Well, ever since scamming had became really common, with especially "trust" scams, I've stopped lending people things, unless they have a really good reputation on the RS community.

 

 

 

For this player - although it wasn't him who scammed me, I'm not going name him because he deserves his privacy. Anyways, this player was well known accoss RuneScape, especially for having held the #1 firemaking spot for well over a year.

 

 

 

A few days ago, "he" wanted to borrow 3M to merchant for a dragon chain, so I trusted him. It turns out it wasn't him - someone had guessed his recovery questions.

 

 

 

My friend said he'll try to do something but I told him that if really couldn't return 3M to me, he didn't have to. But since this incident, I probably shouldn't lend anything of significant value regardless of the player's reputation.

 

 

 

You'd think that having good karma from not having ever scammed anyone would help - I guess not.

 

 

 

Oh well, RS is just a game. I can still make about 300-600k a day from thieving and doing treasure trails.

 

 

 

edit: fixed typos

Eh, you shouldn't let this one instance keep you from helping out friends in the future.

 

 

 

It does suck that you were scammed of 3m, but it isn't that much.

 

 

 

Maybe just in the future, ask the loanee a question that only he/she would know, and not a random person on their account, to make sure you know who exactly you're lending the money to.

I am sorry you got scammed. =(

 

 

 

It is true that it is getting harder and harder to trust people in the game, but I do not think that you should let this sour you on helping out your true friends in the game. I was scammed out of some money, but it is just money, I can get that back after a couple of days of fishing. I still help out my friends as often as I can.

i would never lend anyone anything unless it comes with a collatoral(how do i spell it)

This story just make me think: Never trust anybody!

I trust most Tip iters such as Kashi, Ugafan, Nick, Fear, etc..

To me it is the thing you should never do, NEVER give someone cash if he/she wants to LEND it, because you will never get it back!

 

 

 

I think the chance you will loose it is about 80%.

i let 1 of my best freinds use my whip for a short while then turns out it wasnt my freind instead my freind got hacked and i lost it #-o

he had added me asking for a drag chain or a few mil so he could merchant, but i didint even know him :\

Very sorry you got scammed. Just never trust anyone you don't know in real life :wink:

yeah losing 3m is a bummer, wish i had it.....thats y i dont lend stuff, unless i know the person in RL

I trust most Tip iters such as Kashi, Ugafan, Nick, Fear, etc..

 

 

 

I don't trust you either Pandaman... :lol:

This story just make me think: Never trust anybody!

 

 

 

Depends on your personal honor. I'd never scam another person, and I've been both the reciever and the lender. I always pay back about 20% more as a sign of gratitude even if they say it's not necessary. The world wouldn't work if nobody trusted anybody.

 

 

 

By talking to a person for years you can usually form an opinion about his/her trustworthiness. But sadly sometimes, things like this can happen and somebody could guess even your best friend's recoveries.

3m = 3 hours tops merchanting deaths and chaos. Starting off with a good 700k ;)

While scamming is relatively common, I don't think that up to 80% are scammers, lol. Otherwise, most people on RS would be banned already. :lol: