Why Do People SCAM On Animal Jam?

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[@LeamonPuppy]

Hey y’all, feel free to share your scam stories down below (getting scammed or how you scammed in the past anything goes) Black Tip Raccoon Tail Giveaway Video Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKiWpIlnn857eNk

[@fixomm2]

I once got scammed of most of my good items and I could feel my heart pounding and my body shaking before I got scammed. (I didn't listen to my body's scam warnings, sadly ;-;)

[@SuperSpicySand]

Mk I got scammed out of my rainbow spiked collar because I was dumb enough to believe that a super super ultra rare spiked collar existed;-;

[@fixomm2]

@@SuperSpicySand I just realized that the first two comments both have Four pfps XD

[@SuperSpicySand]

@@fixomm2 what a coincidence!

[@darknessfile]

i had a friend on ajpw i really trusted her since we were friends a long time ,after she getting scammed her blackout she tried to scam multiple of my friends and then tried me.. i gave her a flower crown since she didnt really knew the worth of it (not then it was rare) and then unbuddy me and got banned a few days later. i feel bad for her

[@nekoredgamer4324]

I used to scam bc all my items got scammed so i just wanted other ppl to feel what i felt :(

[@ElmowiththatAK47]

Well you shouldn't have done that because they already probably got scammed from someone else

[@christinelee-roth4198]

Well I once got scammed by this dude. He scammed my Wooden Toy Box >:(

[@Cottonroyales]

@@ElmowiththatAK47 stop it he opened his heart

[@ElmowiththatAK47]

@@Cottonroyales *Uhm I was just saying bruh*

[@sylvesterthecat3035]

thats what i did too :(

[@Mmaaaccccyyyyy]

There’s no terrible people, only terrible choices

[@cholocortez4887]

Wew amazing!

[@katthecat4519]

you’re right! a lot of scammers regret what they did

[@happyheartholly]

i need to write this as an amazing quote

[@latexwhistledown342]

Weeell… that’s not exactly true but… ok

[@5altyb1tch]

Not exactly true but I understand what your trying to say 😅

[@Ludwigvonkoopa1]

actually, my best friend just got her dream item today and immediately got scammed out of it because her friend tricked her into trusting them with it. she lost all her rarity she’s worked hard on and i feel bad for her :(

[@Ludwigvonkoopa1]

Wolfiefan25 AJ it was a blackout spike, it was a pretty big achievement for someone at her rarity level, i’ve been giving her items to help her get one again

[@sugarrushqwq4163]

Must be nice to even get your dream item, I've been trying for hours to get ancient dragon wings and never got em.

[@Ludwigvonkoopa1]

Aextellica thank you lol

[@KiezieBoo]

@@sugarrushqwq4163 Ive tried for days to get dizzy stars,and never got em.

[@Chxrry____]

I personally think that it’s sort of... a bad habit? I’m not saying it’s bad, but I think scamming is a scammers bad habit. Like, they can’t stop

[@tigertail2907]

It depends on the type of scammer. I'm ashamed to say, I used to scam. (I've given the items back and stopped now) There are a bunch of different types of scammers all with different motives, but mine was sort of a bad habit. I got into it, and I then I just couldn't stop. I know, that sounds awful, and it is, but yeah, you're right about some scammers. The other motives I've seen are people scamming as revenge since they got scammed/hacked, scamming for the adrenaline rush, and kids scamming to get rare. But yeah, that's my experience.

[@katthecat4519]

i’ve heard from scammers that it’s like an addiction, it gives them joy. they try to stop, but when they see a scamming opportunity they feel as though they have to take it

[@happyheartholly]

that makes sense

[@4DD3R]

I don’t like the saying “they are just pixels” and “be a jammer not a scammer” Saying “they are just pixels” doesn’t really help much, because scammers don’t think of items as pixels, and telling them they are pixels won’t change their opinion, just like if in real life you told someone your opinion that doesn’t mean they will automatically adopt your opinion. Scammers get attachments to certain items, which is why they scam them, probably because they don’t have the time and patience to earn the items themselves, so they leech off others hard work, which might seem greedy, and it is, but us humans almost always think our decisions are right. I don’t have as strong of an opinion for the “be a scammer not a jammer” saying. I think it’s just so popular because it has two main things going for it, the fact that it rhymes and has a good message, the only reason I really dislike this saying is because of the fact that scammers opinions are very hard to change, and literally just telling someone to stop being a scammer is like telling an artist to stop making art. They need to be persuaded more than just being told that “scamming is bad”. I used to scam years ago, of course, I only did it once, and it was when Scamming was much easier than it was nowadays. I wasn’t very malicious at the time (I was 9) and it took me a mental breakdown to stop. I was on the floor in tears. I knew how bad it was, and I think all that buildup just made me lose it, and after that I was too scared to do it again. Anyway, sorry for the mini rant, I hope it was still semi-interesting and didn’t sound like me just being petty for several paragraphs.

[@4nge112]

Be a jammer not a scammer doesnt helps to save animal jam, and, Its impossible to save animal jam, cuz Its The players, they do what they want

[@Vetriea]

I remember getting scammed last year, by candyrules (They got banned i think). They said they would give me blackout spike for my ancient dragon set, they said "ik your under just give me the set first ill give the blackout later" And then they scammed my set.. *But hey now i have the blackout spike i wanted for a long time lol, but i still miss the set.*

[@kanyewest9837]

I once tried to scam someone in 2016, but I couldn't bring myself to do that

[@livefortheafternoon]

same, but probably 2019

[@strawberrysunshine2305]

Yeah same I feel so bad :(

[@rs00844]

I think people scam because they are too lazy to get items, and they really wanna be rare. also someone might become a scammer because they got their items scammed, so they want to get them back, and there is a saying "hurt people, hurt people", so if you hurt someone, the chance is, that they will end up becoming hurtful too. It applies with everything.

[@kattywattyx]

I got scammed with Rainbow spiked collar and I trade up and up, then I got it in 1 month.

[@nojustauser9872]

No.they are lazy. But rarely. Ppl scam bc some of them for scammed too. And they wanted revenge

[@rs00844]

@@nojustauser9872 yeah i agree

[@sosopwsi829Jjw9]

Nobody has the time to work hard for items on animal jam.

