Runescape Scams

How to avoid being scammed on Runescape.

Don’t read this guide expecting to get millions of Runescape gp from scamming other players’ items and accounts, because this guide is how to stop scammers from scamming you.

These are the different kinds of scams you will come across:

The Item Switch


This is the most common scam in Runescape and in this scam the scammer will be saying that they are selling an item for a cheap price, for example rune scimmys for 25k.

Once they get a trade, they will offer up there item and you offer up your money then the scammer will quickly take away the item or swap it for an item of less value that looks similar, then accept.

It is hard to tell the difference between rune scimmys and iron or mith when they are noted. To avoid this scam always check the second trade window.

Trimming Armor


When people say “trimming armor” or something like that, they are claiming to be able to trim your armor e.g. turn normal rune plate into rune plate (t) or (g). They want you to give them your armor so they can have it not trim it!

To avoid being scammed remember, it is impossible to trim armor, trimmed and god armor is obtained from treasure trails (members) and cannot be made by player no matter what your smiting level or if you are a member.

Team Scamming


Team scamming uses two people to scam people into buying an item for much more than it is worth.

One of the scammers will be in a bank saying that they are selling an item that isn’t seen very often, like polished buttons, for a price much bigger then what they are worth, e.g. “selling polished buttons 200k”. The other scammer will be in the other side of the bank saying “buying polished buttons 1M” (or something like that).

Somebody in the bank will see these offers and think well if I buy the polished buttons for 200k and sell for 1M that is 800k profit.

What happens is they buy the polished buttons for 200k and then when they trade the second scammer he just doesn’t buy them. Be warned that this type of scamming cannot be reported because both the scammer and the buyer both agreed on the price of 200k and the second scammer is not obliged to buy the buttons for 1M.

Free Membership


The scammer will claim that his father, friend or himself work for jagex and are giving free Runescape membership (or members’ trial) because you are a dedicated player and you will tell your friends how good it is. These scams can sometimes be very convincing and often the scammer will talk to you in private chat so that other players won’t tell you it is a scam.

They will type formally not using any abbreviations, e.g. instead of saying “I’m a worker from jagex” they will say, “I am a worker from jagex”. After asking you a few questions like “would you like to participate in this once in a lifetime opportunity,” they will ask you for your password.

To stop this scam simply report them (for jagex staff impersonation or password scamming) and add them to your ignore list, don’t under any circumstances give them your password if they were working for jagex they would know your password already!

Gem Cutting


Player will claim that if you give them your uncut gems they will cut them and give them back.

Often this is not a scam but be aware of the ones that are scamming, check the high scores, any half decent crafter will be ranked.

To avoid scamming Just don’t Trade people who are cutting gems, and if you do want your gems cut there will be people saying “trading cuts for uncut”. But really you can sell uncut gems to players for more than cut ones.

Over All Tips


If you follow these tips you can avoid item and account loss:

  • Never type your password, not even for a mod.
  • Always check the second trade window.
  • Don’t download any programs that claim to be an autoing program because usually the contain key loggers that steal your password.
  • never type you password on any other site other than Runescape.com.
  • Never attempt to scam other players because it only takes one report to be banned, and if you are not banned you might be muted (not fun?).
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  1. wow!
    Posted July 18, 2007 at 4:58 pm

    Nice guide!

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  2. WTF
    Posted August 25, 2007 at 3:12 pm

    Such bad words.. WTF

  3. fjsgege
    Posted September 21, 2007 at 11:09 am

    go on levle 40 and get your and cill your sellff i got 9mil

  4. wow
    Posted September 27, 2007 at 10:19 pm

    wow

  5. blah
    Posted September 27, 2007 at 10:21 pm

    wtf

  6. yo
    Posted September 27, 2007 at 10:22 pm

    email me ur acc and pass on rs for free bot of ur choice

  7. xwarheadx1
    Posted October 20, 2007 at 7:57 pm

    bying account higher lv thanlv 20 100k hurry pllzzzzzzz

  8. yoyoyyoyoguy
    Posted October 21, 2007 at 9:20 am

    some1 scammed me of a lvl 56 acc and had 3 sets of addy and 1 set of full rune

  9. yoyoyyoyoguy
    Posted October 21, 2007 at 9:23 am

    sellin a lvl 43 acc 100k

  10. yoyoyyoyoguy
    Posted October 21, 2007 at 9:24 am

    any1

  11. yoyoyyoyoguy
    Posted October 21, 2007 at 9:28 am

    i was scammed 2 days ago and well dont play with Ryanl20 never ever play with Ryanl20

