This article will be updated as we get more info.
Last updated: 3/23/11 12:10PM PST - Added links and PayPal emails.


Following is a list of usernames on different websites claiming they were scammed by the EGS CEO. The number in the bracket is their feedback on the site. The source is thread with the evidence.

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Source: Virtual FAQs

Summary: Giving out free Xbox 360 48 Hour Trial Codes!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGgWEy11DFw
No survey needed. No nothing. Just come grab them and enjoy your 48 hours of free play.

Here's how you redeem your code. There's 2 ways.


Go to:

https://live.xbox.com/en-US/accounts/RedeemToken.aspx

Or: On your Xbox 360
Press your Xbox button and scroll all the way to the left to redeem code.... [Read More]

This thread was posted in the eGaming Supply (EGS) Middleman (MM) section for 4 hours before it was removed. By posting this, Astralflow was forced to resign.

Source: Astralflow



Hello
I'm Astralflow as you know i'm Egs Middleman staff
i was work for nothing like 2 month .
i was on strike early then Justice Mccay ( Monach ) send me 40$ and 90$
i'm back to work again since i get some money
but today i'm about to quit . Monach said he going to pay me 100$ everyday till i get full amount of my... [Read More]

We will have more info as we get it! Awaiting statement from EGS staff.

Checking EGS status:
http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.c...mingsupply.com

"It's not just you! http://egamingsupply.com looks down from here."

Checking EGS CEO jail status:
https://www.vinelink.com -> New Jersey -> Last name: mccay First name: j

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After reaching 210 unique feedback for my virtual goods sales on another MMORPG marketplace, I grew dissatisfied with what was going on. This is what I saw.

Scenario 1:
Scammers stole virtual goods or money from victims. Moderators would ban scammers. Scammers would register again under a different IP address. Cycle repeats.

Scenario 2:
Guy: Hey! I'll buy from you if you come to my forum!
Girl: Nope, I heard your forum is full of scammers so you come here.
Guy: No thanks, I heard t... [Read More]

Disclaimer: This is a SEO article so I apologize if a lot of it sounds redundant or just plain ridiculous.

EGS is gone and if you don't have a home then you've come to the right place. Here's our ffxi marketplace. http://virtualfaqs.com/forum/#final-fantasy-xi-ffxi-marketplace

This is the last known EGS egamingsupply.com Sell FFXI Marketplace page.

Threads in Forum : Sell Final Fantasy XI (FFXI) Accounts... [Read More]

Thanks for the tip Artemys

Direct link:
https://www.vinelink.com/vinelink/de...&id=0400249746
The Offender ID is the number at the end of the link
Monarch (A.k.a Justice McCay) jail status

Source: EGS

Payments and Purchases All payments are final. eGaming Supply (www.egamingsupply.com) does not refund or exchange any virtual item bought or obtained from the website. By making payment, you agree that refunds are not an option and will not be given.

My comments: I can't find the original MM refund policy anywhere so I suspect the EGS CEO "ninjaed" it out. The original policy was refunds at the sole discretion of the EGS CEO and you only got... [Read More]

First of all this is the most newbie friendly forum out there. To those of you who think it's a big deal to get verified, I don't ask for anything you don't already give your trading partner. If you don't ask for verification, you're doing it all wrong and will just get scammed. So with that out of the way, let me show you something.

Ladies and Gentleman, let me introduce you to: Romanian Scammer,
TILVANOIU ALEXANDRU or TILVANOIU ADRIAN
Source:... [Read More]

Credit goes to Artemys.

EGS has been down since 4AM PST. All trades are being redirected to:http://my.gamemonarch.com/ But judging by the fact there's no new posts, it probably isn't working too well.

Also major impersonation risk. I'd be extremely careful with dealing with anyone on this site until you've verified it is indeed the same user on EGS.

Source: Star Ward Old Republic website

Summary: Pre-order Star Wars now! 3 different editions - Plus the earlier you redeem your preorder code the faster you get access to the game.

Standard Edition - Just the game.

Digital Deluxe Edition - in-game item flare gun, training droid, holodancer, holocam, and STAP vehicle.

Collector's Edition - 111-page journal of Master Gnost-Dural, a Darth Malgus statue, The Old Republic galaxy map, security authentication key fob, an Star Wars:... [Read More]

Source: FFXI Official Forum

Summary: Bleh bleh bleh fishing changes....