[@sugarrushqwq4163]

Lazy? No its called trying for hours to get stuff, not getting it and turning to scamming. Thats my experience. Not my fault no one wants to give me stuff

[@livefortheafternoon]

"Why do people scam in Animal Jam?" Here is my answer. 1. They think it's fun to see other's reactions. 2. It's not them so they don't care. 3. They want attention/clout. 4. They are jealous of other people. 5. They've never gotten rares, while everyone else has. 6. They have gotten scammed before and wanted revenge. 7. For rares.. obviously.

[@squishy321]

If you have scammed you can know why people scam, all these assumptions was never why I scammed and I still scam people now and again when I feel like I wanna

[@livefortheafternoon]

@@squishy321 i've almost scammed before. YOU'RE the person making assumptions. you don't know if i have ever scammed, until now at least. for me, i almost scammed because of reasons 4 and 5. besides, it's only YOUR opinion. someone could actually relate to this for all we know - but i want to end this comment so i won't go on. gonna mute you because i'm just sick of people making arguments in youtube.

[@lucila8420]

They sell the items, solids costs like $1

[@sugarrushqwq4163]

Mm I'm definitely 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

[@ickyvicky_urgirl]

You forgot laziness lol, some scammers scam because they are too lazy to go out and trade and actually work for their items

[@_clara._.charlie_5055]

Back in 2020, people treated me like trash, and I wanted revenge. So, that's when I scammed a Holly Spiked Collar as well as Galaxy Wings. But, the Holly Spiked Collar was hacked. I gave back the Galaxy Wings (ask CloudyPiez because they're the person I scammed their wings from). Then, the other Jammer was shouting at me to give the spike back, but I told them it was hacked. Not only that but they were actually wearing the exact same spike aswell. I wasn't on KZbin at this point aswell. I pretty much just locked them out my den, until then they hacked me. I was unable to change my password aswell! So, when they were asleep and it was morning for me I quickly traded over my stuff to my unknown spare account until they stopped hacking me. I know that was 1 year ago, but I still regret it. I was treated like a pixel and was ignored WAY MORE after scamming..😥

[@Be11a_Pineapple]

Hacking is so much worse than scamming. I'm glad you gave the stuff back, and sorry you got hacked.

[@Be11a_Pineapple]

@1chi-chan Wow.

[@wolflplushlnoice]

@1chi math OmG So BElieVEabLe IM sOooooO sOrrY

[@slemmic]

I was also scammed by my friend last week...I trusted them so much and they betrayed me.....Now its very hard to trust my friends a lot....I was also scammed around three years ago, and quit for two years because it hurt so bad.

[@REVLZM]

I would feel bad for a bit because I worked hard to gain the item but then get over it when I realize I can either get a new one or just realize it’s only a game

[@aloistrancyfanpagethe1st337]

When you said “they just need a wake-up” I thought of a random Arctic wolf that was really rich in a bed, then another slapping them saying “WAKE UP”

[@reddragonunleashed1]

The way I think about scammers is this: Basically as a pixelated item becomes rare, it becomes more desired. It might become desired because it looks cool. Or it might not even look cool but everyone still recognizes that item as something special. Also so many people want that imagined glorified attention that comes with being rare. The reason why I say it's imagined is because I don't think it's as amazing and as wonderful as people make it out to be. People with a rare item must be harassed by people who'd do anything for those items. I assume there are people who are jealous of people being rare so they probably won't be nice to any rare Jammer or player on Feral. On other older games, I have heard of people's accounts getting hacked just because of a pixelated item that account has. Being Rare can be scary sometimes. It's wonderful being rare and being able to show off but there's a downside to being rare, a very big downside to being rare. I don't think people understand that downside or know about it. They just see the glamour and the glory and they want it. But as an example. If the Halo was challenging to get but affordable in shops and the price was stable and never became more expensive than what it was then I don't think most people would scam for the Halo because in that scenario there isn't that element of desperation and fear which is needed to cause a scammer I think. Because it's at stable price, players might feel that it's a dream item that's more possible to reach. Another example is if the desired item is rare and they probably can't get it from a shop and they probably think it's extremely hard or impossible to get all the stuff to trade for the desired item and might not have the patience to gather items for a year or two to get what they want, they often feel that scamming is the only option. They are probable also aware that as time passes, that desired item will get more and more expensive and more and more impossible. If a person really desires that item knowing all of that and how difficult/ impossible it might be then I'd say that situation would cause some fear and desperation. Desperation is often the cause for scammers I think. Personally, I kind of agree. Scammers aren't exactly bad people. They're desperate and they see scamming as their only option. But then I also think that scammers help the game in a way. If a person is getting desperate enough to scam someone else, then it shows that there's a problem. And that problem is called greed. The problem with greed is that if it gets too bad and too out of hand, it can actually destroy a game. I've seen it happen before. But then a game always needs those more challenging items to keep a player engaged and playing in order to get that item. So it's a bit of a double edged sword really. So long as there are very rare items, there will always be scammers. But if there are more scammers than what there should be then it means there is a problem. This problem might been that things are being traded for too high a value in trades or something like that. And if that's the case then it means that the game will be a nightmare for new players to the game and that won't be too good for the staff or the game itself. Scammers are annoying but I also understand that they're also an essential part of the game.

[@blackout_EditZ]

I seriously made a masterpiece on animal jam saying all the amazing rules why u shouldn’t scam and it’s on my trade list so everyone can read it and in my den first thing u see LOL

[@unicorn686]

What's your username?

[@blackout_EditZ]

My username is blackoutqueen990

[@grace5464]

One time I got scammed out of 8 pets because they told me that they could get a Liz, Pygmy, and echidna. Those were my dream pets. I gave away 8 low worth pets, but I loved them. I also got scammed once when I had an echidna, and I sold it for 100. So I went around and told people to report them. They finally gave back my echidna and I got 100 saphs from it. So whoever that was, ty. And for anyone who is gonna scam, plz don’t. It makes a lot of people sad. You can do whatever u want to, but just know the impact.

[@oreo_toons]

Yea I agree with you because I used to always get scammed by trust giveaways and I hate it when there are so many scammers around animal jam. That's why I don't usually get on ajpw alot.

