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Title: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: StevenS on September 15, 2015, 11:13:58 PM I use a different email address for every service I subscribe (including BCT), so I know where they got my address. Today I got this one addressed to the address I use for my localbitcoins.com account (HTML formatting removed):
Quote Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment fund(GABI) makes it simple Our team constantly seeks and executes opportunities and manage their associated risks. With a strong understanding on what is becoming the greatest financial revolution in the 21st century, we have helped both skeptics and believers realise incredible returns in the Cryptocurrency space. Looking to stake a portion of your assets in Bitcoin? WE HAVE FOUND THE HIDDEN GEM - Try our exclusive product: "Bitcoin Unit Box 150" Your ultimate opportunity to get 150% return for the first time in Bitcoin history We accept deposits in Bitcoins, dividing our assets into units. 1 Unit = 0.1 Bitcoin Minimum deposit - 1 Unit Maximum deposit - 1,000 Units Investments are accepted from 15th until 30th of September, 2015 In order to participate make a deposit to: [address ending in ievD] The 150% payout will transferred to your Bitcoin address on 15th of October, 2015 (GMT). (for example: investing today $500 will return with $750 in just 30 days) Payouts are automated and risk free (insured by Zurich Insurance Group, AG) This is a one time opportunity for promotion purpose only. Your e-mail is assigned to specific Bitcoin address, forwarding this offer to other person or entity is prohibited. You will get additional information after successful deposit is made. There are no tricks or hidden fees, becoming an investor has never been so easy COPYRIGHT © 2015 GLOBAL ADVISORS. (JERSEY) LIMITED - REGULATED BY THE JERSEY FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION. YOU CAN UNSUBSCRIBE HERE. [link to an unsubscribe link at topspin.net] Global Advisors 26-30 Queen Street, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE2 4WD Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: unamis76 on September 15, 2015, 11:22:06 PM It seems that this kind of email has been ongoing. Fortunately I did not recieve it. It's also related to BTCjam as far as I've seen.
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: BayAreaCoins on September 15, 2015, 11:22:13 PM I feel like this isn't the first time similar stuff to this.
I haven't received it yet. Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: newIndia on September 15, 2015, 11:45:18 PM Here is a related discussion going on: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3l2nq7/oy_vey_global_advisors_email_scam_do_they_think/
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: Q7 on September 16, 2015, 01:37:58 AM Not sure if there anyone who fell for it but I'm sure there's always will be. Sometimes one or even two probably is enough for a work that only involves drafting and sending on emails.
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: knowhow on September 16, 2015, 01:55:36 AM The bad thing is that email could scammed already someone,scammers getting better,using a reputation name to steal money.
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: OBAViJEST on September 16, 2015, 02:55:19 AM How are they getting your email?
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: btcscriptpremium on September 16, 2015, 02:57:11 AM I did too, I don't think its actually the real Global Advisors company, they seem more legit than this. I don't think anyone has sent to that address they said to send to, I thought it was legit until I saw the phishing thing, but I would not have invested just off some random email, I checked their website first and nothing of the sort was there.
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: achow101 on September 16, 2015, 03:26:57 AM I have also received that email. It went to my "not important stuff" email so I don't know where it actually came from
Here are the headers for anyone interested (with anything with my username replaced with <username redacted>): Code: Delivered-To: <username redacted>@gmail.com Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: xhoneyael on September 16, 2015, 03:44:14 AM How are they getting your email? maybe its from some site about bitcoin that collect email..or a site that turn to scam and sell their email.. or maybe the owner or using it there are many posibillity so its more likely they submit there email to the site.. but right now people is not that dumb to get scam in some email like that.. so i think it not a treat anymore but it annoying because they will never stop sending you email ;D Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: sgk on September 16, 2015, 05:52:35 AM I don't have localbitcoins account but I still received the phishing email. The deposit address is different from OP (not ending with 'ievD'), so they're sending different deposit addresses to everyone.
I've received some other phishing BTC investment scam emails in past too. Not sure how they got my email address. Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: Mitchell on September 16, 2015, 07:23:09 AM There is another thread about this over here: Global Advisors Ltd (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1181545.0). I received the e-mail as well on the an email I used only for LBC. At least, I'm really certain I never used it on BTCJam, BTC-e, etc.
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: 2kman on September 16, 2015, 07:51:31 AM Received this spam email also on an email address I once reserved for bitcoin-24.com.
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: stepmike on September 16, 2015, 08:04:19 AM I also received this email tonight. Also have this e-mail rigistered in localbitcoin.
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: kpitti on September 16, 2015, 08:07:41 AM I received it some days ago too >:(. It seems they got my email from Bitcointalk, but I can`t prove it. I delete mail immediately.
I hope no one will put any Satoshi to this Scam. Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: Pursuer on September 16, 2015, 09:17:32 AM this is a common thing for localbitcoins.com users. maybe they leak their users Email addresses. since you say you have not used your Email anywhere else this means they might even be selling Email addresses to advertisers to spam you with Emails.
of course there is another possibility that their system is so week that it gets hacked and Emails leak! Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: MaxLBC on September 16, 2015, 10:09:46 AM Those of you who received this e-mail, and have it linked with a LocalBitcoins account, could you guys PM me your account username? We're looking in to this and receiving all of your reports will help a lot.
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: btccashacc on September 16, 2015, 10:10:58 AM i get it too but not come from my localbitcoin, that email come from neteller
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: S4VV4S on September 16, 2015, 01:56:00 PM How are they getting your email? My guess is from localbitcoins or someone who works there. If the email address was only used for that website then it doesn't take much to figure out what is going on. Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: notbatman on September 16, 2015, 03:02:47 PM This is clearly propaganda promoting the globalist agenda of lies. I've received this spam with an email address I'm sure I've only given out a few other times besides posts to the flat earth forums.
