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I bought my first 0.1 btc about 30 minutes ago and the seller just messaged me saying his bank is down at the moment so he cannot check my payment.

Just think it is a little shady, what do you think?

Probably yes you're.

Whom did you send your payment? Did you use escrow service or etc? Or you just trusted some of a guy?

I never experienced in many years of online banking that the site was down. What was the username of the scammer? Maybe try a trustworthy exchange next time ;)

It looks like you got scammed and i am afraid you just lost your $30.

Since this is your first post, i assume you didn't ask for any help here...

But the least you can do is to post the seller's username.

yes please informing us username of the scammer so that we can alert  :)

No dear some times it happened. Its happened with me many time I couldn't access my account in these situations.

But the thing is who was the buyer??
Did you use escrow?

Please keep those things in your mind when you are going to exchange your money

Thanks

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Best advice I can give you:

Don't trust anyone. Always use an escrow.

People often try stall you with excuses like this when they're scamming you so yes, likely you've been scammed. You should always use escrow for deals like this. Please provide more details of the transaction here (user ID, transaction ID, PMs etc) or open a scam accusation with all the info in the Scam Accusation forum.

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I usually have trouble with my bank. If you deal with trusted you don't have to worry about it

Most likely you have deceived. Neither you the first nor the last one.

Wass this on localbitcoins? did you use an escrow?

Why don't you use exchange?

No one can tell you if you've been scammed or not with the little information you have provided.
First thing we need to see is some proof that you even sent him a payment.
Was the deal worked out via email or some forum, if so provide copy of post.
Is the seller still talking with you, or has he gone quite?

Yes you scammed.
What the bank?
Why you not buy itself, you must use escrow if you want to buy something to ppl.

Where and who did you buy the bitcoin? Localbitcoins? bitcointalk users?

It is possible he is telling you the truth, but the chance is low TBH.

The chances of you being scammed is quite high.

Please let us know of the user who has scammed you

if he is on the forum.

If not still try and leave a profile link from somewhere else.

Why would you send money to someone's bank without using escrow? I think as all people suggested you were scammed and please let us know who it was and also provide proofs of the bank transfer etc.

Because normal bank transfers are actually more safe than crypto transfers (=it's not anonymous so it's easy to press charges against somebody).

Will the police really do something for you when you tell that you have just lost $30?
I haven't gone through this procedure before luckily, and is curious about that.

yes a fraud is always, in the entire world some jail time for the scammer ,
doesn't need big money so 30 bucks are
to be considered a fraud , call your bank and block the payment.

His bank is down  ??? I don't understand, what payment method did you use to buy $28 worth of BTC, wire transfer? Also where did you find this seller? The crypto world is unfortunately full of scammers, you'd be better off buying your BTC from a trusted site like Circle.com.

Banks have maintenance too, however you have to be really careful when sending money to unknown people.

Been scammed so many times on the Dutch version of Craigslist, always small amounts.

most probably a scam. u should be careful to use trusted or verified exchangers

Yes always be careful in using exchange services. Use only verified exchangers.

Well, let me skip that first mistake and actually do ask here first :-)
I'm thinking to buy 50$ worth of Bitcoin.
Thinking to do this every month for next few months...

Where should I start?
What would be the most convenient way of doing it?
I don't want to link my bank account to it.
I don't mind using my CC since I can create one time disposable virtual number.
(I don't like idea of my real CC number being stored on too many different sites, too many are being hacked these days...)

I'm USA resident, what is your suggesting, what should be my first step, where should I go....
I already have wallet set up, Core wallet and Electrum wallet...

Since I don't know how many will see this question, I decided to copy/paste this into main Beginner thread as new subject. But don't kill me for asking you same question :-))))

Localbitcoins.com seem like your best bet.

and dont trust someone who has Paybase/Paycoin in his sig  ::) - thats SCAM too!

Yes, I was exchanging info (well asking questions) :-) on some other forum and I'm now convinced that localbitcoins is the best option for me, just like you said. Thank you very much for the answer!