I will cover a few experiences I've had in Jamaa, as well
as helpful tips and tricks. Don't worry, for all you
newcomers to the game AnimalJam, after reading this
you won't have to worry about getting scammed,
cheated, hacked, or simply making a fool of yourself.
Story of Advice # 1: Breaking Bridges, etc (Jamaa Rumors)
There are so many Jammers around Jamaa that think
you can break the bridge, crack the ice, etc. Don't
fall into that trap. Believe me, I've gone down that
road. And it ain't pretty. Twenty minutes of your
life down the drain---please don't waste your time on
this. All it does is flash the bridge "breaking", then
immediately fixes it again. Sure boulders will fall,
and the ice will crack, but you won't fall into a
secret cavern full of rares, free membership, and
tons of gems.
Story of Advice # 2: Scamming (The Basics)
I'm not going to tell you how to scam here, I'm
just going to show you how to avoid it and
how to recognize a scammer when you see
one.
Popular Scams:
The Den Item Trade Scam:
Sometimes a scammer will first ask you to put something good on trade,
lead you to a certain place,
then tell you to click multiple times on a plushie or
random den item. This item is "ironically" the exact
area of the accept button! He will trade you and you'll
click that button before you can say steampunkrabbit.
Don't do this please! It will save you a lot of aggravation.
If anyone asks you to click multiple times on something, don't do it!
Just get out of there and remind yourself to stay
away from that Jammer.
The "You send me stuff I send you stuff" scam:
There are so many scammers out there that will say something like this:
"If you send me [insert random item here] you will win my entire
outfit!" Don't fall for this. They just don't feel like working for their
items, so they'll stop at nothing to cheat you out of yours. Most of the
time their outfit isn't even all that great. Never ever send anybody
an item you like or is important to you unless you don't care
if you get it back or not.
The "I NEED YOUR [insert random item here] URGENTLY!!!! scam:
I don't know how many Jam-a-Grams I've gotten with that exact
same message. When I asked the jammer why they needed that particular
item, they ignored me and kept pleading for it. Pretty weak scam,
but some Jammers have fallen for it before. Don't pity a scammer.
That's the WORST mistake you could ever make.
The "Best gift wins Spike or other rare item!" Scam:
This one is a lot like the "You send me stuff I send you stuff" Scam.
Often this scammer will invite a large group of people to your den.
She/He will either get you to send her stuff, or ... She/He will
also put wooden tables and other easily bought items on trade
and demand you trade amazing items for them "otherwise
you DON'T GET THAT AMAZING PRIZE" Don't fall for this.
Keep your items, don't trade them away for something you honestly
don't want. Chances are this person won't even give away
that "spike" or whatever it is anyway. One particular Scammer went to my
den and demanded me trade her a bunch of great items for her coffee table.
Being the young novice I was, I did a trade. I planned on flashing her/him
and was going to leave when I noticed that little "trade accepted" sign.
Oh the agony. I really don't want that to happen to anyone else, so
don't make the mistakes I did. NEVER EVER do as a scammer says.
That's mistake number two.
The "I GOT HACKED/SCAMMED!" Scam:
There are a lot of Jammers out there that will pretend they
have been hacked or scammed when they really haven't.
They will ultimately guilt-trip you until you send/trade
them the item they want. If they say they were hacked,
they probably weren't. There is a one in a billion chance
that they were actually hacked.
The Birthday scam
Now I'm sure most of you jammers out there have seen someone saying something
along the lines of this: "Send me [insert random item here] its my birthday!"
This may seem innocent enough, but the "presents" those jammers often demand of
you are usually quite rare or expensive. Examples include foxhats, spikes, rares, betas,
and epic wonders items. Chances are, it is not the jammer's birthday. They just want
cool new stuff. Please do not waste your items on these kinds of jammers. If they're
asking for a reasonable item and you don't care what happens to it, feel free to send it or
trade it, but if they're asking for an item you really like/care for, don't do it. Just walk
away and ignore the temptation. They don't thank you, they don't send anything back.
If you send them the item, they'll either walk away randomly and leave, not bothering
to say its "their birthday" to anyone else, or simply request a different item.
The "I GOT HACKED/SCAMMED!" Scam:
There are a lot of Jammers out there that will pretend they
have been hacked or scammed when they really haven't.
They will ultimately guilt-trip you until you send/trade
them the item they want. If they say they were hacked,
they probably weren't. There is a one in a billion chance
that they were actually hacked.
The Birthday scam
Now I'm sure most of you jammers out there have seen someone saying something
along the lines of this: "Send me [insert random item here] its my birthday!"
