Talk:Fraud and Scam Center/@comment-124.183.82.3-20121212015939/@comment-98.150.129.129-20121215083530

IMHO, I believe that empty trades are scams:

Def. of SCAM: A fraudulent business SCHEME; to swindle (someone) by means of a trick.

SCHEME: Make plans, esp. in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.

The fact that that people make an ATTEMPT of taking your stuff through trickery, hoping for you to slip up, is truly what a scam is. If it was a empty trade mistake, most honest people would cancel, and redo the trade with the proper items selected on both sides.

@ Beboper, I respectfully disagree... just because you can identify a blank trade, doesn't disqualify it as a scam; it just means you're attentive enough to avoid it. The fact of the matter is that they are still making an attempt, the act itself is what a scam is.