Note: These are styles of scamming that were used before the trade conformation button was installed. If you see anyone trying these, report them but don't stress it. They'll never get anywhere using these styles
Appondale Museum - Many scammers take large groups to the Appondale Museum, telling them to click a certain pawprint extremely fast. This pawprint happens to be in the exact same location as the 'Accept' button for trades. This method can be used to trade any rare or desirable item on your trade list with a useless,cheap item.
Scammer's Den - Most scammers take one or two players to their dens and tell them to click any type of item sitting near the bottom of the screen. This method is similar to the Appondale Museum style and is more private, therefore scammers can actually ask players to put rare items on their trade list.
The next section shows major strategies. If you see anyone using these, report them and be very careful. Warn the members around you!
Pleading - Many Scammers now ask for donations or gifts. They claim that it is their birthday, or they're "poor" or a newbie. Most of them are NOT true to this statement and will continue pleading for this for months. Be sure to try to prove whether these players are telling the truth, or report and ignore. To check if a newbie is really new, look at their Achievements. If they have less than 5, you're safe. Also remember that no newbies will be members.
Promising - Most Scammers are saying things like 'send me a rare items and I'll give you a ___' This is an obvious scam, as most gullible Jammers will not receive anything in return. The Scammer usually keeps whatever is sent and then logs off, leaving the tricked Jammer with a hole in their inventory.
Invisible Items - Sometimes, a Scammer will send a trade with items that are nothing but yellow boxes. When moused over, the system states that these are items like Sturdy Tables or Blue Couches. Do not be fooled, as, even though it has a small chance of being a glitch, this is a hacking Scammer. Many scammers have gotten a hold on a program which will allow them to trick Animal Jam's system and trade nothing. Many scammers usually target a rare or high-demand item. If you ever see a trade with at least one invisible item, immeadiatly cancel. If the user who sent you that trade tries again with invisible items or is a known scammer, immeadiatly report and ignore.
The Sending Scam
If a person says something like, "Send me a rare and I send you a glove" then do not I REPEAT DO NOT DO IT. Hey all you scammers: Guess what you'll never believe this! Animal Jam invented something called Trading isn't that amaz-a-zing??!?!? The Decline Trade Deception: Some people around Jamaa say things like "I will decline all trades even the rare ones I swear try it out!" You assume that he is being honest, and you put up a glove for his necklace. DON'T DO THAT. He will accept it. Pretty dumb decision right?
The Decline Trade Deception: Some people around Jamaa say things like "I will decline all trades even the rare ones I swear try it out!" You assume that he is being honest, and you put up a glove for his necklace. DON'T DO THAT. He will accept it. Pretty dumb decision right?
The Broken Trade Blackmail
Some Jammers say, "I'll trade rares for rares but my trade doesn't work please send me the rares and I will send you mine!" There are 2 parts to this. 1. They could be telling the truth, but they shouldn't be asking to send. There are some glitches where they're yes button doesn't work, or they can't click. 2. They will attempt to scam. You will feel bad for them and you will send your rares. They leave.
The Contest Cheat
You're walking in Jamaa, when you see somebody say, "Send me the BEST rare and whoever sends the best will get my [rare item]!" You decide to send a rare and see if you win. You keep asking after 10 minutes, "When will you announce the winner?" Well have I got new for you guys. There is no winner.
The Try-On Trick
Picture this: You're wearing non member bat wings. Then a friend comes up to you and asks, "Hey, can I try your bat wings on?" Since they are your friend, you send your bat wings or trade them to her/him for their necklace. They say, "Thanks! I'll trade you back! Oops! GTG! I'll give them to you tomorrow!" They will leave and take you off their buddy list.
This is a really stupid thing that people say to try and scam, because why would you need to TRY IT ON? You can already see them on another animal that is the same as you!
The Glitch Gyp
Picture this: You're a person who LOVES glitches. You see somebody in Jamaa Township saying, "Come to my den/Follow me to see an awesome glitch!" You, of course, go to their den, or follow them. They will say, "Okay, I need 2 [Worn blankets] for this glitch. Send/trade it to me, then I'll show you, then I'll send/trade you back. You send or trade them a worn blanket you have. They will leave with your worn blanket.
The Cool Catastrophe
You see somebody in Jamaa Township. They are shouting out, "I will trade a glove for non member bat wings!" Ok, this doesn't sound like a very good trade, and nobody does it. Then they say, "If you don't send or trade me non member bat wings then you aren't cool you are a loser!" It's not you who are the loser, it's probably them acting like one. Just because you don't want to do their lousy trade, doesn't mean you aren't cool!
The Lion Code Lure
This scam has been going on for a while, probably since the membership cards have come out.
Most Jammers want a membership card that comes with a lion. Some clever but pathetic scammers have figured that out.
A scammer will say something like, "Send me your rares and I will give you a lion code!"
A smarter scammer will say, "Here is the first half of the lion code: [a6xc90r53]" (Now I'm sure a bunch of you will go try it out, but sorry, it's fake.)
Then they'll say: "Now send me a rare and I'll send you a Jam-A-Gram telling you where to go to meet me so I can give you the second half of the code." A Jammer would send them a rare, and wait for a Jam-A-Gram. They might get one, and then go to that place. The Scammer will never ever ever ever infinity show up or they will give a fake one.
11. The Bet Bribe
Jammers have been wanting to "bet" with other Jammers for their rare items.
They'll say something like, "I'll bet that I can [go make 10 friends in 5 seconds], and if I win, you have to give me your Top Hat."
Really? Here are 2 things Jammers have said to bet:
"Sparkle lets bet please"
"Lets do the bet dare"
The Double-Dealing Deceit
Okay, this scam has happened frequently. You might have, for example, a Legendary Glove that is very special to you and you wouldn't trade it for anything. I scammer would come up to you and say, "You love that item, right? I can double it for you! All you have to do is send it to me, and I'll send it and a copy of the item back!" Now the Jammer will send him the rare, and the scammer will leave with it.
The Fake Friendship
This one can be very tricky.
You'll find a best friend, who might gain your trust, which could actually take a while, so they could be mysteriously plotting against you for 5 months and then spring their trap. But don't worry, I'm not like that.
Anyways, let's say your friend finally gets you to give them your Legendary Glove because "You can trust me, right?" Wrong. Don't do this. Okay, this might sound weird coming from me, which is ironic, but you shouldn't trust anyone online. You can trust me, but if you choose not to, fine with me. Just don't trust the scammer!
The Rainbow Rip-Off
Okay, so nowadays, some Jammers have been trusting their buddies to take their rares, and try to get a different color of that same rare. This may seem like a good idea for some Jammers, but it actually isn't. What a buddy would do is say, "I really can't get a [Blue Legendary Glove]. Can you get one for me?" Then the other buddy would say, "Sure, just give me your regular [Legendary Glove]. Thanks! I'll get you one as soon as I can!" This buddy might just take it and keep it forever and just keep saying, "I'm still trying". Don't do this!
AJ HQ Artifice
Someone will say, "SEND ME RARES OR I BAN YOU OR TAKE YOUR MEMBERSHIP,I WORK FOR AJ HQ!", or something like that. Now, you DON'T send them something, guess what: YOU STILL HAVE ACTIVE ACCOUNT AND IF YOU HAVE IT YOU STILL HAVE YOUR MEMBERSHIP! If they did work for HQ, why would they ask for your rares? Known scammer of this scam: jammaHQ(Now JamaaHQ), who is a non member. You can tell it's fake because they spelled Jamaa wrong and they are non member.
Credit goes to Feelees for some of this.
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