Scam

A scam is anything that a character does to get Equipment, Money, or other Items in a dishonest way. Scamming is one of the main problems in Tibia, especially on Non-PVP worlds where there is no (or little) threat of being hunted and killed by a higher-level character. This is NOT against Tibia Rules, so no one can't do anything to help you if you have been scammed. If you are on a Optional PvP world you could maybe use a Blacklist, but it is not a great solution to it. In Open PvP worlds you can perhaps contact a higher level friend to kill the scammer. Scammers try to find players with low experience on the game. Therefore, if you are an unexperienced player, you should consider search about what you're trading before closing a deal.

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Slime Trick

This scam involves selling/trading an item that is not "complete" or "full". This is usually done with Amulets that are missing charges, Rings that are missing time (the Might Rings have got charges instead of time), Runes that are missing charges, or Backpacks that are missing Runes or Vials. Symptoms * They tell you to "accept the trade window quickly" for any number of reasons How to Avoid * Always "look" at an item (+Click) in the trade window and make sure it has the proper number of charges/time/etc. * When buying a Backpack of Runes, look at all the little numbers in the top corner of the item "box" to make sure they have full stacks. * Make sure that the Backpack has all 20 items in it (unless agreed upon trading fewer items). the quick way of doing this is checking the weight, a backpack of runes is 42oz. You can check the weight by simply clicking on the backpack in the trade window. NOTE: You must be standing next to the person trading with you, or it will not show you the weight. * When buying a Backpack of Fluids, "look" at a few of them to make sure they are the CORRECT type of fluid. Be sure that they didn't include some vials of Wine in their Backpack of Manafluids, or some vials of Blood in their Backpack of Life Fluids. :Note: This is now less probable since the 8.1 update, which took away the Lifefluids and Manafluids from the stores, and replaced them with unrefillable potions, though vials still exist and can still fool people not yet familiarized with the update.

Drop Scam 1 - Floor Drop

This scam involves standing in a depot stall, and the person asks you to "show" them the item/money before they will trade with you. If you set the item on your depot (where they can't reach it), they will immediately start throwing junk (rubbish, fish bones, worms, candlesticks, etc.) on top of it. The hope is that you will get carried away tossing the items OFF, that you will accidentally throw your item/money on the floor where they can reach it. Note: This has become more avoidable by the function Browse Field implemented in Update 9.84 This scam may even happen if you are NOT trading with someone, but merely showing off an item to some friends. Symptoms * A person asks you to "show" the item/money to them while standing in a depot stall. They may pretend to want a screenshot, or say that they don't believe you have the item/money, or any other reason. * If buying something more than 10k, they ask you to change it into Crystal Coins before trading. This allows them to get more than 100 Platinum Coins at a time. * A person shows you an item on their depot, and says something like "I bet you can beat this", or any other scheme to get you to place your equipment in plain sight. * To make it more trustworthy the character may even move to the next set of dp boxes and say he cannot throw stuff because he is behind a wall. In reality a friend -or second personally controlled character- will be standing around that may seem unable but in fact is able to throw garbage on your dp. The original character will then also move back and offer help like a backpack just 1 square away. Pick it up and a third char will be logged in on your dp spot and take your valuable item. * If you become a victim of this scam, and your item/money is covered in junk, someone may suggest that you report the thieves by pressing + or +. DO NOT PRESS IT! These combinations are hotkeys used to logout. So they will be able to move into your spot and uncover your item/money. * Another thing to watch out for is the server save. When the server saves, all players are kicked from the game and have to log back in. If this happens when your stuff is covered in junk, the other player will most likely be expecting it, and they will log back in before you, take your spot, and steal your stuff. How To Avoid * ALWAYS use the built-in "Trade" function of Tibia. Never set an item out in the open - even on your depot box - when making a trade. * If they ask you to change your Platinum Coins into Crystal Coins, refuse. If they are honest, they can change them after you trade. * If someone refuses to trade with you until you show the item to them, show via the Trade function, if they say to show on the depot box then, just walk away. * Do not press + or + to report scammers. Stealing and scamming is technically not against Tibia Rules, but if they do break one of the Tibia Rules, you can report them. * When making a trade, try to stand in a depot stall where you can throw directly into a trash bin. * If someone throws junk onto the top of your items, don't throw them off anywhere where this person could steal them. Instead, put the items into your depot. That way, in case you do get carried away, your items will return to your depot, safe and sound. This is better than throwing the junk into a trash can where you could possibly lose your items for good.