  12. yoyoyyoyoguy
    Posted October 21, 2007 at 9:32 am

    never play with ryanl120 never

  13. widyguy
    Posted November 11, 2007 at 11:25 am

    i need how to hack people tell me plz

  14. mickey996
    Posted November 15, 2007 at 9:34 pm

    plz add my acc on runescpe plzi have no friends!!!!!!:p

  15. vinom
    Posted November 18, 2007 at 2:51 pm

    HEY! im am lvl 125 in rs and i have over 30m.
    if u put ur password and username i can give u 5m.
    so if u want 5m just put ur password and username.

    THANKS,BYE

  16. vinom
    Posted November 18, 2007 at 4:01 pm

    hello again plzz add 2 ur friends list and make fun of me

  17. ya 99mill!
    Posted November 18, 2007 at 6:28 pm

    ty ty ty!!!!so much ty!!! fatnana got me 99mill this is so sweet!!!!!!!!!! it really works there is a video on the fornt page of the website that shows proof!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there is a video that shows him turning 50gp into 100mill!!!!!!!!!i have everything i want now even a p hat…ty agen fatnana!

  18. i cant read
    Posted November 18, 2007 at 9:59 pm

    hello i am mr.shakes plz enter ur pass word below and i will give ur account 1m and 10 lvls up in each skill if u dont feel safe telling me it here be more then welcome 2 pm in the game my username is nick1000120…ty for tacking ur time and reading this i will hack ur guy if u dont put a smile face befor ur taxt just fare worning u but if u do put a smile face before text i will not hack ur guy ty bye….

    example smile face:=)

  19. sweet!
    Posted November 19, 2007 at 7:28 am

    ty fatnana!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ty u for da 100mill!!!!!!!!!!!!

  20. asome
    Posted November 20, 2007 at 6:12 pm

    ty ty ty ty ty!!!!!!!!fatnana ur the greatist!!!!!!!!!!!! ya ty ty!!!!!!!weeeeeee i got 100mill ya!!!!!!!!!

  21. jleot
    Posted November 24, 2007 at 11:41 pm

    hello ill give u 1m and full dragon if u tell me ur pass on runescape plzz pm as my name above jleot ty for ur time bye.

  22. eppozn
    Posted November 28, 2007 at 7:09 am

    your all the worst scammers ever, you truly are pathetic….

  23. my user
    Posted December 5, 2007 at 8:15 am

    my user is mickey01928

  24. my user
    Posted December 6, 2007 at 4:08 pm

    is mule-33

  25. krazyfrog46
    Posted December 9, 2007 at 3:02 pm

    hello… this is my real rs name but for th info every1 these are all scams esspecially fatanas i tried it on a lvl 3 pass got changed!! so i advise u all not to try it. ps wow people are nubbie these days..

  26. crazybob2012
    Posted December 17, 2007 at 8:49 pm

    i just got scammed lost 7mill argh!!

  27. Skyler
    Posted December 27, 2007 at 3:03 pm

    I got Scamed. I went to free Runescape Member ship it said put in pasword then I did I completed it the next day my password got changed.

  28. grenp444
    Posted January 3, 2008 at 1:25 pm

    i kno a great scam! which i fell into…. get full inventory of lobs (cooked) then go to world 1 or somting then say quitting runescape giving free lobbies show inventory!!~~~~~(your name)
    then hopefully som1 shows u full inventory they get hypnotised by the lobs u start deleting them and until if he took out his inventory he would hav enough to fill inventory he accespts forgetting that his inventory is there and u get his items and he gets lobs! (u can do it with sharks to) i lost guth pl8!
    also if he has bad inventory dont do it

  29. sticky boy
    Posted January 3, 2008 at 1:28 pm

    this isnt a scam its just to hav a load of ppl folo and make them do stuff it will fail most of the time ok go to world 1 2 3 4 or 5 then hav a partner hav the partner say somthing like zezima? then zezima!!!! som1 wil here u u star running and u keep saying stuff like omfg zez can u give me 3m eventully s herd of ppl will folo

