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Trade Impostors

April 15, 2010 at 2:01 PM

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Recently, we've received several reports of users creating similar usernames to others and acting as impostors and "stealing a trade" at the Trade Center.

So, TO ALL TRADERS, before accepting an offer, please check the username of the offerer. This is especially important if you're trying to trade with a specific user. Make sure it is the right person and not an impostor! If you accidentally trade with the wrong user, we cannot give your creatures back.

This notice has been posted on the View Offers page at the Trade Center.

Remember that there are NO identical usernames. Pay attention to who offers on your lots. That way, it will take all of the power away from any impostors. :) Things like this are 100% preventable by you. ;D

Comments: 807

galewinds • 15 Apr 2010, 4:38 PM

best advice I can give you is check the name very carefully BEFORE you press accept, otherwise you will never get them back

ladinagrl • 15 Apr 2010, 4:38 PM

@pwuffy: That's a really good idea, other people should do that too. I mean everybody says they're just pixel but you learn to love them 😊

smilies • 15 Apr 2010, 4:39 PM

Thanks Ian for the post! This is something we need to warn everyone about 😸 I myself have encountered one!

smilies • 15 Apr 2010, 4:41 PM

Just click on the username, then it will be obvious! Because they will just have created the account! Will probably have only one egg, etc!

dino_girl88 • 15 Apr 2010, 4:44 PM

nobody is taking my little sweeties I worked hard to get them and, they are mine forever.

galewinds • 15 Apr 2010, 4:45 PM

they won't be used again, they know they can't use them, and they can create 100's of fake accounts, then dump them before they get caught

galewinds • 15 Apr 2010, 4:45 PM

all they have to do is look at your profile and friends lists

galewinds • 15 Apr 2010, 4:46 PM

so be extremely careful, I wouldn't want anyone getting scammed again

saintrose • 15 Apr 2010, 4:51 PM

I don't know what to think about trade imposters. It's just so unfathomably _dumb_...

dino_girl88 • 15 Apr 2010, 4:53 PM

DOWN WITH TRADE IMPOSTERS!!! πŸ˜‹

dino_girl88 • 15 Apr 2010, 4:59 PM

LOL that would be funny, Dragoninthecave XD

dino_girl88 • 15 Apr 2010, 5:00 PM

I have a torch😈just need the pitchfork.

kiti • 15 Apr 2010, 5:00 PM

Woah really? Never would have thought of somebody doing that so I'm glad y'all warned us! D:

dino_girl88 • 15 Apr 2010, 5:02 PM

I'm going try and catch one of those imposters and then look out!😈

5ponypal5 • 15 Apr 2010, 5:03 PM

hey every one its nice that ian found this out i hope now that the person knows we know they will stop "D

dino_girl88 • 15 Apr 2010, 5:05 PM

Now how will I catch this imposter????? too much work I'm going back to my chanting "DOWN WITH TRADE IMPOSTERS!!"

tiny_lil_rockstar • 15 Apr 2010, 5:06 PM

THAT HAPPEND TO ME so i was going to get a egg and the person i was getting it from said someone had the same name but one letter off!

galewinds • 15 Apr 2010, 5:12 PM

@Kadjwalk if you have any extra Bunthoffs or Aerlos I will take a couple

deu • 15 Apr 2010, 5:12 PM

La la la 😊

Orderedchaos • 15 Apr 2010, 5:14 PM

I don't think a trap is a good idea. I mean you are talking and planing it out here on the blog where everyone and anyone can read it.

Orderedchaos • 15 Apr 2010, 5:15 PM

All anyone has to do is read the blog and they won't fall into your trap.

tiny_lil_rockstar • 15 Apr 2010, 5:17 PM

well what are we going to do then!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!!?! u have any ideas?

nell • 15 Apr 2010, 5:17 PM

hi everyone yeah i posted telling him about the imposters i wonder how manny other people did to hhhhhhhhhmmmmm *wonders*

tiny_lil_rockstar • 15 Apr 2010, 5:19 PM

I KNOW THE UASR NAME ITS tiny_lill_rockstar WITH A ONE MORE L! THAT IMPOSTER!

nell • 15 Apr 2010, 5:19 PM

if you could plz feed my eggs i will feed back 😊 P.S. how do you get views????????

