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Title: Potential Scam Question Post by: Blazar on March 03, 2016, 07:51:09 AM If someone asks me they need my paper wallet in blockchain because his BTC is in a cold wallet, is this a scam or do I need to know something before I go in.
Title: Re: Potential Scam Question Post by: Mitchell on March 03, 2016, 07:51:58 AM Uuuuh, it sounds strange. Why do they want your paper wallet? Could you copy and paste the message they sent you?
Title: Re: Potential Scam Question Post by: Blazar on March 03, 2016, 07:58:00 AM Uuuuh, it sounds strange. Why do they want your paper wallet? Could you copy and paste the message they sent you? "I need the paper wallet to send the bitcoin cause my btc is in the cold wallet. You'll find paper wallet on blockchain. Import/export .And click on button paper wallet" That's all he said. Title: Re: Potential Scam Question Post by: Mitchell on March 03, 2016, 08:02:40 AM Ah, yeah, he is trying to scam you. A paper wallet export contains both your public and your private key. Plus, he doesn't need your paper wallet to send you money, that's just pure bullshit.
Title: Re: Potential Scam Question Post by: mexxer-2 on March 03, 2016, 08:03:56 AM Just for funsies, taunt him. Waste his time, might discourage him from performing any future scams
Title: Re: Potential Scam Question Post by: Blazar on March 03, 2016, 08:04:42 AM Ah, yeah, he is trying to scam you. A paper wallet export contains both your public and your private key. Question, what would he need if he wasn't trying to scam me. Or is the "cold wallet" just a distraction and he is definitely trying to scam me. Just want to be more knowledgeable for the future. Title: Re: Potential Scam Question Post by: Mitchell on March 03, 2016, 08:07:17 AM Ah, yeah, he is trying to scam you. A paper wallet export contains both your public and your private key. Question, what would he need if he wasn't trying to scam me. Or is the "cold wallet" just a distraction and he is definitely trying to scam me. Just want to be more knowledgeable for the future. For more information about cold wallets (cold storage) checkout this Wiki article: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Cold_storage Title: Re: Potential Scam Question Post by: mexxer-2 on March 03, 2016, 08:07:23 AM Ah, yeah, he is trying to scam you. A paper wallet export contains both your public and your private key. Question, what would he need if he wasn't trying to scam me. Or is the "cold wallet" just a distraction and he is definitely trying to scam me. Just want to be more knowledgeable for the future. Edit: If he is the one sending you the BTC , only thing he'd need is your Bitcoin address. Which, as Mitch said, starts with a 1 or 3 Title: Re: Potential Scam Question Post by: Blazar on March 03, 2016, 08:14:39 AM Ah, yeah, he is trying to scam you. A paper wallet export contains both your public and your private key. Question, what would he need if he wasn't trying to scam me. Or is the "cold wallet" just a distraction and he is definitely trying to scam me. Just want to be more knowledgeable for the future. Edit: If he is the one sending you the BTC , only thing he'd need is your Bitcoin address. Which, as Mitch said, starts with a 1 or 3 He is buying goods from me. Thanks for the responses guys. Love how fast and kind the community seems to be. Will watch out for theses scams in the future. Definitely expect me to be back in the future. |