Scams

I GOT SCAMMED FOR MY PETS (roblox adopt me)

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A Scammer's invention

You will always meet scammers to Adopt Me because people want free pets from you. You have to be very careful about trades so that you will not get scammed.

Types of Scams

Pay XXX bucks for my XXX:

In this scam, the scammer will sell their item for bucks. For example, A scammer says they are selling their Unicorn for 100 Bucks or so. They will say that you must pay them first and that after you pay them they will give you the Unicorn. However, people will almost always leave the game without giving you the item they promised you. Do not buy items from people using bucks unless you trust them/know them in real life. Even that can't always protect you! And however, you can’t donate currency in-game!  

I'll give my XXX pet for that XXX pet:

In this scam, the scammer will have 2 accounts - their main and a spare. In their spare, they will have an item with a small worth/not much demand, while the main account with have something extremely rare and in demand. On their main, they will say they're willing to trade their valuable item (e.g Candy Cannon) for the item the spare is holding. (E.g the spare holds a teddy bear; the main will say 'trading Candy Cannon for teddy bear!) The victim will then trade the spare account their best items for the spare's ones. They will then go to the main (who said they want said item) and tell them that they have the item they were shouting about earlier. Then, both the spare and main will both leave, leaving the victim with a trash item and without their original items.

Give me your XXX item and I will give you my XXX item after you give me yours:

In this kind of scam, the scammer will give you some reason that they cannot use trade, such as they are doing a no trading challenge. They will ask you to give them an item first, and only then they will give you the items you want. They will usually leave the game or ignore you after you gave them your item.

Duplicate pet:

In this kind of scam, the person will claim that they can "duplicate" pets or make pets that were ordinary into neons. The scammer will say that if you give them any pet, they will make it neon/duplicate it. Once you give them the pet, they will usually leave the game. It is impossible to duplicate any pets to Adopt Me!

Value scam:

Often, new players with good pets or items get told that their item is worth the scammer's worthless item. A way to avoid this is to learn about value quickly.

Video Thumbnail Scam:

In this kind of scam, the scammer will ask you to help them with a video thumbnail for an online video. They will say they are making a video, such as "Trading Only Food." The scammer will ask you to add a valuable pet to the trade menu and press accept, promising that they will screenshot it and decline. They will then accept the trade and usually leave the server. Youtubers would normally use alternate accounts and friend accounts to create thumbnails. Do not fall for this trick.

Can I borrow your XXX:

In this kind of scam, the scammer may pretend they are poor and ask to borrow a really good pet, then leave the game. In a different scenario, they could also ask to borrow an item that is not worth much, then gain your trust. Later on, they could ask to borrow a more valuable item, then leave the game.

Hacker Scam:

In this kind of scam, the scammer will pretend they are in your account. They will ask you to give them your items, threatening to steal them if you don't. You may prove they are trying to scam by asking them to list all of the items you have.

I'm Poor Scam

Similar to the borrow scam, however, this time, the player will ask for a pet or food permanently. They'll make their avatar look poor as possible, such as just wearing the default Roblox clothes, and then they'll sit on the main part of the map with a sad-looking expression. To guilt-trip people, they'll complain about how they're so kind and thoughtful while the world is cruel and ignorant. Though once you give them a pet of yours, they'll fake their enthusiasm and joy, and then either leave the server or stay to scam other players.

Rideable or flyable pet scam

In this situation, a player would hold out a specific ride or fly potion to catch the attention of others and make themselves trustworthy. They'll claim that they will "make your pet rideable or flyable" once you give it to them. Most of the time, they will deny feeding their potions to pets with lower value and only accept legendaries, which is an instantaneous clue to know that they're scamming. Once a pet is given, they'll immediately leave the server with no exceptions.

Congratulations! You won an XXX pet!

In this scam, players would hold a contest and claim that they're doing it for a YouTube video on their viral/well-known channel. For example, the contest would be something like a "valuable trade competition," where the player that gives the contest-holder their most expensive and costly pets wins several NFR pets that are not accessible in the game anymore. After all the players would reach out and give the most valuable pets they can possibly give, the scammer would leave the server.

eBay Adopt Me pet-selling

A person selling Adopt Me pets for a value of $10,000.

Not only do players sell their pets in Adopt Me currency, but they also sell pets for real-life money! Some prices can be extremely wacky, like a price of $10,000 for a whole inventory of legendaries. However, this is illegal based on Roblox's Terms of Service, and it should NOT be promoted. NEVER buy game items from online stores.

Youtube social experiment scam

A player will pretend they're making a YT video and say in the chat something like this: "Hi YT! Today we are testing people's kindness by pretending to be poor! If they are kind to give us an X item, I will give them a Y (very good) item back!" After that, if you gave them the X item, they will either leave the server or give you nothing. NOTE: Real YouTubers don't tell everyone they'll be doing a social experiment in the chat!

Fake trading scam

One player will, notice'' someone else's toy, usually a toy that's not available anymore(from the last gifts or further) and pretend they would give really good stuff (neon shadow dragon, neon frost dragon, neon giraffe, etc.) for it. There is also a similar scam like, "OMG I saw you in Leah's video! She gave you that [random item]'' and pretend they will give good stuff as well. But people usually say no, as they think there will be some actual trades, like some people who actually trust, legendaries. The thing is, the people doing the fake trading scam usually know each other in real life, and had everything planned. Someone may have 2 accounts like he is acting that he would give his everything for a rainbow wand, which he has equipped on his another device. The things people usually do this with are polar bear plush, banana plush, horse plush, marsh plush, rainbow wand etc.

