Without going too much into a full on detective prowl, It's obvious that the profile that you hired the service from is an alt account.

From the time they registered in June of 2014 until they went inactive (in less than a year) in April of 2015, they only posted in Bitcoin-related boards of the forums. Fast forward almost three years without a single post until February of 2018, when nearly every post since has been in the altcoin section with a completely different writing style... Let the shilling ensue. The account had undoubtedly been purchased/re-acquired recently.

Call it a valuable lesson, and I'm willing to bet that the positive trust feedback left by CoinConcepts is fake by another one of the alleged suspect's alt accounts.

Given that the last online time of the two profiles are within a half hour of each other from a few days ago, this seems pretty obvious.

I'm sure that if someone were to dig deeper into the rabbit hole, they could discover an entire network of alt activities.

I, for one, will be leaving a negative trust rating until the accused addresses this issue here.

Sorry, @EsportsNinja; I do hope that you get some sort of retribution for this.

While they do monitor and respond here time to time, they are more active in their support emails. If you've already submitted a ticket, sit tight; they'll respond to you within a few days. Historically speaking, they've gone above and beyond to help out their customers, so you should be okay.

Website looks great! Before I register (as an advertiser), can you provide me with just a few metrics, either via PM or as a response here? Which are the top 3 countries that have the most impressions currently on your platform?

I'm specifically interested in targeting ads to the U.S., South America, and the Asian demographics. I'm certain you have publishers from all over, but I'm curious to see the demographic breakdown.

Also, you may want to change your copyright line in the footer to "2017-2018 TokenAd..." and stop serving popups on every page (while logged out).

Cheers!

EDIT: This post also belongs in Service Announcements, not in Project Development. You'll have better luck over there! Click the "move topic" link in the bottom left corner of this page to move your post.

I don't know why so many people tie merit to trust. It's not the same thing. One should have absolutely zero correlation to the other.

At least with the DT network, there are far fewer members "abusing" it than the merit abusers.

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I disagree. Just because a member is a moderator doesn't make their feedback more valuable then, let's say someone who deals with thousands of dollars worth of transactions a day.


Again, I disagree. The merit system is obviously more abused than trust. I think you're just taking it personal because you were previously red-tagged.

Maybe it's because I'm so cynical when it comes to the subject of due diligence (and why so many people don't do it anymore!), but I feel like if a dialogue is opened up between a (potentially) shady developer and a project owner, or vice versa, that at least a click-through to the user's profile would be the minimal due diligence someone would research... am I wrong??

However, this is a secondary step (that newbies, especially, may not know to do) that could easily be eliminated with allowing trust ratings to show by default, so it seems like a valid request.

My personal opinion about the Project Development board is that it's no longer the same thing as it was when Bitcoin wasn't so widely adopted, so I'm down with supporting a move of the board to be a sub of the Marketplace, especially given that fees will undoubtedly be changing hands with most new projects.

What is the "hold" time? Is that 180 days, which is the period which PayPal allows disputes?

Good luck finding an escrow that is willing to deal with PayPal exchanges.

I'd be willing to throw some positive trust your way if that will help you out, but I truly hope you don't get burned by all the scammers that have undoubtedly hit up your private messages by now.

What kind of volume can you handle, and are you willing to drop your rates to 8%?

If you're the lender, you'll have an easier time building up trust, which is something that, unfortunately, you'll have to do in order to establish yourself as a lender here, especially because of your "Newbie" rank.

At your level, I'm willing to go on a limb in stating that a lot of people that will hit you up for a loan are gamblers, which will put the loan at risk of not being repaid on time. You're absolutely correct in stating that you should never provide a loan to newbies.

Also make sure that the account that you're lending to doesn't have a recent password change, which would indicate that the account may have recently changed hands. Just because a member is a higher rank doesn't mean that they're trustworthy.

Work with a couple of reputable escrows here and try to build up your reputation that way.

And don't ever bend your rules about the basics of lending, as others have mentioned. Don't go first, make sure to receive collateral, and ALWAYS use escrow. People will come up with creative ways to attempt to dodge these rules, so don't ever break them.

Welcome to the forums, and best of luck to you here!

Oh, would you look at that. My account was conveniently disabled after my last gripe about this shitty exchange



Way to not only steal thousands of dollars worth of coins from me, but also to bar me from my account on your exchange.

Just read all four pages of this. There is a simple solution, as @OgNasty stated. Sign a message from the account that controls the escrowed bitcoin.

