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hi guys
one of my friends want to send me 30000$ bitcoin from america california with easybit bitcoin atm
but he  says you should send 700$ to atm bitcoin wallet to confirm transaction!
is there anything like this in usa ?
also he says i send money to atm and it is pending for your 700$ verification from your distance wallet
he says just in usa atm machins needs this verification
is he lier or not ?

I never tried using a Bitcoin ATM but it looks like scam to me because he should be the one paying the fees if your friend is sending yoj money and no mkre verification needed on your end.

Is he really your friend? You need to ask for proof and why he is ending you a large money using an ATM of Bitcoin does an app or software wallet can do it? Or he is converting the money to BTC and sending it to you?

Yes it's a scam, never trust a friend like this.

ATM doesn't have an address (likewise a donation address).... I am pretty sure this is an address that belong to your friend ;)

Plus... there is no reason to verify an user with an huge payment!

More than likely, this is scam in the making. Now, it's in crypto. I highly doubt that it is his true friend or he personally knows that person. With that amount of money that he wants to send, why would he ask $700 to cover the fees? Doesn't make sense at all. You will regret if you will send that amount of money because he never will send that huge amount of money.

actually he is my uncle ! that wants to send ! but he gives this money to his friend to send it!
and his friend insists on sending this 700$ to wallet that have only 1 transaction inside !
what should i do ?
do you think his friend want 700$ for him and he will send 30000$ for me?

First, EasyBTCit ATM is legit, https://easybitatm.com/.

Second, I don't think that you need $700 for a confirmation or transaction fees, that amount is too big.

Third, I don't think that is your friend, maybe someone you met online, and sweet talk you.

Fourth, definitely you have been scammed with your $700.

Sorry for your loss, next time be careful before sending your money to anyone, because transactions here are irreversible.

There are ALL hints that this is a big scam against you. There is no reason for send 700$ it's a totally non-sense. No of course no, save your money, and talk with your "uncle".

but just one question!
i live in iran and this money is for going to america near my uncle!
here in iran 700$ is real big money !!! if i work 2 month here as an engineer for example! i can get this money
but is it big money too in america to do scam like this?

I've never used Bitcoin ATMs. However, ATMs are still under trial. It is risky to withdraw large amounts of money from Bitcoin ATMs. The system doesn't work that well yet. It is better to use Bitcoin directly. These problems will be solved in the near future.

I wonder, how can you call him a friend after all he's a scammer. And there's no atm that work like that not even in USA or anywhere in the world.

So don't waste your time and funds to someone like that, and you should start reading some articles on how bitcoin works.

And one thing for sure, once it's a too good to be true offer here in crypto-world it's obviously a scam.

Its a scam! Why do you need to send 700$ to your friend? Scammers usually deceive you of big amount. And in return they want you to pay the charges. In the first place, why do you need to pay charges? Why not him to pay for it? If he/she can afford to send that 30000$ why should he charge you for some fees? If he want to send you bitcoin then he must pay also the charges.

Doesn't matter how much money involved here. Scammers will be scammers whether $10 or $1 million. Even here in the community there are a lot of scammers, a good example, loan defaulter. So if I where in your shoes, and if you haven't send the money yet, don't fall for this trick.

That's a big money even in US you need to tell your uncle to don't deal to his friend who offering to give such a big amount of money and asking to deposit $700.

Do you know how Bitcoin ATM actually works?
If you want to withdraw that amount ($30000) you should receive it first in your bitcoin wallet without fees.
Read this just to be aware of how actually withdrawal in BTC ATM works Can I Withdraw Cash from A Bitcoin ATM? (https://coinsource.net/can-i-withdraw-cash-from-a-bitcoin-atm/)"

Tell your uncle to don't deal 100% it is scam.