Robux scam

In this scam, someone will tell you they will give you Robux if you give them an [XXX] item. Is someone in the server telling you that they would give 10,000 Robux for your FR panda? See, it doesn't make sense. With 10k Robux, the person could buy tons of pandas, potions, and stuff. NEVER believe these scams. If you'd like to expose them, check their avatar. If it has all of the free items, you could be 100% sure they are fake. Check their profile as well. If they don't have a membership, they are lying too. You are able to send Robux only with membership. But even if they do have a membership, don't give them anything.

Trading ( Other Roblox Game item ) For ( Pets )

In this scam, someone will trade another Roblox game item for your pet. They will promise that it will be a valuable ( Game ) item. The scammer will ask you to trade your pet 1st and they will give you the ( Game ) item. However, if you managed to give them your pet, the scammer will leave.

Baby Scam

Let's say you're roleplaying with some random player you've never encountered. You give them showers, food, and drinks, until one bizarre day, they wake up from an expeditious sleep and eagerly stand next to your bed. "Mommy, it's my birthday!" They say, submissively waiting for you to bring something up. You reply with an ordinary, "Oh, cool! Happy birthday!" and immediately get to work on completing your Adopt Me tasks.

You thought the birthday discussion would end from there, however, your kid starts to scream in caps and shove their birthday in your face. After many bothersome hours of just constant screeching, you finally decide to give them a common pet from your depleted inventory, and with their dissatisfied expression, they wordlessly leave the house to discover a new "richer" parent.

"Fancy Fonts" Name Scam

Players who try to scam using this method can often be found in the main town square (basically in front of or near the Nursery) and offer to change your pet's name so they can be displayed as bubble letters or some other type of fancy font. They will also either have one of their own pets out with their name set to the font they're talking about or are announcing their offer by using the font.

Example of Fancy Fonts Scam

If you hand over a common/uncommon pet, you'll most likely get it back since it's just an ordinary pet. But if you hand over one of the higher-ups (such as an Ultra Rare or Legendary pet) then you might as well kiss that pet goodbye, as that's what they're really trying to gain from doing this. Once the person obtains said legendary from the victim, they'll suddenly log-off, leaving them without their cherished pet.

Not many people are aware that anyone can find and use these fonts for their pet's names by searching the free font generators online; the fonts are not exclusive to the people who make these offers, they aren't paying to use them. A little research can go a long way to avoid getting scammed by these people.

"Other Player glitching"

Players will use this scam to get free pets. They say "I'll trade my XXX for your XXX". They open the trade window. The scammer simply adds nothing and waits for the other player to ask for them to add it. The scammer says "On my screen, I added it. You must be glitching." The other player believes it and follows through the trade.

"Trading Stars"

Players will offer Stars for your pets/items. Do not believe this, since you cannot trade stars at all. If someone says "I will offer XXX stars for your XXX!" Decline. They are a scammer.

The Pet/Golden Egg Scam.

The scammer would put a pet egg named 'Golden Egg' in the trade box and trick you to believe that it's a Golden Egg. The trick to spotting these scammers is: The Pet Egg is rare but the Gold Egg is Legendary. It is a recent and popular scam, meaning that awareness is high, but lots of people still get scammed by it

Real golden egg.

The Sympathy Scam

The scammer will say things to try and gain your sympathy, such as "my grandma died yesterday and I am so sad" or "my dad has cancer and is in the hospital please give me free pets". They will try to make you feel sorry for them so that you will give them free items.

Trust Trade Scam

This one is (or should be) obvious. Trust traders are the ones who say "ABC TO TRUST TRADE" in the chat a bunch of times. If you decide to go through with it, they will ask you to put your pet(s) in the trade window first and hit accept. They say that they will then give you their item, but only after you give them yours. However, after you give them your item, they will then log off after the trade is complete. It is also nearly impossible to find a reliable trust trader since you can never be too sure whether someone will scam you or not without trading first, and you're automatically putting your pets at risk when you do. Do not fall for this under any circumstances.

Petsitting Scam

In this scam, people will randomly spam the chat with messages saying they will petsit for free/XXX bucks. They will request the player to give them their pet so they can "Petsit" it. They leave the game afterwards (with your pet and money).

How to Prevent Getting Scammed

A scammer found in-game

• Don't buy anything with bucks by instinct! If something seems off, it is probably a scam.
• Scammers will sometimes seem impatient for you to pay. They might say things like "Hurry up and pay" or "Pay me".
• Only use the Trading System to trade items.
• Trade the items with other traders at the same time.
• Do not give other traders your item first.
• Never trust someone that you don't know.
• Never let people borrow your pets.
• Even if you know the person in real life, they can still scam you!

• If they don't leave the game after they scammed you, report them immediately.
• NEVER trade your best stuff for a random plush just because someone in the server said they would give everything for it. They are fake.
• Never trust Robux scams.
• If you see a scammer scamming someone, report them right away.
• If you wanna get your pets petsitted, invite the petsitter to your family and leave your pet out. They will still be able to take care of it.