RE: Account ID 1909460 (Technoboy)

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RE: Account ID 1909460 (Technoboy)

Okay so here goes. I would like to announce that technoboy is no longer in control of this account as I purchased it from him earlier today.

I know the history of this account and I am sorry to anyone who was scammed by technoboy. If you wish you can contact me on MSN (norbe@jakazid.net) but please bear in mind that the account came as a shell and I dont have the resources to replace what you lost.

I have set all relations to neutral and will cease all hositilities previously from this account. I know many of you will have questions so please go ahead.

As for why I purchased this account, I wanted to play again and unfortunately there is no such thing as a perfect account on the market.

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Re: RE: Account ID 1909460 (Technoboy)

... bad choice..

u deserve to be banned.. for helping him..
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Re: RE: Account ID 1909460 (Technoboy)

I can attest that Norbe does have ownership of the account which is named (for now i assume) technoboy. I was part of the MSN conversation and helped with a 3rd party as a neutral holder of the payment.

Good luck w/ the account.
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Good luck Norbe.
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Re: RE: Account ID 1909460 (Technoboy)

I am sure if you go through the logs and restore any lost units or scammed UU/Naq caused by the account that everyone will be sure to remove it from the mass/sit lists.
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Re: RE: Account ID 1909460 (Technoboy)

I'm sure he doesn't have and will not produce that many units.

Though I'm equally sure not many people care. He's taken over a scammers account. It's up to him now to show that he can play with honour to overcome the stigma on the account.
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johnco01 wrote:I am sure if you go through the logs and restore any lost units or scammed UU/Naq caused by the account that everyone will be sure to remove it from the mass/sit lists.


Yes, I admit that would be the ideal thing to do. Unfortanately the account is just a shell now so no UU or naq. It would take me a very long time to replace it all out of the UP. Tracing where the resources went is also difficult as it went back and forth, often directly by the looks of it. I estimate the total of what he has taken to be around 120-150m UU. With a 150k UP thats uhrm... 1000 days.

If the people who have been scammed wish to contact me I will try to find some way to help, even if it is just a small token payment compared to what they lost.

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AssAsinX wrote:... bad choice..

u deserve to be banned.. for helping him..



A little harsh? I wouldn't have bought the account, but that's norbe's judgement.

If the account has any distinct bonuses gained from scamming then norbe should pay the price for that. However, if it is a regular old shell then norbe shouldn't be held accountable for the account's past.

Its like if you buy a warehouse full of stolen goods. You should give the goods back. But if you just buy an empty warehouse that happened to house stolen goods in the past, then you've done no wrong by me.

Good luck norbe ;)
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Welcome back mate. :-D
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RepliMagni wrote:
AssAsinX wrote:... bad choice..

u deserve to be banned.. for helping him..



A little harsh? I wouldn't have bought the account, but that's norbe's judgement.

If the account has any distinct bonuses gained from scamming then norbe should pay the price for that. However, if it is a regular old shell then norbe shouldn't be held accountable for the account's past.

Its like if you buy a warehouse full of stolen goods. You should give the goods back. But if you just buy an empty warehouse that happened to house stolen goods in the past, then you've done no wrong by me.

Good luck norbe ;)


I think Norbe is a sound guy and his rep will save him, but Mag I disagree. He gave a known scammer a way out and a new hidden identity to scamm more with, so yes he did help a scammer, tho I honestly feel that wasn't his intention.

6 accounts got banned when admin check that one, so I wonder who the other 4 banned accounts were.
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I was assuming he didn't buy it for much (considering how cheap things are nowadays) - if technoboy wants to scam again, he will. If he's any good as a scammer, he could start virtually from scrap and being scamming again in no time.....

But I see your point - he made it easier for the guy. Still, hardly reasons for demanding his banning :o (not aimed at you lore, at assassinx)
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RepliMagni wrote:But I see your point - he made it easier for the guy. Still, hardly reasons for demanding his banning :o (not aimed at you lore, at assassinx)


Oh yeah, I agree, Norbe is a good guy with a long history, glad hes back.
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Lore wrote:6 accounts got banned when admin check that one, so I wonder who the other 4 banned accounts were.


Looking at the broker logs I am pretty sure those accounts belong to technoboy in one way or another. For example the account that the UU I paid got sent to was banned, as were some of the more regular traders.

RepliMagni wrote:I was assuming he didn't buy it for much (considering how cheap things are nowadays)


Price I paid was 20m UU. No point in keeping that secret. He was in a rush to sell, now i know why :(
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Welcome back man. See you around!
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Norbe wrote:
Lore wrote:6 accounts got banned when admin check that one, so I wonder who the other 4 banned accounts were.


Looking at the broker logs I am pretty sure those accounts belong to technoboy in one way or another. For example the account that the UU I paid got sent to was banned, as were some of the more regular traders.

RepliMagni wrote:I was assuming he didn't buy it for much (considering how cheap things are nowadays)


Price I paid was 20m UU. No point in keeping that secret. He was in a rush to sell, now i know why :(



No offense Norbe, but you had to know he was a scammer if you even remotely looked in forums.

No use in crying over spilt milk, its all said and done now, so go build that account and get back ingame :lol:

you can PM me those banned account ID's if you dont mind tho 8)
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