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Economy => Scam Accusations => Topic started by: DannyHamilton on September 08, 2014, 01:02:16 AM



Title: Scam Alert : liqhtlord Scamming
Post by: DannyHamilton on September 08, 2014, 01:02:16 AM
What happened::
On August 18, 2014, a scammer created an account name, liqhtlord (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=368022), (using a lower case Q in place of a lower case G) to impersonate the trusted forum user lightlord (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=30541) who has been here since 2011.  The scammer uses this similar looking userID to send PMs to people that reply to lightlord's forum posts.  The scammer also falsely claims to have acquired an escrow address from me, and sends this fake address to the target hoping that the potential victim won't contact myself or the real lightlord to verify the information.

Scammers Profile Link:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=368022

Reference Link:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=738971.msg8721610#msg8721610

Amount Scammed:
Unknown at this time.  Hopefully this scammer has been identified before they managed to fool anyone.


Title: Re: Scam Alert : liqhtlord Scamming
Post by: MultipliedCombo on September 08, 2014, 10:21:35 AM
Thanks for the heads up. People should remember to check usernames carefully.