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Title: reporting fake account : lightningasic`
Post by: lightningasic on June 01, 2014, 10:45:29 AM
Hello, please block member lightningasic` , notice the ` , he is trying to scam forum members pretending he is me.

Thank you


Title: Re: reporting fake account : lightningasic`
Post by: BadBear on June 01, 2014, 12:02:38 PM
Hello, please block member lightningasic` , notice the ` , he is trying to scam forum members pretending he is me.

Thank you

Done, but next time have them report the pm using the report button at the lower left right, it will get handled quicker that way.



Title: Re: reporting fake account : lightningasic`
Post by: BitCoinDream on June 01, 2014, 04:20:08 PM
Hello, please block member lightningasic` , notice the ` , he is trying to scam forum members pretending he is me.

Thank you

Looks like it has become a new trend to scam. I can remember, a few days ago, Vod and another guy (forgot his name) won something. But 2 new accounts emerged mimicking Vod & that guy with an added ` and thereby scammed the contest owner through PM.

Can we report this type of accounts too or only the person who is getting mimicked can only do that ?


Title: Re: reporting fake account : lightningasic`
Post by: malevolent on June 01, 2014, 04:28:15 PM
Can we report this type of accounts too or only the person who is getting mimicked can only do that ?

Yes, please do so.


Title: Re: reporting fake account : lightningasic`
Post by: Baitty on June 01, 2014, 04:33:09 PM
How would you report a account? there is no report profile/user buttons.


Title: Re: reporting fake account : lightningasic`
Post by: mitzie on June 01, 2014, 04:38:06 PM
How would you report a account? there is no report profile/user buttons.

You could post a link to the fake profile here.


Title: Re: reporting fake account : lightningasic`
Post by: silvestar on June 01, 2014, 09:33:27 PM
Hello, please block member lightningasic` , notice the ` , he is trying to scam forum members pretending he is me.

Thank you

Looks like it has become a new trend to scam. I can remember, a few days ago, Vod and another guy (forgot his name) won something. But 2 new accounts emerged mimicking Vod & that guy with an added ` and thereby scammed the contest owner through PM.

Guess you are talking about this case. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=597152.msg6633639#msg6633639

TL;DR: bitcoinwonders010 got scammed, got the money back with the help of Vod and austin, and got scammed again...


Title: Re: reporting fake account : lightningasic`
Post by: BitCoinDream on June 02, 2014, 11:25:45 AM
Hello, please block member lightningasic` , notice the ` , he is trying to scam forum members pretending he is me.

Thank you

Looks like it has become a new trend to scam. I can remember, a few days ago, Vod and another guy (forgot his name) won something. But 2 new accounts emerged mimicking Vod & that guy with an added ` and thereby scammed the contest owner through PM.

Guess you are talking about this case. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=597152.msg6633639#msg6633639

TL;DR: bitcoinwonders010 got scammed, got the money back with the help of Vod and austin, and got scammed again...

Yes, exactly... but I wonder how he gave money to an alt Vod account which does not have the 'boob licking' pic !!!

http://oi57.tinypic.com/111qibb.jpg



Title: Re: reporting fake account : lightningasic`
Post by: railzand on June 02, 2014, 02:54:02 PM
Some more copy accounts:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=338576 with ref: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=515448.msg7089075#msg7089075 (BITMAIN..)

and https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=337078 with ref: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=633020.msg7085715#msg7085715 (cryptx`) and others mentioned there.

How would you report a account? there is no report profile/user buttons.

You could post a link to the fake profile here.


Title: Re: reporting fake account : lightningasic`
Post by: Testing123 on June 03, 2014, 01:03:06 AM
Yes, exactly... but I wonder how he gave money to an alt Vod account which does not have the 'boob licking' pic !!!
http://oi57.tinypic.com/111qibb.jpg

And both the two fake accounts have "Brand new" and "Activity: 0" below their names lol. ;)