Advertising scams

#0 - May 4, 2010, 4:48 p.m.
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Sup, Maggots,

I've been wanting to complete this post for the last two weeks however, due to the fact that I wanted to give << removed >> the benefit of the doubt I waited until now.
I am sure that most of you have seen on the trade channels of this level 1 ORC characters, Jon, and various variations of this name, << removed >>, (yes the same from (<< removed >>) "they are thesame". Anyways you see these messages of how they can get you into this "exlcusive RAIDS" and or get you EPIC items for a fee, well I fell for it.
DO NOT believeany of this guys from either site when they tell you they can do any of this services for you, they even went as far as creating another ORC character in my account and used it to advertise instead of doing the services I paid them for. As a result BLIZZARD froze my acct for SPAMMING.

I wanted to share this info to any other person that might be considering this type of service by suggesting first of all if you do not have to do not do it. If you feel compel to and or have mitigating circumstances like I did DO NOT USE PAYPAL. PAYPAL will not cover your loss , with the exception of using EBAY. PAYPAL has an exclusive agreement with EBAY and will cover your loss of virtual goods.

The other option is credit card of course, contact your CC customer service and report the company and their fradulent activities, thats how I got reimbursed.

Last report them to BLIZZARD and the Internet Crime Complaint Center for Fraud. I am sure I am not the only one these people have scammed and I m sure I will not be the last, I want to make my part of telling my story to anyone interested and help them out. I have all CHAT LOGS and transactions receipts, and in case someone is going to say "Oh he is just a competitor trying to take their business" forget it. You can check with BLIZZARD for a that backs my story.
#21 - May 4, 2010, 5:43 p.m.
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Not only is the purchase of gold and power leveling services detrimental to the World of Warcraft community—after all, it encourages advertising, botting, in-game scams, and (as you've learned) account compromises—but it's often detrimental to those making the purchase.

To those reading along, please take note and avoid engaging in these particular transaction types at all costs. Support the antigold movement (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/basics/antigold.html) and spread the word.