The simplest way to avoid getting scammed.

[Art3mis]

There's so much scamming going on MCM it's ridiculous. Here's my 2 tips on not getting scammed by pretty much anyone.

1. Don't use PayPal​

If you go to scam reports, I swear most of the reports are because people charged back or used stolen PayPal accounts.

This is stupid, ridiculous and it happens way too much.

How do we avoid it?

It's actually quite simple. You have 2 options to go about this.

• You start using Bitcoin.

OR​

• You force buyers to give proof of PayPal account ownership.

The first option is much better. Not everyone wants to provide a random guy possibly sensitive information about their PayPal account. They might simply refuse of forge the evidence.

Using Bitcoin for payments is really simple. It's peer to peer, without a bank or a guy being in between of the payments. The transactions are instant, almost fee-less and safe. BTC cannot be charged back.

It's your choice. But if I had to pick, I'd chose BTC over PayPal any day.

If you're interested in buying Bitcoin, check out VirWox or Circle.com.

2. Use a middleman
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Seriously. Use a middleman if you're doing trades, which are big to you. It's better paying a 5% fee than losing everything in a exit scam.

I know some middleman are not reliable, so I suggest you pick a experienced middleman, who is preferrably staff.

(I also do middlemanning for BTC. You can find my thread here: http://www.mc-market.org/threads/76059/#post-909544)

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Anyways, that's basicially it. These tips combined should guarantee that you will not be scammed again. It's your choice, but hey, it's just my opinion after all.

Thanks,
Glitch

 

[Lemzey]

How to avoid getting scammed: common sense

 

[Art3mis]

How to avoid getting scammed: common sense

Works most of the time but some people are dumb and don't think clearly (no offense)

 

[Lemzey]

Works most of the time but some people are dumb and don't think clearly (no offense)

It's true some are dumb as fuck

 

[Sloth]

I think sometimes PayPal can be better to use if you get scammed since you have the option to chargeback. But yeah using common sense can avoid almost any scam.

 

[Ajdin]

I suggest you pick a experienced middleman, who is preferrably staff.

This isn't allowed.

Other than that, pretty good thread. Most of the times you can prevent scams with common sense.

 

[Sloth]

This isn't allowed.

Other than that, pretty good thread. Most of the times you can prevent scams with common sense.

Why is it that staff members cannot middleman?

 

[Devon]

It's just as easy to get scammed with bitcoin tbh if you are the buyer. They ask you to go first etc and they keep the bit coin. Or they can TID it back later and you can't dispute it

 

[n0tzach]

While sure that's all true, middlemans exit scam just like normal users...

 

[Ivain]

I made a guide on this sort of thing months ago. common sense is the basic thing, but in case you need more specific info, the link is in my sig.