With so many people online every day and one of the largest user bases in online gaming history, World of Warcraft is a huge melting pot of players from around the world. Unfortunately, this can also mean it might become home to some of the less savory people from across the globe as well. Every day, people throughout Azeroth, on every server, fall victim to any of a number of scams. These scams, masterminded by people who are too lazy to simply earn their own gold or level up their own characters, can be debilitating for someone who has put hours of their life into the game.
But, who are these scammers? Why do they attack indiscriminately and take other players’ gold and items without scruples? It’s a good question and to truly understand, you must first understand how easy it can be for them to do what they do.
Essentially, scammers are people who enjoy World of Warcraft but don’t enjoy grinding, farming, or spending hours of their lives buying and selling at an Auction House. They are incredibly impatient and yet fairly intelligent. Think of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and the elaborate scheme that Ferris goes through just to stay home from school. True, school is hard and not always entertaining, but the amount of intellect and planning that went into skipping school would have made him an incredibly adept student.
It’s the same with World of Warcraft scammers. These are good players and even better conmen who just don’t want to put the time into the game. They gather on websites like MMowned.com and share their methods for taking down their fellow players, constantly revising scams to stay ahead of what you know and can avoid.
The main problem with scammers is that they are hard to spot. The game is very anonymous in that everyone can take on a new identity and blend-in in an instant. For that reason, it becomes your job to keep an eye out for anyone that seems a little too suspicious.
To be fair though, a lot of scammers pick out victims who are openly breaking the Blizzard Terms of Service. They take accounts from people trying to buy gold offline, trade their accounts, or power level. It’s not that they feel bad for other players. It’s that they can easier get away with it because a player who is breaking the rules is less likely to report a scammer, lest they get caught as well.
This leaves three basic things you can do as a player to avoid scammers. First off, don’t do anything against the Terms of Service, least of all with someone who doesn’t have a background. Secondly, you need to make sure you know exactly who you’re dealing with. Don’t buy that Mount Code from a random level 5 character who says they got them from a friend who doesn’t play WoW. Lastly, be vigilant and know what the newest scams are. This is the best and usually only way to ensure you don’t get caught unprepared.
World of Warcraft is rampant with sly little thieves and tricksters who craft scams designed to take the poor unsuspecting few for fools. Learn more about World of Warcraft Scams and what you can do to avoid it at http://www.wowscams.com/
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