[@lyriox9783]

i was a huge scammer. there was so many videos about me i had to change my username. and i’m here to say that scammers scam for a reason. my reasoning is a little more deeper than other reasons people would scam. i’ll explain down here i had a very shitty childhood. lots of neglect, no validation, not a lot. animal jam was my comfort game. and weird enough, scamming became a coping mechanism to my problems. i was ruthless. got scammed multiple times, got hacked and i still did it. it made me feel like i did something right or i would get validated for having good items. it felt so nice to feel that way. it became something i did everyday. but one day changed that. march 29th 2018 i was in a discord group scamming with some people in there. but right in the middle of it my mom woke up and was asking where my stepdad was. we found him dead in my bathroom. ever since then i can’t scam. i stopped that day. still play animal jam, but i can’t scam anymore. it brings back too much for me. kinda vented a lot but that’s my story on being a scammer. i’m not an awful person like people say scammers are. i was 12 and trying to cope. i’m now 16 and going to therapy for my trauma and i obviously cope differently now

[@LeamonPuppy]

I scammed in the past too. Not sure if I mentioned that it in the video or not but I’m a bit more open to it now. Obviously I don’t anymore as my KZbin is way more important to me then animal jam items. I also had a different username at a certain point in time. I don’t think anyone would remember it now as it was back in 2017-2018 but still never really say the name to anyone.

[@LeamonPuppy]

I just want you to know that it’s okay you scammed. It’s not some terrible crime like everyone says it to be. It’s not a positive thing but I also wouldn’t say it’s downright wrong. I’m sorry to hear it became a coping mechanism for you because of your life and what you went through. I hope your doing okay. ❤️

[@lyriox9783]

@@LeamonPuppy i am doing much better :D moved out with my mom after all the stuff that happened and i’m with my aunt and uncle now. i’m doing very well :) ❤️

[@Bee-kg5vs]

Coming from a scammer that still scams, most of the points in the video are true. I scam because I want to fit in, so people will talk to me, etc. I know it’s not an excuse but it’s why *I* scam. Ask any questions if you’re curious I guess.

[@alizardhotel]

Tips

[@tigertail2907]

Coming from an ex scammer.. I'm not going to tell you to quit. It's not a nice thing to do, but I know that comments telling you to "StOp ScAmmInG" don't work. If you're trying to fit into a crowd, scamming isn't the one you wanna get involved in. That place is very toxic. Bad memories. If you need someone to talk to, you could ask me for my user and add me on discord. I'll introduce you to some of my friend groups, and we can help you find a place to fit in. :3

[@mimosita1321]

yOu nEeD tO hAvE aT lEaST 58 RaRe PiXeLS To tAlK tO Me n0OB

[@kawaiiaza7370]

Do you really think that pixles are worth peoples feelings? Do you care about what other people think when their hard earned items are gone to waste to a person who doesnt deserve it? If a game is making you so obsessed that you would hurt people for it Then quit.

[@Bee-kg5vs]

@@kawaiiaza7370 Jst telling people to quit scamming, well, won’t work, like someone in the previous replies said. It most likely *won’t* make people quit right off the bat

[@sofiarc6692]

Well, I remember that I had a designer shawl(The RE-DESIGNED one) and traded it for Blackout spiked collar, because people said it was worth it, and I said to some people about the trade, and they called me scammer, but I was very confused, and I searched a lot, and then I understood about the RE-DESIGNED stuff. so, fortunately, I had sent a buddy request for that person and then I came back to her and said all about that, and gave her blackout back.

[@button_nose]

When I was 6 i joined AJ, I had finally achieved my life goal, I got a diamond-shop spiked collar. I had it for a couple of months before my young and inexperienced self stumbled into a gifting party, there I found an item I really wanted. A shark tail, I just thought it was cool, I offered to trade my spiked collar. They said to gift it, I did just that and was locked out their den without another word said, to this day I send them jam-a-grams reminding them what they did to me.... And proceed to ask them how there week was and if they'd like coffee.

[@punypluto]

My teal and green raccoon tail got scammed big time yesterday

[@smolbeanajpw6525]

My saddest scam was my archer. It was a gift from my friend and I ad recently joined Animal Jam Play Wild. Someone tricked me into thinking it was worthless, and I just got a few small den items from them. Also, congrats on 10k subs leamon!!! 🎉😄 Have some leamons to celebrate: 🍋

[@forestion3066]

Mabey you could make a video of my horrible idea of why do people dress basic or why there are trading dens

[@CookieCrumbAJ]

Congrats! Ur nearly at 10k

[@stingra5244]

I used to scam. I still have a page on the AJ scammer watch. It haunts my thoughts to this day.

[@lpsforestpaw]

Not sure what to really comment rn, but I wanna congratulate you on 10k! I'm so glad this channel is growing :)

[@olish8304]

i just found your channel, and like binged all of your old videos-

[@philipholmes8784]

Once I got scammed for my pet it was a exotic pet I don't remember what pet it was but it was so sad I was only 8 :( and the scammer said 'Hey can I offer for your pet ? My trades are a bit broken so I'll give a cool item after.' I believed him and I don't scammed he left! He was so rude as well :( (Keep doing the work leamon puppy!

[@talulupepe6846]

I remember two years ago I scammed a rare double tail and traded it for a rainbow, then I was an idiot and told my famous bff irl and she hacked me T - T

[@mimosita1321]

What a great friend

[@talulupepe6846]

@@mimosita1321 ik, this is y I hate myself lol

[@mimosita1321]

@@talulupepe6846 That shows why you dont trust ppl you dont know on rl, you dont know if theyre gonna be an ass or not

[@talulupepe6846]

@@mimosita1321 yeah ikr

[@talulupepe6846]

Someone unbuddyd me today for me not being able to aford something I didn’t want from their shop lmao

[@sparker5509]

I fell into a partner scam they told me after I accepted the trade to put the item they wanted from the other person on my list and while I was in my inventory they both left. I lost my only solid, purple, red, blue long, two pairs of nerd glasses, a head feather, some long wrists bands, and some other stuff. But it’s cool cause I worked back up and have more spikes and stuff that I had before 😎

[@heartsandtarts]