Could there be a possibility someone hacked your Uncle's computer/phone and are pretending to be your uncle? There is absolutely no reason to send any amount of bitcoins to receive them. Might break your heart but your Uncle and his friend seem like scammers. Contact them for more information: https://easybitatm.com/

Then don't bite the cheese. It's a trap for your uncle. A friend of your uncle obviously doing a scam. There is no such a thing of sending again huge money like $700 to confirm transactions inside the ATM. Tell your uncle that his friend is just doing some fraud act against him.

Take note, the ATM Machine is legit. But the transactors or the person dealing with you and to your uncle seems not. Be careful, mate. We've warned you.

Total scam, i have read more than twice to really understand part of what you are saying, but when there is words like, 30,000$ for you and 700$ required to be paid by you, a deposit, SCAM presence and a BIG one for that.

its scam if he really want to send you money you dont need to send them also.  They are luring greedy people for the money they want to send but the truth is they do not have that balance and just want to stole your 700$ . I heard many times something likethis before but they use money transfer for sending , it is the first timw i heard they move already to crypto.

That was a total SCAM.

There was a lot of that recently where you need to send money first before you can actually get the promised money from your so-called "friend". Never trust anyone you know over the internet especially when you had only known him or her for months now. Trust an online friend if you've already meet up for quite a while and is about over 5 years friendship, other than that it's a No-no.

Anyway back to the topic, there were a lot of victims lately because of this scam where you need to spend money first. Only newbies that lack awareness could be fooled by those scammers in my POV, good thing you asked on the right forum and the right people OP.  ;)

Bitcoin ATMs are meant to be used in person. I would check out Coin ATM Radar (https://coinatmradar.com/) to locate a Bitcoin ATM in your neighborhood.

I would not trust someone from another country to purchase Bitcoin from an ATM for you.

Greed is swallowing you.

I can offer you even larger than that but it could just be a lie.
Think about it!! It is too good to be true.
Friend of an Uncle? C'mon! I could tell you that I am your brother right now from another Father and I can make stories just about your basic information.

Sending money for what? What did you do for him that will make him pay that large amount?
There are not much people now who just gives money even with just a penny.

it's a scam. definitely.

i've used bitcoin ATM's in america. once, several weeks ago. the ATM did not require anything like what you are describing.

do not EVER send someone money expecting them to send you more money back. ever. as an example: did you mother call you from her death bed and ask you to send five dollars so she can send you 50? it's a scam. it's not your mother, they are lying.

SCAM. do NOT send money to this person or anyone associated with them, EVER.

He is not just a liar but a scammer, and a serial one most probably. Do not communicate with your friend ever again. If you do not send him that amount he might give you another option, a sort of a compromise to make things smoother, just so that you will be releasing a certain amount. To avoid all further moves from this scammer better cut your communication totally. There is no Bitcoin ATM that would collect as high as $700 simply to verify.

Maybe the reason for that is because of the huge price that you are trying to sell, imagine if you are sending 30,000 dollar worth of bitcoin, the transactions fee is quite too high as well. But to the point that the transaction fee goes for about 700 dollars is quite not normal. May be there are some errors on the codes that is used to program the percentage of the payment to confirm the transaction that you are about to create. I advise that you contact the support team of that particulat bitcoin atm.

Many members here say that they have never tried a Bitcoin ATM, I am among those who have never tried it and have never seen it. Scam or not I myself can not conclude because I have not tried it myself. Bitcoin ATMs are certainly still in the process of development and there are still many weaknesses. Rather than transacting at bitcoin ATMs, I trust more in exchanges such as Binance, Huobi, Okex and others. You can also buy bitcoin at people who offer trusted bitcoin buying and selling services, with fees which are certainly cheaper than ATM bitcoins.

it looks like a scam. because as far as I know in bitcoin the atm only deducts the cost from the amount of bitcoin that is sent, not we who send some money for verification. so it is definitely a scam and fraud

using bitcoin atm is probably one of the easiest ways to trade but it is also very possible for users to experience fraud honestly at this time I have never used bitcoin atm for transactions or other purposes.
But I am very sure what you say seems really a scam because so far I have never heard of such a thing if we want to send or receive bitcoin via atm, you should not send money to that friend so you won't suffer losses.

