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Trading Safely In Rocket League

4 years ago by RLG-Forever in Rocket League News
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Most people are good-hearted and would never scam you. But whenever there is a community built around trading valuable items, there will always be some bad people who break the rules. Be sure to follow all of the advice below so that you know how to avoid getting scammed in Rocket League.

 

Do not fall for phishing scams

Phishing is when scammers create fraudulent websites that ask you to enter the username and password of your Rocket League account. If you sign in to a scammer’s phishing site, the scammer will know your login info and will use it to steal your account. 

Phishing sites often look similar to known and trusted sites, in an attempt to appear normal and believable. For example, many phishing sites look like the real Steam, Epic Games, Playstation, and RL Garage login pages, to trick you into thinking they are legitimate. Always check links for spelling errors or extra letters, and stay away from unfamiliar sites.

To protect yourself against phishing:

Do not click on suspicious links, even if you are told you will get free items or credits.  Do not click on links when adding other players to trade, except for the gamertag links on their profile. Use the in-game invite system to add players to trade without clicking on unfamiliar links. Do not enter your personal information into any websites. Only sign in to your Rocket League account from the game launching client installed on your device.


Do not fall for trust trade scams (risk & reward)

Never trust another player with your inventory, expecting them to pay you in a future trade. Many scams happen when you trust other players to pay you at a later time. Only agree to deals that can be completed in one trade. Avoid all trades that are based on trust. 

Do not pay entry fees to other players for any reason. Avoid the following:

Wagering on 1v1 Rocket League matches (or any other type of match) Paying to enter giveaways or raffles Paying another player to build a blueprint for you Do not trade with players who claim they have redeem codes for popular items such as Fennec, Octane, Nissan Skyline, Alpha items, or Black Market decals. These codes do not exist.

Do not trade with players who want your help making YouTube or TikTok thumbnails. These players offer you a reward for accepting a trade you don't agree to, claiming that you can cancel the trade before it completes. Scammers have ways of preventing you from cancelling a trade once it has been accepted. So never accept a trade unless you agree to it being completed, because you might not be able to cancel.

Do not trade with players who say they can duplicate your items. Duplication is not possible.

Do not let another player borrow your items for any reason.

Avoid any player who asks to try your items on their car.  Avoid any player who can’t pay you until later because their credits are time-locked. Do not trade with players who claim to have glitched items. Glitched items do not exist. Do not accept a trade if any items or credits appear to be missing, even if your trade partner says they are there. Do not trade items or credits for real-world money. Real-money trading puts you at risk of scams and other illegal activity.

Do not trade with players who request a middleman when it is not needed. If you are trading less than 24 items or less than 100,000 credits with another player, it can be done without a middleman.

Do not buy, sell, or share accounts. It can easily lead to your account being compromised.

 

Ignore fake trades

Scammers use fake trades to trick you into overpaying for inexpensive items.

Do not buy an item to resell for profit if only one player is making a nice offer for it.

Only buy an item to resell for profit if several players have made similar offers for it so you know it is actually valuable.

Avoid any player who offers to reward you for finding and purchasing an item for them. If you buy the item, the player will not reward you, and you will lose all of the credits that you spent. Never buy an item, expecting to be rewarded afterwards. Players can find items on their own without your help, and they know this. Do not put your inventory at risk.


Do not fall for item swap scams

Beware of players who remove items or credits from the trade window, hoping that you won’t notice.

Do not accept a trade unless you are sure what’s being offered is correct.

Check that items are correct by using the Show Details button. This is a button that shows all of an item’s information so you can be sure your trade partner is giving the correct item.  

If you play on console, the Show Details button is the left joystick button on your controller.  If you play on PC, there is a button labeled Show Details that exists at the bottom-left area of the trade window. Do not be fooled by players who cancel a trade at the last second to quickly change their offer. If your trade partner pauses a trade after you’ve accepted, always use the Show Details button again to make sure they did not remove something valuable.


Do not buy the wrong trade-up items

Players who buy trade-up items can use the Show Details button to make sure they only buy items that trade up in the correct way. 

Non-crate items say "exotic", “import'', or "very rare" and do not have any additional crate or series information.  Crate items and items from a specific series say which crate or series they are from.