Usually it’s because they’re young and thus their brain is less developed in the frontal lobe of the brain, which is responsible for higher cognitive functions. To list a few: it’s in charge of memory, emotions, impulse control, problem solving, social interaction, and motor function. Of these listed functions, what you see many scammers lack in is impulse control, problem solving, and social interaction coupled with empathy. Simply put, these players lack empathy. Usually once the scammers grow up they learn to understand the weight of their decisions’ effect on others and regret their actions. Sometimes, however, there are situations where development is impaired or damaged. When there’s impairment/damage to the frontal lobe, it causes a failure to respond autonomically to social stimuli. You can see this in sociopathy, psychopathy, narcissism, mania, depression, confabulation, catatonia, perseveration, obsessive compulsions, and schizophrenia. Narcissism, for example, is: “Somebody who is self-­obsessed to an extreme degree. This is someone who has a high level of confidence and belief in themselves, but to a very unhealthy and harmful extent-to the point at which it actually distorts their sense of reality about themselves, other people, and the world around them. It can also lead them into manipulative and exploitative behavior, because they will prioritize their own needs above anyone else’s.” (Darrel Turner, forensic psychologist). As soon as you figure this out, you can understand that scamming isn’t always caused by careless children. There are some people who will unfortunately never be able to change their behaviors, and as unrealistic as that seems, I have met many people who exhibit a lack of social awareness and empathy. Some of these people play animal jam, some are even animal jam influencers. There are people like this everywhere, and sometimes the roles they have to contribute to society give them the power to do terrible things. It’s pretty much everywhere, you don’t have to look very far to find people like this. Let’s just remember that people with frontal lobe impairment never asked to have this mental handicap, treating them the way they may treat you is ineffective and cruel. Treat people with kindness and understanding, and if that doesn’t work, just don’t interact. It’s that simple.

[@enderwalkgang]

Or there just older players who are taking advantage of younger players. It's not rocket science, and it's kinda ablest to call it a mental handicap.

[@heartsandtarts]

@@enderwalkgang Well yeah, sure, that can be a possibility. There would clearly be something wrong with said older player, as I’ve stated. Of course there are other ways for a completely normal person to demonstrate psychopathic or narcissistic behavior, which comes down to nature vs nurture: it’s the idea that a subject is raised to behave or think in a certain way. It could be from the parents or lack there of, people could be raised on constant pampering from their guardians and believe that they deserve things despite the objects of their desire being in another’s possession. People could be neglected and never learn the values of right and wrong, and where to draw the line. Many people play this game at very young ages, which means they are vulnerable to suggestion; easily teachable. They could learn these habits from their own friends, or copy from people who stole from them. The thing is, everyone has a reason for doing something, and sometimes it does come down to conscious decision. The selfishness of humanity is not rooted in disorders alone, it’s instinctual. It is our conscious ability to control these urges that matter the most.

[@enderwalkgang]

@@heartsandtarts Ok, 1. Psychopath and Sociopath are both outted psychology terms, the correct term is antisocial personality disorder. You can also be a good person and being a antisocial or narcissist, stop generalizing personality disorders, that's strait up ablest and generally makes you morally worse. Only a small percent of the antisocial population are actually bad people. 2. People are putting themselves as scammers and confirming they knew it was wrong but did it anyways, because revenge being the common factor, a concept based on morality. They weren't entitled, they arent neglected children running around, 3. Your psuedo intellectual Bs about humanity is just gross, based on an incell ablest mindset, reeks of inscerity like you scammed and are a scammer, but felt bad and are trying to justify it like it can't be helped 😊🥺😥 it's just human nature to be a bad person UwU look how smart I am, when in reality you sound like an ablest asshole and over all an incell who only speaks in paragraphs because it thinks it makes their psuedoscience B's sound smarter and further gives the impression that you think I'm less likely to check it thoroughly. 4. There's another reason why people scam and it's where their not actually scamming inrentially but people around them are quick to assume because their under paying on purpose when it's not intentional. 5. No it seriously looks like your trying to compensate for something with psuedo intellectual and it's borderline funny, if it wasn't for the ablism. Mentally disabled abled people don't all have busted moral compass, that seriously albist. And further more if it's just human nature, there there's no reason to make the attempt to connect it to mental illness or mental disorders, especially stigmatized ones with negative stereotypes, if it's just human nature then it's just ablest to assume then they HAVE to be neurodivergent if humans are, by default, greedy. A scammer could actually have no mental issues at all and being a morally kind hearted person and still scam on the internet. Why? Because of the fact it's a screen, they only ever see the avatars of the people they are scamming not the actual people, and that creates a disconnect because the human brain is built with face to face in person human reaction and interaction in mind, to blame it on mental illness for this behavior, but then say it's basically default human nature is disingenuous at best, as it's contridicts itself, and forgets this behavior occurs in an online space where you can't see a honest reflection of how people are truely reacting.

[@enderwalkgang]

@@heartsandtarts Why do your assumptions contridicts itself? You say it's default human nature and then shift to blame to a personality disorder only small number of the population has. Idk man, some needs to take your psychology degree away, one that's stupid and contridictory and two, ablest. That's ablest.

[@mM-ci3dg]

No need to give "scientifically-accurate" explanations to something that can be for many reasons, there's even a lot of stories in the comments of this video of ex-scammers and their reasons of why they scammed that don't even coordinate with your ""explanation"". Trying to explain something like this is difficult because like i said, not everyone can be put in the same bag. Not everyone has that ""mental handicap" you talk about or are kids just being selfish. (also, like the other comments say your comment is kinda ablest. 💀)

[@SK-gc2lz]

I’m really, really thinking of scamming, and nothing can convince me otherwise. It may sound really horrible, and it really is. I can’t help it. I keep trying to convince myself that it’s just pixels, but still... Temptation and greed, those are my two weak points. I do really hope that I can stop this feeling of wanting to scam, but I don’t know. Please don’t attack me, keep in mind that I just can’t help it.

