Have you considered just not getting an achievement, if you don’t have time? Yeah, getting scammed sucks, but I think it shouldn’t be allowed to buy score boosts, because then this can mislead other players about your exp too. Also I agree with Tah that it is basically cheating, even if technically allowed, so I’m not gonna feel bad for you. Also, I feel like this mindset of buying boosts to get a cosmetic is part of what makes me feel like this game has turned into cosmetic collection simulator since Dragonflight.
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I’m sorry you got scammed, Blizzard should punish the people involved if you’ve filed a ticket. You wont get the gold back unfortunately as these are unsupported transactions.
If I buy a boost I prefer to use one of the discords like Oblivion, there are others ofc.
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Haha! Really? Buying boost? Really?
Are people not embarassed? Stop getting so comfortable online.
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My hunter got the legendary bow on her first boost run from Sanctum of Domination back when it was current. Nearly all of us buying the boost were Hunters and I got bombarded with ‘do you need’. I even ninja pulled cos I am not used to right click autoattacking from a distance 
Lots of people get boosts on new alts as well. Fast track that gearing and fill vault. It’s quite normal and accepted. Some do it with keys for the same reason, though it’s more common to get boosted by guildies/friends for that in our guild.
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Sounds pretty sad to me.
Blizzard makes good money with tokens, that is their side of the trade. But they refuse to also take responsibility for the other side of the trade, where their customers lose money to scammers because that marketplace is outside of the game.
So even Blizzard does not seem to consider boosting as normal and accepted.
How much did you get scammed for? If i may ask. If you miss alot of gold i can help you are little.
You can send me an ingame mail , i can also share a 100 pct safe contact who also boost high end raiders and guilds. I have had him on my f-list for some years and never got robbed. Lately i bought the new cigar mount from the new raid. And for gold, i would never pay real money for boosts or mounts.
I think it’s pretty sad to care what other people do in game that isn’t against the rules.
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Its very common for alts of raiders to buy boosts and its very cheap but then again you do not seem to play at high end.
ofc they do hence the service channel and regular checks on boosting groups
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You’re defending buying boost? Buying boost is for players that aren’t very good at the game.
you do not seem to be very good at World of Warcraft.
Don’t worry, there are lots of players like you.
I buy boosts because i raid mythic and do high level m+ it saves me time for when i re roll alts and i play at a lot higher level then you.
I think it is normal to care about what happens around you, even in a game. In shared spaces, people notice and react to how others behave, especially when it affects the overall experience.
And of course it is normal to get boosted by friends. That’s what friends are for. I think we are talking about unsecure paid services.
Lol, how embarassing.
I’m not gonna waste more time talking to you.
Yes you are now run along please thank you.
So you play at a high level, but I’m not sure that alone makes boosts more okay. Lots of people have busy lives too, like work or family. If saving time is the reason, then it makes sense for others as well, not just top players.
And so does using the SBA by the way because that saves time as well.
What ever you say , i just gave my reason 
my playing does not effect you in anyway as we do not play in same circles thankfully.
I have never had an issue with any boost from the discord community I use. It acts as a middle man and if the run goes wrong they have to deal with it. So no dodgy transactions. The onus is on the buyer to do their research ofc.
I have never trusted random people in trade. I probably never will.
Tom, Dick or Harry getting an AotC mount or a legendary item does not affect you in any way. But by all means act like it does. My Hunter getting the bow didn’t affect anyone else. I went on a boost got the tmog item I was after and was happy as larry. If I could get it on my main I’d be able to do it myself, but she’s a paladin.
When our raiders reroll most of them buy a boost. Not everyone buys tokens to get boosts. One guy in my guild got a BoE in our Mythic raid, sold it and bought a boost for his alt in Heroic.
Boosts have existed in this game as long as I’ve been playing (since TBC). So I will never understand the mock outrage or belittling others for it. If you dont’ want one, don’t get one.
A friend who is a booster had a fabulous boostee in M+ who wanted score, he was in character the whole time (he was from Argent Dawn). He described the group as his paid mercenaries and RPed the whole dungeon. Was the most entertaining boost he ever did.
Well, it might affect me in the greater scheme of things, since the higher the average iLvl, the worse I look by comparison. But I agree, in practice this effect is probably negligible. And that is not what I was referring to anyway. I also do not think I ever said that, so you are putting words in my mouth.
I was also not talking about what you and your friends are doing among yourselves. You probably missed my edit above, where I said that boosting guildmates is perfectly normal. Though to be honest, I would not even call that “boosting”, as that term already has a somewhat financial connotation, just helping each other out.
What I was talking about is the use of paid services. I call that pay-to-win, and to me that is just sad. It feels wrong, because it is not really about playing the game anymore. It is not about progress, teamwork, or having fun. It becomes a transaction. I understand why people do it. Maybe they do not have much time, or they want to keep up with others, or they feel pressure to become strong quickly. But that shows the real problem. The game encourages people to take shortcuts. And when success can be bought, the game loses something important. It loses part of what makes it meaningful and enjoyable.
I have been playing since open beta, though with long breaks. I only raided during WotLK and Cataclysm, but I personally never knew anyone who used boosts. Nor did I know anyone who knew someone who did. So I see this claim as highly exaggerated.
Yeah, that is easily said. But the more people do it, the more pressure there is on others to do the same in order to stay competitive. And while that still does not affect me personally, because I would rather stop playing WoW than go pay-to-win, it certainly affects others.
First, im sorry that this happened to you, saddly blizzard will not give back the money but will probably ban the scanner if you have reported him.
I also suggest you to look up for communities or even better contacting a guild on your server that has killer the boss you need, you can negotiate a litle for the price, like lowering the price of you are not interested in gear of mount.
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As if, come on…back in the day where blizzard had a ton more of GMs and CS staff around they couldn’t keep goldsellers, botters, scammer, etc. at bay. If they can’t trade in game they’ll trade on other platforms. Don’t be so naive.
Time went on and online toxicity grew in general, no wonder it got more in WoW.
Back in vanilla we had entire MAFIA Guilds on servers regulating AH, raids, loots, AQ events, and what not, ALLTHOUGH we had all those GMs and CSs around.
When there is money/ingame currency around, there will be a buttload of criminals around. It’s a fight against windmills. But yet still has to be tackled to prevent it from completely derailing society.
Most of the time, no they won’t. As soon as the money has left your account it’s gone for good.
Dont bother with service channel and join the “WoW Market” Discord