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Title: Nearly got scammed 5 btc Post by: jamerico on August 08, 2015, 09:45:33 PM A guy called "CryptoIrnperator" sent me this message:
Quote from: jamerico on Today at 09:15:01 PM Where do you ship from? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1017206.120 Hi, We ship from the US. Currently we only have 2 remaining coins from this limited series. Current price is $1350 Current BTC rate (Bitstamp rate) : 5BTC Payment address : 1Kf74Ac1s6fj3DYhN5U334t5A3rZyWQMaC These really are a good investment, as with Casascius coins the price always increases as soon as availability ends. After payment please pm me your full shipping info, Thanks, CryptoImperator So basically he made a similar username and tried to pass it off as real. Expecting me to send 5 btc to his btc address. Title: Re: Nearly got scammed 5 btc Post by: owlcatz on August 08, 2015, 10:48:27 PM A guy called "CryptoIrnperator" sent me this message: Quote from: jamerico on Today at 09:15:01 PM Where do you ship from? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1017206.120 Hi, We ship from the US. Currently we only have 2 remaining coins from this limited series. Current price is $1350 Current BTC rate (Bitstamp rate) : 5BTC Payment address : 1Kf74Ac1s6fj3DYhN5U334t5A3rZyWQMaC These really are a good investment, as with Casascius coins the price always increases as soon as availability ends. After payment please pm me your full shipping info, Thanks, CryptoImperator So basically he made a similar username and tried to pass it off as real. Expecting me to send 5 btc to his btc address. Good catch. He's already been marked as scammer. ;) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=543396 Title: Re: Nearly got scammed 5 btc Post by: Tomatocage on August 09, 2015, 03:59:01 AM How would you have lost 5 BTC? I certainly hope you didn't plan on sending first without using escrow.
Title: Re: Nearly got scammed 5 btc Post by: everaja on August 09, 2015, 04:12:01 AM ---Snip Chit-Chat--- These Scamming attempt regularly happen overhear , Instead of Opening a separate thread and Over-heading BCT server by making threads , you could have reported the MSG/Thread to Moderators , you could Even Pm About such Incidents to Tomatocage (http://Tomatocage) ,QS (http://QS),Hilario (http://Hilario) or other concerned Mods. Remember Next Time. Title: Re: Nearly got scammed 5 btc Post by: jacktheking on August 09, 2015, 04:16:32 AM ---Snip Chit-Chat--- These Scamming attempt regularly happen overhear , Instead of Opening a separate thread and Over-heading BCT server by making threads , you could have reported the MSG/Thread to Moderators , you could Even Pm About such Incidents to Tomatocage (http://Tomatocage) ,QS (http://QS),Hilario (http://Hilario) or other concerned Mods. Remember Next Time. Well. If he did not made this thread here, some people might lost 5 BTC to this scammer. I dont think theymos would mind someone posting scamming attempts here. Title: Re: Nearly got scammed 5 btc Post by: everaja on August 09, 2015, 04:21:38 AM ---Snip Chit-Chat--- These Scamming attempt regularly happen overhear , Instead of Opening a separate thread and Over-heading BCT server by making threads , you could have reported the MSG/Thread to Moderators , you could Even Pm About such Incidents to Tomatocage (http://Tomatocage) ,QS (http://QS),Hilario (http://Hilario) or other concerned Mods. Remember Next Time. Well. If he did not made this thread here, some people might lost 5 BTC to this scammer. I dont think theymos would mind someone posting scamming attempts here. I never Told Or stated that Theymos (http://Theymos) Will Mind This but what i mean was it is not Recommended. There is alot what Recommendation Means. Moreover once you PM regarding any issues to Tomatocage (http://Tomatocage) ,QS (http://QS),Hilario (http://Hilario) or other concerned Mods they look up if the reason is legit and Nuke the Scammers profile ASAP. Note: One who don't know about Trust system will also not bother about checking Scam Accusations section over BCT. Title: Re: Nearly got scammed 5 btc Post by: Muhammed Zakir on August 09, 2015, 05:04:30 AM ---Snip Chit-Chat--- These Scamming attempt regularly happen overhear , Instead of Opening a separate thread and Over-heading BCT server by making threads , you could have reported the MSG/Thread to Moderators , you could Even Pm About such Incidents to Tomatocage (http://Tomatocage) ,QS (http://QS),Hilario (http://Hilario) or other concerned Mods. Remember Next Time. Well. If he did not made this thread here, some people might lost 5 BTC to this scammer. I dont think theymos would mind someone posting scamming attempts here. I never Told Or stated that Theymos (http://Theymos) Will Mind This but what i mean was it is not Recommended. There is alot what Recommendation Means. Moreover once you PM regarding any issues to Tomatocage (http://Tomatocage) ,QS (http://QS),Hilario (http://Hilario) or other concerned Mods they look up if the reason is legit and Nuke the Scammers profile ASAP. Note: One who don't know about Trust system will also not bother about checking Scam Accusations section over BCT. Tomatocage and QS are not mods or staffs. You are mixing people in default trust list with staffs. |