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i have been fauceting for the last one year.but i have found some big scam websites.koinbounty is one of them.boombit is another.i want everyone to mention scam faucets so that others may avoid them.

Um, you do know faucets give coins away for free right? So how could this be a scam? There are any number of reasons the faucet may not pay you, but this does not fit into the scam category. You are out nothing if the faucet does not pay, so you cannot be scammed.

Yes we are out of time.
Also faucets run by revenues from advertisements so if we go to a faucet and use it then it's our right to get paid by them.
So faucets can also scam people, in my opinion.

The simple solution is to not use faucets in the first place. Even if they end up paying you are going to receive amounts that are not going to be worth it in pretty much every part of the world as you would earn more working in sweat shops.

I am sorry if you ended up visiting faucets, looking at advertisements and then didn't get paid. I would however suggest that you look into other ways to make money with Bitcoin. Maybe join a signature campaign and learn and Bitcoin and discuss it here on the forum.

i try boombit for 1day i share my reff link to some facebook group
and i get a minimum withdraw, so i try withdraw it but im not receive my withdraw for 12hours
and i know that site is scam

if you faucet player better to try minimum withdraw before you continue fauceting

but koinbounty does not pay me.whenever i reach the cash out limit.they increase it.is it not unfair?

they have malicious banner inside them, i think this is what OP is talking about

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1044399.0

thank's for your link reference, now iknow some faucet is have hidden malicious banner

A scam is simply a dishonest scheme, so scam faucets exist.

There's a site called badbitcoin which lists bitcoin related sites that is suspicious and a potential scam.
You can check it, here's the link www.badbitcoin.org

i found a legit faucet list
better we choose a legit and trusted :)

https://faucetbox.com/en/list

What scam faucets exist?

By definition there is no such thing - faucets pay you money for clicking a button...it's not a scam if they never send you that "promised" 100 satoshi OR you don't stick around to collect a minimum threshold required for payout.

I did a signature campaign for what I assumed was a ponzi scheme - that lasted about 12 days. They were paying the equivalent of a $1 per day for participation and you could leave your coin on their site, earning a sick amount of interest, or you could withdraw each day. I withdrawal each day...I was lucky. All of a sudden they were gone.

They also served as a "saving account", promising ridiculous amounts of interest DAILY. I mean there was obviously no way in the world that anyone would could sustain that kind of interest unless they were giving their money away. The gamble was "how long until they leave"...the first one's in and the first one's out are the winners. I almost got in, if I did I would have gotten burned because they were gone in two weeks, significantly faster than I thought they'd last.

I did get my $12 though, big time pay (haha)!

In my opinion faucets are waste of time anyway, so it's pretty hard to get scammed by one. If it doesn't pay you the dust that you are clicking for, you should just stop using it.

Nevertheless, you should research and doubt any single website that has something to do with Bitcoin at this time. Read reviews and be careful. There are awfully lot of scammers out there. Bitcoin related businesses are still in a wild and reputation systems still have a lot of loopholes that give scammers advantage.

So read, review, be careful and doubt everything!

Why to use faucets when you have some good PTC sites already available with Bitcoins as payment options?
Generally, a faucet's income depends upon the quality of the website and that, some advertising media that they use on their site, if they won't get paid, they won't pay. That's a simple answer.

Yes t's the best.
I also used this list for a long time and earned much, but after knowing about bitcointalk, i quit using faucets.

No never. I had never had to do with fake faucets. Time ago I used to many faucets for a period of time and all of them was correct. Having their satoshi according to the rules of every faucet.

Not all faucets are scams, but mostly are.
We need to take care of both our time and dedication we use to give to these faucets who have no intention of paying anything to us.
Faucets, nowadays are just a waste of time.
The only faucet I would recommend is freebitco.in, best in its class.

Yes faucets can be scams as well cause you are offering time and expecting coins in return so if they dont pay you then ...you can start a 'scam acquisition '...loll
but bitcoin2048 is true scam..

just go to faucetbox they have many faucets not scam all legit

I use only immediate payment faucet with xapo or faucetbox, and the old famous faucet like moonbitcoin, freebitco.in ecc. all new faucet with weekly payment, for my is out

BTCboombit and koinbounty are big scams.dont ever join them.wish u all the best.

BitcoinHyd.com is a SCAM
My balance and referrals had been zeroed few days ago
Also be careful with BitcoinSpace.net and FreeBtc.click

Bitcoin Puddle is another scammer

Alexa Wonda is known for Bitcoin scam faucet. She collect your data like a crazy girl.

