That's a tactic that's been used by hackers and scammers in the past.  Rather than changing the password, which would alert the owner the account has been hacked, they'll leave the settings untouched and just make posts, loan requests, send PMs, and hope the owner of the account doesn't notice.

I think this is it: adroitful_one, @Devawnm367, please confirm.

I'll tag the account as well.  I'll remove the tag once the issue is resolved.

Bitcointalk user account: Freewallet
Website: https://freewallet.org/
Flag: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;flag=456


Despite their name, Freewallet is not a wallet.  It does provide a custodial wallet as part of it's exchange services, but the name is misleading.  It's an exchange, and you are not given access to your private keys.  That's not how a wallet works.  Is that intentional or not?  You be the judge.

For years now there have been many scam accusations against Freewallet.  Often the dispute gets resolved after the client submits KYC, but there in lies the rub.  Freewallet does not mention KYC when creating an account.  They lure in their customers by insinuating that they can remain anonymous, but subsequently blocks withdrawals until the customer submits identification documents.

Their terms of service give them the authority to request ID, but their justification is somewhat vague.  Is that intentional or not?  You be the judge.



As a result, there have been many instances where clients deposit funds, but are unable to withdraw them.  Again, that's not how wallets work.  The clients are then required to submit KYC documents, but often the clients complain that even after acquiescing to the requests their funds are still frozen.  It's not until many make their complaints public that their funds are finally released.  Is that intentional or not?  You be the judge.

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Here's a list of scam accusations reported here on the forum.  I'm sure there are more, but I got tired of digging after 5 pages of google search results.  There are likely many more on other social media sites.  Some of these have been resolved, but almost all follow the pattern described above.  I did not confirm the validity of any of the reports below, you'll have to judge for yourself.

01. FreeWallet.org Scam - Millions stolen
02. FREEWallet.org SCAM ( Don't use any of their iOS or Android APP)
03. FREEWallet.org BIG SCAM, THIEF'S ( Don't use any of their iOS or Android APP )
04. Freewallet.org is a SCAM
05. Freewallet is SCAM
06. Beware freewallet is a scam wallet !
07. FreeWallet.org - Racketeers of personal and financial data , and scammers .
08. [Unsolved after 70 days] Freewallet.org is a SCAM, do NOT
09. FREEWallet.org is a SCAM!!(solved)
10. Freewallet.org is SCAM !! DO NOT USE THIS WALLET !![Solved]
11. Monero FreeWallet is a [SCAM]
12. FREEWallet.org is a SCAM
13. Freewallet delaying refunding(Solved)
14. Freewallet stole over $1,000 in ZEC from me! [RESOLVED]
15. Freewallet.org is a fraudster who cheated me out of 15.2BTC
16. Freewallet.org is the Scam(sloved)
17. Solved - Freewallet.org making me nervous! (at the end nothing to worry about)
18. Freewallet.org scam ,no reason to say have is risk,
19. Freewallet makes me stress asking me proof ID and freezing my wallet
20. Freewallet lies to users
21. Freewallet.org is a scam or they are just never satisfied
22. FreeWallet steal my DOGECOINS
23. [Help] Freewallet.org wants to steal 35 XMR (Solved)
24. freewallet.org just blocked all withdrawals when trying to change 1BTC into USDT
25. Another Freewallet Scam
26. FREEWallet.org stole 55 000$! be careful SCAM

thanks to @logfiles for the list with titles.

Asking customers for KYC to open the account would be counter-productive to their business model.  Like suchmoon said, for every customer that complains there are likely to be many who just give up and abandon their funds.  I'm sure freewallet is banking on clients that are lured by the promise of anonymity, then trapped when KYC is required for withdrawal.

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The OP specified his trapped funds are USDT, so electrum wouldn't help.  Nonetheless, there are many reputable exchanges that the OP could have used, but if their reputable, they're going to insist on KYC right from the start.

China might be winning the current "economy battle" as a result of Covid, there's no chance they'll win a trade war with the US, and they know it.  The technology in question is American, but China is not the only country where American companies can manufacture stuff affordably.  Any retaliatory measures the Chinese can take will only cause more damage to their economy in the long run.