[@floralfoxieaj]

0:51 “I’m leamon puppy” captions “I’m lame puppy”

[@Punky_Grace]

“if you could have an item of your choice” I was like : “wind-up key or whiteout spike, hmmmmm”

[@lusive3267]

i said in my head... RARE ARMY HELMENT,RARE ARMY HELMENT,RARE ARMY HELMENT,RARE ARMY HELMENT,RARE ARMY HELMENT,RARE ARMY HELMENT,RARE ARMY HELMENT,RARE ARMY HELMENT,RARE ARMY HELMENT,RARE ARMY HELMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@strawberrysunshine2305]

I want a Beta Artic Hood because people will trade very valuable items for it and I could give half to my Best Friend :)

[@vribes1111]

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[@rey4230]

Yea I understand that. But I just hate them because of their greed side to tell them to scam other people out of the things that were hard earned and it just feels bad. Also ur channel is growing rly fast lol

[@VictoriaDannemann-gs9nf]

Here's my scam story: I was in Gabby's animal hospital, I was my viper. And I saw this one person that said '' 1K SAPPHIRE GIVAWAY COME TO ME DEN!!! '' everyone in the server said: '' its a scam '' but I said '' don't worry. I'm a detective. '' I went to their den AND there were so many ppl there. Then the owner came and said '' whoever first bought the fastest wins! '' then the owner put garbage in the shop for 50 gems. I had a feeling that they.. Were actually sapphires the whole time. I didn't buy but everyone did. Then the owner kicked us out. The ppl said they got scammed. I feel bad for the people. This. Is my whole scam story. I subscribed to you leamon puppy :3 ❤❤❤

[@pusheenfatcat00]

I've never scammed because i have been scammed before. When i was new to the game, i got a pet sugar glider, my dream pet, which took me 3 months to get and my "bff" scammed me lol she was a jealous person and she had many gliders and good pets. But, later on she got scammed off one of her gliders, and now she knows how it feels. I never scam anyone because i know how terrible people feel when they lose something that was precious to them. Even if that means pixels.

[@WinglessCanary]

When i was really young, maybe 9 years old, i was friends with someone named thundercat3. My other friend who i will just call NA had given me a green long spiked collar and thunder told me that it was worth i think a pair of farie wings. I believed them because i had no idea what anything was worth, and i dont remember how i found out it was a lie, but i did and i cried. NA found out and tried to help me get it back because we were all friends, but thunder said it was their spike and i had mine and i was just trying to steal theirs. NA couldnt get it back for me and thunder unfriended me and locked me out. Im not sure how it went between them and NA or if thunder locked them out too, but i recently reconnected with NA years later and they said they didnt blame me and werent upset about me losing it, they just gave in and knew there was nothing either of us could do. I also got a red long years later and traded it for another green one. I know red ones were worth more than green, at least i think they were, but i just wanted the green one back cause i still felt bad for losing the one NA gave me

[@scarlett_hey]

One time, I was chilling in the sapphire shop, this random owl (Kawaiicookiecute11, don’t worry, she’s banned now) anyways she said if you put your ice dragon wings in your shop for 1000 sapphires or something I’ll bye it, and I said I don’t have a shop. Then she canceled the trade and messaged me and said what is your dream item? Then I said double tail. Then she reapplied my cousin ruby has one if you don’t trade me now, she won’t trade me. Then, I tried to reply can she trade it to you first then I trade u. But she already replied and said ok trade me. I traded her the wings for free then unbuddied my right after, I was crying.

[@realandrelatable]

aaaaa, ur almost at 10K, ur amazing, I remember when you only had like 6K 😭

[@magnificenttrashcan2415]

I used to scam people on Animal Jam because I liked to have the rares and to dress up my character in cool stuff. I was never scammed or anything like that, I just wanted to have good items and possibly snag a membership account for myself as well. I was also very young and didn't understand how my actions impacted others at all. Looking back on it, its definitely not something I'm proud of

[@fixomm2]

After I got scammed before, I started spamming the scammer on all my alts to annoy them, lol. (I have at LEAST 20 alts)

[@SuperSpicySand]

That’s a lot of alts!

[@fixomm2]

@@SuperSpicySand Yes, I have far to many.

[@SuperSpicySand]

@@fixomm2 haha! Awsome!

[@isabellaemma6054]

Lol i did that once, but not on alts. Just told all my friends to do it with me. THOUGH it probably wasn't even the main account

[@lucila8420]

don’t do that, Im scammer and we feel good when ppl do that

[@ivorifoxler4229]

This is kinda true honestly

[@cuatrothecoyote2177]

I agree people go overboard with saying scammers are disgusting etc. but if I see someone I am aware is a scammer I will at least report them. Yea ik it’s just a game but people work really hard to get rare items. Especially since little kids are the most likely to get scammed

[@internetraspberry]

About 2 years ago when I had just started playing social video games, I got scammed for my rare ice dragon wings :,) I never got another pair but I'm working on it

[@shrikewings]

as an ex-scammer (on aj classic), theres a couple things that go into it 1. rarity. obviously this is the big one; people want rares, and scamming is probably the most efficient way to get rares. other methods such as profit trading only work if you get lucky, and they take ages even if you do get extremely lucky- so any player who hasnt been around since the early days but still wants rare items, especially with certain items raising higher and higher in worth and demand every day and becoming more and more unobtainable, is pretty much going to need to resort to something like buying/scamming/hacking/etc. in order to get the items of their dreams. scamming happens to be free unlike buying, and much easier/less likely to get you banned than hacking. some people also choose to sell this rarity, meaning that scamming can actually make a fair bit of irl money for you; in fact, ive even seen scammers selling their items as a sort of side-job thing, buying items they want irl and even using that money to pay bills and put food on the table. 2. it quickly becomes addicting. scamming can actually be incredibly fun once you start to make a habit out of it. for most scammers ive interacted with as well as myself, initially you feel bad after the first couple times you scam and it isnt that fun. but once you do it a few more times you can become extremely desensitized and disoriented with what youre actually doing, and it becomes a bit of a game and challenge. scamming takes skill and time, it isnt as easy and quick as a lot of people think it is. however, it is much easier and quicker than any other methods. scamming gives you the same rush as you get when you open that gift box in the forgotten desert and hope its a solid. (or in the case of ajpw, ig like, checking to see what your pets brought back from their expedition hoping its a dna vial?). except the rewards can range into massive amounts. its fun challenging yourself to see just how much you can get, while also not pushing too far that someone stops trading and you end up with nothing at all. 3. last but not least, it can actually be an amazing way to make friends. the scamming community can be extremely toxic (obviously, its full of thiefs), but it can also be extremely wholesome and you can meet lots of people and make seriously long-lasting friendships from it. as mentioned in the video, "double team" scams are very popular, but most of these scammers dont actually use 2 accounts. instead, theres a "host", the main contributor to a scam, and a "helper" who helps the host seem more legit. for example, i did "flash" scams, so my helper would pretend to trade me items to bump the "winning" amount higher and higher, pushing the target to trade more and more. you can end up making some amazing friendships with helpers/if you help. my best friends and significant other i all met through scamming (in fact, i even ended up best friends with someone i SCAMMED, funny story). the point is, theres a lot of reasons why people scam, and i dont think it makes anyone a "bad person". some of the scammers ive met are wonderful and giving people, believe it or not; some of the best and kindest human beings ive met are scammers/ex-scammers.

