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"Hey wanna gift each other mystery skins?" - How likely am I to be scammed?

Yoella·1/15/2015, 11:47:16 PM·2 votes·761 views

Hey League folks, I've had a question for a while now that I can't seem to get an answer to. I'm pretty sure most of us have had a situation where someone messages us and says "wanna gift each other mystery skins?", and I was wondering what the likelihood of gifting a skin and not getting one back is. You see, I've been scammed on various other games through similar means and I was wondering what the overall integrity of the community is when it comes to this. Also, is it enforceable by Riot or bannable to not send a gift back? Before I give in and accept someones offer I would like to know what I could do, if anything, if it turns out I was scammed.

Also, what is Riot's official stance on this? Do they permit/encourage swapping gifts like that?

6 Comments

Jenova Synthesis1/15/2015, 11:58:15 PM3 votes

Just don't do it, unless you're friends with/know them irl. It's not worth it if it does turn out to be a scam (Which is highly likely.)

DrCyanide1/15/2015, 11:53:05 PM2 votes

99.95% chance it's a scam unless they are willing to go first. Then it depends on how honest you are.

Don't deal with people you don't know.

Seth Lightheart1/15/2015, 11:50:28 PM1 votes

Willing to bet Riot wouldn't help.

And it depends if you trust the guy, if it is a rando I wouldn't (unless they gifted first, then I would)

BeatzBoyFTW1/15/2015, 11:57:09 PM1 votes

Best option would be to trade skins with your classmates/relatives instead of people you never seen before.

ArtoriasOfAbyss1/16/2015, 12:12:43 AM1 votes

didn't u use the selfmistery gift thing?. too bad they took it out :l

Texicant1/16/2015, 12:18:11 AM1 votes

Best just to wait for the eventual mystery skin for self that'll come again. Hopefully it'll include that more expensive one that gives a higher RP costing skins (the 975 plus rather than 520 plus)