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Account trading moves real money. A stacked Valorant account with rare skins can fetch $200 to $800. A maxed Clash of Clans village regularly sells for $150 or more. A verified Instagram account with 50,000 followers might go for $1,000.
That kind of money attracts scammers. If you know exactly what to check before you pay, you avoid most of them. Here are the scams you will actually run into, and the checklists that shut them down.
The fake middleman scam
This is the most common one. A seller agrees to use a "trusted middleman" they recommend. The middleman is the seller's friend or a second account. You send payment to the middleman, who vanishes along with the seller. Total time to scam: about ten minutes.
The checklist before you accept any middleman:
Verify the middleman through the marketplace's official system, not through a link the seller sends you. Confirm the middleman's account age, trade history, and feedback count independently. Refuse any middleman who contacted you first. Refuse any middleman who asks to move the deal to Discord DMs. On FullAccounts Market, escrow is built into the transaction, so there is no reason to involve a third party at all.
The account recovery scam
You buy the account, change the password, and everything looks fine. Two weeks later the original owner uses a recovery option — linked email, phone number, security questions, or a support ticket with original purchase receipts — and takes the account back. You lose the money and the account.
The checklist before you pay:
Ask for the original email on the account and confirm it will be transferred to you, not just changed. Check whether a phone number is linked and whether it can be removed. Request a screenshot of the account's security settings page dated today. Ask the seller to remove all linked devices and show you the confirmation. For accounts with recovery questions, get the answers in writing as part of the deal. Timeframe matters too: recovery scams often trigger within 30 days, so keep records of everything for at least 60.
The stolen account scam
The account being sold was itself stolen from someone else. The price looks amazing — a $500 account listed at $120 — because the seller has no real ownership and no risk. When the original owner reports it, the platform bans the account. You are out the full amount.
The checklist before you pay:
Compare the price against three similar listings. If it is more than 40 percent below market, treat that as a red flag, not a bargain. Ask how long the seller has owned the account and what they used it for. Request a screenshot of recent match history or activity that matches the story. Stolen accounts often come with no purchase history, no original receipts, and a seller who cannot answer basic questions about the account's past.
The payment method trap
Scammers push you toward payment methods with no buyer protection: gift cards, crypto, wire transfers, or peer-to-peer apps marked "friends and family." Once you send, there is no dispute process. The seller may also ask you to pay a "verification fee" or "release fee" after the initial payment — a classic advance-fee scam.
The checklist before you pay:
Only pay through the marketplace's official checkout. Never pay by gift card, no exceptions. Never pay a fee that was not in the original listing. If the seller asks to move payment off-platform to "save fees," decline and report the listing. Legitimate sellers accept escrow because it protects them too.
The credential change scam
After the sale, the seller asks for "one last login" to grab a screenshot, or asks you to keep their email attached "for a week just in case." Either move gives them a way back in. A variation: the seller delivers a working account, then immediately reports it as hacked to the game's support team.
The checklist before you hand over money:
Change the password, email, and linked phone the moment the deal closes. Remove every recovery method the seller set up. Never share the new credentials with the seller, even briefly. Save screenshots of the account before and after transfer. If the seller insists on keeping access to anything, walk away.
The fake listing and bait-and-switch
The listing shows a maxed account with rare items. What you receive is a different, weaker account, or a login that does not work at all. Some scammers run the same listing from multiple accounts to catch more buyers.
The checklist before you pay:
Request a live screen recording of the seller logging in and scrolling through the account, not just screenshots. Screenshots are edited in seconds. Match the account ID in the recording to the listing. Confirm the platform shows verified ownership or listing history. Check the seller's feedback count and account age — a seller with 3 feedback and a 2-day-old profile is not a safe counterparty for a $400 deal.
A quick pre-purchase checklist to run every time
Run these five checks before any payment clears. Verify the seller's feedback and account age on the platform. Get a live screen recording that matches the listing. Confirm the price is within 40 percent of comparable listings. Insist on platform escrow and refuse off-platform payment. Confirm email, phone, and recovery methods will transfer to you at handover.
If any single check fails, stop. There will be another listing tomorrow. There will not be another refund.
The one habit that prevents most losses
Slow down at the payment step. Scammers rely on urgency — "someone else is buying in an hour," "I need this gone tonight." A real seller will still be there tomorrow. A scammer will not.