This may seem innocent enough, but the "presents" those jammers often demand of
you are usually quite rare or expensive. Examples include foxhats, spikes, rares, betas,
and epic wonders items. Chances are, it is not the jammer's birthday. They just want
cool new stuff. Please do not waste your items on these kinds of jammers. If they're
asking for a reasonable item and you don't care what happens to it, feel free to send it or
trade it, but if they're asking for an item you really like/care for, don't do it. Just walk
away and ignore the temptation. They don't thank you, they don't send anything back.
If you send them the item, they'll either walk away randomly and leave, not bothering
to say its "their birthday" to anyone else, or simply request a different item.
Story of Advice # 3: Animal Jam Dating
I don't know how many stinking Jammers there are around
that say this: "If you like me my den." Try to avoid these
kinds of jammers, please. When they're not making
sappy kissy faces at you, they're making you waste gems
on designer skirts and all the most expensive items in Jamaa.
Don't waste your well-earned money on a girl/boy Jammer
that just likes you for your 'wealth'. Heck, don't even get
a girlfriend or boyfriend! This is a National Geographic
Animal Game for petes sake, not a dating site!
Story of Advice # 4: Knowledgeable Item Shopper
Make sure above all things to know what you can and cannot buy.
This is the vital key to know whether or not to accept a trade,
or to decline one. Look in every store and party frequently
to remind yourself "Oh, hey, I can buy that." Another thing I
would suggest is to look up an item you are inquisitive about.
There are plenty of Animal Jam blogs and informational websites
that will let you know if your item is good or not.
Story of Advice # 5: ADOPT MEEEEEE!!!!!!
Now these particular jammers are often rabbits, but can get
extremely annoying. They will pound you into a corner
until you finally cave in and allow them to stay in your house.
Believe me, it doesn't take long to get sick of them constantly
following you around and watching your "private"
conversations with close friends. They often like to set
up little "dilemmas" to get attention. Similar to the
evil Jammer "girlfriend/boyfriend" they will expect
you to buy them items. These jammers are often nonmember,
and will most likely seek out members to be their "caretakers".
Honestly I'd just rather get a dog or something in real life.
Story of Advice # 6: Getting Hacked
Alrighty, onto "hacking".
I already covered a little bit of this on the basics of scamming,
but I still have to tell you how to avoid being hacked.
If you have actually been hacked before, you know how
painful it can be. Especially if you don't know who
hacked you. Well, whether you have been hacked or not,
here are some tips and tricks to both avoid being hacked
and to find out who hacked you.
How to avoid being Hacked:
All a Hacker needs to break into your account is
your password. Most jammers get hacked because
they have given away their password to one or
more people. One way to do this is to speak it out
loud in Animal Jam to any Jammer, or to comment
on a youtube video. The youtube video will
often say "If you give me username and Password
I will give you free membership" or "Give me
user and pass and I will give you this great item."
Whatever you do, do NOT put your username and
password on there. You won't be getting what
the video says you will, and just about anyone
who looks at that video and goes to the comments
section will be able to break into your account
and send themselves all your stuff. Please don't
make this mistake.
How to find out who Hacked you:
If you spoke your username out loud in the game,
try to remember who your audience was when you
gave it away. Did you whisper it to a "trusted"
friend? Did you blurt it out under pressure of a
large mob? Whatever the case, everyone that was
close enough to hear you when you gave it away
could be the one who hacked you. If you spoke
it to a large group of jammers, you could have
multiple hackers. Another way to tell is if you
find one of your "buddies" or an acquaintance
suspiciously wearing the same items you lost
not too long ago. However, if you gave away
your password in a youtube video, it could get
a little harder to find out who took all your stuff.
Chances are it's nobody you know, since practically
anybody could break in there and take your stuff.
One main suspect would be the person who
made the video themselves, since they set
up this hacking scam in the first place. If you have
the youtuber's username (the one that made the video)
look them up on AnimalJam and see if they have
your missing items. If they don't, it may well be
that someone else hacked you. Anonymous
hackers like this are dangerously hard to find,
so you're better off not posting your password
ANYWHERE.
BTW ~ There are pretty good chances that a member
jammer hacked you, since it is vital to be a member in
order to send yourself things.
Story of Advice # 6: Getting Hacked
Alrighty, onto "hacking".
I already covered a little bit of this on the basics of scamming,
but I still have to tell you how to avoid being hacked.
If you have actually been hacked before, you know how
painful it can be. Especially if you don't know who
hacked you. Well, whether you have been hacked or not,
here are some tips and tricks to both avoid being hacked
and to find out who hacked you.
