Ways Not To Get Scammed

Here are some important scams to look out for. (sorry there are no links!)

Scams By Neomail

• Never open any link's sent to you by people you don't know. Most of them have cookie grabbers which the hacker can hack you! A person may even join the Guild and pretend they have been a member for awhile! Go here, and set your Neopet security settings on high, that way a cookie grabber can't hack into your computer.
• Don't give an item, nps or your account, to a person who says they will freeze your account if you don't! Report them!
• Beware of anyone asking for your Birth Date! This is Private info that can be used to verify account ownership! Do NOT give out your Birth Date to strangers!
• TheNeopetsTeam will NEVER, EVER ask for your password. They already KNOW your password!
• Report people who send Chain Letters saying someone is dying and needs nps/items. How in the world will pretend money help them???
• Never buy CHEATS from people. Most of the time, they DON'T work, and other times if you use them, it'll get YOUR account frozen.

Trading Post Scams

• Never buy accounts from people. 99% of the time its just a way for them to scam you. If they were REALLY leaving, why would you have to BUY a cheap item for a lot of NP/items from them?? It makes no sense.
• Fortune Telling Fish and Fish Eggs Do Nothing!. They Do Not lay Fish Neggs!No item can give fish neggs or make you better in games.
• No one
• When using the TRADING POST check the prices on the Shop Wiz BEFORE you make that deal! People can (and do) claim something is Unbuyable or worth a lot, but they'll sell it for much less. SOMETIMES, its a rip-off. CHECK THE SHOP WIZ!
• There is no such thing as the 'codestone cave' or the 'paint brush cave' or the 'Island Genie' or the'Queen Faeries Cave' or the 'Dark Faerie Cave' so never pay people to tell you where it is.
• Lucky Die, it will NOT make you any luckier on any GAMES, its just a TOY!

Other Scams

• Check the url of the item in the Wiz by putting your cursor over it, If the url does not begin http://www.neopets.com/buy_item,phtml, do NOT click on it! Even just clicking on the item can take you to a fake login page, where a virus can be loaded into your computer, or to a site that has a cookie grabber that can steal your password! Always check the URL in the little gray bar at the bottom of your screen. (may be different color based upon your computer system)
• The New Neopian Times says there iss no longer a guaranteed time to get one million NP from Coltzan's Shrine.
• Beware brand-new items. At first, they're overpriced, until more people get them. Then value drops FAST. (Like new Plushies, BD or Quest items)
• NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES give anyone access to your account! Don't fall for those emails that say "You won 1,000,000 but we need access to your account to give you the money." Basically, ignore and report people with who neomail you with a story about needing your password. It's a scam.
• NEVER log into one of those "cheater" sites that's supposed to give you money or items. They're just trying to take YOUR money and items. There is no "14,000,000" Bank cheat... it's just a scam.
• NEVER change your e-mail address to anything that is NOT your OWN e-mail address. This gives the scammer access to YOUR password and account! If you accidentally (or unthinkingly) give out your password , you have ONLY A FEW MINUTES to go to the Help page and change your password. IMMEDIATELY report if you are scammed, so Neopets can freeze the account and keep your stuff safe until true ownership is verified!!
• And never ever listen to those people telling you to send them stuff for 'secrets'.They are FAKES!! These are the only secrets you need.
• Report ALL Scammers! Click on, "Contact Us" at the bottom of every page.
• Above all, DONT try to scam people yourself, YOU *could* get your account frozen FOREVER.
• Don't neomail people BEFORE or JUST AFTER you report as they will get angry and may report you and you met frozen for know reason. IF anyone does report you for nothing MAKE A NEW ACCOUNT and convert all your items there. You may wish to ask neopets if they are going to freeze you and explain that an enemy reported you. Or just start a fresh with a new account and after...1 month check back to see if you did get frozen. Then you can return to your old account.