Buy and sell where escrow, verified sellers, and dispute resolution are built in. Browse current listings and trade with confidence at fulla.market.
That kind of money attracts scammers. If you know exactly what to check before you pay, you avoid most of them. Here are the scams you will actually run into, and the checklists that shut them down.
The fake middleman scam
This is the most common one. A seller agrees to use a "trusted middleman" they recommend. The middleman is the seller's friend or a second account. You send payment to the middleman, who vanishes along with the seller. Total time to scam: about ten minutes.
The checklist before you accept any middleman:
Verify the middleman through the marketplace's official system, not through a link the seller sends you. Confirm the middleman's account age, trade history, and feedback count independently. Refuse any middleman who contacted you first. Refuse any middleman who asks to move the deal to Discord DMs. On FullAccounts Market, escrow is built into the transaction, so there is no reason to involve a third party at all.
The account recovery scam
You buy the account, change the password, and everything looks fine. Two weeks later the original owner uses a recovery option — linked email, phone number, security questions, or a support ticket with original purchase receipts — and takes the account back. You lose the money and the account.
The checklist before you pay:
Ask for the original email on the account and confirm it will be transferred to you, not just changed. Check whether a phone number is linked and whether it can be removed. Request a screenshot of the account's security settings page dated today. Ask the seller to remove all linked devices and show you the confirmation. For accounts with recovery questions, get the answers in writing as part of the deal. Timeframe matters too: recovery scams often trigger within 30 days, so keep records of everything for at least 60.
The stolen account scam
The account being sold was itself stolen from someone else. The price looks amazing — a $500 account listed at $120 — because the seller has no real ownership and no risk. When the original owner reports it, the platform bans the account. You are out the full amount.
The checklist before you pay:
Compare the price against three similar listings. If it is more than 40 percent below market, treat that as a red flag, not a bargain. Ask how long the seller has owned the account and what they used it for. Request a screenshot of recent match history or activity that matches the story. Stolen accounts often come with no purchase history, no original receipts, and a seller who cannot answer basic questions about the account's past.
The payment method trap
Scammers push you toward payment methods with no buyer protection: gift cards, crypto, wire transfers, or peer-to-peer apps marked "friends and family." Once you send, there is no dispute process. The seller may also ask you to pay a "verification fee" or "release fee" after the initial payment — a classic advance-fee scam.
The checklist before you pay:
Only pay through the marketplace's official checkout. Never pay by gift card, no exceptions. Never pay a fee that was not in the original listing. If the seller asks to move payment off-platform to "save fees," decline and report the listing. Legitimate sellers accept escrow because it protects them too.
The credential change scam
After the sale, the seller asks for "one last login" to grab a screenshot, or asks you to keep their email attached "for a week just in case." Either move gives them a way back in. A variation: the seller delivers a working account, then immediately reports it as hacked to the game's support team.
The checklist before you hand over money:
Change the password, email, and linked phone the moment the deal closes. Remove every recovery method the seller set up. Never share the new credentials with the seller, even briefly. Save screenshots of the account before and after transfer. If the seller insists on keeping access to anything, walk away.
The fake listing and bait-and-switch
The listing shows a maxed account with rare items. What you receive is a different, weaker account, or a login that does not work at all. Some scammers run the same listing from multiple accounts to catch more buyers.
The checklist before you pay:
Request a live screen recording of the seller logging in and scrolling through the account, not just screenshots. Screenshots are edited in seconds. Match the account ID in the recording to the listing. Confirm the platform shows verified ownership or listing history. Check the seller's feedback count and account age — a seller with 3 feedback and a 2-day-old profile is not a safe counterparty for a $400 deal.
A quick pre-purchase checklist to run every time
Run these five checks before any payment clears. Verify the seller's feedback and account age on the platform. Get a live screen recording that matches the listing. Confirm the price is within 40 percent of comparable listings. Insist on platform escrow and refuse off-platform payment. Confirm email, phone, and recovery methods will transfer to you at handover.
If any single check fails, stop. There will be another listing tomorrow. There will not be another refund.
The one habit that prevents most losses
Slow down at the payment step. Scammers rely on urgency — "someone else is buying in an hour," "I need this gone tonight." A real seller will still be there tomorrow. A scammer will not.
Buy and sell where escrow, verified sellers, and dispute resolution are built in. Browse current listings and trade with confidence at fulla.market.