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Title: Should these two get a scammer tag? Post by: Vod on January 14, 2013, 07:50:21 PM Not sure what the protocol is here, but take a look at the lender and receiver in this thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=136346 furrycoat and SouthernComfort seem to make a new connection and exchange coins. Then a user discovers a bitcoin transaction between the two of them three days earlier. Obviously they are creating false transactions to build trust. Title: Re: Should these two get a scammer tag? Post by: Snipes777 on January 14, 2013, 08:31:44 PM Not sure what the protocol is here, but take a look at the lender and receiver in this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=136346 furrycoat and SouthernComfort seem to make a new connection and exchange coins. Then a user discovers a bitcoin transaction between the two of them three days earlier. Obviously they are creating false transactions to build trust. Scammer tag or not, the lesson should be that someone better have a handful of good transactions before you consider trading before they can even be considered reputable. Otherwise, escrow is always a safe move. Title: Re: Should these two get a scammer tag? Post by: Vod on January 14, 2013, 08:42:24 PM Scammer tag or not, the lesson should be that someone better have a handful of good transactions before you consider trading before they can even be considered reputable. Otherwise, escrow is always a safe move. ??? That is the scam these two were trying to pull - they were trying to build up a reputation through dishonesty. Title: Re: Should these two get a scammer tag? Post by: jwzguy on January 14, 2013, 08:54:42 PM Scammer tag or not, the lesson should be that someone better have a handful of good transactions before you consider trading before they can even be considered reputable. Otherwise, escrow is always a safe move. ??? That is the scam these two were trying to pull - they were trying to build up a reputation through dishonesty. |