Don't let their subliminal message of a globe earth hit you while you're stunned by spam! Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: Mickeyb on September 16, 2015, 04:23:13 PM Yes we have already another thread like this:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1181545.0 I have received an email like this as well. I am also sure this is from localbitcoins since I use this handle only with localbitcoins. I have also reported this issue to localbitcoins, let's see what will they reply. This is pure BS if you are asking me and I am passed about it. I hope they will come out with the explanation about it and with the official statement. Either somebody has hacked their email database or somebody has sold the email addresses. Disappointed!! Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: knowhow on September 16, 2015, 10:42:16 PM Well dont you think your email adress is protected ,even facebook and others sell personal information ,thats how we get soo many spam into our box,last time i checked my email were over 500 spams... too many people trying to taking advantage.
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: unamis76 on September 16, 2015, 11:04:19 PM Quote Personal Information https://localbitcoins.com/terms_of_serviceWe collect the personal data that you volunteer on forms which you submit to us for on-line competitions and in emails that you send to us. In addition we automatically gather details of browser types and IP addresses of the users who visit our site. We do not release this information to any outside party, except in suspected fraud cases. According to their terms of service, they don't provide personal info to third parties. Suppose it could be an employee leaking the email addresses Makes it wonder if the service went through some kind of hack... Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: BADecker on September 16, 2015, 11:46:44 PM Did you join? After all, we need to spread Bitcoin in every way we can!
:) Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: NorrisK on September 17, 2015, 06:33:31 AM Quote Personal Information https://localbitcoins.com/terms_of_serviceWe collect the personal data that you volunteer on forms which you submit to us for on-line competitions and in emails that you send to us. In addition we automatically gather details of browser types and IP addresses of the users who visit our site. We do not release this information to any outside party, except in suspected fraud cases. According to their terms of service, they don't provide personal info to third parties. Suppose it could be an employee leaking the email addresses I don't have an account at local bitcoins but still received an email of this sorts. Might be from another service or they collect from multiple services. Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: pat1900 on September 17, 2015, 01:27:08 PM I don't have an account at local bitcoins but still received an email of this sorts. Might be from another service Same here. Never used localbitcoins.Bitcoin-24 was the only place that knew the email address where this "Global Advisors" ponzi offer arrived. Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: notbatman on September 17, 2015, 02:25:23 PM It's clearly spam IDK why Google's AI didn't filter it out automatically?
Oh, I've got millions of recipients receiving send me money requests from the same trash company! I'm a smart robot, I'll just put this in the important box. Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: RGBKey on September 17, 2015, 03:35:54 PM You're likely to get spam like this anywhere your email is publically available, that's just how it works.
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: GriffinHeart on September 17, 2015, 04:06:55 PM Someone payed localbitcoin to give them a list of their registered emails.
I know somebody who was crapping on another site for doing the same thing, outside of the bitcoin circle. Companies are just that, companies. Made to make profit, the human condition, wanting wealth in any form. Selling your email address = quick profit. Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: thedefender on September 17, 2015, 05:34:25 PM Hello,
Many people argue that Bitcoin (http://www.ted.com/conversations/23415/bitcoin_is_not_a_ponzi_scheme.html) is a Ponzi scheme. The article in the link definitely prove, at least to me it is not. What do you think? Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: knowhow on September 17, 2015, 11:46:01 PM Bitcoin a ponzi , i didnt read and wont read,just because i remember some report about one big mining company that invested some milions to set up it.Ponzi wont last such time as bitcoin has already,besides thoses why would people invest milions into a ponzi ,better they make their own instead throw such ammount on darkness.
Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: notiely on September 21, 2015, 12:32:32 PM I use a different email address for every service I subscribe (including BCT), so I know where they got my address. Today I got this one addressed to the address I use for my localbitcoins.com account (HTML formatting removed): Quote Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment fund(GABI) makes it simple Our team constantly seeks and executes opportunities and manage their associated risks. With a strong understanding on what is becoming the greatest financial revolution in the 21st century, we have helped both skeptics and believers realise incredible returns in the Cryptocurrency space. Looking to stake a portion of your assets in Bitcoin? WE HAVE FOUND THE HIDDEN GEM - Try our exclusive product: "Bitcoin Unit Box 150" Your ultimate opportunity to get 150% return for the first time in Bitcoin history We accept deposits in Bitcoins, dividing our assets into units. 1 Unit = 0.1 Bitcoin Minimum deposit - 1 Unit Maximum deposit - 1,000 Units Investments are accepted from 15th until 30th of September, 2015 In order to participate make a deposit to: [address ending in ievD] The 150% payout will transferred to your Bitcoin address on 15th of October, 2015 (GMT). (for example: investing today $500 will return with $750 in just 30 days) Payouts are automated and risk free (insured by Zurich Insurance Group, AG) This is a one time opportunity for promotion purpose only. Your e-mail is assigned to specific Bitcoin address, forwarding this offer to other person or entity is prohibited. You will get additional information after successful deposit is made. There are no tricks or hidden fees, becoming an investor has never been so easy COPYRIGHT © 2015 GLOBAL ADVISORS. (JERSEY) LIMITED - REGULATED BY THE JERSEY FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION. YOU CAN UNSUBSCRIBE HERE. [link to an unsubscribe link at topspin.net] Global Advisors 26-30 Queen Street, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE2 4WD Why not report him/her? Title: Re: I received a Ponzi solicitation to my localbitcoins.com email Post by: maokoto on September 21, 2015, 01:04:30 PM I have heard (I think in Zapchain) about these e-mails. Strange, I use the same mail in several sites that are not very trustworthy and never received something similar.
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