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Are IPO scams popular?

leipurileipuri Member Posts: 559
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I don't have active account in eve and cant arse to make tiral account to post question there, so hoping someone of you would tell how frequently these IPO scams happen these days?

I read about some EIB ipo scam that made the scammer nice 700billion(?) and thats second big ipo scam that I have heard and make about 10x more isk for the scammer if that 700bil is true. Is there many more?




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  • LordSlaterLordSlater Member Posts: 2,087

    Originally posted by leipuri
    I don't have active account in eve and cant arse to make tiral account to post question there, so hoping someone of you would tell how frequently these IPO scams happen these days?

    I read about some EIB ipo scam that made the scammer nice 700billion(?) and thats second big ipo scam that I have heard and make about 10x more isk for the scammer if that 700bil is true. Is there many more?

    Actuall in the 3 years ive been playing eve ive only ever heard of 2 such scams so no they are not very common as far as i can see. This is because most of us recognises the scam in IPO's.

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  • leipurileipuri Member Posts: 559

    Still 700bil (assuming thats right) must need a lot of idiots or reputable player who just decided to cash-in hes reputation.

  • Drej_X_ArmyDrej_X_Army Member Posts: 151
    To answer this simply, YES, it can be done. Scams are VERY popular in Eve and is NOT against the EULA. There are many ways of pulling off a scam and I do know of a guy that made 1 bil in 1 month.
  • cosycosy Member UncommonPosts: 3,228

    Originally posted by leipuri


    I don't have active account in eve and cant arse to make tiral account to post question there, so hoping someone of you would tell how frequently these IPO scams happen these days?

    I read about some EIB ipo scam that made the scammer nice 700billion(?) and thats second big ipo scam that I have heard and make about 10x more isk for the scammer if that 700bil is true. Is there many more?





    is easy on a escrow ( black marcket kinda) u take a shuttle and put description BS tier2 etc and sell at 90 millions
    if ppl dont make inspect + show info u can scam ppl

    if on escrow u dont make inspect u a bit idiot


    EIB have been a scam yes but that happen couse ppl greed and hope will be many more scams like that until ppl will see that is imposible to give 1 m and get 1,5m on soo short time


    EIB waz first big  ISk scam the other waz a CORP sabotage , no ?

    BestSigEver :P
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  • SobaManSobaMan Member Posts: 384
    Well, GOOD scams aren't frequent.  Everybody wants to make money, some people are simply willing to screw others over in order to do it.  Though, most scams never get off the ground, every now and then something spectacular (in the sense that is was just monstrously huge) happens.  EIB is an example.  But, I usually follow the rule, "If I don't know 'em... like hell they're gettin my money!"

    We can agree to disagree, or we can bicker constantly... either way, I'm right.
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  • caine6621caine6621 Member UncommonPosts: 210
    There was also the Currin Trading scam, not sure how much he made

    There are only 10 types of people in this world, those that understand binary and those that don't

  • leipurileipuri Member Posts: 559

    Yeah I know normal scams are popular, but was talking about IPO scam that require these who get scammed put a lot of trust to scammer before its even possible. So there has been 2 such big scam, EIB and that one before that made big fuzz about it and gms ended up mess up with it when they returned isk to these who got scammed and later to scammer also (it was about 30bil).

    700bil has value over 100.000$ (even if ebay is illegal), so that make whole guiding hand social club scam look small.

  • Ranma13Ranma13 Member Posts: 747

    Dunno why you're making such a big deal about it. You can scam anyone in any game. Create a guild and steal everyone's items after they stockpile a bunch after a few months, or group with people to take down a mob, just to change the loot type at the very end and take the loot off the named mob...

  • HerkmeckHerkmeck Member Posts: 206

    Yes they are popular...before my accounts misfourtune...I identified four such scams.  About once every 6-7 months. 

    The way they do this is so damn complicated, people fall for it.  After all anyone that takes that much time to do the bussness plans and mathmatics, and all the other info....well hell it must be real good and honest.

    The problem is, there is no way in Eve to make an investment that pays off.  You can buy shares, and if the controlling character wants to he can pay out dividends.  But if he goes on vacation, or gets "T" boned by a speeding 18 wheeler....well your just out of luck.  Or one day he says "I going to play WoW, tonight..."

    Zeppo is one of the better scamers out there....Lab slots was the scam.  "Selling Lab slots in Jita V-II"

    Or he would find some, ebay newbie and say "I can see your new to the game.  And your flying a BS.  I am willing to make sure you got it equiped right for say 1000isk.  All you have to do is dock and trade the ship to me for a few minutes."

    This happens about once a week  LOL

    So if you go into Eve...dont trust a soul...

  • leipurileipuri Member Posts: 559

    Originally posted by Ranma13

    Dunno why you're making such a big deal about it. You can scam anyone in any game. Create a guild and steal everyone's items after they stockpile a bunch after a few months, or group with people to take down a mob, just to change the loot type at the very end and take the loot off the named mob...

    700bil that is over 100k$ worth of in game assets and it scammed is a big deal. Biggest scam I have ever heard of in any mmorpg, so well played who ever pulled that of.

    And yeah I know it's possible in other games, but in time of blessed/indestructible/bind on pick up item mmorpgs its rare to see anything like that.

  • LordSlaterLordSlater Member Posts: 2,087

    Originally posted by leipuri

    Originally posted by Ranma13

    Dunno why you're making such a big deal about it. You can scam anyone in any game. Create a guild and steal everyone's items after they stockpile a bunch after a few months, or group with people to take down a mob, just to change the loot type at the very end and take the loot off the named mob...

    700bil that is over 100k$ worth of in game assets and it scammed is a big deal. Biggest scam I have ever heard of in any mmorpg, so well played who ever pulled that of.

    And yeah I know it's possible in other games, but in time of blessed/indestructible/bind on pick up item mmorpgs its rare to see anything like that.

    I think that 700 bil scam was done by the gentlemans club it took months to do and a lot of that cash was from bluprints.

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  • fizzle322fizzle322 Member Posts: 723

    I don't think they're popular, for the simple fact that this is a harsh environment, very few people are gonna give all their money to some guy unsecured with no way of getting it back.

    And I also don't believe it's 700 bil.

    You aint gonna find enough suckers in Eve to fall for that.
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