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Scams are illegal actions done by Players, usually to earn rarer or more items without working for it. Most Players scam either for the fun of it, or to obtain more items. Most scams can be avoided by exiting the world.
Do not do one! You will get reported or BANNED for doing any of these actions!
List of Scams:
- World scam
The owner drops his items behind a wall to let players see it. Usually there will be more than four different items or the item being sold is worth more than 200 World Locks. After buying the world, a Player will use a door that was originally placed to re-enter the world to take back his/her items. Walls are built to slow the player down, letting the Scammer have a higher chance to steal back the items. These lead more people to buy World scams because they will sell for a lower price.
- World Sale Scam
Someone tries to sell a world for a cheap price for the floating items in it. When in the trade confirmation screen, the scammer will get his accomplice, at the side of the world, to rush over and collect the items. The scammer will then accept the trade.
- Scammed Victim Scam
A Player tries to tell other Players that he/she has been scammed. Players will then donate to the scammer, not knowing that the scammer is using a fake account.
- Fake Quit Scam
A Player will Broadcast or Sb that he or the owner will be quitting, Then the owner/player will drop his items at a Big Box then places blocks on, Then the player/Owner will pull a stranger or friend to a smaller box, then the Owner asks the player to choose what item, after a few Strangers or Friends played, the Victim is Next, The Owner asks the victim to choose an item then the owner asks for a rarer item then bans everyone from the world. (similar to Drop Game Scams)
- Parkour Prize scam.
Almost all of Growtopia's parkour maps are scams. The prize will be locked up in a room or the Player has to answer an impossible question. (Example, 18374920) This prevents the Player from obtaining the item, letting others able to see it and think its legit. This enables the Owner to farm Growtokens from other Players who enter the world.
- Trust Test Scam.
Players who befriend strangers and attempt to earn their trust, usually to let them into a world or steal their items.
- Drop Game Scam. (Very Common!)
One of the many ways to gamble in the game. Drop Games are the most common way to scam Players. Players will have to drop their items on the ground; the rarest item will usually win the prize shown. The Owner will then place a block , ban or either kick the Player who dropped the most or dropped the rarest item in order to steal his/her goods. Most Drop Games are reported to Moderator to stop the illegal activity. Everyone (who are in the world or are playing the dropgame)will be sent to Hell, but the Scammer might have a chance to be banned from the Moderator.
- Donation Box Prize Scam
People must donate the rarest item to recieve the prize that was shown, multiaccounts/puppets are commonly used to lure people into the game, thinking that the multiaccount is a normal player. Players will then get tricked into not knowing the multiaccount is being controlled by the Scammer itself.
- Help Break Scam
A player broadcasts about a help break and says there will be a prize at the end to lure others. They do this to earn Growtokens. They will either ban or give a lame prize at the end.
- Password Door Scams
Players place password doors and broadcasts that there is a password door game and he winner will get the prize. But the owner puts a different password from the guess area. (e.g. 0 as a password although the door caption is "10 ~ 1000") Also the prize placed will be very rare to attract players. This also works when the player misses the number. (e.g. 10 ~ 1000 the number is 735 but the player misses the number [he types from number 734 to 736 missing number 735]) The owner does this to earn Growtokens.
- Account Password Scam:
The owner will sell the password of an different account which has nothing to scam the people who are buying. Once they buy it they will login with the password and realise that they have been scammed. The owner does this to only get World Locks
- Fake World Locks Sell World Scams:
The owner will drop a world lock then (example:200) grass at the same spot and he/she will place a secret passage on it so people would think that that it is 200 world lock but it is actually 1 world lock and 200 grass.Then the owner will say sell world for (example:100 world locks) then a person will buy the world then the owner will quickly go through the secret passage and collect all his items back.
- Casino Scam (Extremely Common!)
Most casinos are scams, they first let them win the prize, then at the second time, Owner will go and ban the player, and Ban the other people so they won't tell other people, and invite more people to scam.
- E-Z Cook Oven Rental Scam (Only used during the Harvest Festival/Mooncake Festival, ongoing now!)
Only players who do not own an E-Z Cook Oven or a Laboratory are usually the victims of this scam! Owners who allows other people to lend their E-Z Ovens in order to create the Moon Harvest items, the victims will then drop their mooncakes into the oven, but the owner will usually ban the person who dropped the mooncakes. This is one way that scammers use to 'farm' mooncakes out of others! Do be warned!
How to prevent from being scammed:
- Drop Games
Type '/mods' to check if there's any moderator to report to then exit the world immediately to prevent getting yourself cursed to Hell.
- Donation Box Scam
Check the nation of both accounts, this might be a way to ensure the Scammer is not using a multiaccount. Another way is to spectate the game first, if one Player seems to be winning all the games, even when he lost, The Owner is obviously scamming the victims.
-Trust Test
The best way to prevent this is to not access anyone into your main/storage worlds. Try not to make friends with who you don't even know, they're just out there with a friendly face ready to scam you!
Former types of scams:
-Luring scam
During the release of the Legendary Quests, and other new stuff, Players will often fake the pressence of the new things such as the Legendary Wizard to 'lure' other Players into the broadcaster/owner's world; usually to farm Growtokens. But to this day, many have learnt not to be tricked by these scams as only a few worlds have the Legendary Wizard placed in the world such as: ForgottenCave or Party. (note that no one owns a Legendary Item yet, so don't get fooled!)
Here's some videos showing how to prevent scam trades:
Video2 - Credit to MartinMan007
Thanks Martiman007