Scams within trading

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This is a list of common scams involving trading in Royale High and their elements, as to be used to know how to recognize and avoid being scammed in a trade.
== List of scam methods ==
=== Trust trading ===
Trust trading is any trade done partially from one side, trusting the other side to follow up on some other given condition for their side of the trade at a later time. The most basic form of a trust trade is giving a player items and trusting them to give their side of the trade at a later time.
Common versions of trust trades are:
* Borrowing - "deals" to temporarily give someone an item, saying they'll give it back after a set period of time. 
* "Try on" - A form of borrowing saying they'd like to take the item for a moment to see how it looks on their character, most applicable to halos as they cannot use the Try On function.
* "Trade first" - The player wants to give their side of the trade in separate trades for "security" or "it doesn't let me put it in this one, let's do another after and I'll do it". After the first trade, they will leave with what they got and never make the additional trades.
How to avoid this scam: Do all trades in one go, never in multiple parts. There are NO bugs or security issues with trading that requires separate trades; anyone who claims otherwise is lying to you and trying to scam you. Never trade something that you might want back, and expect that when you trade it away, you will never get it back.
==== Cross-trading ====
Cross-trading involves any trade where either end of the trade is for something outside of Royale High, like Robux, Adopt Me pets, or anything else. This is not only often a scam, but it is also against Roblox rules and can get a Roblox account deleted. Developers or moderators of any end of the trade also cannot moderate cross trades and therefore have little basis to revert the trade when it is reported.
This also can includes purchasing or selling commissions for diamond or item payment. While the Royale High developers do not ban this themselves, Roblox does disallow it, and may take action against your account.
How to avoid this scam: Always trade Royale High items or currency for Royale High items or currency only, and nothing else. Do not participate in cross-trading.
==== "Trick" scams ====
"Trick" scams refer to someone offering to take an item or diamonds to use a supposed trick, glitch, or exploit on or with it and give back the result. However, once the item is given to them, they will leave and not give the item back.
Common "trick" claims include:
* Item or diamond duplication
* Changing the item to a different item
* Adding new features to it like particles or other colors
None of these are actually possible within Royale High. 
How to avoid this scam: Don't trade away items if someone's claiming they will do something to it to improve it and give it back. None of these are possible, or only possible with exploits (working with exploiters can get you banned from trading), so it is not worth doing anyways.
=== Worth and value scams ===
Worth scams and value scams involve attempting to deceive players on the worth (perceived player-decided value) or value (actual game value) of items in a trade to make unbalanced trades in their favor. 
How to avoid this scam: Check the value of all items on your own to make sure (see list of item values) and do not trade anyone who lies about the value of an item. For worth, there is no official way to determine this, so use value as a guideline.
==== Paperclip challenge ====
The paperclip challenge - also known as paperclip trading, lollipop trading, or the lollipop to halo (or other expensive item) challenge is an overvaluing scam based around buying a cheap item from the shop (most commonly the Lollipop Candy, hence the common inclusion of "lollipop" in the challenge name) and attempting to offer it for a higher value item, then taking that item if obtained and using it to get a higher valued item than it, and so on. 
Very few players have successfully completed a worthwhile paperclip challenge, as it was popularized by influencers that will get fans that are willing to take losses to help the influencer, and therefore are able to complete the challenge easily. It is best avoided.
The Royale High developers have stated that they do not consider it a "scam", but be warned that most people coming to you in the intent to do the challenge are trying to scam you in some form, especially if they want something of massive difference in value. If you don't want to take a loss, never trade with anyone trying to trade you for the challenge.
How to avoid this scam: Do not participate in a trade with anyone who says they are trying to "paperclip trade" or "lollipop trade". If someone is asking you to offer a single higher value or worth item for a single lower value or worth item, particularly if they are claiming it is of equal value or worth, do not trade with them. Do not feel pressured to help anyone complete a trading challenge.
==== Wiki edit scam ====
Sometimes, users will edit pages on to add "worths" or "values" to item pages, in the intent to go ask about trades, propose a value or worth, and when disputed, tell the user to look at for "proof", sometimes claiming that it is an official source of information.
 is UNOFFICIAL and never has "worths". If an item has a value, as in a shop purchase price, it will only be documented in the infobox; if it is contained anywhere else in the article, it should be ignored. Item values - not worths - are documented on list of item values.