Yes it is definitely a scam, and OP should never trust his so-called friend anymore.

And also, there is no such thing where you will send money directly to a person, then after that, you will gain money. There is no other intention to this but a clear scam.

I am very sure that such a method is clearly a scam, it's better not to follow his request. Because of the trap of sending money to
candidates victims but potential victims must pay first money for certain conditions is a characteristic of fraud that is often used
by scammers. Always be careful with that kind of thing, the logic is that if people want to give money they will not ask for conditions.
Moreover this is sending via ATM, there are no such rules in any type of ATM. Asking for $ 700 for verification requirements is a lie.

The ATM is not a scam, but I have my doubts about the friend saying that the ATM is asking for a $700 verification fee. It might be that the $700

is just the lower limit when you want to send bitcoins without some verification and that it requires more verification before you can send such a

large amount. I would rather open a online wallet for your uncle and send the bitcoins in small amounts via the wallet to a Bitcoin wallet to avoid

these limits. I also think the friend is the scammer here, ask him to take a photo of that message with his phone and then paste it here, so that we

can give you better advice.  ;)

It is too good to be true, do not get yourself fooled in this scammy world ;)

A normal transaction takes a penny as fee so how come that would be even 700x greater?
Think about it, you already mentioned being a scam.

I would rather get myself a new bank account just for that and exchange at some online exchanger such as Coinbase.

Never trust any one who want to sent bitcoin first from you, it scammer and give your source people want to try scam you and protect the other never been people who scam by them. I got many request from telegram channel always have the same thing like you because they can't withdraw their bitcoin wallet and ask for me to sent several bitcoin balance and them give me about 1 btc, block people like this and never trust again.

What a pity bitcoin, always been use by those moneygrabbing people.

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As so many had said, it's totally scam.

Being well informed and knowledgeable in what you're into is a must so you won't be fool because the moment they sense that you're easy to believe in they'll slowly eat you up.

where do you know this friend , only on online  ? or he is your long time friend  ?

 if you knew him online and you only knew him for quite some time then chances are that he is a lier and will only trying to scam you  . at first thought i think this is some kind of a stuck transaction and you need to pay that specific amount in  order to speed up the process but i remeber that this tactic was also popularly used by scammers these days  to scam inoscent individuals  .

I think this is a scam because you don't need to send some Bitcoin to make the transaction confirmed, only the miner fee is necessary. You should ask your friend to send Bitcoin with a regular wallet like Blockchain.

He is the one who wants to give the money so he must shoulder the fees and don't ask the receiver some money to pay because first of all your friend didn't ask that money to him/her and $700 for verification? like what? getting ID's really cost you $700? Don't get fooled.

Indeed, that person you consider as friend is only trying to deceive you and take advantage of you because you don't have enough understanding about bitcoin ATM's. If I were you, I'm going to have some research to find out if he's telling the truth or not, it seems like he's just getting the benefits he wanted from you so you should be cautious particularly these days because you can't easily say people's true intention.

LOL, that's very clear of fraud. I prefer not to use a bitcoin ATM at all if the system is like that. Well, even for bitcoin trading, people are still considering fees even though it's 0.001 bitcoin. if it's your best friend, he lied to his advantage. LOL, $ 700 for 1 transaction, I suggest not doing it.

If you have already sent it then am really sorry for your loss because you got scammed already. You should have understood it when the amount was 700$. That's too big of an amount to ask mate..

@omidkhs let me guess this is an online friend of yours, and you’re getting a good deal trading with him but I would like to break your heart by telling you that this is a big scam and advise you to stay away from him. Also remember that whenever you’re dealing with bitcoins the person sending bitcoins has to pay the fees, and the recipient never has to pay any kind of fees. I’m glad you used your mind and decided to take a second opinion otherwise you could have been scammed, and would have lost your $700.

