tricky. Bob is using two skypes: one is an imposter of Yoloswag, and one is an imposter of 3lv3nz.

On the imposter of yoloswag, bobs talking to the real 3lv3nz - trying to scam him.

On the imposter of 3lv3nz, Bob(the scammer) convincing the real yoloswag to private message the real 3lv3nz on osbot.

So let's say the real 3lv3nz gets a PM from the real yoloswag. Now 3lv3nz thinks he's talking on skype with the real yoloswag, and he goes first to the imposter. Bob runs off with his cash, and 3lv3nz reports the real yoloswag. But the real yoloswag had no idea he was getting tricked, as he thought he was talking with 3lv3nz too.

Read it a few times and you'll understand how it works.

 

I decided to post this thread due to an incident which happened earlier and hope not to happen again.

Smart indeed

Common sense really, whoever gets scammed obviously doesn't care about their money pretty simple to avoid.

Or you could just not be an idiot. Imo if you fall for this and lose a lot of money for a big trade you deserved it for being that thick.

This is a shit old scam, just you being noob

you prevent with copypasting skype chatlog, nothing new............

You shouldn't have to go through an extra long process just because some people are easily scammed.

I am speaking with you on MSN (or skype) now. 

My MSN (or skype ID) is: ---

Your MSN (or skype ID) is: ---

The trade is: My --- for your ---

Copy-paste of the last 5-10 lines of the conversation we've been having:

 

that is enough to save alot of gold

Yolo if you don't mind me asking; how much did you lose?
 

And how does bob know to add elvens in the first place?