[@Melllux]

Got scammed story time! Once I was playing aj and randomly found a person saying if someone wanted ajpw items for aj items, and then I said yes, turns out she gave me forests and then I gave her a black long for it, (it didn't matter to me because I gave around like 20 black longs in less than a week because aj gave me a mag tiara). Then I was pretty confident with doing cross trades, I start asking if someone wants aj stuff for ajpw stuff in ajpw. Then this rare person came to me and said "me". Later on I get his/her discord, then I wanted to give her/him blue hd, shark tail, and my silver party hat for just the white bowtie since it was my dream, I knew I was way over and sometimes he said fishy stuff. Then later on the night I started thinking that if this was a red flag, but no, I just ignored the fact she/he said fishy stuff.. Next day comes and we do the cross trade, he seems to accept in ajpw the first trade and in the second time he didn't and left the game, and ofc, he scammed my blue hd, shark tail, and silver party hat. When I did get scammed I just felt barely like guiltiness on myself, I just asked and asked why did I do that, I just felt nothing I was just so mad at myself, later on I am starting to get over it, and I just want to make sure I don't want to be scammed anymore, Hope you liked the story on how I got scammed.

[@Zeldathecat3]

I remember a few years ago... I was probably seven or eight, I didn't know what scamming was, but I took a ballet set.

[@NothingButTrashPosts]

i was a scammer myself * on animal jam classic * since i didn't know about ajpw at the time. i had a best friend who i scammed because she gave me items like a golden bunny, black spike, red spike etc, to save so she can give it to her friend. but i scammed her by unfriending her. i don't know why i did that to be honest. i was about 8-9 years old and im 13 now so looking back on that really made me feel bad. well yes i ended up getting my peacock wings scammed which i traded a golden bunny and a spike collar for. so yeah i guess it made me change but after i got scammed i quit aj classic and found ajpw which i played for 2-3 years now, and i got circling phantoms * in black * blackout wings, 2 cute colored lizzards, and etc on my ajpw account. this time i WORKED for my items and i also got nice friends, please do not scam people like i use to and that was like my first time actually scamming somebody so yeah don't scam cause you don't know how hard people worked for the stuff Edit: ALSO please don't put rares over your friends like i did because pixels aren't worth as much as a good friend is

[@justsapphy2771]

wow congrats on 10k im sooo happy for u :DDDD

[@funke4886]

I got scammed out of 5 blackout spikes, I used to collect them and then this bunny offered me a rare feather tail and a designer skirt. I accepted the trade but then my buddy said that they were actually the rim version of them, I remember being so sad and then I found this artic wolf with highest duel sword on trade. I offered them the rim designer skirt saying it was worth default arch and they fell for it.. I felt so sad because Ive just scammed someone...my sister was a very big scammer back in the days and back then we cared about each other so she scammed a blackout spike for me.. She has quit ajpw and told me she won't be scamming again but not because she's changed her ways or anything sweet like that she said she stopped cuz she was hacked by lavapops101 and couldn't be bothered to scam anymore.

[@Goldstarri]

I completely agree. But the ones who post their scams as videos on youtube is a different story imo. When i comment on these videos and tell them to stop cause it's promoting it to children, they literally expose themselves and say they dont care about ppls feelings and are aware of what they're doing and do it to sell the items for real life money or something else. They're usually very salty and mean back to people who try to talk sense into them. I tell them they'll regret what they're doing and they'll be extremely rude back towards me.

[@dreadedskulls4040]

Great vid! Tysm for using my idea!

[@cuatrothecoyote2177]

I mean ye ppl r gonna scam but like ajpw has become so full of toxic scammers it’s not even fun to trade or even really play :/

[@kawaiiaza7370]

Trust me every game has scammers its so annoying!

[@dakotajones7655]

I’d like to bring to light the reasoning for scamming. I am a scammer on ajpw and I’m not going to lie and say that I used to do it. I do it still. I’m writing this comment purely to say why we do it, so anyone who is confused on why or how will know. I started scamming after someone else scammed me. I was very sad (I got scammed of green myth) but after a few months I thought I should try it out to see why they did it. I’ve been scamming for around a year now. The reason for scamming isn’t because I want to get items easier. Because honestly, that’s what most of the community thinks. Scamming is very hard and there are a lot of smart people out there who figure it out. It may take over 3 hours some nights just to get a decent scam out of someone. The reasoning behind scamming is to get items without having to get rid of the ones you already have. And I know that doesn’t justify that it’s taking away other people’s items. Truly though, it’s me who starts to scam. I set it up. But it’s also the jammers choice to press the accept button. I tell them they get something from me if they do this or that, and it’s their decision to believe me. When they do choose to trust me, they end up learning not to do it again. They get scammed, and learn to be more skeptical. I understand that’s not an excuse for scamming. All I’m saying is they will get scammed out of something but they aren’t going to get much more taken away when they learn not to do x y and z. I don’t scam because I think it’s fun, or because it’s the easiest way out. I scam because it’s the most efficient way of getting rarer in the aj community. If anyone has questions that I didn’t talk about here feel free to ask me.