Not even it is your friend such amount is huge and there's no way you can send transactions to bitcoin atm more likely it's your friend btc address and
he will benefits once you send the bitcoin. Be very careful and good thing that OP ask first, never to send anything without any knowledge regarding to
the transactions that you will going to deal with. That amount of money can be scammed out of your hands.

A couple of considerations:

- I presume that your realive needs to purchase the BTC, since he is holding 30K$ to send over to you. Purchasing BTC on an ATM machine is normally pretty steep in terms of purchasing fees (look at https://coinatmradar.com/bitcoin-atm-near-me and filter by California). The fees seem to be between 6,7% and nearly 20%, a massive amount that he would probably need to pay out of the 30K being converted.

- Being the above the case, I figure he wants to use a BTC ATM for anonymity reasons. If so, someone is going to have to show some ID there due to the amount being sent (unless it’s been done in smaller batches). That may go against the objective on the sender's side.

The 700$ is certainly not going to go towards confirming the TX, and is way lower that the purchase fee that will be applied as per those announced on ATMs in California, so it doesn’t really add up (less of all sending it to an address "tied" to the ATM).

wow .. amateur scam way, I guess. I personally have never used a bitcoin ATM even though it's already in my country too. But for any reason as a form of transaction, there is no requirement to send 700 USD in any form just to confirm the transaction or verification.

The question, Do you really talk to your friend? or a friend you just met last week ??

Because even though I have never experienced a transaction using a bitcoin ATM I know that you do not need to send a fee to your friend's wallet to continue the transaction, this is clearly a scam.

This is a cheap scam. How can you send him money to confirm transaction before sending you $30k? Do you have any business deal with him or what? You had better be careful of cheap tricks, I get many persons on telegram asking me to send them money before sending me bitcoin that their bitcoin is stuck. Even though I have never use a bitcoin ATM but this is a clear scam scenario.

Obviously, it is. I may not using a bitcoin ATM but this is not the way you have to send money. ATM is already have some cash inside (i'm refering to fiat) at least. There has to be some kind of a store or banks that own the ATM. We can't send money through ATM though unless it has an address to confirm the transaction and that address his friend giving is probably his and not the ATM.

Scam! This stuff cannot be required, it's a total scam, I tell you

This is a scam for sure, you will only lise those $700 and you will never see the $30k. Thos service to ask you for money to make a withdrawal always ends with the service running out with your Money.

If he wants $700 to send you $30k why he doesn't take the $700 from the $30k?

And one last question, if he wants to send you $30k, why he wants to use an ATM? he can send that in BTC to your addy and let you exchange the money in your country.  

This is a trap my friend, be careful.

Is he really your friend? That's definitely a scam. No transaction would ask you for a fee which is high as that. If that person is willing to send you something, he wouldn't ask you for a certain amount of BTC. Be careful with this kind of scamming strategy. Be wiser than scammers.

Easybit? Never heard of it. I'm using Blockchain wallet for Bitcoin transactions from the last few years and it is working okay until. I think this problem must be from Easybit end.

This could be trapped in you if you dont have to send it yet but if you already send it to your friend, that is your loss. A friend will give you on that much amount of bitcoin? $30K in bitcoin worth and then you need to spend $700 for the confirmation in the transaction. Come on! That is a big scam and don't trust random people that come from the internet. Stay away on that kind of people they are not a true friend.

The ATM is not a scam. It's your "friend". You're just confusing... Others might think ATMs are scams. Though I haven't tried one but it's the person who's obviously a scam. Maybe he's just taking advantage because he knew that you don't know much about this kind of things. So don't fall for it!! Why would you send bigger money for you to receive a smaller amount of money? even if he sends you $30, and you sent him $700, you obviously lost $670.

