Never had to remember an address ever, but your right - QR codes will just make things easier.

A little promotion never hurt anyone. I personally think sponsoring is a great way to get Bitcoin noticed but it shouldn't be a priority.

Sorry to hear that you got scammed...just remember that unless you are dealing with a registered legal entity there is literally nothing to stop these people scamming you. There are plenty of escrow services on here, I would advise you use them whenever you do a deal. It's better to spend some extra time in escrow than to risk losing your funds.

I'm interested but does this mean you want us to send the money first and then pick up the car? or can we just pay when we meet?

I know for sure he isn't using methods like tailgating and getting employees to reveal passwords and information. Even though he was bullshitting on his method, after seeing people SE Apple you start to see what policies they take advantage of.

Lol @ op using a public website to spoof mail.

You're sending people the wrong link. That article is talking about social engineering in a security context. He's still socially engineering them but not in the context your talking about.

Cheers mate, will update with proof of balance in the next couple of days then.

Got this about in December 2012 but never got around to using it. Vouchers are valid 24 months so you have until this December to use it. It's a physical gift card so you'll need to use it in-store. Not sure if HMV give you a print out confirming balance but if someone knows if they do then I'll pop in next time I'm around a store and get that as proof.

Will be posted to you with 1st Class Recorded Delivery. Escrow more than welcome but you pay fees.

Open to offers for this, BTC only.

You should make a thread in Scam Accusations with valid proof then. You wouldn't like it if someone came on your thread and started accusing you without proof so why should you do the same to others?

Will you accept physical eBay cards with receipt proof and if so what kind of discount do you want for them?

IMHO good security measures should also account for the worst case scenario. When it comes to computer security I think it's much safer to assume when you will be compromised and not if. Obviously in the perfect world everyone would be able to have an isolated machine to make BTC transactions from but we all know that's not going to happen. Next best thing to do is to ensure in the worst case scenario you don't suffer much.

Going to be visiting random porn sites?

Fine your choice, at least use a secure browser, ensure your computer protection is up to date and that you don't do anything like accepting random downloads that say freeporn.exe or run untrusted plugins and and ensure your wallets are backed up elsewhere and encrypted.

Either way I still believe the majority of people are too scared to use Bitcoin because they don't understand it, much like the older generation when it comes to anything technical. I'm sure everyone has at least one family member who refuses to do online banking or something similar because they're concerned about security. More time spent educating and increasing adoption of Bitcoin would do everyone some good.

You've got two people in the BTC world. The ones who are just pissed because they weren't an early adopter and the ones who are scared to dip their toes into Bitcoin.

You can't fix the first one but you can make BTC easier to work with by educating people instead of laughing them away. Having a BTC wallet is the same as a physical wallet (obviously with the exception of it being digital), you need to apply your own security practices that you would in real life. I see a lot of people complain about loosing their funds and eventually you find out it was because of their own error, IE uploading an unencrypted wallet file to Dropbox and then having their Dropbox account compromised.

Thanks for pointing that out - isn't the Starbucks card something different to a gift card though? Unless I'm wrong - so someone could purchase a fraudelent e-gift card, put it on their Starbucks Card, and then get a physical card?

Open up Bitcoin core.
File - Sign Message.

Enter your Bitcoin address. Enter your message. Give this information to someone who wants to verify you and use the Blockchain to prove balance. Singing a message will prove ownership of address.

As said above I'm 100% sure no company would allow gift cards to be purchased with gift cards. It's pointless. Anyway, it looks like you can only buy them with PayPal and credit / debit cards.

If your paranoid just call up Starbucks after you get the code and ask them to check if a card could possibly been have obtained fraudulently.

Have you attempted basic trouble shooting? Try restarting the client. If that doesn't work, back up your wallet (this is very important as you will lose your coins) and rescan.

I would say it depends on what exactly your trying to achieve. Is the information something that could be pulled from a site like Blockchain? If so I would use their own API which they provide for free. My programming knowledge is limited so hopefully someone can clarify more for you but I see no reason as to why you can't use the API from Blockchain.

Enrolment proof (as I think the signup form is a bit bugged out)

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If he really did scam you he's really stupid. I found his complete address in a few seconds and if he's been doing this consistently you can file a report with Action Fraud. Don't expect much to come of it from your report alone but hey if he's involved in other dodgy stuff then they'll investigate.

From what I know (and correct me if I'm wrong because I'm quoting this from memory):

- The coins that were sold above were seized from the Silk Road server. They were seen as proceeds of crime so naturally they took them. If Ross admitted that they were his coins he pretty much loses the case. When they apprehended Ross in the library he was logged on to SR and some other panels he used, I'm guessing the wallet was decrypted at that point. I don't know if they transferred the coins right then or by obtaining the password at a later date.

- Ross had a separate batch of coins that weren't on the SR server and he's adamant those are his own coins.

Either way, as no one has come forward claiming the coins found on the SR server and it's property used in crime they're allowed to sell it - I don't know the exact legislation behind it but it happens all the time when seized goods get auctioned off.

It'll be really interesting to see what affect this has on the market.