Posted by -STUCK- Please, watch out for scammers

Assassin~Sassy (#27839)

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Posted on
2015-09-21 07:16:13
Newbies are being targeted by experienced players, please share this to spread the word!


Scamming is the worst, and it's when a person tells you that they need xxx and will ''pay you later'', but they never do, and they make off with your xxx

Here are surefire ways to get scammed

Traditional studding

What is it?

It's when you send a lioness along with a payment of ### to have her bred. The breeder keeps her for 3 days (you can't transfer pregger lionesses) and waits for the cubs to be born.

Traditional breeding is unsafe. Just because there are honest studs doesnt mean all studs are nice. I've heard stories of people doing traditional breeding and they had their lioness stolen. But i recommend using the current system because it is much safer then sending your lionesss over to an *unknown* person. Staff can't give you your lioness back, but they can persuade the scammer to give you the lioness back.

User suggestions

Also, transfering items to a person when they say they "will pay soon" and never does. Better to make the trade private and send them the link, keep it up until they actually buy the trade out. ~Sheba (Double
Russet!) (#52208)

Also, ARTISTS, never send not watermarked full size piece before someone pays you!
Small, heavily watermarked one first. Finished one, after payment. Always! ~Ranfun [PFM] [OC] (#46507)

Also a thing I see: people selling elderly lionesses who can't breed :/ Especially when they're advertised in breeding terms, like..."Celestial Lioness 10 marks High Stats." It's not exactly lying or against TOS but for newer players who don't know better it's super misleading. ~Scyllarus (#26842)

*lionesses cannot breed after 14 years of age

ALWAYS read through an offer on a trade, someone may of offered you 8SB rather than the 9GB buyout asking price. You may accidentally click thinking it's GB but make sure to read through thoroughly because this has happened multiple times, luckily I haven't been a victim but I know it was a big problem back in the early days of lioden. ~sanguai (#61810)

Sometimes people will go around and ask newbies if they could send their lionesses to them so that the experienced player (not the newbie) to "train the lioness". But then they'll end up keeping the lioness for themselves. ~~Simba the Fluffy Lion~ (#27778)

I've seen people falsely advertise items, lions/lionesses, etc as something they aren't.
For example, I've seen people advertise lions as "savage maned" when they were in demand for what looked like a great deal. But closer inspection of the lions in question I saw that they had a different mane. But someone could easily be so excited about the "great deal" they are getting buy the trade out and not realize they got scammed till to late. Please check things out if a deal seems to good to be true!

I seen people offer monkey business/oasis/event backgrounds as "RARE SPECIAL RAFFLE ONLY BACKGROUND". And they are selling they turn to be selling none raffle backgrounds for huge overpriced prices. Someone could be scammed by this thinking they are getting a very rare background. Only to find out it was not the case and the background they got scammed into buying could have been bought for a much cheaper price tag.

Remember raffle exclusive backgrounds will have [Raffle] - in front of the name just like dynamic backgrounds will have [D] in front of the name. If it does not have [Raffle] - in front of it. It is not a special raffled background.

Please note there is only been 4 different raffle backgrounds released and used in weekly raffles cycles thus far.
They are "[Raffle] - Coast, [Raffle] - Hottentots Mountains, [Raffle] - Lush Oasis, and [Raffle] - Night Vegetation. ~Ivy (#2473)

Pay close attention to branch prices. Sometimes you'll get something like a simple skull or feather with a price that reads "5 SB, 1 GB" which is incredibly sketchy to me. So pay attention to that when looking for things in branches. ~Lammergeier (#8680) {helper} *I advise new players to stay out of branches because they are usually overprices ex: 1 feather for 2gb

If you are not sure about the pricing, ask {sales} chat! (but follow chat rules)

Please, don't send items/lionesses to players just because they said ''will pay soon'' or ''i dont have the money, but i'll pay you soon'' Please, use the trading system to avoid any scammers. It's best to report them to the modbox with the screenshot of the pm.

