Scammers Continue to Wreak Havoc in MMO's 330
eldavojohn writes "We're all well aware of the scams that sometimes happen in online games like Eve Online. But despite this looking primarily like a problem with Eve Online, the MIT Technology Review brings us stories from Second Life and the very real $700,000 (USD) in Linden Dollars that has recently disappeared in what is appearing to be a classic ponzi scheme by a company named Ginko Banking. Unbelievably high interest rates coupled with some shady withdrawal limits leads to classic epic losses to investors. Eve Online was merely virtual currency but Second Life has a real monetary value associated with Linden Dollars & therefore is certain to see more and more scams pop up like this. How can Linden Labs set up a safety net to catch things like this?"
Re:They shouldn't (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's a game (Score:5, Funny)
People have to watch out for this in real life, they should watch out for it in second life
The scammers are obviously better players
Re:They shouldn't (Score:1, Funny)
Now, go say 50 Hail Marx's and sin no more.
Re:They shouldn't (Score:4, Funny)
Gov't has a monopoly on swindling and can't afford the competition.
Re:It's a game (Score:4, Funny)
Re:They shouldn't (Score:4, Funny)
--Linden Labs CEO
Re:So maybe you are a prick? (Score:1, Funny)