How an account seller can scam you
Let's look at how an account seller can exploit this to their advantage.
Example 1: The Classic Steal
A buyer purchases an account from the seller.
The seller does not reveal or provides wrong signup information to the buyer.
After the sale is complete, the seller submits a ticket with correct signup information.
Support recovers the account for the seller, as correct signup information was provided.
Conclusion: Buyer has no way to prove ownership of account and is cheated out of their money.
Example 2: The Multi-Steal
The seller sells their account to multiple buyers and provides everyone with correct signup information.
Each buyer attempts to recover the account through player support, providing correct signup information.
Player support bans the account, since multiple people know the signup details and the account is deemed compromised.
Conclusion: Multiple buyers are cheated out of their money.
Example 3: The Noxian Betrayal
An account is shared between friends, or is shared as a result of MMR boosting or other services.
The second party (i.e. whomever the account is shared with) sells the account.
The original owner and the buyer try to recover the account, which ends up being banned due to multiple recovery requests with correct signup details.
Conclusion: Seller just got away with selling someone else's account.
There are many variations of the above examples, but the pattern is always the same - the buyer is completely at the mercy of the seller. Since the buyer and the seller do not usually know each other in real life, there is often no recourse for the buyer.
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