Gold Farming isn't really that big of a legal issue. It's against the games rules and it ruins the game...but it's not really an actual crime. (As long as it's just someone playing the game, then selling the gold they earn.)
Actually keylogging someone and stealing their account is a criminal offense.
I'm not saying it was aliens. But it was aliens.
And by aliens, I mean virtual carnies.
At least when you get swindled you don't have to tell your friends and suffer the embarrassment that comes from not being able to throw a ball in a damn bucket.