Sam@lemmy.ca to Piracy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoPiracy > resellerslemmy.caimagemessage-square221fedilinkarrow-up11.25Karrow-down116
arrow-up11.24Karrow-down1imagePiracy > resellerslemmy.caSam@lemmy.ca to Piracy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square221fedilink
minus-squarebinboupan@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agothey buy keys using stolen credit cards and then resell them
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoAnd then the owner of the card issues a chargeback, so they lose more money (chargeback fees can be $25-$100) than if you’d have just torrented it. Technically they could revoke the key as well, but that tends to cause a bit of fuss and bad PR so they don’t often bother. So the lesson is clear. Buy your keys on G2A with stolen credit cards.
minus-squareDass93@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoI use G2@ to ea games, better get the % off or just piratbuy
they buy keys using stolen credit cards and then resell them
And then the owner of the card issues a chargeback, so they lose more money (chargeback fees can be $25-$100) than if you’d have just torrented it.
Technically they could revoke the key as well, but that tends to cause a bit of fuss and bad PR so they don’t often bother.
So the lesson is clear. Buy your keys on G2A with stolen credit cards.
I use G2@ to ea games, better get the % off or just piratbuy