How to avoid being Hacked:
All a Hacker needs to break into your account is
your password. Most jammers get hacked because
they have given away their password to one or
more people. One way to do this is to speak it out
loud in Animal Jam to any Jammer, or to comment
on a youtube video. The youtube video will
often say "If you give me username and Password
I will give you free membership" or "Give me
user and pass and I will give you this great item."
Whatever you do, do NOT put your username and
password on there. You won't be getting what
the video says you will, and just about anyone
who looks at that video and goes to the comments
section will be able to break into your account
and send themselves all your stuff. Please don't
make this mistake.
How to find out who Hacked you:
If you spoke your username out loud in the game,
try to remember who your audience was when you
gave it away. Did you whisper it to a "trusted"
friend? Did you blurt it out under pressure of a
large mob? Whatever the case, everyone that was
close enough to hear you when you gave it away
could be the one who hacked you. If you spoke
it to a large group of jammers, you could have
multiple hackers. Another way to tell is if you
find one of your "buddies" or an acquaintance
suspiciously wearing the same items you lost
not too long ago. However, if you gave away
your password in a youtube video, it could get
a little harder to find out who took all your stuff.
Chances are it's nobody you know, since practically
anybody could break in there and take your stuff.
One main suspect would be the person who
made the video themselves, since they set
up this hacking scam in the first place. If you have
the youtuber's username (the one that made the video)
look them up on AnimalJam and see if they have
your missing items. If they don't, it may well be
that someone else hacked you. Anonymous
hackers like this are dangerously hard to find,
so you're better off not posting your password
ANYWHERE.
BTW ~ There are pretty good chances that a member
jammer hacked you, since it is vital to be a member in
order to send yourself things.
Story of Advice # 7: Diamonds
Now I'm sure all Animal Jammers out there have heard or seen of the
new diamonds update. There were mixed emotions given when this particular
update was thrust out into the game. Some people thought it was a great
idea because now anyone could be rare, whilst others didn't like it because
they either worked hard to get those items, or weren't as rare anymore.
Now that you can buy all these 'rare' items, they aren't rare anymore.
Anyone can get them, and now they're about the same as the items in the
Epic Wonders store. If you go on You Tube as well, you can see the
reviews popular Jammers have given this update. For example, Julian2AJ
dislikes it, especially for the fact that he worked extra hard to get the
tail armor---that can now be bought. Now for some Diamond Advice...
1. Dance for Diamonds!!!
Okay, every single time I walk into that Diamond Shop I see about three
Jammers dancing and saying over and over again, "DANCE FOR DIAMONDS
YOU'LL GET DIAMONDS IF YOU DANCE I GOT ONE DIAMOND ONCE
FROM DANCING!!!!!!" Please don't make a total fool out of yourself this way...
Dancing in the Diamond Shop will be the same as dancing any where else. You
don't dance in Epic Wonders and magically get 5,000 gems to buy an expensive
clothing item. You can't dance in your den and get betas. So why should you get
Diamonds when you dance in the Diamond Shop? Sure, there is alliteration
involved in "dance" and "diamond", but would AJHQ really add this feature?
Wouldn't there be more of an uproar if it was real? That store would be packed
if you could simply DANCE for diamonds! Besides, this whole dancing thing
sounds like a rumor that spread like wild fire. If it were real, AJHQ would be
telling us something about it in the newspaper or their blog. So please, don't
make a fool of yourself by thinking you'll be getting free diamonds from
dancing. Just wait patiently for the next weekly diamond to arrive, or try
for one on the spin-the-wheel each day.
2. Turning Pure White in the Diamond Shop
Now I just recently walked into the Diamond Shop, and I came
to find a strange occurrence. There were about ten to fifteen jammers
with pure white fur, white eyes, and white name tags just hopping in
the diamond shop. They claimed it got them diamonds, but its
obviously fake...first of all, how would changing your color to
white help anything. Diamonds are more translucent anyway. Secondly,
this sounds like a big rumor spread by the jammers themselves.
They're just trying to "get diamonds the easy way". AJHQ would've
put something about this on their blog or in the news if you could
really get diamonds this way. All they say is that you can get
it either on the spin the wheel or every week. Another variation
I saw was a mixture: There were pure white jammers dancing in
the diamond shop. With so many variations to this rumor, it has
got to be fake. I even tested one. For twenty minutes the amount
of my diamonds stayed the same.
I will post more "Stories of Advice" Later.
Don't get scammed!
Happy Jamming,
Polar
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