 

Thanks for reading. Have fun trading, and stay safe!

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o77av1ano

3 years ago
some people ask for the certification of the object to do the exchange, what is this certification? and how can I do it?
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helix15

3 years ago
They just ask you to send them items so they can check if the item is "certified", but every item that you can trade is certified so dont send them any items
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Dewube

1 year ago
XOSMINIS is a scammer, he sends fake link to add him, he sends "epicgame.com" instead "Epicgames.com" and you can't click on any of the buttons, besides "Add friend" where you must enter your e-mail and password. watch out!
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xxangelocrashenxx

2 years ago
To me they have me scam 650 for interstellar gray certified
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xxangelocrashenxx

2 years ago
A me mi hanno scam 640 cr for una interstellar grigia certificata
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Itsgb11

2 years ago
Fui escamado o cara me mandou um qr code e dps no outro dia perdi meus items
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King_the_super72of

Diamond III · Division II
2 years ago
he is the best YT EVER ZENIC
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K4rNaGe80

2 years ago
Scam des personnes et s’en vente. Go signaler
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chargerq8

Diamond III · Division I
2 years ago
I have been scammed by QR code all my stuff gone ?
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Wolfpack_17_

Diamond I · Division I
1 year ago
This happened to me on PSN. Epic Support was able to locate the fraudulent trade, and restored 52 items back to my account. For each 100cr stolen, they replaced this with a "Bonus Gift" box. These are basically golden eggs. Once items are restored to your account, they are forever untradeable, which won't matter in a few short weeks.
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tox1cV3n0m

2 years ago
Why no one can't see my trades and messages?
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Sabin2006

2 years ago
i got scamed by brutal genie can i get my items back
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PSNfishboy2373

3 years ago
I got scammed black standard a while ago, can’t remember the persons user name, i was proper annoyed tho.
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tapaagl

6 months ago
I am selling an imported fennec plane for 300 credits
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Mons1ro_

1 year ago
I got scammed by an epic user : fortinex
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Mons1ro_

1 year ago
It was with my interstellar sky blue item and he was spamming the accept menu opening and closing 3 times and took out the 1980 credits that we agreed with on the third try of having me accept it by accident on the third spam
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caprisun98

1 year ago
i got scamed but still its juste creadit and that haram حسْبي اللهُ ونِعْمَ الوكيلِ=
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beyonder6

1 year ago
I got scamed pls😓😓😭😭
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tj-1337

1 year ago
i got fooled by the supernova iii tw he switched to supernova tw and boom i lost 600cr
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Aboodi4522

1 year ago
Shaktia is scamer send me a fake Epicgames url to steal accounts.
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Aarpollyon

50/50 Magician
2 years ago
Someone call Aercy (appears as 5 squares in game) is still actively trying to scam people, they are listed, just be double careful.
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RlChampingnion

2 years ago
I said 10 € for free
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GreenNinjaloyed

2 years ago
I am very sad yesterday I got scammed :( but thank you now I can know what is the safe trade
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issyelite

2 years ago
Can anyone help me get interstellar?
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Idk8289hello

2 years ago
I got scamed pls 😢😭😔😩
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dayzsasqwatch

2 years ago
Caillou father is a scammer from epic games, the scam seems like he keep canceling de trade, but the credits still in the trade, but when you accept he took your item and you dindt recive the credits, youll recive all the random items tha he put on the trade
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Loutkyxh

2 years ago
Eh tengo un problema q no sé cómo solucionar en ninguna parte, compro algo y aparece que está archivada y no tengo carpeta de cosas archivadas, alguien sabe cómo solucionar eso???
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Kappa_Unknown

2 years ago
i got scammed today doing a trust trade and lost my black standards 1,2k creds and some other bad things and i rreported what should i do now?
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enzo_uchiwa

2 years ago
Je ne suis pas un arnaqueur
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IntelX97

Diamond II · Division I
2 years ago
Epic - Dan Duarte scams I have a video of that
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DariusicaV2

2 years ago
i got scammed by someone who canceled multiple time and i didn t see it and he removed the credits... how can i resolve thiss got scammed with my standard titanium white brooooo
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michellebos