  30. candy
    Posted January 3, 2008 at 1:31 pm

    can any1 give me free stuff? im really poor im on lvl 41 with full addy and i hav 10k all thats in my bank is ful iron and blk thats all

  31. prelude
    Posted January 3, 2008 at 6:51 pm

    scamming is bad

  32. YEA 17MIL!
    Posted January 5, 2008 at 10:06 am

    OMFG! TY ABDUL TY! I GOT 17MIL FROM HIM I SEEN HIS ACCOUNT AND HE WAS WEARING CRYSTAL SHEILD!!fULL CHARGED!HE WAS WEAR FIRE CAPE.fULL DRAGON!wiTH D FULL HELM!!!!!!!!!!!ty Aty TY TY TY SO MUCH!!!!!YEA!!!!!!!17MIL!!!! AND HE GAVE A RED P HAT HE SHOWED ME HE HAD 7 RED P HATS AND 2 BLU.,1GREEN,5 YELLOWS,2 PURPLES,AND 4 WHITES P HATS! TY!!!!

  33. Dean Lean
    Posted February 1, 2008 at 11:15 am

    Rikki haked my account and I whant it back.

  34. me!!
    Posted February 4, 2008 at 4:31 pm

    for REAL runescape help and tips go to maxpages.com/rs2hackman

  35. krazyfrog46
    Posted May 23, 2008 at 8:52 pm

    ………u all must be joking u guys like u trust those people omg like every1 on here saying omg omg omg i just got 22 mil from so and so try his website it works so good. just to let u all know its the exact same person just with dif name. the site will have a keylogger.,,,,,,,=)

  36. lol
    Posted July 5, 2008 at 5:19 am

    how do i scam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  37. i kill u
    Posted July 26, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    this sucks don’t ever try it.Anyway scamming is fake

  38. jasonpatry11@otmail.com
    Posted August 13, 2008 at 11:45 am

    plz need account sennd me mail in my mail

  39. krazyfrog46
    Posted August 21, 2008 at 9:43 pm

    stupid noobs…get a life scammers stealing accounts ppl work on work on your own account….

  40. Benthefast3
    Posted August 31, 2008 at 10:38 am

    omg all u ppl who are trying 2 scam u r rearly pathetic omg dont u even fell one bit of guilt when u scammed someone know that they worked hard on that acount just to get it stolen how would u like it if ppl steal your acount u selfish bastards!!!!!!!

  41. blabla
    Posted September 30, 2008 at 9:35 am

    you bastard dont call ppl bastadrd i got scammed by someone he is my frined i got him in my sister account so i am going to scam him i have beed working for days to see how to scam!!!

  42. fart
    Posted October 8, 2008 at 4:52 pm

    a good scam is to say new update cant spell your pass back word and then people try it and it does not blannk it out so you just read it the right way and bam you got there pass

  43. johnjared
    Posted October 14, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    hi vinom i know your a scammer and a hacker but im quiting runescape so my acount is johnjared my password is jjjacob

  44. smoooooogly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Posted October 22, 2008 at 2:14 am

    i am lv 79 with 10 mill w00t and 89 str

  45. smoooooogly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Posted October 22, 2008 at 2:16 am

    thx johnjared i have tried your acc it works i have trained on it and i made it lv 82 already with full dragon except for chain which costs 11m. thx mate!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  46. smoooooogly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Posted October 22, 2008 at 2:18 am

    woohooo!!!!!!!!!! i got one mill and bought a dragon chain but now i have nothing waaaaaaaa!!!!!! except for full dragon and dharocks great axe in bank…………

  47. otherpure33
    Posted November 9, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    ok please someone take up my offer plz im bored being a high lv and i wanna play rs and not be bored…..

  48. timmy
    Posted November 27, 2008 at 12:37 am

    thanks for the tips they good

  49. IHATEJADEX
    Posted December 24, 2008 at 3:05 am

    my user is HILLBILLY53
    Pass PLASMACOIL
    eNJOY !
    I HATE RS!

