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Title: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: salek11111 on August 10, 2016, 06:07:48 PM

Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?


THANKS

 :-* :-* :-*


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: Alepaff on August 10, 2016, 07:28:30 PM

Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?


THANKS

 :-* :-* :-*

For very few lucky times (CLDmine, it's funny because I was going to invest 0.01 Bitcoins in HashOcean, and after two days the page closed), but after much research and experience, sites closed, was distrustful, I advise you diversify your earnings, put your savings in many places, if one closes, you lose only a portion, and not all.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: Das on August 11, 2016, 02:21:33 PM
I have never been a scam victim because I usually do some background check - read people's comments online about the site before signing up for work.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: Zoomer on August 12, 2016, 08:53:06 AM
I got scammed a few time because i was lazy enough to use escrow and never tought someone will scam for 2$. I learned my leasson a few time and now i will even use escrow for 0.50$ if really needed i not take the chance anymore to feed this scammers and no life idiots


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: onlinedragon on August 12, 2016, 09:09:17 AM
since I started using Bitcoins I got three times victim of a big scam. Lost the most with ore-mine just before closing I did mine last investment and lost around €180 or something close to that. Other scam sites I was victim were skybtc and cld mine recently. Luckily enough I only deposit less then 5€ on cld mine with some doge and LTC so that didn't hurt to much.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: milewilda on August 12, 2016, 10:33:26 AM
Ive been scammed by several ponzi and hyip sites when i was a newbie but  now i learned from my mistakes and make some deep research about these things and i found out that most of them are scams which  is really a waste money.  I was also a victim of hashocean which i lost about 6BTC which is really bad and i have a hard time to move on.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: Vinz24 on August 12, 2016, 11:50:13 AM
Ive been scammed by several ponzi and hyip sites when i was a newbie but  now i learned from my mistakes and make some deep research about these things and i found out that most of them are scams which  is really a waste money.  I was also a victim of hashocean which i lost about 6BTC which is really bad and i have a hard time to move on.

I've been only scammed by ponzi site once. I really dont invest this kind of site but 1 day after I saw some of my friend invested on this site, I also invested but the next day the site is down. And after that I said to myself that I will never invest any kind of ponzi site ever again.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: signup01 on August 13, 2016, 03:04:17 AM
Yeah, many times. Most are from ponzi and HYIP sites. the rest is from PTC, have you remember probux? the queen of PTC? LOL, I got scam from "her"


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: bato30 on August 17, 2016, 03:17:47 AM
yes of course, and i think all of us that wants to earn online was scammed


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: TheySeeMeTrolling on August 17, 2016, 03:18:53 AM
The only time I get scammed on the internet is when I read a thread or article that is useless and just wastes my time.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: plpbtc1526 on August 17, 2016, 09:33:02 AM
There are lots of scammers in the internet. Luckily, im not fall at their traps. Its easy to determine which are scams and not legit. Example of this are bitcoin doubler, some cloudmining sites and other hyip sites. Dont trust them. They will use such tempting offers which are too good to be true.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: European Central Bank on August 17, 2016, 01:04:26 PM
Yes but it's too embarrassing to go into details.

Let's just say that greed got the better of me. Never again.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: ja23 on August 18, 2016, 04:18:55 AM
Kind of, in a momentary laps of insanity. It was back when Bittorrent was new to me. I had to pay for something, and part of me thought it made sense because it was a lot of content. And then I was like, wait, and went to the bank one block away, canceled my card, and nothing else ever happened.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: signup01 on August 18, 2016, 04:53:01 AM
yes of course, and i think all of us that wants to earn online was scammed
No, not all. I know there are only 2 ptc which still legit.
And there are many paid survey programs not scam. The most scam program is Ponzi or hyip


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: Altaraiser on August 18, 2016, 05:42:14 AM
 :'( Scammed by HashOcean since the site active so long so i invest on it, and it happen....


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: amanojaku on August 18, 2016, 10:50:35 AM
scammed by doublebtc few years ago
it say can double btc and other alt coin in 3 days


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: r421x0 on August 18, 2016, 10:59:30 AM
I got hacked and lost $16,000 AUD in Bitcoin. Sucked to the max but I'm learning to get over it.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: ttargett on August 18, 2016, 04:16:23 PM

Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?


THANKS

 :-* :-* :-*

i never was scammed with bitcoins but i was scammed in runesacape account and steam account items, i never got back my account but i got back these items


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: Piladeer on August 18, 2016, 05:28:09 PM
I can not say I have.
I have been optimistic so far. :)


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: Blackmet on August 18, 2016, 05:43:00 PM
Sure, sammers is so popular now, especialy in steam.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: twerdefnce on August 18, 2016, 06:46:00 PM
No i never was scammed online but probably only because i try to be very careful, there are many scammers in steam but  i managed to stay away from them


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: wakinsor on August 18, 2016, 11:26:40 PM
i got scammed by online shop maybe because i am still newbie back then and do not do background check.
Almost get scammed by hashocean the site was down the day before i invest


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: Sponsoredby15 on September 10, 2016, 12:42:34 PM
Maybe in investment site because I was start here in bitcoin I always scam by ponzi and hyip site but in the end I know the techniques on how to avoid scam in this investment site. But if you tell us me in transaction scam I am not encounter this because I do not transact on which is stranger to me.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: badykvik on September 10, 2016, 01:57:45 PM
unfortunately yes. more than i expected


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: Valkiria on September 10, 2016, 02:43:48 PM
I'm Webmaster since 2001 and unafortuntely I've seen many scams out there. But you only have to be cautious and investigate before believing anything you read or see anywhere.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: simpler2016 on September 21, 2016, 09:58:29 AM
In large amounts are not deceived. But, I caught on the little things. But I often send SMS scammers if I won something.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: JoeinJapan on September 21, 2016, 11:46:58 AM
Yes, but in fiat not in bitcoin. The guys didn't pay for work.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: Achargeturry78 on September 21, 2016, 12:31:51 PM
Probably yes because when I am a newbie in bitcoin or in earning bitcoin I  am always be in scam of ponzi website and hyip website. I am also a victim PALUWAGAN in facebook group which you will invest in people an admin of the group then grow your bitcoin not knowing that it is a scam group. After all I learn something in life but never give up in earning bitcoin. And now I am a successful earner.


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: Prohodimec on September 21, 2016, 12:43:24 PM
Yes, I was once cheated on a pretty good amount of money . Himself to blame . I will say this : check before you invest in questionable sites!


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: (altair) on September 27, 2016, 02:16:08 PM
i think everyone that wants to earn online is already a victim of scammer


Title: Re: Have you ever been a victim of internet scammers?
Post by: BADecker on September 27, 2016, 02:53:48 PM
Yes! I used to believe some of the stupidity scientists post on the Internet.

8)