[Guide] How to spot a Scammer. [Work in progress]

Minerals Scam


Minerals like Tritanium, Pyerite, Mexallon, Isogen, Nocxium, Zydrine or Megacyte are commonly use for this type of scam, but by no means only limited to these.

May be linked in Local or you may find them when searching through Contracts, here are two examples:

So what sets these Contracts apart from the genuine ones? Take note on the description on the contract on the left, it reads “@ 450 ISK per unit.”, but if you find your Calculator (or use the ingame one) and do the math yourself, the price per unit is actually: 270m divided by 60k = 270k / 60 = 4500 ISK per unit, so the price per unit is 10 times that of the advertised, which is way above the normal price range.

Again on the Contract to the right, “@ 900 ISK per unit” in the description, but doing the math gives: 540m divided by 60k = 540k / 60 = 9000 ISK per unit, which again is 10 times that of the advertised, and again way above the normal price range.

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