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I just wanted to be sure that metamask has not got it all wrong from the warning am getting because I have used https://www.privcoin[dot]IO several times without problems and want to be sure that my devices are clean from any phishing attempts from this site.

Has anybody been comprised by the named site?

Just incase you not familiar with https://www.privcoin[dot]IO they are....or is it were a Multi Coin Mixer platform that were bidding to be the next big mixer after bitmixer.io ::)

I don't know why metamask filtered them as phishing link as it prompts on my screen that warning as well when I visited their site, and AFAIK there's no one issue scam report or even phishing report to them on their ANN thread or review thread

ANN - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2178547.0

This is the reason why it got blacklisted:

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It got requested in this commit: https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-phishing-detect/pull/1586
And where he explains the reason: https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-phishing-detect/issues/1598

This reply do clarifies at all. Been wondering at first why having that kind of prompt where Privcoin do have still pending issues why metamask decide to flagged it as a phishing link. Being blacklisted is on their control and we cant do anything about it if metamask decide to do such thing. Resolve issue first before the blacklisting would really be removed. Thanks for the share up of links, a good preference to look out.

It's clear this service has never even tried our service before blacklisting as they are completely wrong.

thanks TryNinja for that prompt answer

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Probably you could visit the github section to clear your names out, hope its not sabotage from competitors or some customers...

All the best PrivCoin!

One of our users has already posted and they will either remove us if they are a legitimate blacklist or they won't. Nobody from their site attempted to contact us to resolve any issues or address any complaints.

We currently have over 2,000 ETH in our reserve. There is no point to scamming 40 ETH and some tokens as they accuse us of doing in their Github.

Almost all of our customer requests fall into one of the following categories:

* Sent too little coins
* Sent too much coins over our limits
* Didn't see our transaction to their wallets for some reason
* Used a contract for ETH receiving
* User didn't pay enough BTC fee to confirm fast
* Sometimes we broadcast a transaction and the network drops it. This is the only one that's partially our fault and we fix those very quick when they happen rarely.

If any user has an outstanding support request and isn't satisfied yet then send an email and I will keep a personal eye on them for the next 48 hours as opposed to a rep.

Really nice to see this kind of quick response from the owner/developer itself. I have notice Privcoin since its inception in the cryptoverse because you used to have a signature campaign here isn't it? But may I suggest that you contact them directly and try to resolved the issue. You already built your reputation and a simply email or tweet will not hurt you. Their might be others wanted to destroy your name and don't give them a chance. Reaching out to MetaTask will be a good thing, IMHO. Goodluck to Privcoin.

A copy of the email sent to MetaMask for full transparency from our official support email:

I have friends who use this service with no problems.

TOPIC SOLVED! Support replied within 24h and I got a full refund! Trust restored :-)
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I have successfully used privcoin.io in the past - however this time I sent 1 BTC and never received anything. Does anyone know how to get a hold of the person running this service? Or must I consider my coins being lost to fraud?

I have a letter of guarantee if it counts for anything....

Thanks for any help or tips!
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TOPIC SOLVED! Support replied within 24h and I got a full refund! Trust restored :-)

I couldn't verify the message. It says the signature is invalid.

Did you try verifying the message? Are you sure you were on the real PrivCoin and didn't end up using a phishing website?

The address is correct (http://1PWkrKzNXn7GqgahXuUiSRiPyu1iGo2fDx), but I can't verify the signature. Did you verify the Letter of Guarantee before depositing?
Is it possible you used a phishing site?

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Update:
I had this page open for a while before I responded, but I'll keep my quote of the (fake) signed message.

I did not use a phishing website I believe. https://www.privcoin.io/bitcoin/id/?id=f3f69d93
you can see on the website that I deposited the bitcoins in the given address.

I used it at least 10 times before with over 1 BTC per Transfer. Never had a problem...

No, I have to be honest. I did not verify the message. Never did, never had a problem so far...

So I was I scammed and the money is gone or is there any chance of an error and the service being legit and I getting a refund? Any advice?