Another simple but quite obvious scam. When you're trading with another player they tell you they are having problems with their mouse and they have to show their gold or items on the floor. This can be in a depot, other protection zone, or anywhere else, for that matter. So, the player places the gold or item(s) on the floor and quickly retrieves it, giving you just enough time to see they have what you require. Then they ask you to show your gold or items on floor. If you do so, then they will throw a huge amount of trash on your gold/item, or sometimes a field rune, and usually have friends waiting nearby, to try and steal from you, while you frantically remove the rubbish or use a Destroy Field rune. Sometimes a friend will be ready to use a Destroy Field rune and steal from you while you are caught unprepared. Symptoms *Player is willing to show their gold or items on the floor, instead of using the trade function. *Then they ask you to show your gold or items on the floor too. How to avoid *NEVER use anything but the trade function when buying or selling items. *If a player says they are having trouble with their mouse and have to show gold or items on the floor, remind them that they have to use the left mouse button to move objects. Then also remind them, while holding down the '''''' key and clicking on the item with the left mouse button, they can select "Trade with..."

Server Save

File:Parcel.gif Parcel Trading is a relatively dangerous form of trading, which should only be used between close friends (if ever). It's a fairly common scam as one can easily ask the other to send their item or money first, saying that they'll follow suit upon receiving the parcel. Inevitably, scammers will take the item and log out or pretend that they never recieved the parcel. Symptoms * You negotiate a trade through private messages, and the other person asks you to parcel the money to them. * They say they can't or refuse to travel for the trade, and if you offer to travel to their location they give an excuse that it will not work (eg. they need to logoff). * They initially try to meet with you to trade, but you cannot find them. Eventually they say to just parcel it to them. They may not even be in the town they say they are, and may just be sending you on a wild goose chase. How To Avoid * Do not parcel trade, only use the trade function of the client. * If a parcel trade is absolutely necessary, be sure that the other player sends their portion first. * Look up the character and check their death list and/or residence, the residence may tell you what kind of player they are. *Exiva them, and if its obvious that they are not in that town, cancel the trade as they may simply be lying about where they are, possibly to lure you into a trap to kill you on your way to a mailbox, see lure and kill scam. * Even if you have more than one item to trade, do not trade one at a time as you may find that they pay you the first time to lure you in and gain your trust. By doing this you think they will keep paying you but will stop paying once they receive a more expensive item and then log off.

Lure and Kill

This is when a character asks you to join a Party for training or hunting. After you join their party, they attack you mercilessly and kill you before you can exit the party. The reason someone would do this, is that they can kill you, get your stuff, and not receive a Skull for the attack or kill. Symptoms * Someone asks you to join a party to train while you are at a hunting area. Party training is usually done near a depot or store so that you can both have quick access to food when you run out. * Anyone you do not know asks you to join a party How To Avoid * Never join a Party with someone you do not trust.

Reverse King/Queen Kill

In this scam, you will most likely get trapped by some PKers and low-level characters and get attacked. When you run out of Potions they will something like "''We're just kidding" or "We heal you''" or something like that, and put UH's under you, so you can heal yourself. When you do so, they will probably throw an Avalanche (Rune) under you. When you accidently use it on yourself, you will hit 3 or more of the low-level characters. The PKers will then kill the low-level characters and you will get a Red Skull. Then the PKers will kill you, and you will lose all your equipment even if you have Blessings or Amulet of Loss. Symptoms * You get trapped by usually some level 45+ mages and some low-level characters. * They will attack you, even if you obviously have blessings. How to Avoid * NEVER use UHs given by the PKers. You won't have a chance to survive anyway. ** Or, at least, throw the rune to your backpack and look before using it. * Be extra careful at small passages (eg. on the way to Kazordoon). * Try to log out if you see something that looks suspicious (You won't regret it later). * Fight to escape, but be sure not to kill or attack 2 or more of the unskulled low-level characters. * If you have blessings, and are trapped by strong PKers (which you wont be able to kill), don't bother to use potions, you will most likely die anyway.

