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What happened: deposit QR code pointed to wrong address
Reference Link: https://www.betmoose.com/
Amount Scammed: 0.05 BTC
Additional Notes:

I went to make a bet. Entered the amount (0.05 BTC), opened MyCelium, chose to scan the cute QR code with the moose icon in the middle. The bet didn't appear for days. Contacted support. They say the address doesn't belong to them.

- I've used BetMoose before, didn't have an issue then
- I used a bookmark in the browser (didn't go to a phishing site)
- I've used the same phone and same MyCelium wallet for years, made hundreds of transactions, nothing ever got replaced with a rogue destination
- I am unable to reproduce the issue - the correct deposit address comes up when I try it now

I am not accusing the BetMoose admin with selective scamming necessarily, but it's a possibility. It's hard to imagine that something on my end did it, because my wallet would have been emptied by now, many times over. It couldn't have been me going to a phishing page, either. It couldn't have been a bad copy/paste because I scanned the QR code when sending.

Be careful when using the site. As a reminder to myself and others: from now on, ALWAYS take a screenshot before depositing. Even if you've used the site many times.

If anyone else has experienced this on BetMoose, please take the time to post a reply.

Update (after posting on Bitcointalk  the other night):

On 2021-09-04 07:21, BetMoose Support wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I had our dev team look more deeply into this and I believe they have
> found the issue. Can you please confirm the IP address you were using
> when placing for verification? We will be able to reinstate it in this
> case.
>
> BM

I don't want to start hoping in vain.... fingers crossed.