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Economy => Scam Accusations => Topic started by: pingdigi on July 17, 2014, 10:21:31 AM



Title: SCAM ALERT: bitgamelab.com is [Suspicious link removed].com
Post by: pingdigi on July 17, 2014, 10:21:31 AM
Just a head's up. Bitgamelab.com is likely a scam. Here's a thread where someone was ripped off by [Suspicious link removed].com:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=649224.0

So I talked with the Live Chat operator, and told them their login page said [Suspicious link removed].com account holders may login. After talking with them, it magically changed to Bitgamelab.com :D

https://i.imgur.com/WAaJKiQ.png

Caveat Emptor folks :) Here's the chat log I had with them:

Code:
livehelp2:54:00 AM
hello
2:54:06 AM
what can I do for you now?
Visitor2:54:28 AM
not sure if paypal will protect me
2:54:30 AM
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=649224.0
livehelp2:54:58 AM
what is it?
2:55:02 AM
i don't understand
Visitor2:55:37 AM
a link to a conversation about [Suspicious link removed].com. I can login to your site with an account from there.
2:56:30 AM
your site is still relatively new as well. whois say registered 2014-07-04
livehelp2:56:44 AM
what,link to [Suspicious link removed].com,why?
2:56:53 AM
we are bitgamelab.com
Visitor2:57:33 AM
then why when I go to your login page does it say [Suspicious link removed].com customers can login?
livehelp2:57:56 AM
impossible
2:58:21 AM
please show me your username and password,let me trying to login
2:59:44 AM
before you use [Suspicious link removed].com?
2:59:53 AM
please refresh to page.
Visitor2:59:59 AM
https://i.imgur.com/ZzP2kyh.png
livehelp3:00:07 AM
maybe you not clear your cookies
3:00:46 AM
maybe somethings wrong
Visitor3:00:57 AM
bottom of your page says "Copyright © 2014 [Suspicious link removed].com. Powered by Bitgamelab.com"
3:01:25 AM
yeah, I think something is wrong alright :)
livehelp3:01:40 AM
no,we try it,not show as [Suspicious link removed].com
Visitor3:03:01 AM
see for yourself. bottom of the page https://i.imgur.com/7QfgaIG.png
livehelp3:03:37 AM
all wrong,
3:03:53 AM
our page all right,please refresh page ,
3:04:09 AM
our page all show as bitgamelab
3:04:27 AM
please make sure your pc not got hacked
Visitor3:04:54 AM
I don't use a PC. I see you've updated it :)
livehelp3:05:08 AM
no


Title: Re: SCAM ALERT: bitgamelab.com is [Suspicious link removed].com
Post by: pingdigi on July 17, 2014, 10:33:05 AM
Just a follow-up. After I showed this post to the Live Chat operator again, they got very angry and said some nasty things about my mother.

So yeah, bitgamelab.com seems like a scam.


Title: Re: SCAM ALERT: bitgamelab.com is [Suspicious link removed].com
Post by: rugrats on July 17, 2014, 10:45:39 AM
I love this bit!  ;D

Quote
livehelp2 3:04:27 AM
please make sure your pc not got hacked

Visitor 3:04:54 AM
I don't use a PC. I see you've updated it :)

livehelp3:05:08 AM
no


Title: Re: SCAM ALERT: bitgamelab.com is [Suspicious link removed].com
Post by: pingdigi on July 17, 2014, 10:53:58 AM
I love this bit!  ;D

Quote
livehelp2 3:04:27 AM
please make sure your pc not got hacked

Visitor 3:04:54 AM
I don't use a PC. I see you've updated it :)

livehelp3:05:08 AM
no

If you want to see the Live Chat operator go instantly nuclear, just share a link to this thread during the chat :D

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=698220.0

Try it. It's fun :)  He keeps banning me, and I keep connecting back through another proxy.


Title: Re: SCAM ALERT: bitgamelab.com is [Suspicious link removed].com
Post by: pingdigi on July 18, 2014, 06:54:51 PM
Note also that there is a legitimate http://bitgamelabs.com (note the additional "s")

The whois for this one is over a year old:
Code:
Domain Name: BITGAMELABS.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1802368427_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Update Date: 2014-05-06 22:28:21
Creation Date: 2013-05-19 07:05:21

The one who is likely a thief is less than a month old:
Code:
Domain Name:bitgamelab.com
Registry Domain ID:
Registrar WHOIS Server:whois.paycenter.com.cn
Registrar URL:http://www.xinnet.com
Updated Date:2014-07-04 19:23:18
Creation Date:2014-07-04 19:23:18

Hopefully the guy who is ripping people off can be taken offline soon.


Title: Re: SCAM ALERT: bitgamelab.com is [Suspicious link removed].com
Post by: spud21 on July 18, 2014, 07:30:02 PM
Thanks for warning us about this. It's easy to all for something like this when the domain names are almost identical.


Title: Re: SCAM ALERT: bitgamelab.com is [Suspicious link removed].com
Post by: pingdigi on July 19, 2014, 09:54:44 AM
Thanks for warning us about this. It's easy to all for something like this when the domain names are almost identical.
No problem :) Just wish there was more that could be done.


Title: Re: SCAM ALERT: bitgamelab.com is [Suspicious link removed].com
Post by: ghost555 on September 27, 2014, 04:53:38 PM
It is a scam. I lost a couple of bucks trying to buy dogecoins. I opened a case with paypal.
Paypal responded:
Unfortunately, we are denying your claim because your purchase was for a
virtual, digital, or intangible item, which is not covered under PayPal
Purchase Protection.  We only cover claims involving physical items that
can be shipped and tracked.

Like it is a rocket science to use Dogecoin blockchain explorer :(