EPTTo make people feel safe he doesn't process the payment until enough people have donated a large sum of money and then he pulls the trigger.
Concerned About SC2 Scam - Page 2
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underscore
252 Posts
To make people feel safe he doesn't process the payment until enough people have donated a large sum of money and then he pulls the trigger. | ||
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Frankon
3054 Posts
On October 26 2011 22:12 MrBitter wrote: If it's not, and if I'm smearing somebody's good name, then I am seriously fucking sorry, and I will make it right. But in the mean time, people need to be made aware of the possibility of a major scam.... Well with you topic naming i would say its 100% scam.... On the topic. I remember day9 vs tastless duking it out during beta. Wasn't very high lvl. Game 1 + Show Spoiler + Game 2 + Show Spoiler + Game 3 + Show Spoiler + | ||
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Mattchew
United States5684 Posts
On October 26 2011 22:12 MrBitter wrote: Here's where I stand on this: For a site to just go up asking for donations, and then be plastered on reddit for thousands of people to upvote (people who are probably too young or uninformed to have ever been scammed before), thus creating hype and garnering more views is very suspicious. There are countless avenues through which to do this legitimately. I am personally ALWAYS looking for new ways to promote e-sports and create SC2 related content. Guys like JP are ALWAYS willing to hear out good ideas (and this is a good idea) and help get them going if legit. This just feels too shady. If it's not, and if I'm smearing somebody's good name, then I am seriously fucking sorry, and I will make it right. But in the mean time, people need to be made aware of the possibility of a major scam.... bitters you should cast the first match they get if it comes true | ||
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GentleDrill
United Kingdom672 Posts
Also I'm a little mystified at the choice of Incontrol and Nestea. Why? | ||
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poorcloud
Singapore2748 Posts
On October 26 2011 22:23 GentleDrill wrote: Deezer and Combat-Ex also already had a grudge match. It's on Destiny's channel and I think Deezer won (that is, Combat eventually pussied out). It was pretty hilarious though. Also I'm a little mystified at the choice of Incontrol and Nestea. Why? People wanna see an 0 - 5 i guess. | ||
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firehand101
Australia3152 Posts
On October 26 2011 22:00 Subversion wrote: day9 vs tasteless already happened bros tasteless won  what when? | ||
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LighT.
Canada4501 Posts
On October 26 2011 22:23 GentleDrill wrote: Deezer and Combat-Ex also already had a grudge match. It's on Destiny's channel and I think Deezer won (that is, Combat eventually pussied out). It was pretty hilarious though. Also I'm a little mystified at the choice of Incontrol and Nestea. Why? well...this one is obvious..to see if Nestea can survive 5 minutes of incontrol's onslaught | ||
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vOdToasT
Sweden2870 Posts
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MasterKush
United Kingdom568 Posts
What I can say though, as a Web Developer myself, is that the site is very well put together and although it's pretty basic, it would still have taken this guy a decent amount of his own time to put it together (not to mention the idea is pretty cool!). TL;DR - Don't bash people immediately without prior evidence and don't donate any money toward showmatches until we know more about it. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45395 Posts
On October 26 2011 21:56 IMABUNNEH wrote: As long as they don't charge until it happens I think it's ok. It's a well designed site at least. I just want Tasteless vs Day9 D= You missed it the first time?  To be honest, I don't think either of them would really want to play a showmatch... it would probably be embarrassing | ||
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TheToast
United States4808 Posts
Yes this looks like it's either a scam or a really stupid idea. But are we going to have a new thread on TL for every video game related scam that comes out? I mean there must be dozens of things like this in the community, not to mention hacks that try to steal passwords/logins for Blizz games. I don't think we need a new thread on every single one. On October 26 2011 22:12 MrBitter wrote: For a site to just go up asking for donations, and then be plastered on reddit for thousands of people to upvote (people who are probably too young or uninformed to have ever been scammed before), Then wouldn't time be much better spent educating people on why they should not give money to random people on the internet? Or maybe using this as an example of how to detect possible scams and avoid being taken? Making a thread that says 'I think this is a scam but I don't know' isn't super useful. On October 26 2011 22:17 Torte de Lini wrote: I think you gave the site more light and awareness than how little it had before. Yes. | ||
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Frankon
3054 Posts
On October 26 2011 22:31 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: You missed it the first time? To be honest, I don't think either of them would really want to play a showmatch... it would probably be embarrassing It was already embarrassing the first time.... | ||
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Serejai
6007 Posts
Based on some research this guy seems like a legit programmer, however I see zero previous contributions to the gaming community. His website is also registered to an address that isn't his (called the residency because I'm bored... they had no idea who this guy was). I would be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and just let things play out, though. That being said I personally wouldn't donate, regardless of who was running it, unless the actual players in the requested matches publicly stated they would participate in the first place. | ||
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MaV_gGSC
Canada1345 Posts
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AmericanUmlaut
Germany2594 Posts
On the other hand, it's entirely possible that when the Day9 v Tasteless match gets high enough, he'll just hit the button to collect the money and no one will ever hear from him again. I don't know what kind of support PayPal has for something like this where you only have to pay if an event actually takes place, but I'd guess it's just on the honor system. My feeling is this is legit: The website doesn't look cheaply cobbled together either at the rendering level or in the code, which I would expect for someone running a con that's only going to work once. My suggestion if you're concerned and want to find out more is to drop the guy a line who registered the page. According to WHOIS, provpro.org is owned by a dude in Massachusets named Xavi Ramirez. I'll write him an e-mail and see if he wants to come respond to this thread. Edit: E-Mail sent. I invited Mr. Ramirez to either send me an e-mail or just post here himself. | ||
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Kira__
Sweden2672 Posts
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masterbreti
Korea (South)2711 Posts
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TBO
Germany1350 Posts
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Frankon
3054 Posts
On October 26 2011 22:47 TBO wrote: MrBitter vs MrRamirez Grudge Match! I'd donate 10 Dollar for that. casted by Rotterdam + Carmac ^^ | ||
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StrinterN
Denmark531 Posts
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