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Game account and item trading scams

An attractive account or item offer moves players to a fake platform that repeatedly demands unlock, verification or protection fees.

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If you have one minute

Pause, then verify independently.

Buyer insists on an unfamiliar site

Before paying

Check game rules and permitted official channels

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If you paid or shared details

Stop deposits and account delivery

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Start with these three signs

  • Buyer insists on an unfamiliar site
  • Withdrawal requires extra deposits
  • Support keeps inventing fee reasons

How the situation unfolds

  1. Contact

    In-game chat, account trade ads or buyer messages.

  2. The lure

    An instant high-price purchase with safe platform protection.

  3. The demand and outcome

    Fake payments and balances precede invented withdrawal errors or freezes, making sellers top up to access nonexistent proceeds.

Verify these things before paying

  1. Check game rules and permitted official channels
  2. Keep account and bank data off unfamiliar sites
  3. Do not pay to verify or unlock sale proceeds

Already engaged or paid?

  1. Stop deposits and account delivery
  2. Change exposed game and linked account passwords
  3. Give the platform and police trade and payment records

Contact your payment provider and local police promptly. The responsible institution must confirm whether a payment can be stopped, disputed or returned.

Keep these records

Original trade ad
Buyer and support accounts
Fake site URL and balance screenshots
Deposit and payment statements

Keep originals and organise working copies. Never give strangers verification codes, banking passwords, private keys or seed phrases.

Original references

  • Fujian Provincial Public Security DepartmentPublisher location：Mainland China · Simplified ChineseOpen the original reference ↗https://gat.fj.gov.cn/ztzl/fjjffpzxrx/yjxx/202206/t20220622_5934372.htm

This page summarises public prevention guidance to help recognise methods. It is not an enforcement conclusion about a particular incident. Check the source page for its original title. Procedures and reporting routes vary by jurisdiction. Compiled October 2026.

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