[@sosopwsi829Jjw9]

As a former scammer, the REAL reasons are: 1. AJ's caste system is based on rarity. It gets really hard when your friends leave but nobody wants to friend you unless you're rare. 2. It is impossible to get rare, and "it's just pixels" is nonsense. This isn't 2015. 2B. I can't "Work for it" because I have a life and my parents would never allow me to play AJ that long. 3. "Trading up" makes no sense. It is literally mini-scamming in which you take someone's higher worth item and give them your lower-worth item. 3B. And people will just accuse you of scamming anyway. 4. This game is only fun if you're rare

[@enderwalkgang]

I saw a comment basically trying to sum up why people scam as their mentally handicapped / stupid. like bruh, ablest much?

[@Vegankidsdubai]

And I got scammed by some jemmer say “if come to den you get my list” there was raccoon gliders and more so the jemmer said “ ok ur list!” Is was unsure but I did and he lick me out… I traded exotics a level 5 ferrit and more….

[@WhiteDoveSam]

It's not the *person* that's terrible, it's the action/choice. My thing is I always try to treat others the way that I would want to be treated. Cool video, tfs!!! ✨😍✨

[@House_0f_Thrills]

OMG YOU REACHED 10K!!!

[@JewelWildmoon]

I think the one time I ever scammed someone was when I had a green tiara on trade and someone traded me a Shark Cage thinking that it was a beta tiara. I honestly felt so bad after that but I couldn't remember their username to give it back later 😅 I still have it after all these years. On the flip side, I've been scammed a LOT. I think the biggest amount I lost to one person was when I traded items to play on someone's spare member account. That was the last time I got scammed cuz I was so upset losing my glitched yeti mask and a few other items with it. Before that, I also got scammed out of my first spiked wrist by a friend who claimed she got scammed and then asked me if she could have all my stuff if I quit AJ (that hurt a lot) and then I became friends with another scammer only because she scammed some rares from me and I was hoping to get on her soft side to give them back. But she just tried to get me to help her scam others instead which I didn't (I just told them via Jamagrams not to trade them by saying "No" since I was nm so I couldn't explain further when the scene played out)

[@midge7429]

Around 3 years ago, someone tricked me into thinking that salesman raccoon tail was the actual rare thing, so I was scammed out of my (lowest) firefly friend. But I've learned to be less gullible, and now I've traded up to (highest) firefly. And I have to thank all my buddies for helping me get my scammed item(s) back!

[@storm3heart]

I was making a touch tone telephone aj pmv when this popped up oop

[@livefortheafternoon]

wait, do you like lemon demon?

[@storm3heart]

@@livefortheafternoon yes I do and I am done with the pmv! It’s still a WIP but I still posted it lol

[@livefortheafternoon]

@@storm3heart that's cool! glad i'm not the only one

[@storm3heart]

@@livefortheafternoon if you want do you wanna check the vid out?

[@Gh0ssssst1]

Congrats your so Close to 10k :)

[@Wicked_Werehyena]

I'm more afraid of hackers, I'm talking about people who can hack into accounts by guessing your password or something like that.

[@itookaquizanditsaidtheweas3266]

As someone who used to scam I did it because I was hella unrare and was jealous of people that were soo much rarer than me 🥲 I would even “work” with other scammers and we’d split the items that were scammed for both of us. And DAYUM a lot of scammers’ main accounts were RARE... seeing that just motivated me to scam more. At the end of the day I ended up getting 1 red long and 1 purple long that I traded for my first ever black long. . Then I kinda got bored and stopped scamming LoL Nowadays I just do art or play tfd for rares 😋 moral of the story don’t trust anybody on AJ even if they’re ur bsf(unless it’s irl, u can beat them up for scamming you😂)

[@summerlynx4274]

I think a GIGANTIC scam is when ppl say it’s their birthday and ask for free stuff like pet sugar gliders and spikes even when it’s actually any random day, and although I do realize some jammers are not pretending I think it’s kind of rude to ask for free items from other jammers that worked very hard or did lots of trading up to get those exact items.

[@hugheshammy6311]

Congratulations on 10k lemonpup!

[@TsunamiTomo]

I personally don't agree with what you said about Scammers Leamon Puppy. I think scammers make Animal Jam straight up terrible but that's just me :P. Most scammers have the mentality that people who are "stupid" enough to fall for their tricks deserve what happened to them. It's the kind of mentality that is very similar in people who deal drugs. It's not the kind of mentality I'd encourage, but in best-case scenario, I do like scammers that change and turn a new leaf, I'd encourage that. I know everyone is their own person inside but that doesn't justify it's okay that they're lying and deceiving to get what they want. That's just my thoughts though

[@enderwalkgang]

I used to live with a druggie and that's not really their mentality mate.

[@sigmasillyuww]

Omg Leamon! Congrats on 10k AHH!

[@Me-and-my-bestie]

Once someone tried to scam one of my rare items (can't remember which) by putting a beta item (teal forest) on their trade (this item was way rarer than the item I had on trade). After this, they added guest jammer items like princess necklace and cowboy hat and these items took up a couple of pages so I couldn't see the forest gauntlets anymore. When they were finished adding the items, they took away the teal forest from the trade and accepted. When they did this they quickly accepted. I knew something was fishy so I checked the trade again and saw that they took away the forest. So I cancelled and never saw the jammer again.

[@joemama1300]

I was super sad and decided to watch this, all your videos cheer me up

[@ttt34d]

Oneday, I had a pairof galaxy wings. a jammer was nice enough to give me an over, jammaliday wings! wich was my dream item back then! i looked up the worth "lowest rare furry arm cuffs" i didnt wanna trade it though, so i made a look with it. one day someone told me ''My rainbow spiked collar is rarer, trade it to me for my collar"" so I did.. myself being mindless THEN someone told me rainbow spiked collar was fair for snowflake wings.. since i never saw many ppl wearing them, i fell for it... the highest someone would offer was 24 rims.. i had no choice but to accept in tears

[@notyourusualperson9852]

Scammers are humans like all of us that make mistakes and maybe it takes time for them to learn their bad mistakes but they eventually learn

[@nojustauser9872]

I quit animal jam last year ago....ive seen no sense and I saw The game dying. I Had an friend they scammed me for my arabian mask,rainbow spiked collar and ice dragon wings. I was going to quit but after that..they would sent me tons of friend requests. I finally accepted and writed in a jam-a gram "WHAT DO U WANT"!!!! after They writed "Im sorry...please come to my den"!! I was scared,after I camed I didnt belive. They traded all The items back.i would forgive We were friends agian...BUT then I got scammed by a bunny on a fake giveaway.when I told my friend she would teleport to my Den and sent me a Trade wiht galaxy wings,blackout spike,And fluffy Blue cuffs I was shocked agian. I would cry of happiness.. .after some month later I wanted to quit but before I did that I gived away The stuff to my friend..ill never forget U.. friend.

