How does this scam usually happen?

A scammer who sees you trading with our trader (whose character is usually level 1, while yours is high level) guesses you're mid-trade, quickly creates a character with a name similar to our trader's, and uses a fake reason to threaten or scam you. Creating a new character in WoW takes seconds, so always double-check the exact character name before trading.

Can a Blizzard Game Master whisper me about my gold?

A real Game Master's messages carry a blue Blizzard tag and open in a separate chat window, not a normal whisper. Blizzard does not message you in game to send you to a website, ask for your password, or ask you to hand over gold. A character with "GM" or "Blizz" in its name is a player, not staff.

Someone says the gold I bought is "illegal" and offers to swap it. Is that real?

No. There is no such thing as swapping "illegal" gold for "clean" gold. This is a scam: the other character asks you to hand over everything first and never sends anything back.

What should I do if a scammer contacts me?

Don't reply and don't trade. Report the character in game (right-click the whisper and report it as spam), take a screenshot, and tell us through the channels on our Contact Us page. If you clicked a link, ran a command, or typed your password anywhere, change your Battle.net password and turn on the Battle.net Authenticator right away.

In-Game Scams: How to Spot and Avoid Them

Q: What scams should I watch out for?

Our trader will never ask you to return your gold after a trade for any reason — screenshots, a bonus, a banned account, or anything else. Anyone who does that is a scammer, and if you return gold to a scammer, we can't cover that loss.

Short answer: scams aimed at gold buyers want one of three things: gold sent back, payment outside this website, or your login. Our trader never asks for any of them. Once you have the gold, the trade is done. Anyone who asks for it back, for money, or for your password is a scammer.

Last updated: October 26, 2026

What scams should I watch out for?

Our trader never asks you to return gold after a trade, whatever the reason (screenshots, bonus, banned account, anything). Anyone who does is a scammer, and if you send gold back to them, we can't cover the loss.

How does it usually happen?

A scammer sees you with our trader (your character is high level, ours is usually level 1), guesses you're mid-trade, quickly makes a character with a similar name, and uses a fake reason to scare or trick you. A new character takes seconds to make, so always check the exact name before trading.

Look-alike names swap or add a letter, or use accented letters (Dakme vs Dàkme, or a lowercase l for a capital I). Compare letter by letter. If anything looks off, stop and check with us.

Common lines scammers use

These come from someone pretending to be our trader or to work with us. None are real:

"I sent too much, please send it back." We never ask for gold back. If an order was over-delivered, we sort it out through support, never in game.
"Put the gold in the trade window so I can screenshot it." We don't need a screenshot, and gold in a trade window can be taken in one click.
"Your gold is illegal. Give it to me and I'll swap it for clean gold plus a bonus." There's no such swap. Whatever you hand over is gone.
"My account got banned, return the gold or yours will be too." Returning gold doesn't protect your account. If the publisher takes back gold we delivered, our takeback guarantee covers it, if you send us the notice within 7 days.
"Pay me in game / by gift card and I'll give you extra gold." We only take payment on this website.

Fake Game Masters

Some scammers pose as Blizzard staff. They say your account broke the rules or won a prize, then ask you to visit a website, "verify" your account, or hand over gold. How to tell:

A real GM message carries a blue Blizzard tag and opens in its own chat window, not as a normal whisper.
A character called GMxxx or Blizzxx is just a player.
Blizzard never messages you in game to send you to a website, ask for your password or authenticator code, or ask for gold.

Fake FastWoWGold support

Someone may whisper, add you on Battle.net or Discord, or email you as "our support" and ask for payment, your login, a code, or gold "to confirm your order". We never ask for your password. Our real channels are always on Contact Us. Not sure? Message us there.

/run commands and add-ons

A stranger, or a hacked friend or guildmate, asks you to paste a /run command "to test a new UI". Commands like that can open trades and send your gold away, and some spread to your friends. Tampered add-ons and WeakAuras strings have done the same. Never paste a command you don't understand, and only install add-ons from sources you trust.

Phishing links

Links to "claim a free mount", "check your order" or "appeal a ban" often lead to fake Battle.net login pages. Don't log in through a link someone sent you. Type the address or use a bookmark. For our site, make sure the address is fastwowgold.com.

Checklist

Check the trader's name letter by letter before accepting a trade or invite.
In Face to Face you only receive gold. Don't put anything in the trade window.
After the trade, don't send anything back to anyone.
Don't talk about buying gold in public chat. It's how scammers spot buyers.
Never share your password or authenticator code, and keep the Battle.net Authenticator on.
Worried? Use Auction House Buyout, Guild or Mail, so there's no one to impersonate (see Delivery Methods).

What if a scammer contacts me?

Don't reply, don't trade, don't click anything they sent.
Screenshot the messages and the character name.
Report them in game: right-click the whisper and report it as spam.
Tell us through Contact Us so we can warn our traders and other customers.
If you clicked a link, ran a command or typed your password anywhere, change your Battle.net password and turn on the Authenticator now.

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