Rune Ore Scam
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The Rune Ore Scam is rarely seen as a minority of people have the ability to mine Runite ore. This scam is reportable under Rule 2. An example of the scam is seen below.
[edit] Example
- Scammer: Selling Rune ore 8.25ka
- Victim comes up and trades the scammer, thinking it is a good deal.
- The scammer puts in Rune ore, takes it out and puts in Adamant ore.
- Victim puts in 8250 coins and clicks Accept twice.
- The Victim is scammed and reports the scammer via Rule 2.
This scam also works with Coal.
[edit] Alternate way
Because of the new trade screen, there is a new method to watch out for.
- Scammer: Selling Rune Ore 9Kea - Last Offer
- Victim comes up and trades the scammer, thinking it is a great deal.
- The Scammer puts in Rune ore and the victim puts in 9000 coins.
- The Scammer purposely clicks Decline and says Whoops... or something like that to make it look like an accident.
- The scammer now puts in Adamant ore or coal, hoping that the victim doesn't notice the change. The victim re-inserts 9000 coins.
- Both click accept - the victim is scammed.
- The victim reports the scammer via Rule 2.
