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Economy => Scam Accusations => Topic started by: Bitcoin_Arena on April 17, 2019, 12:20:08 PM



Title: BEWARE; Bitzmixer.xyz is trying to Impersonate Bitmixer.io.Don't use it!
Post by: Bitcoin_Arena on April 17, 2019, 12:20:08 PM
What happened: Scam attempt, Impersonating the original Bitmixer.io mixing service who Officially closed their service in July 2017.

Scammers Profile Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2583427

ANN: https://www.bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5132712.
[Archived]: https://archive.is/0sbsz

Website: https://bitzmixer.xyz
TOR Mirror: http://bitmixera62bjdm7.onion
[Archived]: http://archive.fo/HB4X0



1. Bitzmixer is also using the same tagline on the ANN and website as original Bitmixer which is a clear attempt of impersonation

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High Volume Bitcoin MIXER



2. The domain is brand new!

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Domain:bitzmixer.xyz
Registrar:Namecheap
Registered On:2019-04-01
Expires On:2020-04-01
Updated On:2019-04-06

Organization:WhoisGuard, Inc.
State:Panama
Country:PA



3. Original Bitmixer confirmed stopping their service through this ANN

Hi all!
Despite the huge profit we earn, we are closing our activity. Let me explain why.

I'm bitcoin enthusiast since 2011. When we started this service I was convinced that any Bitcoin user has a natural right to privacy. I was totally wrong. Now I grasped that Bitcoin is transparent non-anonymous system by design. Blockchain is a great open book. I believe that Bitcoin will have a great future without dark market transactions. You may use Dash or Zerocoin if you want to buy some weed. Not Bitcoin.

I hope our decision will help to make Bitcoin ecosystem more clean and transparent. I hope our competitors will hear our message and will close their services too. Very soon this kind of activity will be considered as illegal in most of countries.

Cheers,
Bitmixer.IO



Title: Re: BEWARE; Bitzmixer.xyz is trying to Impersonate Bitmixer.io.Don't use it!
Post by: LoyceV on April 17, 2019, 02:27:05 PM
I've tagged the imposter:
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Imposter.
Don't trust this phishing website, you will no doubt lose your money.

As a result, I received this PM:
REMOVE YOUR POST
Some more DT-red would be good.

I was the first user to post in their thread (from LoyceMobile (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1903546)):
LoyceV tag this imposter!
This serves as a warning for users who aren't logged in.


Title: Re: BEWARE; Bitzmixer.xyz is trying to Impersonate Bitmixer.io.Don't use it!
Post by: bones261 on April 17, 2019, 03:08:29 PM

As a result, I received this PM:
REMOVE YOUR POST
Some more DT-red would be good.


I have added an additional negative trust comment. Good work OP for bringing this to the community's attention. Hope no one falls for this.




Title: Re: BEWARE; Bitzmixer.xyz is trying to Impersonate Bitmixer.io.Don't use it!
Post by: Bitcoin_Arena on April 18, 2019, 07:53:22 AM
As a result, I received this PM:
REMOVE YOUR POST
LOL! It's a huge loss for him, you busted him as soon as the ANN was made, so he was probably salty about It.  ;D


Title: Re: BEWARE; Bitzmixer.xyz is trying to Impersonate Bitmixer.io.Don't use it!
Post by: Baofeng on April 18, 2019, 08:10:10 AM
As a result, I received this PM:
REMOVE YOUR POST
LOL! It's a huge loss for him, you busted him as soon as the ANN was made, so he was probably salty about It.  ;D


No, you are the one who busted his balls, so thanks to you.  ;D. I'm sure more red-trust will be coming on his end and he is probably thinking of making a comeback, but we will be here and very vigilant and watch those scammers and we won't get tired of reporting them.