Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-11784273-20130902154747/@comment-11490363-20130902205908

MaryHinge147 wrote:

What exactly is she guilty off (the photo is so poor I cannot tell)? Is it saving 28% on coins? If you think that is cheating, so is anyone who received free coins as an Android user (not available to iOS users) or anyone who gains coins from promotions. Mobage have created this fake currency and they need to police it. 1) She spends hundreds/thousands to get #1 and would still coast it paying normal price 2) There are too many inferences being made to jump to the conclusion she is actively cheating Please, free coins given by Mobage is not comparable to potential hackers selling coins generated out of thin air without Mobage's consent.

If the site is not endorsed by Mobage, then it is not cheating or stealing per se. I guess it would be like buying stolen property, rather than stealing it yourself. That said, in this case, if Mobage does not endorse it, then she is complicit.

I can't imagine that Mobage would endorse the site since they are undercutting Mobage. Sounds like these are hackers and the mobacoins they 'sell' are hacked coins, i.e. cost the hackers 0.

It is not always possible to prevent people from selling fake currency. Though I don't understand why they don't have some sort of digital signature use to prevent just generating coins at will. I suppose someone could point them to the site and ask them what they are doing about it.