Reporting a scammer to another runner

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KIDGOOCH
KIDGOOCH
Krytan Explorer
#1
I tell runners when I join groups that another "client" is a known scammer. Do others do this, should I mind my own business? How long should I treat a scammer this way? Should I stop reporting them to runners after a month or longer? I have a list with people from the past year or so. I won't ever run them or group with them myself, but should I even bother to tell anyone else?
I pwnd U
I pwnd U
God of Spammers
#2
Mind your own business is probably your best bet. Runner's have their own way to deal with them usually.
MirkoTeran
MirkoTeran
Forge Runner
#3
Mind your own business. If you did that in my group would probably kick both him and you.
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gremlin
Furnace Stoker
#4
I agree with the comments so far

If your going to report someone never ever say you are going to do it out loud or in game chat.

Do not report supposed scammers to other players except perhaps if that players is a good friend.

Reports go to anet with evidence if you have any, if you don't forget it.
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imnotyourmother
Desert Nomad
#5
I like to be told so and so is a rip off artist. This way I can get the gold from them before I do the run. Reputation is everything. What ever happened to taking responsibility for your actions? If you ripped someone off in Pre-Searing (small community before the huntsman) word got around FAST so the community safe guarded itself from scams.

Now in pre its a whole new world!

If someone ripped me off I have them on a list and put them into the friends so if they change names on the account I still will not deal with them.

Sometimes for the fun of it I will follow them around until they left pre since there is only 5 outposts. Good luck doing that in post!
G_MAGNUS
G_MAGNUS
Lion's Arch Merchant
#6
I've let the runner know a few times, but usually it's because I've dealt with the runner before, and the scammer has poped up in my group too often. And it's always a private message to the runner giving him a heads up on the guy. I don't do the all-chat screaming that some do though, that's very annoying in my opinion.
rick1027
rick1027
Jungle Guide
#7
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Originally Posted by G_MAGNUS View Post
I've let the runner know a few times, but usually it's because I've dealt with the runner before, and the scammer has poped up in my group too often. And it's always a private message to the runner giving him a heads up on the guy. I don't do the all-chat screaming that some do though, that's very annoying in my opinion.
thats the right way to handle it itll give the runner a heads up so he can make appropiaste decision when the time comes
refer
refer
Jungle Guide
#8
Namedrop all you need to (but probably not here since GWG doesn't like it). I don't deal with scammers but leechers and bots and it's best to really tell others. Think about it: what does anybody have to lose except the scammer? If they weren't scamming they wouldn't be in their predicament.
KIDGOOCH
KIDGOOCH
Krytan Explorer
#9
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Originally Posted by G_MAGNUS View Post
I've let the runner know a few times, but usually it's because I've dealt with the runner before, and the scammer has poped up in my group too often. And it's always a private message to the runner giving him a heads up on the guy. I don't do the all-chat screaming that some do though, that's very annoying in my opinion.
This is my tactic as well... That being said, I don't look for these people but I do check everyone in my group against my list to see if anyone is on there. I only ever whispered 3 runners about scammers, but I will not ever allow them in my group that I am 600 or perma or smiter. My list was originally to remember the runners who scammed me by taking the money and running off, as I started to run also, I added scammers in any group I was in (most pretend to be afk or say mouse has died and they can do anything).