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title: Never accept gold from strangers
url: https://wowforever.si/items/editorial-no-stranger-gold/
id: editorial:no-stranger-gold
section: tips
status: confirmed
label: Confirmed
published: 2026-10-01T21:05:06Z
updated: 2026-10-01T21:05:06Z
source: https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/actions-taken-against-botting-and-rmt/2368705/1
credit: Kaivax (blue post)
---

# Never accept gold from strangers

**Confirmed** · tips · published 2026-10-01

Blizzard now takes action against buyers and recipients of real-money gold, not just sellers, from removing the gold up to closing accounts. Decline one-sided trades and 'gifts' from people you don't know.

Source: [Kaivax (blue post)](https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/actions-taken-against-botting-and-rmt/2368705/1)