Friday, September 5, 2014

Spirit Sentiment #4 - Scamming, Hacking, and Trading

Hey Jams!

To give you guys something to read while the author does their post, this sentiment is dedicated to trading, hacking, and scamming.

Trading is one of the most common activities that Jammers do during their game play. Why do we trade? We love getting new items in return for our own. With these new items, what more items could we get from it?

However, some Jammers would still rather scam or hack their way into getting these special items that will still not make them a better person. This problem is at its highest peak in Jamaa.

This makes me angry, because this doesn't make the game better for you, and some Jammers are desperate enough to fall for these scams!



Let's take a look at some of these scams, shall we?
"Try Me"


This occurs when a Jammer puts store items on their trade list (necklace, couch, pillow, etc.) and stands around while telling Jammers to "try them" because they supposedly don't accept anything. What will happen? You'll put that spiked collar for their necklace, and with a click of a button, that collar is gone.

"Trust Me"


Don't let that smiley face fool you. This is similar to the "try me" scam. The Jammer may also say "trust me for my outfit", and put a necklace on their trade list. This is also like a "contest". They'll tell you who's winning and never announce a winner.


"Gifting"


oh it's smosh40409

Now now. Gifting parties are parties where Jammers gift each other, and (hopefully) receive gifts in return. This, however, isn't something that is completely trustworthy. If you send that good gift, like a headdress, then BOOM it's gone.

"I'm poor"
*credit to auldg2*



Now this is a ridiculous scam. A Jammer will take their animals and make it so they don't wear clothes, or they buy an old hood to put on to make them look like a hobo. Then they'll stand around and say "gift me items, I'm poor!" or "Trade me items, I don't have any rares!"
Now listen, if you don't have any items, then start trading for small items to greater items! If you don't have gems, go play games. Having rare items doesn't make you "rich", and they certainly don't make you a better person than you already are.

"But my headdress was scammed....*cries*"

Stop trying to get Jammers to pity you.  (Sometimes this may even be a lie!) I know that being scammed is not fun, as it has happened to me before! But it's no reason to go around asking people for their belongings.


These are a few scams. If you see anything similar, then don't follow with what they say! Only use the trading system!


Hacking

Hacking that is done on Animal Jam is amateur, meaning that it is not likely that they'll attempt to break down a firewall.
However, they may try to guess passwords. Here are a few tips for a good password.
  • Make your password long. 
  • Make it something that surely only you will know.
  • Make it so weird, that only you will know what it is.
Okay so these tips aren't solid gold, but they cover most of the tips for passwords. If you've got some tips for anti-hacking and scamming, then comment!

Trading

Here are just some tips for trading!

  • Only put items on your trade list that you are willing to trade or actually want to trade.
  • Try to think of what items you would like for a certain item.
  • Respect other Jammer's responses to the trade. It doesn't always matter if the trade is "fair"; what if the Jammer just doesn't want that item you traded?
  • Know your items. Look in the stores to see what items are available, and remember that beta does not mean "out of stores", and "rare" does not always mean it's a Rare Item Monday Item.
  • Only use the trading system! 

 Most importantly, don't scam or hack. This won't make the game any more fun for you or other Jammers. When you scam or hack, you'll be caught.


*   Happy time  *

Check out this glitch that my buddy cuteweb had happen to her!

Apparently her player card doesn't want a sweater on her fox!
Also, look at this cute animal!



It's a Japanese Flying Squirrel dwarf! With those big eyes and fluffy shape, cuddling with them would be fun!

And take a look at this majestic fluffy dog.

So majestic
Look at this silly picture of my eagle hopping!
"what now"

Thank you for listening to my tips and info!

Jam On!