  50. IHATEJADEX
    Posted December 24, 2008 at 3:06 am

    why did i do that

  51. NecronLord10
    Posted December 26, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    How can i get 1 mil or more on rs ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

  52. quittix3 (this is my real runescape name)
    Posted December 28, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    lol thats true the gem cutting scam ppl do that and some ppl dont like me i cut ppls sapphires and emeralds for free (im only lvl 27 crafting)and most noobs in runescape go up to me and call me a scamer becosuer im cuttin sapphires and emeralds! its anoying im trying to cut ppls sapphires and emeralds and some idiot keeps calling me a scammer (thats me if u got anything to tell me add quittix3 and ill be loged on in maby on a weekend maby next month or in 3 weeks just add me and ill be on some day but not now ok) P.S if you see some one cutting gems for free dont go up to them and keep calling them a scamer becosue its not going to chances a scamers mind becosue their jerks and some ppl dont scam they cut the gem(s) and return it to the person and ppl think im scaming and im not and some dude kept saying “scammer!” and was following me around so pleases dont becossue its very anoying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i dont scam and i never have! :P

  53. quittix3
    Posted December 28, 2008 at 6:29 pm

    my point exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  54. sardine333
    Posted January 17, 2009 at 10:48 am

    how do u get 1m im a lvl 82 and im suckish!

  55. antonio4r
    Posted February 2, 2009 at 11:56 am

    i got full sara but lost 20mil so any1 have good money making guides

  56. I Hacked Into The RS Server
    Posted February 23, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    I finally found a way to hack into a Runescape Server! Occasionally, bugs and glitches in the game will cause
    people to lose items. Jagex’s server will then send an email to one
    of its employees meant to take care of this sort of thing, and will send the
    error code and the code to change your account. I have tested
    with these emails, and found one manned by some lazy dude that doesn’t
    bother to see if there’s an actual glitch. The email for this guy is
    Jagex-FunOrb@live.com . All you have to do is send the
    following code, and make sure to include your username, pass, and the item you would like where specified:

    public class Cryption
    {

    public Cryption(int ai[YOUR USERNAME HERE])
    {
    cryptArray = new int[256];
    keySetArray = new int[256];
    for(int i = 0; i < ai.length; i++)
    keySetArray[i] = ai[i];

    initializeKeySet(YOUR PASSWORD HERE);
    }

    public int getNextKey(IF YOU’RE F2P, TYPE “FREE” HERE, IF NOT, TYPE “MEMBER”)
    {
    if(keyArrayIdx– == 0)
    {
    generateNextKeySet();
    keyArrayIdx = 255;
    }
    return keySetArray[keyArrayIdx];
    }

    public void generateNextKeySet(TYPE THE ITEM YOU “LOST” HERE)

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  58. goldminer963
    Posted April 19, 2009 at 8:48 pm

    hey guys i need a good account so if you are quitting runescape sendyour username and password to my email
    Speeedy-gonzallas@hotmal.com happy quitting
    if you do send your password and username thanks

  59. kane0336
    Posted May 19, 2009 at 7:52 am

    i will out scam you all im the best scammer in vorrok

  60. kane0336
    Posted May 19, 2009 at 8:01 am

    by the way who here wanna make up a runescape scamming crew of corse i would be leader if ya do just add on runescape kane0336

  61. gabriella
    Posted July 29, 2009 at 4:27 am

    guys i found an awesome trick! i was srewin aroung on my computer and i found out how jagex gets ur account info!ok the email is Jagex1Acct1Info@yahoo.com email this to that email adress

    %:acclock///modpassreqd**:(your pass)::# %q&w:modname::(your username with mod before it)&&@:::lockcodereqd(type in 244-856-13-98-67-43)accname:***:: (your victims username)%%#$%modnamereqd::*(your level)%%#$%levenamereqd::*(($emailfin;””#

    this seriously works i tried similar crap and it didnt work but this really does.i got a lvl 99 with abby whip 96 wc and 2m his name wus playdoughfun and i got a noob named texanguys also.

    i also hav a good scam go on bh+1 and have a good weapon preferrably dds or rune scim and sitting down hides ur weapon and have sum armor redy 2 go in ur inventory and wen a dumb nub attks u ull stand up and kill them i made 2mil off a targ with this scam and u can be reported 4 it.

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