The first thing I want to ask is why did you write this title? Anything in this world can be scam and bitcoin could never be it is made to solve all these scam and corruption issues. So don't even think like that.

What kind of friend would try to scam you? I think that he is not your friend, just a stranger that told you he can send you money over bitcoin ATM.
If the case asks you to send money to an address in order to get money back then it is 101% scam.

Add one more:
https://coinatmradar.com/bitcoin_atm/1909/bitcoin-atm-general-bytes-fontana-smokers-1st-choice/

I picked that at random, all the ATMs listed have a message like this at the bottom of the page:



But the whole story is a bit fishy, I think the author is leaving a few details that might change the whole thing 180 degrees.
Anyhow, if that's what he wants, his choice, he has received enough red flags so he won't get scammed....I hope!

Why don't you tell "your friend" to send the $30000 via peer-to-peer exchange like localbitcoin or something?  We don't even pay that much ($700) for normal Bitcoin fee no matter the amount we want to transfer. Besides, I don't know of any crypto payment service that transfers fund that way without charging fees immediately
 I guess both of your are trying to "play" yourselves or one is trying to scam the other

I have never used a bitcoin ATM, but I often see bitcoin ATM machines on YouTube they don't work like that, why do you have to send bitcoin to get confirmation, it looks funny, sorry to meddle in your business, make sure it is correct, I feel you are being deceived because if your friend sends money it should have been sent, you don't need to send money too, obviously it's like fraud

I think that is scam because the value is too good to be true in my perspective. Also the fee is too much higher to the average fee I guess, so all in all the whole transaction is a kind of fishy and can result to steal your income. But the other question is, how did he get the coins?

Anything which asks for unrealistic money is a scam and in this case 700$ to confirm the transaction is only a scam. Secondly if you friend what to send any amount of bitcoin to you, why don't he send it directly to his wallet and there is no need for bitcoin ATM to be used for this purpose.

Yeah me too, I haven't use any real bitcoin ATM but I'm pretty that does not work like that by how the OP told it. It also made me laugh, like who the hell would fall on this scam? a classic and traditional scam in 2019.  I guess that is not his friend, not even a just a week ago friend, it is more like a random person contacted him that he'll be receiving an exact amount buy needed the transaction fee first. If you are just smart enough you're going to smell what's the catch on this one, you could've say "just cut off the transaction fee to amount you'll gonna send" or " just send it directly to my wallet and cut the fee on it". Be aware always, I thought we already learned out lesson this previous years.

It's scam 100%. You don't need atm to transfer bitcoins :)

Your friend wants to rob you and get $ 700. Bitcoin ATM does not have an address, this is a kind of scam.

I can’t understand, he promised you $30,000 Bitcoin for free, only you had to pay a fee? Didn't it seem strange to you? I'm glad you thought to write here, or you would be a victim of fraud. Be careful next time

How well did you know your friend is your, friend, for you for years or you just become friend from Facebook I have seen and receive letters about an inheritance that he will send you a huge amount after you send him, don't send or fall to this unless you are 100% sure that this is how things work on that kind of ATM, but I highly doubt that first time I read that you need to send to get your Bitcoin on ATM if you proven that he tries to scam you, better block him.

be careful friend, let me guess, surely you only know him on the internet, it's very clear that he wants to fool you, there is no free money on the internet, all need hard work, if anyone wants to give a lot of money on the internet forget it, what is more on condition that it is strange and not logical.

Many people commit fraud like this, but this certainly looks quite strange. however $ 30k is very much so seeing $ 700 is very small. Don't be fooled by something like that, friend. blockchain does not need another shipment to confirm the transaction unless there is a long delivery. however, you can ask your friend to help use the money first, when $ 30k is in your wallet, you can replace the money you borrowed from your friend.