Furthermore, we intend to preserve the timing-dependent minigame nature of the fishing system, and make balance tweaks and adjustments accordingly. We are also aware of the significant outstanding issues with RMT abuse and difficulty imbalances related to players’ system environments, and will continue working towards a viable solution. Thank you for your patience and understanding.... [Read More]

Source: Blue Gartr

Summary: There's around 350K active characters. The average per server is around 20,000. Poster: dubs then lists stats from his server Besaid. Surprisingly there's not a level 50 rank for every job yet.

My comments: I wonder if FFXI has more active characters now? lol

Source:
EGS

Summary: At first glance, FFXI Gil looks like a moderator. Upon closer examination, you'll notice he's only on the Support Team. I don't see his name under the Forum leaders section.

My comments: Always nice to see people lending a helping hand to the community.

Source: MMOBay

MMOBay is currently offline and has been since 4PM PST. We will bring you more info as it comes!

Awaiting statement from MMOBay staff.

Checking MMOBay status:
http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/mmobay.net

"It's not just you! mmobay.net looks down from here."

Just noticed MMOGuardian is gone too. Just what is going on here? In case you don't know, MMOGuardian takes care of all MMOBay's MM services. It appears the domain has been... [Read More]

It's been an exhausting day, but most of the evidence is here. VF: dave1980 egamingsupply EGS Super Moderator was banned for not cooperating with our investigation and just being generally clueless and indifferent about the situation.

You be the judge. Here are the threads in question.
http://virtualfaqs.com/forum/scammer...-dave1980.html

http://virtualfaqs.com/forum/scammer...-total-bs.html

Victims: I'm sorry for your losses. This isn't over and we will continue our investigation on... [Read More]

Source: EGS

Summary: The EGS Moderator positions recently have a very high turnover rate. Good luck FFXI Gil and get rid of those scammers.

Source: MMOBay

At MMOBay, the seller is responsible for account recalls. If that seller was a reseller, then that also makes him one of the owners of the account. So basically MMOBay keeps gathering evidence until they have enough to establish who the account recaller is.

This example: OO>Trustmeimadoctor>Soulreaver>uknowme109>johnboyy805>"unknownbuyer who recalled paypal payment"

johnboyy805 then sold it to uknowme109, who then recalle... [Read More]

Source: Demonoid
via: Blue Gartr

tl;dr: Download the FF14 client so you don't have to waste time installing on the actual day.

My comments: I have decided not to purchase this on day 1. Anyone who does, please keep me informed of FF14's awesomeness or lack of.... [Read More]

Source: MMO Bay

Summary: Since Friday the 27th, MMOBay.net has been under a DDOS attack that has brought the site and forums down. The site has been up since early Sat, however due to the nature of the attack not everyone could reach the site.

The attack was a BotNet type of attack, which is very hard to block since the attack traffic is similar to normal traffic. A wide range of IPs were blocked, some legit, so some members were falsely blocked, however the majority of vis... [Read More]

I've been rather skeptical of virtual currencies because of all the problems that come with it. Infinite production, infinite inflation, no government regulation... on and on. But the benefits are equally impressive. The hassle of dealing with PayPal disputes, credit card chargebacks, Bank chargebacks, etc. Not worrying about PayPal investigations going your way when you were scammed. So my friend tells me about one virtual currency that actually is well maintained and regulated.

Most poker web... [Read More]

Source: Live MMO Forum

Summary: Site was shut down under investigation of hacking. Their middleman account was compromised. The victim posted a complain on ffxiah.com Artemys and I tried to figure out what was going on. The administrator posted a notice about an investigation, but now the site is back with no explanation of what happened. I would suggest excersizing extreme caution if you use this site.

Source: EGS
Square Enix Support Centre

Summary: FFXI account was hit with KB article 52808 after a MM transaction was finished. KB article 52808 is about compromised accounts.

Champ Qs: Forwarding account information to the buyer.

Mofobunny: ........


try to log in and get hit with a KB article 52808.......

thanks for the great help i never got the full name and the copy of the ID i asked for was worthless...

Champ Qs: The Copy of the ID was included... [Read More]

Source: Playonline

Summary:



My comments: Were you banned? It looks like they're cracking down hard again. 60m to 2.2 billion! 460 to 1300 accounts! lol
2,200,000,000 gil currently worth $26,400 USD was removed last month.... [Read More]

Observe as this article writes itself.
Let's look at Khadji
Source: http://virtualfaqs.com/forum/levelin...evel-up-2.html



Next day the scammer leaves peacefully. Investigation is left open. After another week...



Investigation is closed.

2 months later on another RMT site, the scammer makes his move. Jillian White picks up the Western Union, and then off to scam the next victim.
Source:... [Read More]