Hello! This is a list of 5 scams to watch out for on Animal Jam! Let's begin with a story.

One day there was an innocent Jammer walking around Jamaa. Her name was iplaywild. She had a YouTube account, but wasn't very popular. She decided that being rare would make her popular. She knew this required patience. She met a kind rare Jammer. The kind rare Jammer's name was dododownbelow. He had all the spikes, all the headresses and lots more! After a year of being best buddies, iplaywild asked dododownbelow to borrow his rares. She put a necklace on trade. Since dododownbelow trusted iplaywild so much, he happily obliged. Little did he know, iplaywild stole the items he traded. Dododownbelow pleaded for his items back, but by the time he could type it in, iplaywild was gone. She felt very pleased with her brand new Black Long, Black and Green Headress, Green Worn and Green Long Wristbands.

This is not a true story.

Scams are the most popular way of getting rare. People will take advantage of you, which is why I'm here to help you avoid these scams!

1. The "I got scammed!" scam.

Oh, the irony! This scam is very believable, because it's so ironic. I mean, who would be scammed if they were to scam?
Well, this scam is also very popular. People lay down and post a sad emoticon. A rare Jammer comes along and says: "Hey, what's wrong?" The poor Jammer says "I got scammed..." With the extra periods to make it sound dramatic. The rare Jammer doesn't see the trap and trades some rares to the no longer poor Jammer. The scammer runs away, or reveals he didn't get scammed.

2. The "Can I borrow your outfit?" scam.

This is the scam described in the text above. It's not very hard to spot, but some Jammers fall for it.

3. The "It's my birthday!" scam.

Sometimes, it isn't a scam. But if it really were their birthday... Why would they be playing AJ and not celebrating with their family?

This is why it's not very believable, once you apply logic!

4. The "I decline all trades!" scam.

This is very hard to succeed, so the chances of you falling for this are low. The scammer has to be very sly with this. He accepts the first trade confirmation. The Jammer questions this. The scammer tells them: "I swear on my account I won't accept the last trade!" The Jammer feels safe, and offers a red short for the necklace. The first confirmation is accepted... and then, they accept the last one. Then... bam. The scammer accepts and walks away.

5. Trust trading.

This can go two ways: Gifting or Trading alternatives.

The trading alternative is hard to lose to. It's easy to ignore this, but, like number 2, if you trust eachother, which is why it's called trust trading. 

But sometimes, the trust trading will be gifts for gifts. It explains itself.

Stay safe out there, Jammers!