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

1 min de leitura · 6 de jul. de 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 de jul. de 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 de jul. de 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 de jul. de 2026

Parabéns por escrever isso. As táticas de golpe não mudaram muito em dez anos, só os itens sendo roubados. Sempre leia a janela de negociação duas vezes 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 de jul. de 2026

Obrigado por cuidar de todos! A comunidade fica muito melhor quando cuidamos uns dos outros. Compartilhando isso com todos os meus 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 de jul. de 2026

Clássico. A frase de 'deixe-me segurar para provar confiança' é a mais antiga do livro. Regra que dou a todos: nunca entregue primeiro, sempre use um MM conhecido, e se estiverem te apressando, esse é o sinal. Que bom que você marcou a tempo.

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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 de jul. de 2026

Clássico. Regra que sigo: nunca confie em um anúncio primeiro, sempre use um intermediário que ambos garantam, tire prints de cada janela. Um Neon Frost vale os dois minutos extras de paranoia toda 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 de jul. de 2026

Veja bem, é isso que quero dizer sobre voltar para um jogo diferente. Saí quando o comércio era só crianças trocando pets por diversão, agora existem scripts de golpe, intermediários e discords de valor. Fico feliz que alguém ainda posta os avisos.

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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.