*Have a topic you would like me to cover as a sentiment? Email me at ajfeelers@gmail.com*

292 comments :

  1. Ugh, hacking and scamming sucks. Remember, be a jammer not a scammer!

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  2. hey man that's azula i love her

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  3. Oh, thanks X3. I think Avatar as an anime now :P

    For all sad words tounge and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  4. Crazy Peer Pressure Situation:
    So, my buddy who was a member and eagle was like "Can I have that I don't have anything!:(" she did this to my racoon plushie, phantom jail, and red glove. And guess what happened, I accepted to all of them and all I got were stupid plushies. I am very altruistic (I'm an INFP.) Just, cray cray. >:(

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  5. Heheeheheh look at that really fwuffy dog it needs a hair cut

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  6. MUHAHAHA! LET THE COMMENTS FLOOD NOWWWWW

    For all words tounge and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  7. The eagle with tall legs is funneh it looks like a roadrunner

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  8. sorry for doing this i'm probably really annoying


    *tongue

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  9. Nah, it's fine. My phone kept saying it was wrong, but I am much to lazy to correct it. I do that also with my friends X3

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  10. Da japanese flying squiril is so asian and tiny and cute

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  11. Hey guys the let it go thing creeps me out

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  12. That's okay every time I see typos my eyes just DART to them.

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  13. NOPE! I AM SO NOT ON! SHINY IS OFFLINE

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  14. Violet ur aj time is one hour ahead on the blog

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  15. He just wants to be loved!

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  16. Da flying squirrel is so tiny and cute

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  17. He looks like he's swinging on a chandelier.

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  18. no one what time is it to u

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  19. violet on ur blog did u mean u violet

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  20. when u said by cassendra

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  21. sorry i read it wro ng

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  22. hey feelers it's wando
    i didn't know you still blogged

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  23. when u posted on ur blog

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  24. anyways if u want to be interviewed and u own a blog just tell me

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  25. Hey Wando!!


    Yeah, other people left, I stuck around..

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  26. ye, i'm sort of done with aj :< you'll see me around sometimes as omnipotence though if i'm forced online by one of my friends

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  27. The post for that is coming soon!

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  28. Ummm.... Papyrus Scrolls! Sold in Jam Mart Furniture for 400 gems, available for Non-Members!

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  29. Do you remember Fuzzy Shyivy?

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  30. When u interviewed me were u recording?

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  31. Oh and, Oranoo, Quavine, Mayksufi, Ironwolf... yeah...

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  32. i take snapshots

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  33. and put them on my school aj thing

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  34. You can reply to other comments that are on the same topic so you don't have to make new comments. Then it won't be counted as spam. Thanks!

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  35. blog might be for a school project

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  36. if i do make a blog

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  37. ur be the first one i ask for advice

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  38. Oh Mayksufi's back and basically "turned", so she thinks that we're stuck up and mean because her blog isn't as popular is it was.


    But yeah some people are still here.

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  39. To see what people are using to view this blog, tell me what emoji this is! 😺

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  40. Yay nonmember item! #nonmemberiteminalongtime

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  41. It's 😺😺😺😺😺😺👸😺😺😺😺👸

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  42. i dont even get why people hack. Isn't this just a game, isn't it just for fun?
    ever since animal jam made items rare it's gone down hill.
    I sereusly had a really nice buddy that threatened me to give them all my items.


    And what i miss most of all is, the fairness and niceness to non members. I know members help keep animal jam up but ever since 2014 came ajhq has tooken membership too far. And now because of this (some) members think they have so much privlege that they came do or say whatever they want to non members.


    I miss 2012 :(

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  43. Geez, this is just sad. Animal Jam was about "meeting friends, adoption pets, and most important: PLAY WILD!" But now its more like "Scam people, fight clans, and be rude to people who dont have wolves"

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  44. I miss August 2011, cat banners <3

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  45. I haven't seen members been rude to non-members ever actually, and I've been playing since 2010. But there is still unfairity going around and I doubt it will stop soon.