Looks like the signature is valid but copying it from OP's post makes it look invalid. I went to the link OP posted above (his session), downloaded the Letter of Guarantee, checked again and it worked (verify here (https://brainwalletx.github.io/#verify?vrAddr=1PWkrKzNXn7GqgahXuUiSRiPyu1iGo2fDx&vrMsg=We%20hereby%20confirm%20that%20PrivCoin%20has%20generated%20the%20address%2031ndDmW7FngTkmzej9DXRAPRQGxw5VupRX%20in%20order%20to%20transfer%20the%20incoming%20amount%20minus%20fee%20to%20the%20following%20addresses%3A%20%0A%0A100%25%20to%20333NWkMuE5PL5kPTBiKjhL85jBjP6EVDtP%20with%20a%20delay%20of%200%20minutes.%0A%0AThis%20service%20will%20only%20be%20available%20for%20all%20coins%20sent%20between%202019-11-14%2015%3A11%20UTC%20and%202019-11-15%2015%3A11%20UTC%20with%20a%20minimum%20incoming%20amount%20of%200.005%20BTC%20and%20a%20maximum%20amount%20of%2018.96830901%20BTC.%20Our%20fee%20will%20be%200.52130%25%20%2B%200.0005%20BTC%20for%20every%20forward%20address.%0AThis%20letter%20is%20digitally%20signed%20by%20our%20main%20Bitcoin%20account%3A%201PWkrKzNXn7GqgahXuUiSRiPyu1iGo2fDx.%20Stay%20private%20and%20thank%20you%20for%20using%20us.&vrSig=INF5DvCfUxy0aV7IP2ROsUTtiHdKyk2QoViRsiRPr9aAHkyzV84XZ9UDmNbDkMk9UVFHyhvluz%2FS9nne6TU7GOg%3D)).

edit: Apparently there is an extra space after the first paragraph? (see (https://talkimg.com/images/2023/05/14/blobdfd6716580b26563.png)).

Yes, you are right. You used the real website and the LoG is legit. Have you tried contacting them? Their email is support@privcoin.io (source (https://www.privcoin.io/contact/)).

If they don't answer to this, I will give them a negative trust and advise you to create a trust flag so I can support it.

You should probably not have posted that link here, but from there, I have been able to verify your Letter of Guarantee. The version you posted may have had a different space or line break or something.

Have you sent them an email?

Note that, if you recover your funds, your privacy is gone after posting your Letter of Guarantee.

Yes. I did send them an email to the email address you mentioned. About 3 hours or so ago, after I had 10 confirmations (usually it ALWAYS worked with a single confirmation) I started to wonder. But he has not been active anywhere I could see for about a year (twitter, bitcointalk, reddit). So not really expecting an instant reply. Let's hope for a miracle! Because this is a fortune for me to be honest...  

Yes. I am aware of that. It's fine though. Got nothing to hide. I use mixers for transfers because I believe in the right of privacy. But the transaction is clean... So if there is any chance of recovering my funds I do not mind sharing the details of it...

No one could recover your funds except for privcoin support so better wait for their response.

How you end up using their service instead of using other mixers? Their announcement thread here on the forum is not so active this year.
Honestly, I can't access their website I tried to whitelist it with my antivirus but it still blocks by my browser and metamask plugin.

Also, check their announcement thread from here bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2164614.200 and report your issue and maybe they can see your post.

Thank you for your support! For how long should I wait before taking actions? Its been under a day so far (Yesterday 2019-11-14 15:11 UTC) so my hope is not all gone yet...

Personally, I would probably wait another day. But let's see. You are free to demand your coins at any time and create a trust flag if you feel enough time has passed.

Edit: just noticed the previous post where you say your issue was solved. Glad to read that.

Used this mixer on November 29th.
Money did not arrive at any of my BTC addresses.
Wrote in support.
Silence.
It's been 42 hours.
 There is no answer and no coins either.
I checked everything, I indicated all the addresses correctly.
Used TOR address.
I entered all the details and page addresses correctly.
Used this mixer many times before.
There was only one problem once about 10 days ago.
Some of the coins at the indicated time did not arrive at one of their addresses.
Wrote in support.
I did not receive a response, but my coins arrived later.
Then it seemed suspicious to me, but I decided to use their service again.
This time my coins did not arrive at any of their BTC addresses.
 Wrote here, in the hope that support will pay attention to my problem.

If they don't answer you, consider posting your letter of guarantee to prove that you really mixed in their website and didn't receive any coins. Then, create a trust flag against them.

That is very suspicious sequence of events Imo.
Aynway, I hope PrivCoin's support will help you solve this problem.
From my point of view - they are trust worthy, but I haven't used them and can't tell for sure

The problem is resolved.
Today they answered and reported that there was a delay in all transactions.
Probably a technical problem.
My coins arrived at my addresses.
Claim withdrawn.
But my nerves and trust  is spoiled.
Two days passed before support answered me.
On the website of service it is written that they answer within 12 hours.
Probably service works in automatic mode and little time is devoted to support.
Therefore, they solve technical problems for a long time.