WARNING: There are still reports of the so-called "fake coin" scam. Until this is fixed, we would advise YoVillians to NOT trade their valuable items.
Elektronika's TOP TRAPS List
- DOUBLE COINS – Claim to double/triple your money, sometimes with a ‘cheat code’ in 2 separate trades. You are asked to put the amount of money you want doubled, and to check off AGREE first. Once they get your money, they may kick you and run off with your coins. If what they claim is true, then they should be able to double your coins in ONE trade.
NOTE: DO NOT CHECK OFF AGREE UNTIL YOU SEE THE ITEM/COINS AGREED
UPON IN TRADE BOX.
- VIP – VIP STATUS IS NOT AVAILABLE, IT IS COMING SOON. Users will try to sell VIP cards/passes/tickets. Scammers have tried to pass of blue towels as VIP passes. The VIP areas (Sky Nightclub, Furniture Store) are still under construction. VIP robes and pink hair were accidentally released for a short time. A few lucky YoVillians got their hands on these items.
NOTE: YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN VIP BECOMES AVAILABLE. WHEN YOU
SIGN IN TO YOVILLE, AN ANNOUNCEMENT WINDOW POPS UP INFORMING YOU
OF NEW ITEMS OR ANY CHANGES.
- RATE AND GET PAID- Events may read “Rate and get 10coins”, “Rate, get a prize”. Once you give the owner a thumbs up, and ask for your coins or prize, owner will KICK YOU OUT.
- CHEAT CODES- There are no cheat codes. Cheat codes that claim to give you unlimited coins, speed or energy.
- CLONE ITEMS- Cloning tricks that claim to clone your items, thereby giving you more and more of any given item.
- PAGEANTS- There are fees for participating ($10, $25, $100 or even more). Participants beware, that the host could have a friend in the room that may have been selected as the winner ahead of time.
- NEW USERS ONLY- new YoVillians are lured into these events thinking that they will be given information, tips or instructions about the game. The owner will try to sell VIP tickets, double your coins or sell cheat codes.
- FREE STUFF/LEAVING YOVILLE- Once in their apartment, the owner is nowhere to be found.
- 50 PEOPLE IN YOUR APARTMENT, AND GET 5000 COINS- There is no reward for having “x” amount of people in your apartment.
NOTE:
- WHEN TRADING, REMEMBER TO CHECK THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM TO MAKE SURE IT IS WHAT YOU ASKED FOR. YOU MAY CHECK BY HOVERING YOUR CURSOR OVER THE ITEM IN THE TRADE WINDOW. A POP-UP WILL APPEAR WITH THE ITEMS DESCRIPTION.
- ON RARE OCCASIONS, PEOPLE DO DOUBLE COINS, DO GIVE YOU COINS FOR RATING, HOLD LEGITIMATE PAGEANTS.
- CHECK THE ROOM RATING OR THE MESSAGE BOARD FOR ANY INDICATIONS OF DISHONESTY.
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This is the Yo Scams Message Board. Posts concerning other subjects will be deleted.
Comments
| Date | 24/09/2008 |
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| By | Marlin |
| Subject | Re: misleading trade scam |
let me point out the guys name who was scamming was VIP, i wasn't refering to the vip scams.
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| Date | 23/09/2008 |
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| By | Richy |
| Subject | Scam O Rama |
Check out my link on the wall for the lowdown on what scams are being tried out there
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| Date | 23/09/2008 |
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| By | elektronika |
| Subject | Re: Scam O Rama |
Thanks Richy for all the great information. A similar list will be posted here shortly.
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| Date | 23/09/2008 |
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| By | Mari |
| Subject | GOOD JOB! |
OMG! This is so great! i love that you guys are reporting scammers here and catching them on the act! Good job guys! ^_^
Mari
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| Date | 23/09/2008 |
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| By | elektronika |
| Subject | Re: GOOD JOB! |
Hi Mari, i'm glad you like this section. Lots more to come! Enjoy
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| Date | 23/09/2008 |
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| By | i get scammed |
| Subject | scammed |
i get scammed for 2millions to buy 50 dancefloor
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| Date | 27/09/2008 |
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| By | Nikki |
| Subject | Re: scammed |
Woww.. thats unbelivable.. 2 million? woww..
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| Date | 23/09/2008 |
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| By | ZARA |
| Subject | dance flr vs checkered flr scam |
i got scammed for 10,000 for a dance floor but was actually a checked floor tile. it was my entire savings! i have moved on but is still haunted sometimes by the memory. i dont trade anymore. i just buy from the stores.
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| Date | 23/09/2008 |
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| By | Zak- YVL |
| Subject | Re: dance flr vs checkered flr scam |
Hey Zara,
Got ur email. Sorry i can do nothing :(
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| Date | 23/09/2008 |
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| By | Zak-YVL |
| Subject | Re: Re: dance flr vs checkered flr scam |
Say hi to your kids :D
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| Date | 23/09/2008 |
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| By | Marlin |
| Subject | Re: dance flr vs checkered flr scam |
yup a guy named VIP tried this on me. becareful!
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| Date | 23/09/2008 |
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| By | :AD@M:(*) |
| Subject | money |
if i got scammed and i reported the scammer do i get the money back cuz i got scammed for all my money(6000)and i want it back:(:(
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| Date | 12/10/2010 |
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| By | Jeshel |
| Subject | Re: money |
I'm sorry, but you can't that happened to me but nothing happened. I didn't get my coins back.
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| Date | 22/09/2008 |
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| By | *kat* |
| Subject | scammed |
paid 880 coins for what should of been large blue lava lamp.
Turned out to be small 1 of course i went home to put it in appartment to find this out and she her name was 'ganja mafia yot' had ended the event:(scammed again paid 800coins for big lamp when i paid for it it turned out to be a small lava lamp instead of large blue 1. ganja mafia yot her name was:(
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| Date | 22/09/2008 |
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| By | *kat* |
| Subject | Re: scammed |
First line should of read 800 coins not 880 oops:$
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| Date | 22/09/2008 |
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| By | elektronika |
| Subject | Re: scammed |
Hi, i'm sorry to hear that you were misled. Thanks for sharing your story with us. Just to clarify, here are the correct prices for Lava Lamps:
COLLECTIBLE/LIMITED TIME LAVA LAMPS
Giant/Small Gold $6000 / $4000
Giant/Small Red $6000 / $4000
OTHER LAVA LAMPS
Giant/Small Blue $1000 / $500
Giant/Small Black $1000 / $500
Giant/Small Gray $1000 / $500
NOTE: REMEMBER TO CHECK THE ITEM DESCRIPTION IN THE TRADE BOX BY MOVING YOUR CURSOR OVER ITEM.
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| Date | 23/09/2008 |
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| By | Jimmy D |
| Subject | Re: scammed |
same here!! same person too!
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| Date | 23/09/2008 |
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| By | Lisa |
| Subject | Re: scammed |
I know ganja mafia, what a sneaky cow! This happened to a buddy of mine the other night too. He was told it was a large and paid around the same and it turned out to be a small.
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| Date | 22/09/2008 |
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| By | NATALIE |
| Subject | SCAMMED AGAIN!! |
WATCH OUT FOR KING IVE LEFT WAT HE DOES ON THE WALL FULL STORY XXX
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| Date | 22/09/2008 |
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| By | kc |
| Subject | pagents |
im anoyed with ppl taking entry fees for pagents then boot u out of there apartments sarah did it and MADO so now i dont enter just want to warn others
