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Economy => Scam Accusations => Topic started by: GrowingCoins on September 16, 2017, 07:49:34 AM



Title: Scam attempt sending fake escrow details ONCF
Post by: GrowingCoins on September 16, 2017, 07:49:34 AM
What happened:Sending fake escrow details :

Scammers Profile Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=924920  

Reference Link:  
Amount Scammed:
Payment Method:
Proof of Payment:
PM/Chat Logs: https://ibb.co/gW70Tk and https://ibb.co/jYux8k  b]
Additional Notes: Looking at this guy trust score I don't know how he'd managed to make that many positive exchanges lately

















Title: Re: Scam attempt sending fake escrow details ONCF
Post by: Vod on September 16, 2017, 08:56:59 AM
Additional Notes: Looking at this guy trust score I don't know how he'd managed to make that many positive exchanges lately

Most of the positive feedback is from accounts with ZERO posts and created/last login the same day.  I hate to give future scammers info on how to scam better, but that definitely looks suspicious.

I have pointed him to this thread - let's read what he has to say.


Title: Re: Scam attempt sending fake escrow details ONCF
Post by: KWH on September 16, 2017, 11:01:21 AM
Additional Notes: Looking at this guy trust score I don't know how he'd managed to make that many positive exchanges lately

Most of the positive feedback is from accounts with ZERO posts and created/last login the same day.  I hate to give future scammers info on how to scam better, but that definitely looks suspicious.

I have pointed him to this thread - let's read what he has to say.

Look at the References. They don't seem to lead to or prove anything. Perhaps these 100+ BTC risked Trust shills should get some red as well.


Title: Re: Scam attempt sending fake escrow details ONCF
Post by: warningsigns on September 16, 2017, 11:22:02 AM
Lesson: Always check and confirm escrow instructions with the escrow provider directly. Never rely on copy/paste and quoted instructions provided by anyone you transact with. This generally applies to all escrow trades, not just to this particular scam accusation and I hope users here will learn from these scam attempts (luckily it didn't go beyond a mere attempt).

And that's good due diligence work there. Checking the trust and trade history and making an intelligent decision about it. Sensing something amiss or fake was a good move there.

The scammer must be unhappy to see things aren't working out in his favour. No coins and now a ruined trust rating. Not a profitable weekend for him.





Title: Re: Scam attempt sending fake escrow details ONCF
Post by: Lauda on September 16, 2017, 01:20:44 PM
Tagged and PM'd zazarb.

Most of the positive feedback is from accounts with ZERO posts and created/last login the same day. 
Looks (obviously) fake to me as well.


Title: Re: Scam attempt sending fake escrow details ONCF
Post by: zazarb on September 16, 2017, 02:10:37 PM
Fake quote, I am  not involved in this deal,
nobody did not appeal to me for escrow.
OP you should always ask sign Escrow address .


Title: Re: Scam attempt sending fake escrow details ONCF u=924920
Post by: Timelord2067 on September 19, 2017, 03:36:38 AM
Accounts Connected:

ONCF (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=924920), cordaz (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1147868), CoinIEtrader (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1152529), Frente1903 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1152535), Mung1952 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1152543), Lumsecut75 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1152554), anahamoo55 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1152557), Hispossiond1970 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1155369),

Proof:

As noticed by both Vod and KWH, these accounts were all created in a three day period with zero activity, yet they have all vouched on ONCF 's u=924920 trust wall

Related Addresses:

[size=7pt]*No Links
*Red Colour in my posts specify the account is tagged by the DT [/size]

Miscellaneous: It's likely two other vouches on ONCF's trust wall are also sock puppets:

AgnO5 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=942716), malkbtc (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1011294), due to thier last active dates:

Code:
Name: 	AgnO5 u=942716 http://archive.is/xBUpR
Posts: 33
Activity: 33
Position: Jr. Member
Date Registered: 15 January 2017, 01:52:10
Last Active: 30 August 2017, 08:20:12

Code:
Name: 	malkbtc u=1011294 http://archive.is/NyyEC
Posts: 69
Activity: 56
Position: Jr. Member
Date Registered: 25 May 2017, 18:36:07
Last Active: 24 July 2017, 21:43:02



Less likely are

TheNebula (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=687675), thunder321 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=770622), valuater (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=928752),

Code:
Name: 	TheNebula u=687675 http://archive.is/INSon
Posts: 79
Activity: 79
Position: Member
Date Registered: 13 December 2015, 21:09:15
Last Active: 14 June 2017, 08:32:33

Code:
Name: 	thunder321 u=770622 http://archive.is/QHXBW
Posts: 12
Activity: 12
Position: Newbie
Date Registered: 14 February 2016, 16:47:46
Last Active: 22 March 2017, 15:59:34

Code:
Name: 	valuater u=928752 http://archive.is/CpqwA
Posts: 497
Activity: 294
Position: Sr. Member
Date Registered: 10 December 2016, 09:03:18
Last Active: Today at 13:22:16

but can't be discounted both the use of comma and

Code:
bought

from him



While the spelling is not the best, there's a clear finger print in the shared use of the comma where there is a gap both before and after the words:

(these have been given to ONCF)

https://talkimg.com/images/2023/05/17/blob1d0e0b3e039e1920.jpeg

and

https://talkimg.com/images/2023/05/17/blob05db6198d70f837e.jpeg

and

https://talkimg.com/images/2023/05/17/blob80ebb12e35163f5d.jpeg


Title: Re: Scam attempt sending fake escrow details ONCF
Post by: Timelord2067 on September 19, 2017, 03:40:37 AM
Just noticed malkbtc on ONCF 's trust wall - the "i give him a positive trust ! " is back to front...

Given too the following:

https://talkimg.com/images/2023/05/17/blob7c6984e4c5ba6a5a.jpeg


Title: Re: Scam attempt sending fake escrow details ONCF
Post by: GrowingCoins on September 20, 2017, 08:45:24 AM
Thanks everyone for taking care of this guy, there are plenity of scammers with negative trust around the forum locking threads, something has to be done over there.


Title: Re: Scam attempt sending fake escrow details ONCF
Post by: cellat87 on September 21, 2017, 12:25:43 AM
Finally a decent report for once, gj