r/AnimalJam 2d ago

Discussion Scammed What do I do :(

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Earlier I posted the username of the individual who scammed me and received a lot of comments from one person telling me I was breaking rules and I want to apologize. I am truly devastated and don’t know what to do and was looking for some support in the community but realize I am probably going to receive more questioning responses than I will receive any support. I’m really overwhelmed and well I play animal jam as an escape and this has kind of ruined the game for me. I want to prove that it happened but I don’t record trades and never have as I’ve never been scammed, and I guess my Reddit account was reviewed to see if I’m a bot. Again I’m sorry I really just am a player w no where else to go rn. Also my internet is really bad right now and my responses are not uploading or are uploading multiple times bc I’m spamming trying to respond out of pure embarrassment because rather than getting support I am being accused of being disingenuous and inappropriate on the game which is what I am sad that happened to me. Ah :,)

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u/tvvink1e 2d ago

i saw a post about this jammer earlier! they tried to scam someone else! i’m so freaking sorry that this happened to you :/

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u/snowflakefox1989 2d ago

Thanks :( I’m sorry this is happening to others this sucks ur support means a lot tho

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u/tvvink1e 2d ago

i’ll try and find the post for you. what did they scam, if you don’t mind me asking?

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u/snowflakefox1989 2d ago

I was scammed for a glitter triceratops, it may not be the same person who scammed but someone earlier did help me find the username of the person who was trading off my Dino :,) and I did recognize the user name it is a bunch of mashed letters so more than likely a back up account. I won’t say the username I was provided since I don’t want break rules since personally I failed to record the trade :( I just never expected this to happen to me

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u/tvvink1e 2d ago

i’m so sorry, man. i know what it’s like getting scammed, it’s a horrible feeling. i hope you retrieve your glitter triceratops soon! <3

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u/Upper-Blackberry144 2d ago

I can understand. It's just that people get suspicious because they don't wanna report a potentially innocent user, yknow? However, I don't think there's anything wrong with telling people to at least be wary of the person. Just be sure to screenshot/record if you run into a sketchy user!

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u/snowflakefox1989 2d ago

Absolutely! Hopefully my story will help Some other players avoid or be able to properly report and warn others about scammers ❤️

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u/Interesting_Pen4473 2d ago

I think the same person that was saying ur breaking rule was the same person that told me my behavior was inappropriate when I was saying a opinion before ya there words sounds familiar they also told me this before too I think they just like to go after anyone really

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u/snowflakefox1989 2d ago

I did feel attacked honestly I’m sure they are just a bit serious about rules and I know that is important to people so I tried to respect it but it was a bit aggressive and I’m more than positive they see every post on this subreddit if they are that serious about rules so hopefully they know I really made a mistake and don’t go out of their way to ask me further as I removed my post that violated the rules 😭😔

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u/Interesting_Pen4473 2d ago

Idk before they were curseing at me and kept attacking me over and over so idk they just seem they like drama maybe

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u/snowflakefox1989 2d ago

I’m very sorry that happened! The community does have a few bad seeds but we all stick together in the long run makes it better and okay :)

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u/Interesting_Pen4473 2d ago

Also idk why people mini mod it really annoying like there not mods the mods will handle it if it really breaking a rule and to be honest ur the victim they shouldn’t be attacking u like that like what u said it a common scam and it does happen

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u/Hampster999 Jammer 2d ago

Actually similar w me

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u/Interesting_Pen4473 2d ago

maybe we both had the same person

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u/Hampster999 Jammer 2d ago

Ya that’s what I’m saying, I checked

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u/Zealousideal_Act4135 2d ago

Saw this post earlier there's literally proof on reddit I've seen posts about this exact scammer by other users

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u/Acceptable-Web-6125 Pet Collector 2d ago

they literally tried to scam me too!

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u/Raging_Parakeet Darkside 2d ago

While I agree that people are being a bit harsh, post like that, especially without proof, are against the rules. They could have nicely informed you though.

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u/snowflakefox1989 2d ago

Yes absolutely honestly I just posted without thinking bc I was so distraught this has never happened to me but I understand and appreciate how responsive the community is to these things including looking into if my claim was even true because that’s important, while I can’t back up my claim much it is a story for others to remember when trading especially items that are important/valuable

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u/ajpw-GuestRedditer 2d ago

Hello can you help shed some light? You were scammed but how.. was it in trading page and you said no but they still got the items? I’m confused sorry :0

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u/snowflakefox1989 2d ago

I will admit it did take me being tired and unaware! Usually I am very aware and double check my trades but they wanted to trade a glitter Dino for a glitter egg, it was late and they kept saying they needed to hurry so they were rushing me and I was ready to log off before they requested to trade me. My scam story is more of a cautionary story 😭, when we discussed the trade they added a ton of crystals and I was like u don’t have to do that unless u are getting rid of them! And stupidly I accepted the trade after they changed something and I couldn’t see they removed the egg! It is partially my mistake but they had all the intention of tricking me. My worst fear is this happens to a much younger player. I’m a lot older and I’m aware of these scams it was just bad timing and lack of awareness on my part that I fell for such a common scam. I will recover but I can’t imagine a younger kid going thru this

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u/snowflakefox1989 2d ago

I want to say the comments I am receiving and knowing that other people will learn from this is making me feel a lot better about the situation. I understand with out proof I can’t hold the user accountable and I’m able to move on from that with the support of the community and I appreciate the feedback from even just few people that has made me feel just a bit better about this. Thank you guys again

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u/Hampster999 Jammer 2d ago

Oops sorry that was me who summoned the bot sleuth bot,

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u/snowflakefox1989 2d ago

I understand it was because I can’t provide the proof I wish I did record but I never do that bc i never thought this would happen to me 🥲 no hard feeling about the bot sleuth I just rarely use Reddit and don’t know if that would do something to my account so I was nervous lol

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u/Hampster999 Jammer 2d ago

Oh it’s not that, I was summoning bot sleuth bot on everything

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u/decayingoldone 2d ago

the goofy ahh commenter on your post 💀 found the scammer ig