I would argue with that.  He has made many decisions that have not been popular with the media, but that doesn't reflect the the view of the public.  It's become far too obvious that the media has been against him from the very beginning, and the American people see through the deception.  Rich media moguls don't care what's best for the American people, they care what's best for their pocketbook, and their powerful allies in Washington.

Since most of the American media streams are relatively liberal, and therefore against Trump, much of what gets broadcast overseas is tainted with a liberal bias.  It's unfortunate, but I've seen it first hand when vising the Middle East.  I hate to say it, but American media is not to be trusted.

That would be a step up from bestiality. 

This is true, I just tested it.  Despite the fact that the text in that Electrum window states you can override the suggested settings, the radio buttons above must have your desired script type selected.  If you modify the script type in the derivation path, and it's in conflict with the radio buttons above, you'll get a wallet that complies to the selected radio button.

It appears that editing the derivation path is only effective for selecting the account.  I didn't check the main-net/test-net switch.

That's a pretty cool feature, but I have't played with it yet.  Honestly, I've been using my T1 mostly in recent months since it's smaller and more easily portable.  I have a very strong passphrase set.  I'm confident I'll have ample time to notice if it goes missing.

I don't want to speak for BitCryptex, but I believe that is indeed the only vulnerability known to afflict the Trezor.   And yes, It can be mitigated by assigning a strong Bip39 passphrase.

I'm not overly concerned about this particular vulnerability either, but if Trezor can do something to eliminate it I would be all in favor.  It sounds like all of our Trezors will become obsolete once Trezor finds a workable hardware solution.  I wish them much success. 

You can still sweep or spend the funds from that private key, even if the funding transaction isn't confirmed.  If you sweep the key and apply a high fee to your transaction, the parent transaction will very likely get confirmed faster.  It's known as "Child-Pays-For-Parent."

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4odi90/can_someone_explain_cpfp_child_pays_for_parent/  

It's a combination of moron and buffoon.

I can't wait to see this John Brennan escorted out of his house at 6am by a swat team.  Do you think the FBI will leak it to CNN so they can be there in time to film the swat team's arrival?

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/brennan-who-sought-to-unmask-flynn-claims-release-of-names-is-abominable-abuse-of-authority

Just in case there aren't enough guides for Electrum users, I recently created a guide on how to verify with PGP:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5240594.msg54223763#msg54223763

Got it, thanks for a bit extra, and please forget about the dust.  I got the BTC you sent also, I'll send WU tonight.  Thanks for that as well.

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Hi reza7777,
Thanks for the request, but I'm afraid you do not qualify for a no-collateral loan.

72 - DireWolfM14

Thanks, and good luck all.

As of this coming June the KeepKey Chrome app will no longer be supported.  I knew this day would come once I saw that KeepKey LLC, the company that makes the hardware wallet had been purchased by (or merged with) ShapeShift.  The KeepKey was the first hardware wallet I ever bought, and it was just months before this merger, so I've been keeping an eye on development of the wallet and the ShapeShift service.

The loss of the Chrome app isn't such a big deal, it is very limited in functionality and can only access legacy addresses.  It does offer access to ETH and ERC20 coins, if you're into that kind of stuff.  I almost exclusively used my KeepKey wallet with Electrum, anyway.  But it does limit the options that available, and that's a drag.  Here's the official email I recieved:


Apparently it's not just KeepKey, Google is ending support for all Chrome apps:
https://blog.chromium.org/2020/01/moving-forward-from-chrome-apps.html

If you feel I've done something that warrants a tag and flag, then by all means, tag&flag away.



The ceremony was lovely.  You should have been there, but you weren't invited.

I wasn't calling you a racist, you flaccid tool.  I know you're not a racist, which is why I referenced the most preposterous conspiracy theory I could think of; to illustrate my point of how preposterous it is to constantly jump to conspiracy conclusions.  Don't believe everything you think.

Lol, he sent me two PMs 10 minutes apart, I think that's his quota for the day.

I see, so when you hear hoof beats you think it must be brainwashed zebra-minions of ZOG, and anyone who questions that logic is not a patriot.  Got it.