Runescape Trust Scams

Runescape trust scams are among the more devious types of scams in the game. They generally involve building trust over time, either directly or indirectly, with the ultimate goal to make a large gain for the scammer.

This type of scam has much greater impact on the overall player attitude in the game as it a more personal assault that was planned out well in advance. Runescape scams of this nature directly impact on a persons desire to continue playing the game. It is therefore in the interest of Jagex to aim to stamp this out of the game. However, it is very hard to tell when a scammer will pounce, so players should always assess the situation carefully before parting with anything of value.

Some of the most common methods of trust scams in runescape are:

• quitting runescape scams
• low level player scamming a high level player
• the trust game - asking for items or password to trust them
• building trust over time
• the boyfriend/girlfriend scam - similar to building trust over time
• training account scam
• runescape member scam
• asking personal information to gain recovery questions information
• account sharing - involves divulging password
• bodyguards or protectors

The above list of common trust scams in runescape are all easily avoided by following Jagex rules and remaining alert to unbelievable events or situations. If a player is looking to scam you in runescape, they will inevitably get caught out over time if people simply stick by the rules and remember to report any attempted scams ingame via the report abuse feature.

Overall, runescape scams, and in particular, runescape trust scams can be very damaging to players and leave them with a very bad impression of the game - as well as seriously affect their real life situation.

In an ideal world, runescape scams would not be a thing anyone had to worry about - but it isn't an ideal world and with it being virtual, people will tend to take extra risks to get away with scamming, as they do not feel it is ethically wrong. Afterall, runescape is a game, although it is real players who play the game and it is real players who are affected every day by runescape scams.