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UUC Scam
you-you-see scam
Definition
A named trading scam method that resurfaces periodically. The scammer uses a browser exploit/script during a trade so that when it's accepted, they keep their own items and take the victim's too — leaving the trade stuck on 'processing' and the victim with nothing. The label 'UUC' circulates in trading communities; the mechanics matter more than the name.
Example Usage
“I lost my limited to a UUC scam — the trade just froze on 'processing'.”
Note for Parents
The lesson is the same as every trade scam: never trade valuable items with strangers, and treat any trade that behaves oddly ('it's stuck, just accept again') as a red flag and back out. Roblox generally can't reverse trades. See Trade Scam and Beaming.