Originally Posted by iTemp View Post
some users knew about this and basically are abusing it as we speak, not that many people check the rules and especially when a rule like this is already flawed, creati0n is trying his hardest to find a method for this and going to change the rules in a bit (idk if this is leaking info remove if it is instead of banning me thank)

Creati0n says: Yes, the Market Squad is looking into finding an alternative to the current USD dueling policy. An estimated release date for a permanent solution to the issue is unknown, but we're trying our hardest to please the general populace while also keep the community (and scam reports) legitimate and safe. This isn't to say that USD dueling will be allowed in the future, but an alternative method may be implemented to appease both the staff and the dueling community.

Okay, so to wrap this up in a bow because we've been talking quite a bit privately with admins, etc. The problem we've ran into, is the ability to very easily fabricate evidence concerning USD transactions on Paypal. Without directly explaining the technical aspects, the staff now knows a very heavily used way of fabricating the evidence that a USD transaction took place and for what amount. So it's incredibly easy at this point in time to say "Hey, I sent someone the $50, here's the proof", and that proof to be made up.

So because we currently are running dry on the well of ideas to circumvent that, we have no way of knowing if someone is legitimately scammed. This method we're describing has been used on us by an unnamed user at this time, and we're surprised it hasn't been exploited more in the past. It was a clear huge hole in our defenses, but hindsight is 20/20.

The staff's new policy for only the time being is to say "just don't do it". Because it's pretty impossible to prove you've been scammed. Right now, we're experimenting with ways such as 3rd party viewing privileges for us to view transaction histories on these cash sending websites so we can at least see the receipt of these transactions, unadulterated. Once we can prove a scam's taken place, we can move forward with more support than we currently provide in USD duel scams. If ANYONE (duelists too please) has any interesting ways to help us out, we're really open to hearing them because it'd be our preference to know how to remedy the problem and be able to help you in your future reports and or ban shitty people.
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