I would like to ask you is he/she your true friend or not, If you know him through online maybe you should not trust him.
Actually many of that kind of person that would be probably get your attention. Must better to stay away from that kind of person and dont believe on what they said. When it comes in crypto we must be always aware those scammer and careful always must better to ignore him to early.

I understand now, I just remembered I have experienced a similar case like this, where I was given a registration prize from the bitcoin mining site and I have waited almost 3 months to withdraw the money from mining, but had to make a bitcoin deposit before I withdrew my money from on that site, I knew they were trying to fool me, so I left and the site has until now disappeared

Blockchain does not confirm shipments and deliveries what the hell haha,,, look this friend is not a friend. Can we just tell OP he is being scammed and move on.

It is not just Bitcoin. If you need to pay someone money to get something unstuck, it is a scam. Typical love-letter/Nigeria prince/Spanish prisoner scam;)

Old scam, new names.

I think it is very risky in your part because it is like you need to invest or put money first in the atm bitcoin before you get the $30,000 which is your friend gives to you, because so many cases in the exchangers that you need first to deposit money in order to get your earnings in some exchangers and bitcoin atm. And it is very risky because you need a very large amount of money in order to get your money and you don't know if it would be a scam or not because maybe after you deposit money the atm will suddenly shutdown and your money will loss. Verification for around $700 is very risky so think about it first.

Bitcoin ATMs are only speculations made by companies that have an interest in themselves. Compared to buying bitcoin at a bitcoin ATM, it's better to buy on an exchange, because Fee will certainly be different. I have never found a bitcoin ATM and of course there are still very few people who use i

Indeed, such a modus is an old style modus but it still works with different ideas. And so far there are still many victims of such scam modus , even my close friend a few weeks ago has experienced the same thing even though it is not in the form of bitcoin. This proves there are still many people in the world in the technology gap, this must be socialized to narrow the scammer to work.

It could be for two possible reason, one is that the experience of the user is real and he really needs the advise of the forum members here to solve his problem, and second, he is just exaggerating things on his mind and his issue is just a mere product of thinking for possibilities that for me is still okay. Because in this case, we could brain storm and think of possible scenarios that might happen in bitcoin and cryptocurrency space that we could already provide solution in other words, to prepare us when OP's problem arrives in reality.

That looks like a scam to be honest, I mean, if he's your friend and wants to give you 30k$ which it's a huge amount of money, he wouldn't ask for 700$ for you to pay? I mean it's not logic because it can be like one transaction with that amount and he shouldn't pay like 700$ for fees, it's gonna be just a few dollars for that. Just be careful do deal with that guy, because it seems fishy and he just wants to get your 700$ and scam you.

It sounds like a scam, I have never seen a case where I need to send money to verify transactions. This is how scammer works and newbies will be easily fooled with these tricks. Be careful and stay away from them

we cannot stop the fraudsters if basically everyone is too eager for free money and are willing to spend money for free money, whereas what should be held is that there is no free money on the internet and must pay for something free

You noticed it yourself that there's something wrong, it's because that is really wrong. Your friend is just trying to trick you. Why would you pay that amount of money to verify the transaction? If you send him money, he might not send you the money he was talking about so better be careful. But first, do you know the reason why he wants to give you money? If there's no any appropriate reason why he wants to give you money, then ask him first.

There's no such thing, go check your spam email and you will see similar instructions from unknown people instructing you to send hundreds of dollars because you are about to receive million dollars of inheritance, you better block that friends of yours it's too risky to have a friend like that if you met him online block him if offline tell your common friends about his activity.

LOL.

I would not use any centralized product to transfer Bitcoin (and other crypto currency) with that huge amount. Usually, they ask for more and more verification before you can send lot amount of crypto currency.

In your case, it doesn't make sense. It is either you are scammed by your friend or the ATM need more money.

It turns out that such cases or fraud can occur in the crypto world as well, because such cases often occur in the real world with the reason of having to pay taxes or as verification or whatever reason must be handled for immediate processing.
and although I have never done transactions using bitcoin atm, but such an event is clearly a fraud.