2 years ago
non je ne suis pas une arnaque
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enzinho_gamer01

2 years ago
I not scam😱😱😱😱😭😭
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Jackeyechan

Champion III · Division I
2 years ago
just got scammed for 1000 cr worth of items
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PelayoBatalla

2 years ago
One men calls : BoogieTheGrinch scam me all my inventory, i can remember
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HugoGmrz

2 years ago
I am trying to trade and it doesn’t work
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DylanLoves

2 years ago
i was scammed by owen1439 he said i had to buy his tw fennec for 1.1k and i said ok but he had 8 or more tw fennecs and he gave me an unpainted called kite so i got scammed and proof is on psn add DylanLovesLuna if you want to see it
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JameynKMN

Diamond II · Division I
2 years ago
Can anyone tell me why I can't send messages
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JameynKMN

Diamond II · Division I
2 years ago
I didn't get scammed
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qlf_

Platinum II · Division I
2 years ago
@Adam12345678 try to scam people don't add him
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Yoschi2008

2 years ago
I was just cheated and my tw octane was taken from me and now I have nothing more I'm just so sad I don't know what I do yet more
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m7mdz1

2 years ago
khan a jbzkb jobs
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QUALENTY

2 years ago
jolynbonar6g's trades | Rocket League Garage (rocket-league.com) - scammer (scam me on 1800cr)
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Alfie_Blade32

2 years ago
I got scammed duelling dragons and I remember the username it’s Abma224
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Albaraa-2010

Gold III · Division III
2 years ago
Trade me i whant zomba tw and fennec tw
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Itzzz_maik

2 years ago
I got scammed of sky blue zombas from PlayStation account (Ozean_Clutch) I need help:(
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lnnoCeed

Platinum I · Division I
2 years ago
Sorry I understand
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JC-619-

2 years ago
On a real level in talking to some guy about interstellar and when I say I putted up for I get straight warning like on a level fix this
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brave_alloy3

2 years ago
الكفر الااحمر
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brave_alloy3

2 years ago
Stay safe when trading in Rocket League. Protect yourself against scammers by reading our safety guide.
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Tsjibbie

2 years ago
But i said fortnite and it got a warning
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Brokolis_xd

Diamond III · Division I
2 years ago
But my none of the items are overprised and I haven't even tried to steal something, he just didn't like my price and he called it as if I was stealing something where is the evidence on his part that I'm stealing something?
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legendaryrider1

Champion III · Division II
S14 Grand Champion
2 years ago
As I lost my red,tw octane and red standard, zomba wheels and luscious trail golden basket
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Pozz121111

3 years ago
I'm from Russia and I can't donate to the pass
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YOUNGGIO4347

3 years ago
I'm not a scammer y did I get this?
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Marco6392836391

3 years ago
Bro a guy have scam my OCTAN TW !!!
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JuObitoX

3 years ago
Carrysomuch is toxic
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Luan930

3 years ago
I got scamt he stell my electroshock 😭
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djkendo167

Diamond II · Division I
3 years ago
beware of cristonyusuuu
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Lukas512

3 years ago
I was scamment white DD and ohter items
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Kakashi460

3 years ago
TheLordJ1 Is scammer, scammed my dissolver
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Willster

3 years ago
Thanks for the tips
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ARYZ3-Nyx

3 years ago
If only I seen this before today, earlier on today I got asked to go findd something for someone and someone messaged me and I asked if they are from rl garage and they said yes trying to trick me into believing them and I did bc I had just been on rl garage looking for a certain certified black decal and paid a bigger price bc they said it was rare and the other person (who is really the same guy) said they would pay 6.8k for it and afterwards he blocked me after I said I got it and now I lost like 900-1000c in credits and items but the decal does look pretty nice tho tbh, just glad I didn't get scammed for some really crappy decal that has no reason to be their
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OwinKerstens

Diamond I · Division I
3 years ago
Ik zou 1100 credits krijgen maar inaans was al mijn spullen weg

En daar ben ik heel verdrietig over
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donkeykongswenus

3 years ago
beware of cristonyusuuu lmfao.
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