This scam involves a player inviting you into their house, but not giving you rights to open/close the door. Once in their house/guildhall, they close the door and tell you to drop your gp or items on the floor, or they will never let you out of their house. Since you cannot open the door, you may think that you are trapped. The truth is, anyone can "uninvite" themselves from any house/gulidhall that they can enter. Simply say alana sio "your character", and you will immediately be teleported outside of the house. Symptoms * Any character invites you into their house to do a trade * Any character you do not know or trust invites you into their house How to Avoid * Remember the magic spell "alana sio" * Do not perform trades in someone's house

Bookcase/Depot Scam

This scam is specifically for Rookgaard, and is usually done at the Minotaur Tower. The scammer gathers a small group of low-level players, and leads them to the Minotaur Tower, which is accessible only by boxes. The scammer then lets the players up first and takes the boxes away. When all of the players are dead, or only one is alive (to keep the minotaur from attacking the scammer), the scammer takes all of the player's items. Symptoms *A higher-level character needing YOUR help, even if you are low-level, to defeat a creature you can't. *The character leads the way, but sits back and does nothing while you fight. How To Avoid *Make sure you can get away if things get bad. *Ask the scammer to go first. He/she is higher-level, and should at least block.

This scam is hard to carry out because the fact that the culprit needs to own a Guild hall to do so. It's carried out by when the Guild leader gets a guildhall and a large amount of people in the guild who are ready to display their items. When doing so the guild leader will wait for the majority of the "good" items to be down before he disbands the guild and all the items in the Guild Hall go to his DP. Symptoms * The leader/owner of the guild/guild hall wants you to display your items rather more than you want to. How To Avoid *There really is no way of telling who might do this because their reputation as a player is in jeopardy. Only real defense is to know who your leader is and NEVER display NEEDED items.

Parcel Trap Scam

This scam isn't used much anymore, since the Enchant Staff spell can only be bought by promoted players (Master Sorcerers of level 41 and above). Someone trades you an Enchanted Staff (39/45)File:Enchanted_Staff.gif, which is a good weapon, but after 60 seconds it turns into an ordinary Staff (10/25)File:Staff.gif, which is not a good weapon. Symptoms * A player sells you a good weapon for a really low price * The player is always in a hurry, because the spell only lasts 60 seconds. * Mostly Master Sorcerers do this scam How To Avoid * Always look at the item, it will say Temporary magic powers enchant this staff. Meaning that this item's high power is only temporary. * Never buy an Enchanted Staff.

Just Plain Stealing

This happens when a low level player asks you to accept his party in a PvP world. You think "He cant kill me, he's a low level player", and accept the party. Then, the low level player logs a high level character with a multi-client (Note this is no longer against Tibia Rules, so reports are completely in vain), invite the character to the party, and the higher level character just kills you. Symptoms *A low level player asks you to accept party far away from a protection zone *If you are blocking monsters to a newbie player, he asks you to accept his party so you can get the loot (Even if the monster doesn't give nice/any loot, like scorpions or anything like this) *If you are blocking, he can also ask you to accept the party to get shared experience (Remember that to share exp the player must have at least 2/3 of your level.) How to avoid *Never accept party from a player that you doesn't trust fully, the level of the player doesn't matter *If you still want a party with another player, always be the leader so the newbie can't invite his higher level character to the party

Bag trade scam

Another easy scam, that is quite recent, someone offers you a incredible item, which is rare, but, it is a very easy item to obtain. Example:Broken pottery It is dropped only by Juggernaut, however, the scamming player would say this item is rare, due to it being dropped by a Juggernaut, a strong and hard monster to defeat. But, the broken pottery can be found almost everywhere. Symptoms *Player offers you a "very rare" item with certain capabilities/advantages, for a relatively low price, compared to most rare prices. *Player tells and insists the item can do a certain thing, and/or is very rare. How to avoid *Do not always belive them, always check each item function/rareness, by asking players or visiting fansites.

This is the most common kind of scam and a very fun one to play. Someone will put a mid range priced item such as a Dragon Shield or Hat of the Mad. They will then put a die on that item and call out "Roll 300 gold!" This means that you put the 300 gold on the depot box on the die and say a number, if you get the number right you get the item under the die. A common thing to happen is the person with the die gets the money on his depot and says he doesn't know who it came from and therefore can't roll the die, he then just keeps the money. It is very addicting game to play and the person can win a lot of money doing this before you win. You also may never win and have to watch to make sure he rolls the die instead of just putting another die with a number you didn't say on top of it. When you finally do win there is a high chance they will just pick up the stuff and say trade. After that they do one of two things 1) They trade the item and cancel the trade and trys to tell everyone around him that he traded you the item to try to get more people to play. 2) He will log out right away. Symptoms *It is a good item for a low price on roll *If you play once they try to get you to keep playing How To Avoid *Don't play dice games on peoples depots