More on unsolicited gifts, please?

[Fennet]

OK, assuming one has opened and worn a gift that seems legit, (and you would be correct to so assume), how would someone check the object out to make sure it wasn't causing mayhem without their knowledge?

The gift-giver certainly seems legit on their profile: long time resident, business owner, etc.

[Rolig Loon]

You can't ever be 100% sure, but that's the way life is in RL too. That's why we teach little kids not to accept candy from strangers. When you accept a gift, consider the source and decide whether it's from someone you ought to trust.  If it is, go ahead and wear it (or rez it, or whatever), but keep in some corner of your mind that there might be things to watch out for, like unexpected dancing or particle showers.  Those things rarely happen, but if they do at least you have a clue what caused them. 

The warning about accepting gifts isn't meant to paralyse you into immobility.... just make you aware that some people aren't nice guys.  As if you didn't know that already.  :smileywink:

[LoveAngeL Lyre]

Open your inventory --> Right click on the item you want to check  (for example a skin) --> Properties --> If you note that the name of the creator is empty the best you can do is to delete the item as earlier the other users here suggested to you, because is very possible to be stolen although we can never be sure about.