VICTORY OVER THE SCAMMER!

[beebs]

I've read a lot of threads about the island scam: A player arrives and starts a tour but doesn't sit down for it. Then waits awhile until you've caught some bugs and demands bells or items.

It never happened to me. . . until today, but this scammer didn't know what she was up against.

I was just catching a few bugs for the Bug Off on an international island. Some rare some not. I just wanted to get some bug furni. When a player named AI arrives on the island and immediately starts a tour. Then she comes outside and grabs a net. I know EXACTLY what you're doing.

I chased her around and scared off some of her catches (Something I would never do to another player normally.) then said, "End the tour." She replies, "No". To which I reply, "End it or I'll scare ALL your bugs away."

She promptly runs inside and cancels the tour. I put my bugs in the box then said, "Blocked yah! Have a good one!" Then I dropped the mic and left the island.

It just feels good to shut down a nasty little scam like that one.

 

[sharkbait]

Hmmm. Now I know how to deal with those people. Thanks for sharing!

 

[radical6]

ah why im kinda scared of the club
though if the scammer didn't catch bugs then idk you still would be able to do nothing
good one though ah

 

[Feraligator]

I remember having this guy following me when I was catching beetles on the international island (because it was daytime in my town), scaring off all the beetles I was going to catch. I just gave up and went on a tour to get away from him.

 

[beebs]

ah why im kinda scared of the club
though if the scammer didn't catch bugs then idk you still would be able to do nothing
good one though ah

Then I would probably just run around annoy them. I can be stubborn in these kinds of situations. XD

But yeah I generally don't use the international/NA island to catch bugs for profit because of this scam, but I needed to catch some good ones for the contest, and it's day time in my town.

 

[LilyElizabeth]

When I was held hostage, he came in, set up a tour and then went round cutting down all the trees. So, I couldn't have used this trick with him

 

[Jinglefruit]

I count myself pretty lucky I haven't had any issues like this. Though if I want bugs I just wait until the evening and catch them on my own island mostly, CT I use for the occasional villager request or tours.

 

[majnin]

I've never been scammed. Today a girl asked to do some tours and I said sure. After we'd done a couple alternating who chose, I chose to do a tour. She sat down, I sat down. Then she immediately stood up. I went on the tour on my own.

It's not a scam and I didn't lose anything. But it was embarrasing and I was kind of ashamed and felt betrayed. Like, it's common courtesy? But yeah, thanks for the advice! I now know what to do with scammers.

 

[kathyceeiscool]

I don't get it .___.

 

[BellGreen]

Thanks for sharing, this is a very interesting solution!

 

[Orieii]

What's the island scam?? ; v ;

..can someone explain it to me please?

 

[Touko]

What's the island scam?? ; v ;

..can someone explain it to me please?

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I've read a lot of threads about the island scam: A player arrives and starts a tour but doesn't sit down for it. Then waits awhile until you've caught some bugs and demands bells or items.

It never happened to me. . . until today, but this scammer didn't know what she was up against.

I was just catching a few bugs for the Bug Off on an international island. Some rare some not. I just wanted to get some bug furni. When a player named AI arrives on the island and immediately starts a tour. Then she comes outside and grabs a net. I know EXACTLY what you're doing.

I chased her around and scared off some of her catches (Something I would never do to another player normally.) then said, "End the tour." She replies, "No". To which I reply, "End it or I'll scare ALL your bugs away."

She promptly runs inside and cancels the tour. I put my bugs in the box then said, "Blocked yah! Have a good one!" Then I dropped the mic and left the island.

It just feels good to shut down a nasty little scam like that one.

 

[glorianicole12]

Oh, so that's what the scam is.

Unfortunately, this happened to me but I had no idea why the guy was doing it. He was Japanese, and only spoke Japanese to me. He started a tour but wouldn't sit down so I kept telling him to sit. When he didn't, I had to turn off my DS.

Now I know lol.