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how i almost got scammed for a neon frost, and how you never will

1 min de lectura · 6 jul 2026 · sobre [🦆] Adopt Me!

two years in the adopt me market and i STILL almost lost a neon frost dragon last month, so learn from me. this guy messages me wanting to buy it, offering two fr dragons plus adds, and the values lined up close enough that it looked fair.

we open the trade and he starts putting pets up, canceling, re-adding, trying to get me to hit accept while the window flickers. classic overlay scam, they count on you accepting during the animation when you cant actually see what got locked in. i backed out and blocked him.

three rules i live by now. one, never trust trade, if they cant put it in the trade window its a scam, no exceptions ever. two, check current values before you log on, because they move daily and a stale number is exactly how you get robbed. three, if someone rushes you, the rushing IS the scam, just walk away. the economy here is the best on roblox but its full of sharks. slow trades are safe trades.

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SleepyPanda2847

6 jul 2026

thank you for writing this all out, the trade scams genuinely scare me. i mostly just decorate and raise my pets but ive had sketchy dms too. staying careful because of posts like this one

FluffyPetz23

6 jul 2026

thank you for posting this, a neon frost is way too precious to lose to a smooth talker. i always make people go first and never touch the trade screen til im sure. protect your pets everyone!!

est2013_og

6 jul 2026

Bien por ti por escribir esto. Las tácticas de estafa no han cambiado en diez años, solo los objetos que están siendo robados. Siempre lee la ventana de comercio dos veces antes de confirmar.

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good on you for writing this out. scam tactics havent really changed in ten years, only the items being stolen. always read the trade window twice before you confirm.

vibesonly_xo

6 jul 2026

¡Gracias por cuidar de todos! La comunidad es mucho mejor cuando nos cubrimos las espaldas unos a otros. Compartiendo esto con todos mis amigos

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thank you for looking out for everyone! the community is so much better when we watch each others backs. sharing this with all my friends

halo_flipper

6 jul 2026

De manual. La frase de 'déjame sostenerlo para probar confianza' es la más antigua del libro. Regla que doy a todos: nunca entregues primero, usa siempre un MM conocido, y si te están presionando, esa es la señal. Me alegro de que lo hayas marcado a tiempo.

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textbook. the lemme-hold-it-to-prove-trust line is the oldest one in the book. rule i give everyone: never hand over first, always use a known mm, and if theyre rushing you thats the tell. glad you clocked it in time.

profit_margins

6 jul 2026

De manual. Regla por la que vivo: nunca confíes primero en un anuncio, siempre usa un intermediario por el que ambos respondáis, haz capturas de pantalla de cada ventana. Una escarcha neón vale los dos minutos extra de paranoia cada vez.

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textbook. rule i live by: never trust an add first, always run a middleman you both vouch for, screenshot every window. a neon frost is worth the extra two minutes of paranoia every single time.

uninstalled_2021

6 jul 2026

¿Ves? Esto es a lo que me refiero con volver a otro juego. Me fui cuando el comercio era solo para los niños intercambiando mascotas por diversión, ahora hay scripts de estafa, intermediarios y discords de valor. Me alegro de que alguien siga publicando las advertencias.

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see this is what i mean about coming back to a different game. i left when trading was just kids swapping pets for fun, now theres scam scripts and middlemen and value discords. glad someone still posts the warnings.