Talk:Fraud and Scam Center/@comment-5409486-20121029212051/@comment-5428123-20121030010757

I won't disagree that ultimately, each player has a responsibility to protect themselves from getting cheated out of their valuables, provided it's within their control. However, that still doesn't excuse scammers from cheating others out of their cards.

The point of this page isn't so much to warn others of known scammers, but rather to act as a form of deterrence against future occurences. If people know you've wronged someone, they're less likely to want to associate themselves with you. Soon, noboddy wants to trade with you, and the game becomes pretty meaningless.

In this way, this page acts as a form of social pressure on individuals to be honest. If people know there's a good chance that they'll be caught and humiliated, and the humiliation is permanent, there's a lower likelihood that they'll consider cheating others.

This is in contrast to in-game blacklists which aren't as easily accessible and reliable in terms of availability, so most scammers feel that they have a good chance of getting away with their actions without repercussions.