Orderedchaos • 15 Apr 2010, 5:20 PM

@nell Anyone who looks at a page with your egg on it will give that egg one view.

nell • 15 Apr 2010, 5:21 PM

yeah I HATE IMPOSTERS *GRABS PEOPLE (AND PITCHFORKS) AND RUNNS TO GO PROTEST

tiny_lil_rockstar • 15 Apr 2010, 5:21 PM

lolzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz srry u got the wrong site to type that on! and it really easy i just don't know how to explain

nell • 15 Apr 2010, 5:21 PM

OOOOHHHHH THX πŸ˜‰

tiny_lil_rockstar • 15 Apr 2010, 5:22 PM

yeah go tell lan about the imposter! he can do anything πŸ˜‹ 😊

nell • 15 Apr 2010, 5:23 PM

yay super powers of site-ownerness lol Ian is 1337

nell • 15 Apr 2010, 5:26 PM

fed all your eggs tiny

dino_girl88 • 15 Apr 2010, 5:34 PM

DOWN WITH TRADE IMPOSTERS!!!!!DX

dino_girl88 • 15 Apr 2010, 5:35 PM

Would anyone mind clicking on my Onny? PleaseπŸ˜ƒ

tiny_lil_rockstar • 15 Apr 2010, 5:36 PM

DOWN!!!!!! WITH THE TRADE IMPOSTERS!!!!!! WE SHOULD MAKE A NO MORE TRADE IMPOSTER GROUP ! AND EVERYONE PUT THAT ON THERE PROFILE!

tiny_lil_rockstar • 15 Apr 2010, 5:40 PM

down with the imposter down with the imposter !

dino_girl88 • 15 Apr 2010, 5:41 PM

I'm going to post on my profile. DOWN!!!!!! WITH THE TRADE IMPOSTERS!!!!!!

tiny_lil_rockstar • 15 Apr 2010, 5:43 PM

YEAH!!!!!!!!WE WILL FIND A STOP TO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MORE TRADE IMPOSTERS! THEY SHOULD BE DELETED FOREVER!!! AND GET EVERYONE TO DO THIS!

nell • 15 Apr 2010, 5:44 PM

i posted down with the imposter down with the imposter ! on mine

tiny_lil_rockstar • 15 Apr 2010, 5:45 PM

3 people put it on my layout how many people have joined! tell everyone on! we have so many we can put a stop to all of them!

nell • 15 Apr 2010, 5:46 PM

clicked your onny dino πŸ˜‰

tiny_lil_rockstar • 15 Apr 2010, 5:46 PM

lolz me too! 3 people!

smilies • 15 Apr 2010, 5:48 PM

MY BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW!!! YAY! *people look at me weirdly* What?

smilies • 15 Apr 2010, 5:49 PM

Oh so THAT'S how you spell impostors! Two 'O's!

nell • 15 Apr 2010, 5:49 PM

HAPPY EARLY B-DAY SMILIES

blackeyedpeasfan1 • 15 Apr 2010, 5:53 PM

uh wat r the names of the user it does not make sence if u dont put the user names on the blog

tiny_lil_rockstar • 15 Apr 2010, 5:53 PM

lol yup happybday but we have a prob so many people can do this! to trick us !this can even get other people who didn't do anything reported

tiny_lil_rockstar • 15 Apr 2010, 5:54 PM

ok i was getting treelar someone made another acc and thought they could trick them but i did not work the name was tiny_lill_rockstar

tiny_lil_rockstar • 15 Apr 2010, 5:55 PM

mine uasr name is tiny_lil_rockstar and the trade imposter was tiny_lilL_rockstar

nell • 15 Apr 2010, 5:56 PM

we cant put names because 99% of our gesses are just that, gesses and we dont want people tat didnt do anything to get in trouble.

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