There are many things you are allowed to do and many things that you are not allowed to do when playing World of Warcraft. Those many things include everything from buying gold offline to trading or selling your account to anyone else. There are many reasons why this isn’t allowed, not the least of which is that Blizzard’s ToS strictly says not to.
They own the game world and if you sell it, you’re stealing. However, that’s not the main reason I’m offering to stay away from such transactions. I’m more concerned with the possibility of you being scammed by an Account Trader or Buyer with no intention of giving you what you deserve for your account.
Many users will jump at the chance to get a free or better account or to get a good amount of money for an old account they are done playing. The problem is that trading these accounts is much too hard to do without running across someone who isn’t interested in paying you.
The promise of high level characters, lots of gold, and less work grinding is too enticing for many people to pass up and for that reason they overlook the sure signs of false intentions on the part of a scammer.
For the most part, these scammers approach their victims from websites where people attempt to buy, sell and trade accounts. They will often troll these pages and build up their reputation until they get the perfect person to contact, usually a mid level player with a lot of questions to ask. Don’t think they necessarily want a high level account, because generally they are trying to get a stolen account so as they can scam other people through your account. It’s a chain of scams.
The scammer will usually post their desire to trade an old account with a higher level character than your own. They often claim to be done playing the game or wanting a new challenge or to help you build up your own character. They might have an account to give you with nothing in it, or they might simply send you an account with nothing in it at all, only a dead account.
In the end, they will take your money and make all sorts of excuses to get out of having to send their account or money before you send your account. It’s often backed up with a fake Ebay account and fake Paypal loyalty number to make you feel like you’re in the clear. In the end, they’ve lied to you at every step and take your account before you can respond.
The only thing you can do to keep this from happening 100% is to not sell or trade accounts. However, if you decide to take that risk, you should be aware of the steps these scammers take to get your trust and be able to see through their lies. Be careful and you can continually enjoy the game.
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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