How to avoid this scam: Double check with the shop price in-game. See if the page has been edited recently in its history (see: how to check page history), particularly to add a value or worth. The only correct value is in the infobox of an item page, and if it has no value in the infobox, it is because there is no value. Only wiki staff can edit item prices in the infobox.
Visuals of where the value will be in the infobox:
Anti wiki edit scam 1.png|An example of an infobox WITH a set value on Desktop view. Notice that there is a Diamond symbol next to the value.
Anti wiki edit scam 2.png|An example of an infobox WITHOUT a set value on Desktop view. If there is no number with a Diamond symbol here, the item doesn't have one.
Anti wiki edit scam 3.png|An example of an infobox WITH a set value on Mobile view. Notice that there is a Diamond symbol next to the value.
Anti wiki edit scam 4.png|An example of an infobox WITHOUT a set value on Mobile view. If there is no number with a Diamond symbol here, the item doesn't have one.
If a 'value' is anywhere else on the page, assume it is FAKE. Values will always be in this location if there is one.
=== Donation scams ===
Donation scams are a category of trade scams involving deceiving players in some way to donate items and diamonds for free to another player under false pretenses.
Common fake or baseless scenarios some players will use to convince you to donate to them are:
* It's their birthday / it's near a holiday that involves gift giving that they celebrate
* They're new to the game and don't have a lot of items (tip: all players who reach trading level have had 22,550 diamonds at minimum)
* They really want a dream item to finish their collection
It is not worth giving up items for free.
How to avoid this scam: Do not give anything to other players for free if they asked, no matter what.
==== Victim scams ====
A victim scam is a variant of a donation scam where a player will pretend to have been a victim of a scam or a glitch where they lost their items, and freak out. They will try to play on pity to get players to give them free items to help build back their inventory, or get their dream item back.
This may go as far as setting up a fake trade roleplay with a friend where they pretend to get scammed to have "proof" they got scammed. Do not check their friends list for evidence - people can easily unfriend their friends temporarily to pull it off, so this is not an easy way to check if the players are actually related or not.
How to avoid this scam: Even if you feel bad, it is not worth giving players free items, especially if they appear to be trying to make you feel pity towards them. All players can contact Royale High support for help restoring items if they were really scammed, so it is not necessary for players to give them items to build back their inventory.
=== Raffle scam ===
Raffle scamming involves a player hosting a "raffle" where participants have to give them an item to enter the raffle. For the first round, they will have an alt account or friend win something high value or worth to make the raffle seem legitimate. On the second round, they will theme the round to that the highest value or worth item wins the raffle, which will have players give up high value items. After the host receives all the items from raffle participants, they will leave the game without giving any of the items to other players.
How to avoid this scam: Do not participate in "raffles" or any other trading-based competition that requires you give up any item for free, even if there is the supposed possibility of getting a "good" item from it.
=== Auctions ===
Auctions, or a small grouping event where multiple people make offers for a particular item until only one person is left offering a highest "bid", who then pays that bid for the item. Auctions often lead to unnecessary overpays. These events are also often manipulated by groups of friends to bait someone outside of it who is desperate for an item to overpay immensely. There are many ways to get worth scammed in auctions.
How to avoid this scam: Be careful participating in auctions, and drop out if you are asked to pay bids separate from receiving an item or if it generally seems fishy. Alternatively, avoid auctions entirely.
== General tips to avoid being scammed ==
* Always do a full trade within one trade.
* Be aware of what the actual values are.
* Assume that whatever you trade to someone else, you will never get back.
* If someone asks you to give them something for free, don't give them anything, no matter the reason.
* Don't participate in raffles, auctions, or challenges.
* Don't reveal what your dream items are (items you really want) - scammers will use them against you.
* Don't be pressured to make any trade you don't 100% want to do.
* Use common sense. Someone acting suspicious? Are they constantly changing up the trade? Trying to push outside of what you started trading with them for? Cancel, ignore them, and move on.
* No matter how much you want an item - be safe, not sorry. "Easy" ways and opportunities to get your dream item[s] are often too good to be true.
== What to do if you get scammed ==
The only way to get support if you get scammed in Royale High is to e-mail support@royalehigh.com
more details on this e-mail can be viewed at the support e-mail article
Please note that only if you are scammed by a method that evades consent may support help - any scam methods that involve deceiving consent are typically deemed to be impossible to prove reliably and are commonly rejected, but they may help if you have reliable hard-to-edit evidence, such as an unedited video that shows all involved usernames clearly. The developers cannot help if you were scammed by a trust trade or cross-trade.