Just had the same experience with Lee79 this month. Redeemed the keys I sent, asked for an e-mail address, and disappeared. Highly recommend avoiding trades with him at all, and never send keys first.

Vampir0Alhazred: Another impersonator. He is using the same avatar as the Vampiro. He wanted me to post my key before he "looks in his email" for his HumbleBundle links.

Also ran into another impersonator: k0ima57.

Could you, please, attach a screenshot of the exchange you had? Thank you.



Could you too, please, attach screenshots of your exchanges with them?

Also, please, report the impersonating accounts to GOG Support, providing the related evidence.

Thanks.

RWS scammed me into buying an incomplete, out-of-date version of Postal 2 that will receive neither updates nor the long-promised DLC.

HELP!

Gog version ?

Also had ran into the impersonator, k0ima57. Pretty bad on my end, I know. I've honestly just had these keys for way too long, and I was about to give them away. Thought maybe I'd bundle them for a game or two I'd actually play, and someone could enjoy them. The games don't bother me, or I'd have used some caution, but just don't want them ripping off anyone else.

https://s1.postimg.org/uhvzg6qhr/k0ima57.png
https://s1.postimg.org/rp2rw5q5b/Lee79.png

Will that work for a screenshot?

Sorry for your experience. But whatever happened there is NEVER a reason to post your e-mail in chat - especially if you don't know the guy. In this case posting it always is a bad idea. That's what the chat is for. You can be sure that at least 99% of the people asking your for yor e-mail adress during a trade are fake. I also saw in your conversation that you pretty quick posted your keys although you also seem to be registered for at least three years. I would have expected a bit more conversation before posting those keys - especially so many at one time. But of course you always know better when it's too late and I do understand that sometimes people are blinded by the seemingly great trade that is offered. So please just take this as a friendly meant advice for next time. Thank you for the screenshots and letting other people know - maybe it is preventing others to be scammed as well. Hopefully your next experience here will be a better one.

Thanks for the advice. Honestly, I have such a huge game library nowadays that I wasn't too concerned about the possibility of getting scammed and losing out on old keys. Just wanted to see if I could make some folks happy with some games. Lesson learned. :(

Here are those screens. Next, I'll let GOG support know about 'em.

I used to talk to the actual koima after we traded a couple of times and I can tell you that he/she doesn't chat like that. They're a lot more informal, like your talking to an actual friend!

That makes sense. I have yet to talk to the actual person unfortunately.

You know, you seem like a pretty cool person! It's a wonder that you aren't hanging out around more with us (aside from trading)! I think the forum could always use more folks on the friendly and chill end of the scale.

I'm on the chill end of the scale - I've got a cold :-(

*Hugs* The irony of summer, eh?

Naturally.

By the way, RWS is referring to the devs of that game, not to any user here. Yeah, I know, that's not the real purpose of this thread, but I feel I got scammed by these devs nonetheless. ;P