At first, people will think this is truly a type of scam on Bitcoin. However, few people know that BTC transaction or transfer have fees with it. How? This is due to the increasing data on BTC transfer. Earlier, few transcations are happening on Bitcoin. However, due to more people using it, transaction fees have gone off the chart. This is because of the space Bitcoin block occupies and there is no room for transaction with low fees. Another thing, is that transaction usually takes 21-30 days depending on the block you will pay with the transaction fee. The more you pay, the less days your transaction will take.

However, there are also certain counter measurements to lessen your transaction fee. You can use address wallets that can reduce 50-70% of the total transaction fee, fee recommendation websites, or sites that allow you to decide your own transaction fee instead of a forced recommended fee structure.

But your instincts to ask for help here is also good because you get to know important facts aboout BTC transactions. Hope this helps.

Full article here https://coinsutra.com/bitcoin-transaction-fees/

In normal transactions, it doesn't need money for verification, it's very unusual and risky to put your money there.
I recommend you to not use and centralized platform when making a transaction in bitcoin.

The whole purpose of bitcoin will be disregarded and I think it's better to use local money transfer than this BTC atm, it's probably a scam.
700$ is huge money, I can live for a few months with that money, isn't it obvious? 700$ for a verification? really.  ???

Be careful about what you're trying to do in your money.

I have never used a Bitcoin ATM before, but I also don't need anyone to tell me that this is a scam. Like seriously, are you sure that this is your friend or someone you just met online and all of a sudden you think they are your friend?

I wonder what kind of business you're doing with such a person that will require him to tell you to send $700 for verification, lol, that's a big scam and you don't even need anyone to tell you. Maybe you should try telling them to make use of other payment methods like TransferWise or PayPal, and you will see how they will try to divert the topic.

Whoever that person is, he or she is a full time scammer lol. Don't send the $700 to tell them, and I know for sure that they are not your friend.

He is your trusted friend or not as you first to sent $700 before sent back to you $30,000, how come you look so stupid with not really trusted transaction and not logic with our mind, just sending $700 and then your friend sent back more than $30,000. You are really scam by your friend, there are no way possible will sent to you if you want sent $700 to your friend.

I have never used Bitcoin ATM, so I have never seen how it works. But if he asks you to deposit $ 700 to verify the wallet address and verify the transaction then I think you need to think carefully because it is most likely a scam.
On the blockchain, we do not need to send anything to verify, if he is an unfamiliar friend, it is best to stay away from him.

maybe not many people have ever used a bitcoin ATM because of regional limitations. and in some countries there is also no bitcoin ATM, so it's quite natural if you never use it, including me. And to make transfers we must always be careful in doing so

Using Bitcoin ATMs doesn't make much sense. Because it is still a developing technology. It is risky to try a new technology for the first time. In addition, Bitcoin ATMs charge too much. I would try, though, near me: d I would like to exchange a small amount of Bitcoin at the ATM.

In many cases, if someone is promised to receive a gift with a quite fantastic, making people unable to think healthy again. if the gift is followed by something we must do with payment in order to receive what has been promised, it should immediately suspect. if you really want to give a great value why not all of the costs will be borne? why make it difficult that you have to accept? need to be wise to see a situation like this.

why not reduce 700$ from your friend? so he just send about 29300$? im not sure if you want to make transaction, the receiver must send bitcoin first to verif that transaction. its scam, and many problem in real life like that.

Need to pay attention to brokerage fees. It would make more sense to consult a person who used the same method. And it's getting harder. I think it would make sense to withdraw the money by sending it directly to a place. These problems may not exist in the future. Only Bitcoin will be used for payments and we will not need the dollar. (They guess)

$ 700 is only used to confirm Bitcoin transactions.
I think this is too much and will only waste your money. Better to transfer using other platforms than having to use a Bitcoin ATM. I myself do not know what a bitcoin ATM is and where I am also not available. Fee is usually only charged by the sender of bitcoin, we as bitcoin recipients will not be charged.
If you don't pay the $ 700 fee will the money be held and can't be taken?

