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#FFXIV #fanfest2023 #scammer
Hey guys,
If you guys didn’t know, two of our former static members scammed a couple of our friends and stole money from them. They were long-time friends of 5-8 years and they betrayed us all. Please watch the entire video for the full story. If we can prevent them from doing this again to just ONE person or group, then this video would be worth it.
Ed’s (Raid Lead) GoFundMe:
https://gofund.me/0d3d236c
The SCAMMERS:
Yuuni: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/16038915/
Sume: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/20578417/
TIMESTAMPS
0:00-1:30 Intro
1:31-3:30 Hotel Confirmation
3:31-7:53 One Week Before Fanfest
7:54-10:29 The Week of Fanfest
10:30-19:08 The Missing Hotel and Tickets
19:08-26:29 Ed Goes Nuclear on Discord
26:30-34:54 Sume and Yuuni RESPOND
34:55-42:46 MIC DROP SCAMMERS EXPOSED
42:47-47:35 Conclusion (AVOID THEM) and Ed’s GoFundMe
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What have you done legally?
Hello everyone I am Eduig. I wanted to write this just to be clear about the actions we have taken. I have talked to an attorney
to see my options, and to even enforce a judgement, if we got one, would be extremely difficult. There would have to be
some assets that they own (House, Car) that a lien could be put on that we could tie to a lawsuit. If the money they are using
to live day to day is someone elses, those assets don't belong to them and we get nothing. I did go to my police department and
got a police report written up and made an official complaint with the State Attorney General of their state. Having said all that,
this is not considering the cost of hiring an attorney to take the case and file a lawsuit. I am more than happy to answer further
questions and I am working on a bigger response to some of the other common questions I've been seeing
Literally thank EVERYONE for their support, I am nothing short of speechless and overwhelmed.
This honestly must feel bad. Forming bonds and connections with others due to a genuine love for a hobby just to be betrayed for something as meaningless as money. Sorry this happened to you and the rest of the group I know you guys will pull through
1. ask yooni and sume's brother take pictures at E.R. 2. they need post a screenshots. if they are on road or airplane seats. no pictures of proof if you are going to. 3. call the hotel manager to see if they paid in reser. 4. planning 1-2 months before events, better ask the total. also. I think I saw them in game at gilgamesh lisma too
At this point it wouldn't surprise me if they also run cheats.
There is a word for this if they live in TX – fraud. I suggest you hire a lawyer in TX who can nicely request your money be returned or the lawyer can take another route if they refuse. Don't worry – it probably won't be a felony all you softies out there. But these people are criminals and should get something more than a loss of a friendship. Also? You probably weren't their first victims – they seemed to be pretty good at knowing how to scam people and make them comfortable. It's not always about getting your money back – sometimes it's just being sure others are able to do a background check and see they are scum bags.
Name. Shame. Destroy. As it should be.
Haha get fucked. Your fault for trusting internet "friends". You have no one to blame but yourself.
Imagine nuking a relationship for money, wtf man?
Lala's nuff said really. never trust those little B****rds. Especially with your knees
As an avid player and member of the lala community I’m disappointed my own would do this. I’ve informed my raid community and hopefully we never encounter them. I hope you guys get some kind of justice.
Bruh this is insane!. The lengths people will go through is insane
Wire fraud.
e daters
They bring shame to LALAFELLS you guys must hunt them down and get them banned.
dear fucking god the screenshot from reddit fucking ruined me. fuck these people. actually fucking awful.
You can never trust lalas…
holy shit, if that's the same sumelegend i know about, he pulled the EXACT SAME SCAM with my FC mates in fanfest 2016 for real
Giving Real Life Cash to a person you have never met is always a risk especially when you only know them from an online relationship. Word of caution never exchange real money to people. Suppose this is a cautionary tale and sorry those involved had to learn this the hard way (I genuinely mean that).
Listening to this situation alone hurts..
Imagine the scammers' parents knowing about this, destroying years of friendship over that small amount of $… Disappointment
Not even Lolorito stooped so low man
CoD is an old acronym that stands for cash on delivery, basically saying theyll pay cash when they get it
Wow, sorry to hear this! so sad.
Although i understand that the msg here is to watch out for these people, let's also highlight another msg which should be to plz be careful who u are trusting with plans. If someone is gonna offer to buy tickets or something, no money should be sent if no forwarded email of a purchase confirmation from the official website was posted on discord or wherever you all socialize in or even sent directly to you. Do Not leave one person in charge of planning everything! If hotels are being booked, phone numbers to the hotel, along with confirmation of the hotel being booked, should be posted socially as well. I think the most important part is making sure u get a forwarded email message of a receipt from hotels and event tickets. No screenshots, no "trust me bro", no bullshit. Yea, they may be out there, but if people start setting up full proof guidelines to do buisness with connections to the sources, they can't scam anyone. Of course, if you know these people.. obviously watch out!
COD means Cash On Delivery.
Most of the time. Or it’s a type of fish but that doesn’t make much sense here.
Sorry y’all had to experience this, a similar thing is what taught me to never trust someone else to do something I can. They want to help me buy tickets? They can send me money. They want to plan hotel reservations? I’ll pay you when I meet you in the room.
Fuckin Lalafels man
I also shared this into my fc's discord. I doubt we will ever run into them but I want to protect as much of my fc as I can, even if it's not likely to happen, can't be too careful. I'm so sorry this happened to all of you. its horrible and a shame to them. I do see one of them in the balance discord so I hope they see all of this and leave. no one wants them here in our community .
That's insane. As someone who basically planned a similar trip with my own FC for FanFest, I'm realizing I'm super lucky that I didn't end up in a similar situation. Sorry this happened to you all. :C
In a poor attempt to lighten the mood, fuckin lalas, am I right? Definitely works for Teledji Adeledji.
Plot twist. The gofund me is the scam and they all in on it. Man that'd be an all time classic. Joking aside, people are weird sometimes and will nuke friendships over just about anything. Sorry this happened.
aw man thats gross this happened on my home server?!
the lesson here is: if you want something done right, do it yourself.
Is it possible to report these guys ig?
I watched this entire video and it broke my heart! If I had known this was happening, I at least would have met up with you guys and said HELLO, to make your Fan Fest experience at least slightly better! – JCM (singer of Shadowbringers, To the Edge and Close in the Distance)
honestly, your first clue should have been that they are lalas.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
We don't need those bad apples. Hope they get caught and answer for their crimes.
one thing I learned in meeting people, be it irl or virtual: if they start bragging about something, especially money, there's a high chance its not true and 99% of the time they're trash and always a victim in their stories. if you meet this kind of people, stay away and be careful always on fence.
I don't trust anyone anymore. It sucks getting played…that being said it's pretty scummy on the flipside even thinking of using a bot to get tickets.
Huge red flags, tickets werent handled or sold by SE and had nothing to do with Mog station. 🙁 Damn dude, I'm sorry you guys dealt with this from someone you trusted.