[@poo9413]

Pog i asked for this last video lolol (im sure other asked too)

[@techSoldier141]

right so, this was back when i used to play ajpw ALOT (2017-2019), there was this rlly cool tophat item i REALLY wanted but i just couldnt get my hands on it, so i decided to (almost) scam someone. i cant remember this person's user but they were an artic wolf, and i had an item that they were looking for (blue firefly friend, it was their most wanted item) and i said "if you give me the tophat first, i'll give you the firefly friend" they said something (i cant remember what they said) and then i shown them the firefly for proof that i actually had it. then they gave me the tophat and i was about to lock my den but, i felt bad. i felt terrible, like, i done something really bad (which i did), so, i gave back the tophat and gave them the firefly friend, telling them that i was trying to scam them, and they said, quote: "Oh, that's alright. Be a Jammer, not a scammer." and then they left. felt better after apologizing to them before they left.

[@royaleivy]

I got scammed a few months ago I won’t tell there user but they were my buddy so that really hurt but I got lucky it wasn’t anything good. they only scammed my phantom set. I did trust them so that’s why I trusted them to try it out. After that they tried to scam my pets so that triggered me also sorry this is so long and I did earn my set back

[@kattywattyx]

I also got scammed from my BEST friend... 😭💔

[@princessm1124]

I got scammed today and I worked hard to get a blackout and I cried I’m just 7 :( years old user is com85 please report her she hide her rares first she look poor then she look rare and go away they scammed my blackout… I wish I got it back but report her please read this jammers stay safe and be careful of com85

[@princessm1124]

I really need it back I’m in may 18 2022 please help Everyone report if com85 is reading this you can change you can be a jammer not a scammer and give me my spike if u forgot my user it’s princessicewolf5 trade me if deal :(

[@Hilolrat]

Okay but like.. If you see a scammer, STOP THEM. Yeah sure, “ you can’t tell other people what to do “, but it’s messed up to see someone about to get hurt and not do anything.

[@CaptainUnikitty]

I sadly was scammed on ajc but I kinda knew maybe one day they will regret it, I even one time kinda scammed but I don’t like it so I stopped, but I do agree that not all of them are bad people

[@deletusthefetus6683]

I remember when I first stared aj this person scammed me out of my galaxy wings or something so, I got mad I was crying I got so upset I thought “Others have to feel my pain” so I went out and scammed others. It was a bad choice :( I regret it, but now I’m a happy jammer!

[@goldenwillow3002]

My "found a scammer" protocol right now is 1. report them 2. Warn others, but make sure they don't receiver harassment or are attacked. Best thing people can do is quietly report. No jammer should be harassed, or attacked, but it's not right to let people scam others without doing anything about it.

[@kattywattyx]

It’s so sad to get scammed bc you worked hard for your scammed item and you need to start new, trade up, which is very difficult. Like your video leamonpuppy the jammers are toxic and they are only caring ’bout rares and betas... they are only speaking with rare people. When I was rare, everyone spoke with me. But I got scammed with ancient dragon hat, ethereal armor, crystal things for the legs, much pets, and much more beta. One time I got scammed with Rainbow spiked collar and the scammer was a KZbinR 0_0. I got scared when she said she has a yt channel and that’s is honestly true. I worked hard for all these items. And then they got scammed :( it’s so sad

[@ahja6]

Congrats on 10k subs!!!

[@whofromwhoville7058]

Omg congrats leamonpuppy on 10k I knew we could do it!

[@dragongirl9932]

Hey leamon, is SWAP becoming a comic now? Or is the comic that you make in some videos (like this one) a side thing?

[@peanutbutterandwaffles1241]

Normal people: listening to her story Me: trying to understand the comic

[@KiwiBird.]

i've got scammed multiple times before, to the point i tried scamming some people myself but guess what? *i did the exact opposite* like there was this one time where i hosted a giveaway in aj classic and in the last thing they had to do to get a bunch of good items was to trust trade me, everyone left except for one person. when theres one person that means that one persons the winner, right? so i gave them all of the prizes since everyone left, im such a pro scammer right 💃

[@AwesomeYena]

Envy turns into jealously

[@marysaumanti8256]

I got scammed once, or twice- Oh well let's say 1-2 items. I was one of those people who thought spiked collars were rare, It was a "Givaway" I traded my spike and a rare (the rare ment my gems and sapphires to me also) this was the past, but, I cant forget it! The other jammers were locked out, including me. It was hard to get it, it ment my GEMS, AND SAPPHIRES TO ME, that day I spent my gems and sapphires On useless stuff.

[@kattywattyx]

OMG CONGRATS TO 10.000 SUBS!!!! 💜💜💜❕❕❕

[@MaggieFox45]

Scammers don’t deserve hate

[@Druochole]

Hello. Ex scammer here. I started scamming from the result of me being scamming by one of my close friends. After I scammed someone curly antlers I was addicted and kept on doing it, it was disgusting. I realized scamming and being rare wasn't the way to be happy on animal jam. I gave up all my rares and giving then away and seeing how happy it made others made me happy aswell. I've long quit animal jam but remembering how happy I made others makes the game unforgettable to me.

[@indecisiveire1746]

I once got scammed of my rarest s**t, my mom felt bad and my dad was like "Suck it up!"

[@s55579]

Alot of Scammers say that they scam for "fun" but the truth is they scam for items but they just don't wanna admit it LOL-

[@murderdre]

One answer : Greed

[@lusive3267]

i used to scam.. but only because i stayed up ALL NIGHT ( ik all night ) to get dizzy stars only to have them scammed an hour after i got them, after that i started to scam others out of there items. i was pretty good at scamming not that that's something to brag about but i scammed several of my dream items. anyway, my scammer said sorry and returned my dizzy stars and until this day we are buddies. people can change. i saw that and so i stopped scamming.

[@cookiesareamazing1873]

thanks for making this video, as i always had this question stuck inside my brain.