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  46. AJ when it makes rares there saying scam ppl and hack them if u dont have rares ur awful thats the message that they are sending with rares they are supposed to say play wild have fun

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  47. every since animal jam went on YouTube people could say more and wal' la! you got yourself some bad words (like evil mean) about animal jam

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  48. If they made rares too easy to obtain, millions of people will quit and AJ will get closed down from lack of money

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  49. Question of the day what year had better types of ppl answers: A is 2010
    B is 2011 C is 2012 or D 2013 or E 2014

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  50. I hope AJ doesn't become another Club Penguin, only up for advertising and money >.>

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  51. when eagles came it was big but it usually only happened when animal jam was empty

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  52. B, because thats when i met friends and didnt get bombarded by clans

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  53. When i was NM, my member friends would buy me stuff :D

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  54. Non, there was no year without a single scammer. Believe it or not there was scamming in 2010 and 2011, but it was for small stuff like Monday Rares

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  55. Well, compare NG and Disney..

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  56. Omg i hate club penguin.
    WHAT THE HECK DISNEY!!!!! YOU CAN'T EVEN BUY ITEMS AS A NON MEMBER?!

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  57. Dang, I wish I had diamonds...

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  58. 🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  59. Why not?

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  60. Meow! Can you get me a crocodile one?

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  61. 🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  62. Because you dont answer questions with more questions

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  63. XD

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  64. Aww, i dont see it, maybe a star?

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  65. Thats what everyone told me

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  66. D: Are you using a phone?

    Anyways, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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  67. at least i still have my alt 1 to give me smiley faces ☺

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  68. Agreed, but none of my really really nice friends go on anymore, im so sad :( its like having a friend, you know, end

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  69. Because it is the most simple way to say that it is funny

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  70. No, im gonna get on my iPad mini in a sec brb

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  71. Webaspiders

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  72. is violet still on

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  73. Btw, i love your pic :3

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  74. XD is the most simple way to say that your comment was funny

    Ugh, I suck at explaining things.

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  75. I miss PeaceWolf(Bunch of numbers) i used to play with him so much, im lonely now..

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  76. Thanks! Webbedcrocodiles

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  77. Hi!

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  78. i still have troutfang as a buddy incase she ever comes back :*(

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  79. I'm a Fortune Teller

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  80. D:

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  81. anybody want there fortune

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  82. Nyan bunny

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  83. umm




    i do not understand

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  84. Boxy1 u will get a Rare Eagle Hat

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  85. Me me!

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  86. Nya is japanese for meow, chu is squeak so you should be Chu Bunny

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  87. Oh, the thing in italics is my signature. I put it under all of my posts, just ignore it

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  88. Shinymewgal u shall win three diamond two weeks in a row

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  89. Yay, i hope its edible, i love me some chicken!

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  90. That's why nyan cat is called nyan cat. I guess my picture is a bunny that meows.

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  91. lol then if i was an actual gerbil and spoke japanese all you'd see me comment would be chu chu chu :P

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  92. Doggyawesomeness u shall get a free rare headdress

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  93. Ugh, i cant log in on my ipad ;-;

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  94. Fortune Teller, do me :DDDD

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  95. It keeps saying wrong password, but im 99.99% sure its right

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  96. wait wait wait wait wait wait...


    REALLY!?!?!?

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  97. Jammer49612 :3 u shall win a Rare eyeball Hat in the eagle adventure

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  98. ?

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  99. oh i couldnt log in one time and it was because you had to type in your orginal username not ur edited one .... :l

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  100. Wish i had one, because im an actual Chieftain..

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  101. Shimymewgal u shall win three diamonds for too weeks in a row

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  102. i do not know how to get the headdress though..

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  103. Wait, Infinity, theres no Rare Eagle Hats

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  104. lol to go with the other 5 i think its will probably happen more than once :P

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  105. Yay!!!!!
    Egypt armor here I come!

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  106. she will get it in the future remember

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  107. The spellcheck war has begun!

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  108. u get the headdress in a gift

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  109. umm i was in an empty area then all the sudden random people are there when i back at it 0-0

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  110. sorry i just want to know

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  111. i cant say it is blured

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  112. IT IS IN THE FUTURE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN RELEASED YET

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  113. Yea, random people bursts I call them

    For all words tongue and pen the saddest one is 'It could have been'

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  114. Use the reply button....

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  115. Hey look, something called a reply button!

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  116. Nah, its just that misspelled words make me really really annoyed

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