[Pepper]

Originally Posted by -Ra

It actually, it is not theft, and unless MA is willing to change the EULA and declare that anything you have is yours, then there will neverbe any chance of prosicution. Infact, if MA was to lock an account for scamming, (without refunding any money deposited by the scammer) MA could face a possible lawsuit themselves. In most places I would imagine it is unlawfull for a company to offer a product and when the customer pays, he/she is entitled to some sort of service.
I don't know about Sweeden law, but I know a lawsuit could be opened in the USA against them. and knowing the hatred for big buisness' by Americans. the jury is sure to side against MA.

1. It's without a doubt a crime when you take something that belongs to someone else without that persons consent, claiming that an improvement is to be made for a fee, and then never return the item. Otherwise would very few cars ever be repaired in a shop. What of course MA could do if they wanted, was to implement a recite system regarding transactions in trading. But they won't.
   
   
2. MA reserves the right to terminate any account - without reason.
   [5:6] Account Inactivity and Account Termination
   MindArk may terminate this Agreement upon notice to the Participant. Such termination may be made without reason, and may be for one or more Participants. EULA]
   
   
3. Since you accept this ENTROPIA UNIVERSE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA) every time you log on, you have in fact declined the right to a lawuit.
   
   
4. EU is soly bound by Swedish law.
   [11]. Governing Law
   This Agreement is to be governed by, construed and enforced according to the laws of Sweden. You agree that any future dispute that might arise between you and MindArk is to be governed by the laws of Sweden and that any principles of conflicts of laws will not be applicable with regards to this Agreement EULA]
   
   
5. Even if there would be a lawsuit in the US, there wouldn't be a Jury trail.

A hot tip is to spend a few minutes to actually read the EULA. Even if you don't understand the impact of the language according to the law - you atleast get an idea what rights you have - which can easily be summed up to: none.

This is partly the reason why I started this thread - we have to create a network to stop the scammers, and this is atleast one way of exposing thier strategies.

I hope more people will see the importance of this thread and contribute with tips on how the scammers operate. Knowledge is the best tool we got against the scammers - let's use it.