You need to ask yourself, is your friend really want to give sincerely or is there just something hidden to do? if friend sincerely give, but why do you have to pay even though what friend want to give is large enough and can be partly to pay. but why don't your friends do it? I hope you can think clearly about this.

It does not matter whether it is cryptocurrency or ordinary money, the fact that you first need to transfer a certain amount of money is already alarming. That's bullshit. Do not mess with this. There are many other options for transferring cryptocurrencies.

I've received this email along with a check sent by mail. Is this a scam? Has anyone ever seen this before?

Dear Applicant,

You are receiving this letter because you applied as a BITCOIN ATM SURVEY AGENT {BASA}. We are pleased to inform you that your application has been received, approved and successfully registered to our computer database for you to be part of the program.

A total check of $2,970 has been sent to you via USPS, UPS or FedEx and was attached with a letter which includes instructions of your 1st Bitcoin ATM Survey Assignment Payments and funds for the Observation. Once you have the check, kindly proceed to and deposit the check into your bank checking account and funds will be verified and available for withdrawal within 24hrs after it has been deposited.

As a BITCOIN ATM SURVEY AGENT {BASA}, your assignment is to Inspect and Observed our Bitcoin ATM Services at any of our Local Bitcoin ATM locations in your area. During this assignment you will visit a location and make several observations and inspections as regards their Customer Service Relationship and interactions also.

You are advised to contact our Bitcoin ATM Manager for further instructions or send a text to (828) 278-7109. It's fun and rewarding job and you choose when and where you want to shop.

ASSIGNMENTS OBSERVATIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW:

You are to ensure that you observe the following at the Bitcoin ATM location:

1. If any, Please observe the name of the agent that attended to you at the Bitcoin ATM location.

2. Your time of arrival at the venue.

3. Your time of departure.

4. How long the transfer took at the Bitcoin ATM location.

5. What you feel about our Bitcoin ATM customer services.

6. Any other area you think our Bitcoin ATM location should improve on.

7. Transfer charges at Bitcoin ATM.

We will be waiting for a confirmation message immediately the check is deposited. If you require additional information, do not hesitate to text us on (828) 278-7109.

Regards

Joe Moyer

SCAM! ALERT !

See I would be honest with you , I never used the atm and I have no intentions of using it soon enough but whenever someone asks to pay upfront and that too 700$ , you have to say NO!

Even if you wanna buy and sell Bitcoins , do it on a exchange platform, do not go ahead and do this , just calm down and ask him that you are not interested anymore.

It does not matter if it is a scam or not you cannot take risks .

from your story it looks like it's a scam
as usual the characteristics of the type of people who want to scam they are targeting people who are new to the world of crypto, with the lure of sending large amounts of bitcoin but on condition we have to send bitcoin or money first to him with a variety of other classic reasons

It is a scam.
He is just telling lies to you just to get easy money, $700 is a huge amount and I don't think that you need to pay someone just to confirm your transaction. Always remember that if someone asks you to send him money, and it is from someone you didn't know, it is a scam.

Old scam.
They will send you a check, you're going to a bank, cash in and then you're going to have to deposit 90% of the sum as a "test" to their bitcoin address.
The problem is that the check will bounce and you're going to be liable for the entire sum.

They have hundreds of so-called consulting or evaluation websites set up:
Bitcoin ATM evaluation Officer (https://forums.redflagdeals.com/bitcoin-atm-evaluation-officer-2300573/)
Is This A Bitcoin Scam!? Help!? (https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/fwt4rv/is_this_a_bitcoin_scam_help/)

People will fall for the trick of getting the money first and doing the job later, greed will take over and they are not realizing they will be liable for the entire sum.