This one is still going, imagine how much he owes people,my balance is 286796 sats.

http://www.thebtcgenerator.com/faucet.php

And he was reported to adsense, I guess he still gets paid off them.

I agree with you.
Only I'm using instant payment faucets. If there is any minimum payout limit, I don't prefer to use it. But if the faucet is a famous and known  faucet, I can wait the minimum payout limit.

Mine is famous  ;D

http://bambitcoin.com is scam.

Is better add in the first post of this thread, the link to all faucet/scam, for user see fast all the scammer, without read all thread.
And when see a faucet scammer, send email to his advertising (adsense or other)

There should be current update about the faucet scams..
but the last one i knew was the bitcoin 2048..
didnt got paid.

New direct paying faucet with minimum payout above 10000 satoshis is always fishy.

Use the faucet only if it has a official bitcointalk thread and the person who posted it is at least a junior member.

I have noticed that in the past few days a lot of direct paying faucets with google ads are scamming people.

Once a faucet with google ads was considered reliable and legit, but long gone are those days.

I have added some scam sites to our directory, http://bitckerz.net/forum/scam-sites/bitcoin-faucet-scam.html (http://bitckerz.net/forum/scam-sites/bitcoin-faucet-scam.html)

Bitcoinspace is legit, I have received payments from them twice, https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1008492.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1008492.0)

bitcoinhyd and freebtc just have the same design as bitcoinspace and possibly scammers

Not all the faucets are scams.

I can give you 2 of them wich 100% pay all users :

http://bitcoinspace.net/freebitcoins/ (http://bitcoinspace.net/freebitcoins/)

http://www.freebtc.click/ (http://www.freebtc.click/)

hello guys
my name is tinku,
i am the owner of www.bitcoinhyd.com/faucet
i paid to all of my customer nearly 250usd my site is new its just 5 days old
i am new to this field , one guy one idiot scammed me with phishing ids and stolen more than 200usd
so total i used is 450usd
and i have lost data base due to that phishing
and i clearly mentioned in live chat too
i am paying to guys who mark a mail regarding the issue , regarding their loss
if you had lost something mark a mail i clear it you
and i am sorry for the loss of data base that is the reason i am giving less satoshis
after sept 10th i give back 2000satoshi once i get good security

Those two are managed by me.
You have any problem (scam complains) with one of these 2 ?
We paid over 15 BTC to our users in the last 4 months.

Thank you for your feedback @krishnapramod

My script + design is for sale on this forum (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1125865.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1125865.0))

Anyone can use it and create a faucet, but that does not mean I'm responsable for what they do after they buy it (every owner is responsable for his sctions)

please contact me so i take care of your referalls
i lost my db i am new to this field

hello sir,
i am new to this field
one guy fucked my database by doing some phishing
so i  stated to my live chat that i lost my database due to some guy
some guys marked me mail if you want i can show proofs how much i paid really i can send snap shots too
if you have some problem with your balances please mark a mail i clear your balances sir
please  encourage new comers too

Do you need help with your faucet?? I help people for free.

but some of top list is'nt a good faucet, because we can't withdraw from faucet to faucetbox if we can't earn minimum PO

I had added your site to the scam list, but since you have given a detailed and honest explanation I removed it. Do not seek the help of some random strangers. There are many trustworthy members in this forum who could help you with the basics as well as technicalities of running a faucet. No one is discouraging you, just be careful in future. Best of luck with your site :)

agreed , not all people on here are dicks...lets me know if you need help.

thanks sir for the negative publicity
i am the owner of bitcoinhyd.com/faucet
i gave nearly 300usd to customer and who dint got due to database problem they marked me mail and i sent funds to them
so guys if you dont get anything or having any server problem please mark me a mail
with negative publicity it wont harm me just you poeple loose funds
i always give good customer service

hello sir,
sorry for getting angry with my website
i am extremely sorry for the mistake which was happen accidently due to one guy,
and please  sir i am not saying to visit again and again just mark me a mail so i can clear your old dues
so that i will be happy because its all your hardwork not myne
i am waiting for your email sir thanks

sir please mark a email to me
so i can clear your dues i lost my database due to one spammer
i am sorry for that
i  can avoid all things but for customer satisfaction i want to clear my dues
not only in this forum i am clearing on every side