- Agreeing (even if accidentally) to a trade through the trade system is not a scam. It's just a bad decision (or an accident).
- If you accept a trade that you thought was a good idea at the time, but now regret, you weren't scammed. That's trader's remorse.
- If something about a specific Jammer's offer or request seems off, don't take them up on it.
- Exercise caution. Don't trust just anyone in the chat. People can scam you easily if you accept whatever people ask for in the chat. Keep your precious and hard-earned items to yourself.
- The "Trial Run" Scam is when a Jammer asks if they can try out your item before they decide if they'll trade you for it. Don't fall for it! If they insist, request that they trade you your items first, and if they aren't happy with the trade, you can always trade back. Just be sure you don't turn into the scammer and refuse their trade-back.
- The "Gift Exchange" Scam is when a Jammer asks that you perform a trade through the mail. That should be a huge red flag to you! Always, always, always use the trading system. It's the safest way to ensure you don't get scammed.
- The "Birthday" Scam is when a Jammer demands a gift from another because it's supposedly their birthday. While this may not be a complete scam (if you agree, you're accepting that you're giving a gift and probably won't get anything in return), it's annoying and often deceptive, since who knows when their birthday truly is? In this situation, don't report, just ignore unless they begin to harass you.
- Joining less busy servers increases your chance of avoiding jammers who flash other, because there are not many people there. Definitely do not go on Aldan, that is the over all busiest server.
- Flashing parties can be hosted by jammers who really do flash jammers. At flashing parties, you are also likely to get scammed since flash trading is a type of scam.
- Many jammers (or scammers) know that you cannot say "flash me" because a sign will come up saying about scamming. This caused them to start saying things similar to "flash" (such as "flesh"). However, they realise that they are actually saying "flash me".
- The accept and decline buttons usually pop up after 5 seconds, and, somehow, there is a rare occurrence for a Jammer to have something called auto accept. Jammers with auto accept "come" when the accept and decline buttons instantly pop up (this happens when the trade starts), but it is very rare.
- If you put bad items on trade, (Such as necklaces, leis, or anything that can be bought for very cheap in Jam mart clothing!
- Add a few Rare Item Mondays to your list. You might get some good trades.
- Put in a few other things. You'll get more trades. Or, put in your best things for trade. If you like the trade, you can always accept.
- Put a few betas on your list, such as gecko plushies and maybe a Cami's frog. Even though they are still purchasable, Necklaces and Welcome Mats are also betas because they have been in Animal Jam since the beta stage.
- If you're not interested in their trade, tell them so. If they continue to harass you, block them. Being rude to them will only get you reported!
- Don't threaten them. Don't offer second/third/tenth chances. Just silently report them for scamming. It's that easy.
- Don't ask for items in exchange for not reporting them. That's scamming and being a bully.
- If you don't want to hear them, block them. Blocking is one of the easiest ways to avoid Jammers who get on your nerves or make you feel uncomfortable.
- Don't be rude about it. Tell other people who are thinking about becoming ensnared in a scammer's trap about what they're doing.
- If you've made them aware of the consequences and they still want to go through with it, back off. You'll only make other people angry and risk being reported yourself.
- Use only the trading system. It's truly that simple. If you want to ensure you don't get nothing for something, use the provided system.
- It is easy to know when someone is trying to scam you, so don't do what they want! Use your common sense and you will be fine.
- Always ignore people who say that its their birthday or something like that.They are most likely trying to scam. If you ever catch this, feel free to report and block the user.
- If you have no particular reason to, avoid going to super busy worlds, where scammers typically search for "prey".
- If you feel uncomfortable, just block the person causing you worry and leave. Go to a server with only a few avatars in it.
- Avoid Fman. Contacting Fman could get you hacked, and the Fman virus. (The Fman virus is not a disease, but can freeze your computer for about a few hours.
- Avoid people who want to check your account and delete items. This is very rare, but it still can happen. Say: "I am sorry, but my parent/guardian doesn't think it is okay to do what you want to do."
- When you are trying to scam with this way, that is bad. If someone tells you that you reported them, and then you laugh and say "reporting does nothing ha ha", you will not only get reported for scamming. You will get reported for being a bully as well, so never try this scam. Remember to be a Jammer not a scammer.
- Do not try and do this technique to scam jammers. This type of scam is very popular and mean and they might tell AJHQ on you.
Awesome TinyPride out.