You can prevent someone's lion being stolen that way :)

Think i missed something? Post here and i'll add it to the (growing D:) list



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Edited on 23/09/15 @ 12:04:43 by Assassin <Mmsassy> (#27839)

☾Sprinkles☽ (#86006)

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Posted on
2016-12-16 14:38:53
ugh , when I was new someone dumped a whole lot of 14+ lions as "gifts" there was no message, just a PM saying that someone transferred like 7 unbreedable lions to me. At the time I thought they were just being kind, and I felt pressured because I had to keep ALL of them alive, otherwise that person would be offended. I don't know if this has happened to others or not...



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Wintermelon (#114446)

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Posted on
2017-06-01 10:07:44
Thanks for sharing this! Especially since I'm new



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Eden 🌹❄️💙
Vit G1 Primal (#113650)

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Posted on
2017-06-02 19:32:35
I fell for the lioness too old to breed one. That sucked, I wish I had seen this post sooner.



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Dunnart [On Hiatus] (#29090)

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Posted on
2017-07-19 22:15:42
Just had someone offer 5SB on one of my trades (which had a buyout anyway) instead of 5GB, so it looks like that scam is still happening.



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🌹Moonlit_Roses
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Posted on
2017-07-29 11:32:16

FNaF Foxy {Clean
Main} (#56607)

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Posted on
2017-08-18 19:38:59
Imma link this te me Adopt/help a newbie thread i have so the know ^ ^



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peach (#126986)

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Posted on
2017-10-04 13:10:30
Thanks a lot for making this list! With all the different features on the site it can be pretty overwhelming for newer users. I was honestly scared to do anything involving a transfer of items/currency between any users especially for this reason.



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Apumba (#126566)

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Posted on
2017-10-08 19:46:23
My friend joined this site and unfortunately got scammed. The scammer told her:
Hey I have a lioness open in trade center, and I'm giving out reserves. Do you want it?
My friend took a liking toward the lioness, and agreed to want a reserve.
The person said he had to go on vacation but to send the SB(2500 for a primal) and when he comes back the cub will be grown and he can send it.
So my friend did so, and after a month of waiting...
She never got it. EVER. My friend got scammed.
How we know they were still on and not on vacation?
We saw them active, feeding their lions and talking in main chat. Opening auctions for the SAME. PRIMAL.
I think he's still out there so watch your back.
(Not giving out usernames due to security reasons)
I think He was caught on 2+ accounts and had to switch his primal over. Idk if those account were caught too, though. He switched all the money and his scam-lions to his new accounts.
A really dedicated scammer, right?



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Apumba (#126566)

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Posted on
2017-10-08 19:55:28
@Dakji if you can get a staff member involved you can get your GB back. Most people feel peer-pressure and give in to the staff member in fear of getting banned.



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Apumba (#126566)

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Posted on
2017-10-08 20:05:23
Here's one:
Guys make sure when checking sales that when you read the title correctly. You may read it is "2GB or 2000SB" And you're like
"OH HECKSH YASH I BUY NOOOW GOOD PRICE!!!11!!1!!!"
When in reality it's
"Bloodbourn mane for 2 GB and 2000SB"
And then later when you find out you spend GUD MOONAY on something that made you pay both prices, not just the one you wanted to pay.



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Pyra (#128152)

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Posted on
2017-10-28 10:20:05
this is amazing
thank you



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Jeigura{Side} (#113975)

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Posted on
2017-11-04 02:59:26
bump bumb bumbbadump



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🐈Fanta Denim🐈 (#135329)

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Posted on
2018-01-15 11:30:12
Since I'm new myself and been on here for seven days, I find this extremely helpful. This needs to be spread around.



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BlueBlazingRiahwolf (#23235)

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Posted on
2018-02-12 19:53:02
Know this is an old thread but I think goodie bags need be added to list, I have fallen for them twice & both times got scammed of 2 GBs each



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🐈Fanta Denim🐈 (#135329)

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Posted on
2018-02-13 19:11:11
UPDATE
As of now, I've been a member of Lioden for a long time now, and I have used your advice.



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