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Kristophe
Obi-Wan Kermobi
Joined: 26 Apr 2004
Posts: 4
Location: The Outer Banks of NC, USA |
| MMORPG Currency Exchange Gaming Open Market (GOM) Defrauded |
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GameSpot's Benjamin Golze filed this <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/06/23/news_6101196.html" target="_blank">report</a> concerning a recent, fraudulent transaction that has closed all but one of the Gaming Open Market exchanges...
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<br><blockquote><em>The massively multiplayer online game currency exchange Gaming Open Market will be closing its doors to currency trading for all games except Second Life until further notice, said the company’s founders in a letter posted on the GOM Web site. The closing comes in response to a transaction that occurred on Sunday, in which a client obtained $3,000 worth of online currency for nothing.
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<br>According to GOM President Jamie Hale, the perpetrator purchased $3,000 worth of Star Wars Galaxies and EVE Online credits. Immediately after he received the currencies in-game, he retracted the PayPal payment, claiming that the goods were never delivered. Hale suspects that incident is part of a larger case of identity theft.
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Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:37 pm |
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Ammon777
Warrior for Heaven
Joined: 20 Apr 2002
Posts: 2011
Location: United States |
sounds like that guy is in BIG trouble. |
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Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:37 pm |
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Test
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Not that I am taking sides, cause I actually don't care about ebay sales of game items, especially having sold such items myself in the past, however.. how will he be in big trouble? First, it is against all those games EULA's to buy/sell items/money, and second reporting to the FBI was probably stupid, because I'm sure he hasn't been paying taxes on the profit from any of those 'virtual transfers'. There is no possible transaction record for these type of transfers, except from the companies themselves, and like I said before, since they don't support it, they aren't gonna help this guy.
The fact is, he got burned, and has absolutely no recourse. Which is the risk we take when we sell online stuff on ebay. He should forget about it and move on if he's smart. |
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Thu Jun 24, 2004 11:35 pm |
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Father Omally
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| Practice some Christian charity on their heathen heads I say |
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[The fact is, he got burned, and has absolutely no recourse. Which is the risk we take when we sell online stuff on ebay. He should forget about it and move on if he's smart.]
 NO!!! VENGENCE IS PURITY!!! 
VENGENCE IS STRENGTH!!! 
VIOLENCE NEVER LIES!!!
Forgiveness is for those begging to be hurt BAD!!!  |
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Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:48 pm |
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