Shop Scams

There are several different types of scams that you will see in shops, one is The Secret scam.

Competitions

Other scams can include having a competition - whoever sends the most items, or buys the most items at a high price will win a Codestone or Paintbrush.

DO NOT send items, and ONLY buy items if they are reasonably priced (you can use the Shop Wizard to check). You will never see your items or prize.

Even if the competition is genuine, it will be stacked in the shop owners favour. So I would recommend not getting involved at all.

NeoPets have recently decided that ANY form of competition in a shop is not allowed.

If you see a shop with a competition in it, ignore it.

False Items and Log on Screens

Sometimes you may click on an item that seems to be a bargain (for example, a Faerie for 100 NeoPoints), then you get an error message appear saying you cannot buy the item because you are not logged in. You will be presented with the NeoPets log in screen - but if you look closely at the address bar in your browser, you will see it it not the real NeoPets log in screen. If the address is not http://www.NeoPets.com/loginpage.phtml then DO NOT enter your username and password. If you do the scammer will steal your account, your items and NeoPoints, and probably abandon your pets!

False Log on Screens and Competitions are illegal in NeoPets.

Fake Random Events

Sometimes in NeoPets you will go to a new page, and all of a sudden a box will appear at the top of the page saying "Something Has Happened" - this could be anything from encountering the Ghost Lion, to finding a Codestone on the floor.

Some naughty people have copies this message into their shops, but it will normally say - "Buy an item from this shop and you will win 10 million NeoPoints"

DON'T Fall for this! You can check to see if it was a genuine Random Event, by hitting the Refresh button on your browser, if the message has disappeared then it was real, but if its still there its a fake!

If you see a fake random event in a shop, ignore what it says, but hit the report shop link to alert NeoPets Staff.

If you see a shop with a scam in it (e.g."the Secret") or if the shop leads you to a false log on screen report it to [email protected] - or at the top of the shop, there will be a link to report the shop automatically.