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Title: MyBitcoin Claim Form Up! Post by: SomeoneWeird on August 08, 2011, 11:37:10 AM https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=35606.0
-SW Title: Re: MyBitcoin Claim Form Up! Post by: hairykrishna on August 08, 2011, 11:40:07 AM It still feels wrong that he's basically going to get away with half the money.
Title: Re: MyBitcoin Claim Form Up! Post by: SomeoneWeird on August 08, 2011, 11:41:41 AM It still feels wrong that he's basically going to get away with half the money. We're not dropping the investigation, but he HAS proved he still has a substantial amount of money, look at the wiki (http://bitcoin.crimeunit.net/wiki) for more info. Title: Re: MyBitcoin Claim Form Up! Post by: noob_jul11 on August 08, 2011, 01:27:28 PM 49% of what I had will be refunded!! I'm just glad I don't have much in there to begin with.
Title: Re: MyBitcoin Claim Form Up! Post by: Maged on August 08, 2011, 02:51:13 PM It still feels wrong that he's basically going to get away with half the money. We're not dropping the investigation, but he HAS proved he still has a substantial amount of money, look at the wiki (http://bitcoin.crimeunit.net/wiki) for more info. Title: Re: MyBitcoin Claim Form Up! Post by: Vladimir on August 08, 2011, 02:57:56 PM +1 Maged.
Yep, it could be a great way of creating nice plausible deniability for themselves. What a biz model: 1. Become a depositary institution (i.e. bank) 2. Accumulate lots of deposits (do not charge any meaningful fees for the service) 3. Rob yourself 4. Tell everyone that half of money gone, pay half out 5. Profit Rule of thumb for punters: if someone offers to safely keep your money and do not want to charge for it, it is too good to be true. Title: Re: MyBitcoin Claim Form Up! Post by: jimbo77 on August 08, 2011, 03:01:18 PM +1 Maged. 3. Over periods of months take out small amounts at a time and sell them at high prices when no one suspects anything. Yep, it could be a great way of creating nice plausible deniability for themselves. What a biz model: 1. Become a depositary institution (i.e. bank) 2. Accumulate lots of deposits (do not charge any meaningful fees for the service) 3. Rob yourself 4. Tell everyone that half of money gone, pay half out 5. Profit Rule of thumb for punters: if someone offers to safely keep your money and do not want to charge for it, it is too good to be true. 4. When first person takes BTC out that MyBitcoin can't cover then shutdown. Claim amount taken over the period to be stolen. |