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EVE Online Rocked by 700 Billon ISK Scam

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that's-a-lot-of-space-tobacco dept.

Martin Spamer writes "The space MMOG EVE Online, where mining rock plays a big part of the economy, has recently been hit by a huge in-game scam. The aftermath of the EIB scam... was 700 Billion ISK, which might raise some $119,000 USD if sold on Ebay. (The current conversion rate is 100M ISK to 18 USD.) These events have prompted claims of player deaths, death threats, and speculation about What Would You Do With 700 Billion ISK?"

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  1. What was the scam? by Wind_Walker · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I've spent a bit of time trying to figure out exactly what the scam was (since the original post didn't tell us) and it seems that this guy, Dentara Rast (in-game Cally) ran some sort of Eve Intergalactic Bank (EIB) which presumably did all the things a bank normally does. Deposits, withdrawls, interest, loans, etc.

    According to him, he began it as a legit business. Somewhere along the line the guy decides to not be legit and begins embezzling funds, then just recently decides to close up shop entirely and keep all the money for himself.

    Hopefully somebody who plays Eve can correct any details I may have missed.

  2. Re:Apparently.... by kinglink · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Unfortunatly while this is news, the article doesn't talk about the fact that it's not an offense. My point is more that the article is barely news (citing forum posts), not that the action is. Hell any action, real world or virtual, is news.