mondo84: You know, I wish that in the "Messages" page you could see someone's rep and join date next to their name and icon. That would make things MUCH easier.

SirPrimalform: Ok, just had an idea about verifying the source of PMs.

Google the exact username like so:

[url=https://www.google.co.uk/#q=site:www.gog.com+%22Big__McLargeHuge%22&hl=en&safe=off&prmd=imvns&filter=0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=9cc6ce1e3edfb4fe&bpcl=35466521&biw=1366&bih=649]https://www.google.co.uk/#q=site:www.gog.com+%22Big__McLargeHuge%22&hl=en&safe=off&prmd=imvns&filter=0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=9cc6ce1e3edfb4fe&bpcl=35466521&biw=1366&bih=649[/url]

Don't type it by eye, copy and paste it directly and use quotes to make sure it searches only for that version of the name. Should make it easier to tell if they're the real one or not.

shadowmirage: This is actually what I did when I suspected that there was something off about Big__McLargeHuge. It led me to this thread. I think that this is a really good idea if you don't know/trust the user you're thinking of trading with. If very few results show up, or negative results for that matter, then you can refuse the trade.

Theta_Sigma: Tell me about it, first I lost yet another game from my physicals collection, now this. Today is not my day. Yeah I know it wouldn't work, but one could hope karma bites this piece of shit in the ass. I think I'm just mad at myself for falling for such a cheap con. I was so stoked to get Stranger's Wrath too. I had the game a while back for PS2 but sadly through a really unfortunate accident a friend stepped on the disc and it snapped in half.

hedwards: It would be nice if there ware a solution to scammers and trolling on the fora, it's just not likely to ever happen. I do feel bad that people are being scammed though, especially in cases where it's an imposter trading on somebody else's reputation.

GOG really needs to ban those accounts where they're clearly trying to impersonate somebody else.

hedwards: GOG really needs to ban those accounts where they're clearly trying to impersonate somebody else.

Neobr10: I agree with you there.

While i do agree that GOG can't do much about scammers since there is no official/secure way of trading, i think they should ban scammers impersonating other members. I think GOG should really step in and use the banhammer in this case.

hedwards: I would assume that it's a violation of the ToS to impersonate other users. So, I guess the death penalty applies...

keeveek: Scamming like that has all the symptoms of criminal fraud. Death penalty it is.

Also, damaging somebody's reputation by impersonation may be seen as slander in certain circumstances.

keeveek: I bet calling his mom would be more than enough. After good spanking he would be entire new person.

keeveek: Scamming like that has all the symptoms of criminal fraud. Death penalty it is.

Also, damaging somebody's reputation by impersonation may be seen as slander in certain circumstances.

Theta_Sigma: Oh, I'm cool, it's just I've some how lost my copy of Doom 3 (likely also stolen by an ex-roommate along with my copy of SS2), I'm sick, and just other things have gone wrong today. What happened was I was PM'd (I still have the PM) by the scammer using that fake "Big__McLargeHuge"'s name and I (in my medicated stupor) assumed it was actually him.

He said he wanted to trade Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath for my key for Resonance. I figured fair trade, and (stupidly on good faith) gave my Steam Key for the game and was told by them that it was invalid (to which I sent an email to Dave about the matter). Only to find out here, that it turned out to be the scammer using a fake name of a legit user (I doubt I'm mistaken since the scammer posting here has the same name as the PM).

So, yeah, turns out I got scammed. No longer got my copy of Resonance Steam key, and no Stranger's Wrath to show for it. I really have no recourse, so I'm sitting here feeling sick and depressed.

I wonder how it feels ripping off someone who's puking his guts out... :\ I'm not expecting any kind of pity, or a hand out (though I would be greatly appreciative IF I got the game none the less, of course); it was my own fault for being trusting. I figured I'd make it known the scammer ripped off another person on GOG.

Big__McLargeHuge: Now i'm kinda sad.. I'll be honest with you, i didn't redeem your key.. i gave it away on the Ninja thread. I'm being very honest. If you don't trust me, well than, i'm sorry but this is the truth. If i knew that your day was THAT shitty i wouldn't have done that. Anyway, last post from my side.

Big__McLargeHuge: Now i'm kinda sad..

hedwards: The thing is stolen is stolen. Doesn't matter whether you gave it away or not, if you took the key and didn't hold up your end of the deal, it's still stealing.