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Title: Fraud warning: skype ID: altcoin
Post by: volosator on March 04, 2014, 10:34:44 PM

Hello fellow miners,

I came across altcoin guy, owner of http://www.lightningasic.com/ or claiming to be an owner, the info is in skype profile; somehow I mistaken him for gridseed guys;
Basically, he offered 12BTC for 200 pcs of gridseed.
Here is skype chat log:

Code:

[3/4/14 10:10:53 AM] altcoin: Hi
[3/4/14 10:23:58 AM] altcoin: what do you want?
[3/4/14 12:32:54 PM] volosator: oh I was wondering back then if I can buy 200 pcs of gs 5 chip
[3/4/14 12:32:57 PM] volosator: or bare chips
[3/4/14 12:48:47 PM] altcoin: Yes
[3/4/14 12:48:50 PM] altcoin: Of course
[3/4/14 3:51:07 PM] volosator: what is the price?
[3/4/14 4:01:00 PM] altcoin: 12 btc now
[3/4/14 4:01:16 PM] volosator: I thought you don't accept payments in BTC
[3/4/14 4:01:34 PM] altcoin: Accept
[3/4/14 4:02:14 PM] volosator: wait
[3/4/14 4:02:18 PM] volosator: is it the same thing?
[3/4/14 4:02:31 PM] volosator: that cpu cooler looking thing?
[3/4/14 4:02:39 PM] volosator: 12 BTC for a batch of 200 -> $40 a piece
[3/4/14 4:02:53 PM] volosator: sounds low to me, I bough 13 for myself, paid $250 per piece
[3/4/14 4:04:23 PM] altcoin: at the one-time purchase is wholesale discount
[3/4/14 4:04:42 PM] altcoin: given that there are not many
[3/4/14 4:07:49 PM] altcoin: you book?
[3/4/14 4:10:14 PM] volosator: not via skype
[3/4/14 4:10:50 PM] altcoin: ok
[3/4/14 4:12:18 PM] altcoin sent a file to this group:
Instruction_orders_book_asic_miner_china.scr
[3/4/14 4:12:44 PM] altcoin: fill in the order form as indicated in the instructions
[3/4/14 5:00:17 PM] volosator: scr?
[3/4/14 5:00:20 PM] volosator: wtf is that?
[3/4/14 5:02:49 PM] altcoin: oh sorry you do not send
[3/4/14 5:03:59 PM] altcoin: send 12 btc to my email address here and write your e-mail data to send parcels
[3/4/14 5:04:21 PM] altcoin: btc adress: 1FFt2E4jHXpVjprp93tQ3BehnyxucGjG5e
[3/4/14 5:04:53 PM] volosator: dude
[3/4/14 5:05:02 PM] volosator: first of all - I don't run windows
[3/4/14 5:05:13 PM] volosator: second - there is a virus in the file you've sent me
[3/4/14 5:05:18 PM] volosator: it will run on windows only
[3/4/14 5:05:47 PM] volosator: this goes up to bitcointalk.org
[3/4/14 5:05:47 PM] altcoin: it's not you I'm confused and there is not really a virus
[3/4/14 5:06:23 PM] volosator: sorry dude
[3/4/14 5:06:36 PM] volosator: i don't fall for this. it's actually very well done
[3/4/14 5:07:54 PM] volosator: oxpeнeть кopoчe
[3/4/14 5:08:12 PM] altcoin: ?
[3/4/14 5:08:30 PM] altcoin: On 3/4/14, at 5:00 PM, Mike wrote:
> oxpeнeть кopoчe
what?
[3/4/14 5:08:51 PM] volosator: oh wrong window
[3/4/14 5:09:20 PM] altcoin: well this is the same, and you do not believe me
[3/4/14 5:09:20 PM] altcoin: lol
[3/4/14 5:09:59 PM] volosator: yep
[3/4/14 5:10:04 PM] volosator: after sending me a virus =)
[3/4/14 5:10:25 PM] volosator: dude srsly - I'm a sysadmin with a more than 10 years of exp
[3/4/14 5:10:59 PM] altcoin: I have not sent you, and there is not a virus
[3/4/14 5:11:13 PM] volosator: upload the file to http://online.drweb.com/
[3/4/14 5:12:04 PM] altcoin: hmm, why then my antivirus does not swear?
[3/4/14 5:12:11 PM] volosator: because you don't have any
[3/4/14 5:12:20 PM] altcoin: or u all rigged
[3/4/14 5:12:20 PM] altcoin: ?
[3/4/14 5:16:00 PM] volosator: Instruction_orders_book_asic_miner_china.scr: PE32 executable for MS Windows (GUI) Intel 80386 32-bit

To wrap this up: beware this guy. He claims being from China, somehow he has my time zone, I'm in MA, USA.
Now you know.

P.S According to this: this (https://blockchain.info/address/1FFt2E4jHXpVjprp93tQ3BehnyxucGjG5e) he had some folks scammed already.

EDIT: at the time of post he was offline.
EDIT2: corrected URL at the beginning

Title: Re: Fraud warning: skype ID: altcoin
Post by: dogie on March 04, 2014, 11:23:34 PM

Chat is a bit weird, but I think that ID was confirmed in a different thread?

Edit: Okay so the ID is legitimate, but the user with the NAME as that is a fraud.