Why subject yourself to all of this unnecessary "trolling" if you can simply prove that the funds are still there and in control of all or any of the aforementioned escrows?

Seems real simple to me.

That's your problem. Merit shouldn't be the reason why you're here. Merit is simply a byproduct of good posts. Obviously, yours weren't, or they wouldn't have been ignored or deleted.

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Out of the 800 that downloaded, I'm assuming that only a handful of them even have any idea what merit is. The rest are probably from search results or newbies that stumbled across your post. I have plenty of sMerit to give, but I won't merit your post, simply because I don't find it valuable to me. Sorry, bud.

That's not why you shouldn't believe any rating agencies. You shouldn't follow the advice of anyone except your own after doing your own research. If you're incapable of making a decision as to which coin you should invest in based on your due diligence, and need to resort to sites and services to tell you which coins to buy, then you're a shitty investor and buying crypto purely to fulfill your greedy intentions. Just sayin.

Unfortunately, they're still "on vacation", which means your withdrawals aren't going to come through.

There are 211 pages of posts here, and a simple google search for "C-Cex scam" and a forum search here for the same shows countless results of why this exchange is a scam.

Since I've lost tens of thousands of dollars worth of cryptocurrency with this exchange, I've seen hundreds (yes, HUNDREDS) of people complaining about not being able to get access to their funds in a timely manner, or that have never received their withdrawals.

While it would suck if you lost all your assets from using this shit exchange, don't say that we (and hundreds of others) never warned you.

Hey, @CreatePrivateServer, thank you for sending me the credentials. However, I have not had a chance to log in and review the service yet. I'm currently traveling until Wednesday; I'll have a few hours then to review your product and provide my writeup.

Cheers!

Don't forget to update your original post with the updated link. And desktop photo? Like desktop wallpaper for a computer monitor? Or an actual physical photo to sit on your physical desktop. What is "20x10"? Inches or feet? Surely, not pixel dimensions.

And to embed your photo, use the following code:


If you upload the photo to an image hosting site, such as imgur.com, you can grab the URL of the photo after you upload it there.

I'm not sure that I understand. Because an investigative scam accusation was brought up about a company that hired @zapo to run a bounty campaign, you are leaving this unrelated signature campaign?

I highly doubt that @zapo would continue to work with a shady business if, in fact, the allegations of fraudulent or scammy tactics are brought to light about the company in review. You might want to wait for an outcome in the future, rather than jumping the gun about an open allegation.

If morality is an issue, then the reaction of how @zapo handles the situation should be worth far more than you choosing to leave this unrelated campaign because of an accusation.

Just my opinion.

I'm curious as to see what you consider to be a high quality post. Link me to a post that you believe to be of your highest quality, and if I agree, I'll merit it.

As others have stated, just because a post is long doesn't mean it's a good one.

Sorry that you've gone through this, but this is the nature of crypto currency. It's both a positive and a negative; transactions are final and immutable. In instances like this, however, there is no type of fraud protection or insurance. I hope you learned your lesson: ALWAYS USE 2FA.

Your best attempt is to alert the exchange and to let them know that this is happening. I highly doubt, however, that they will take any action regarding this. I tried a quick search to see if I could find the exchange that these addresses belong to, but to no avail

The first address that you posted was also used as a payout address in a bitcoin-doubling ponzi, so the scammer is also an idiot, FYI. lol

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:XbmW0pmCxgoJ:double-bitcoin.top/support/disclaimer/double-bitcoin/double-bitcoin/support/feed/feed/our-company-and-team/index.html+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=bz

Just a fair warning: PayPal payments CAN be reversed; even friends/family payments (It's happened to me via LocalBitcoins.com twice). Please be cautious when dealing with PayPal transactions for crypto, especially when it comes to members that have no reputable trust.

Use an escrow if you are considering selling your crypto for this user's paypal. But please take note that PayPal transactions can be disputed and reversed for up to 180 days.

@OP reached out to me to review and vouch for this product. However, after reviewing the thread, I feel that @babo has a valid reason to portray their opinion about your negative service. If you're selling a product, it's also your duty to explain the parameters of the product, including its restrictions and limitations.

I suggest that you work out the kinks with @babo and see if you can legitimately fix this incident.

Until then, I won't be providing any review services.

Cheers.

Is this a stock photo that you're selling, or like a framed photo?

And we can't view the photo without logging in. You're probably able to view it because of browser cookies? Otherwise, you should instruct us as to how to view the photo anonymously.