Quick tips to avoid scamming

Scamming is the act of stealing money, items or accounts from another player through deception or trickery. It is strictly against the Rules of RuneScape and can be punishable by a mute or ban. Scamming is as old as RuneScape itself, and the wide range of scams range from simple and obvious to clever and complex. Most scams involve tricking a victim in one way or another, although occasionally scammers will exploit flaws in the trade system, or even glitches in the game, to steal players' items.

Players can be reported for attempted or successful scamming. However, victims of scamming will under no circumstances have their items returned to them, even if Jagex punishes the scammer.

Quick tips to avoid scamming

Players who adhere to the following suggestions will find it much easier to spot scams and avoid being fooled by them.

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