Title: Re: Fraud warning: skype ID: altcoin
Post by: asiabtc on March 05, 2014, 12:16:28 AM

Quote from: volosator on March 04, 2014, 10:34:44 PM

Code:

[3/4/14 10:10:53 AM] altcoin: Hi
[3/4/14 10:23:58 AM] altcoin: what do you want?
[3/4/14 12:32:54 PM] volosator: oh I was wondering back then if I can buy 200 pcs of gs 5 chip
[3/4/14 12:32:57 PM] volosator: or bare chips
[3/4/14 12:48:47 PM] altcoin: Yes
[3/4/14 12:48:50 PM] altcoin: Of course
[3/4/14 3:51:07 PM] volosator: what is the price?
[3/4/14 4:01:00 PM] altcoin: 12 btc now
[3/4/14 4:01:16 PM] volosator: I thought you don't accept payments in BTC
[3/4/14 4:01:34 PM] altcoin: Accept
[3/4/14 4:02:14 PM] volosator: wait
[3/4/14 4:02:18 PM] volosator: is it the same thing?
[3/4/14 4:02:31 PM] volosator: that cpu cooler looking thing?
[3/4/14 4:02:39 PM] volosator: 12 BTC for a batch of 200 -> $40 a piece
[3/4/14 4:02:53 PM] volosator: sounds low to me, I bough 13 for myself, paid $250 per piece
[3/4/14 4:04:23 PM] altcoin: at the one-time purchase is wholesale discount
[3/4/14 4:04:42 PM] altcoin: given that there are not many
[3/4/14 4:07:49 PM] altcoin: you book?
[3/4/14 4:10:14 PM] volosator: not via skype
[3/4/14 4:10:50 PM] altcoin: ok
[3/4/14 4:12:18 PM] altcoin sent a file to this group:
Instruction_orders_book_asic_miner_china.scr
[3/4/14 4:12:44 PM] altcoin: fill in the order form as indicated in the instructions
[3/4/14 5:00:17 PM] volosator: scr?
[3/4/14 5:00:20 PM] volosator: wtf is that?
[3/4/14 5:02:49 PM] altcoin: oh sorry you do not send
[3/4/14 5:03:59 PM] altcoin: send 12 btc to my email address here and write your e-mail data to send parcels
[3/4/14 5:04:21 PM] altcoin: btc adress: 1FFt2E4jHXpVjprp93tQ3BehnyxucGjG5e
[3/4/14 5:04:53 PM] volosator: dude
[3/4/14 5:05:02 PM] volosator: first of all - I don't run windows
[3/4/14 5:05:13 PM] volosator: second - there is a virus in the file you've sent me
[3/4/14 5:05:18 PM] volosator: it will run on windows only
[3/4/14 5:05:47 PM] volosator: this goes up to bitcointalk.org
[3/4/14 5:05:47 PM] altcoin: it's not you I'm confused and there is not really a virus
[3/4/14 5:06:23 PM] volosator: sorry dude
[3/4/14 5:06:36 PM] volosator: i don't fall for this. it's actually very well done
[3/4/14 5:07:54 PM] volosator: oxpeнeть кopoчe
[3/4/14 5:08:12 PM] altcoin: ?
[3/4/14 5:08:30 PM] altcoin: On 3/4/14, at 5:00 PM, Mike wrote:
> oxpeнeть кopoчe
what?
[3/4/14 5:08:51 PM] volosator: oh wrong window
[3/4/14 5:09:20 PM] altcoin: well this is the same, and you do not believe me
[3/4/14 5:09:20 PM] altcoin: lol
[3/4/14 5:09:59 PM] volosator: yep
[3/4/14 5:10:04 PM] volosator: after sending me a virus =)
[3/4/14 5:10:25 PM] volosator: dude srsly - I'm a sysadmin with a more than 10 years of exp
[3/4/14 5:10:59 PM] altcoin: I have not sent you, and there is not a virus
[3/4/14 5:11:13 PM] volosator: upload the file to http://online.drweb.com/
[3/4/14 5:12:04 PM] altcoin: hmm, why then my antivirus does not swear?
[3/4/14 5:12:11 PM] volosator: because you don't have any
[3/4/14 5:12:20 PM] altcoin: or u all rigged
[3/4/14 5:12:20 PM] altcoin: ?
[3/4/14 5:16:00 PM] volosator: Instruction_orders_book_asic_miner_china.scr: PE32 executable for MS Windows (GUI) Intel 80386 32-bit

hi, Volosator,
you are not on my skype contact list. be careful. you need to add my skype id: altcoin. not just by the show of the nick name.
if you chatted with me. it should show: Jack, LA1THS ready,bitcoin miner.LA12MS 4U Coming. not altcoin.

you can pm me here for double confirm.

Title: Re: Fraud warning: skype ID: altcoin
Post by: volosator on March 05, 2014, 12:37:57 AM

Here is a pic of what I see:

http://s27.postimg.org/fy3nzjsmb/Screen_Shot_2014_03_04_at_7_33_22_PM.png

Title: Re: Fraud warning: skype ID: altcoin
Post by: volosator on March 05, 2014, 03:04:32 AM

Confirmed. The actual user PM'ed me to confirm.
Somebody is trying to commit a fraud.

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