The sky is the limit when it comes to putting together a new scam. The less common the scam, the more likely you are to catch a player off guard. Remember that a scam's success is heavily determined by how well you do your research, planning, and execution. The examples shown below are more likely to fail if you don't understand them.
Lotteries - You may have seen players shouting something out in a local chat such as: "Win a Chimera for 10 million ISK!" and possibly a link to their thread on the EVE Online forums. This kind of thing can be heavily deceptive as lotteries are very common place, and often assumed to be trustworthy. Selling "tickets" to a lottery can net quick cash.
Investments - Finding investors doesn't necessarily mean using the forums. There are plenty of players in game who are interested in putting their money to work through investments. For example, here's an investment website I use to attract players: http://eve.xxity.com/. The most important aspect of this scam is that the website sells itself. It appears to have had a lot of effort put into it, and because of the news posts, it also seems that it has been around for awhile.
This scam is advertised in local chat channels. A simple message with the URL is sent out. Victim's view the website, and then place investments. The sort of audience that this scam targets are the kind of players who don't even know websites like "EVE-Search" exist. They don't use the forums, and certainly don't do much research out of game.
Selling Goods - You can sell players just about anything. Wormholes, Bookmarks, Offline POSes, moons, even Alliance space that doesn't belong to you! The list is endless. The important part is knowing exactly what is it you're selling, and providing the information promptly, accurately, confidently, and at a price that is within your victim's range.
Other types of goods can come in the form of services. Perhaps you've come across a player who needs constant hauling done, or shipments of minerals to a location, on a daily schedule. You can of course then pretend to provide this service, and ask for an advance payment as it's a significant amount of effort to allocate resources toward this person.
This page last updated: 2010.02.25
Lotteries - You may have seen players shouting something out in a local chat such as: "Win a Chimera for 10 million ISK!" and possibly a link to their thread on the EVE Online forums. This kind of thing can be heavily deceptive as lotteries are very common place, and often assumed to be trustworthy. Selling "tickets" to a lottery can net quick cash.
Investments - Finding investors doesn't necessarily mean using the forums. There are plenty of players in game who are interested in putting their money to work through investments. For example, here's an investment website I use to attract players: http://eve.xxity.com/. The most important aspect of this scam is that the website sells itself. It appears to have had a lot of effort put into it, and because of the news posts, it also seems that it has been around for awhile.
This scam is advertised in local chat channels. A simple message with the URL is sent out. Victim's view the website, and then place investments. The sort of audience that this scam targets are the kind of players who don't even know websites like "EVE-Search" exist. They don't use the forums, and certainly don't do much research out of game.
Selling Goods - You can sell players just about anything. Wormholes, Bookmarks, Offline POSes, moons, even Alliance space that doesn't belong to you! The list is endless. The important part is knowing exactly what is it you're selling, and providing the information promptly, accurately, confidently, and at a price that is within your victim's range.
Other types of goods can come in the form of services. Perhaps you've come across a player who needs constant hauling done, or shipments of minerals to a location, on a daily schedule. You can of course then pretend to provide this service, and ask for an advance payment as it's a significant amount of effort to allocate resources toward this person.
This page last updated: 2010.02.25