I remember when the issue was brought up before, but I must say I've never had it affect me.  I guess I've never been tempted to refresh the merit page for whatever reason.  When the issue came up last time I thought that maybe theymos could add a script to close the tab right after hitting the send the button.  I don't know how difficult that would be to implement, just a suggestion.



Surgeon General Warning: Smoking is dangerous to your health and could lead to a reduction in sMerit.

Fixed it for ya!  And besides, that's nothing new. We're all quite familiar with TMAN's poetry, and we love him for it.  If people around here were getting banned for insulting others, you would already be gone.

Congratulations to the recipients of the bitcoin awards for the 10th anniversary art contest, and a big thank you Mr. Theymos, sir.  That was quite generous of you, and I'm sure it was much work sorting through all the great submissions.

And Congratulations to the whole forum, it's been a great anniversary celebration.

booogabooo sent me a PM directing me to my lending thread, where he posted a loan request (the same request as quoted below.)  After briefly researching the literally worthless token he's offering at "170% collateral," I deleted his post as spam.  What I didn't know at the time is he plastered the whole lending board with this spam.

Upon further investigation, I noticed the link he provided for his token points an "exchange" with fake activity.



It's easier to quote @Timelord2067 here for the other details:


TL;DR:  Sure, he's only asking for $10, but he's getting red-tagged.

Verified with Electrum:

I just had the same issue as the OP yesterday morning.  I had two wallets open, both watch-only wallets (ypubs from my hardware wallet) and had no problem synchronizing those.  Both had new transactions to sync so I know they were connected.  

I then opened my desktop hot wallet which I was expecting a new transaction to populate also, but nothing.  I knew there was one transaction that needed to sync, I had the transaction hash, the blockchain showed it confirmed, and it was definitely my address so I persisted.  I even tried to load the transaction manually, and it still balked.  That's when I started selecting other servers.  It took me a couple of tries, but the third server chose did the trick.

I don't know if this is the same issue plaguing the OP, but seems like it might be.  But it brings up a question; If you copy a wallet file from one computer to another, will the file remember the most recent server to which you were connected?

Okay, millennial.  Time for you to venture out of mom's basement and get a real job.  One were you actually have to provide value to the person giving you money.  You know, the way boomers had to do it.

Kids these days. 

What day did this alleged multicrapping happen, and how?

I'm not missing the point.  The problem is you made assumptions about rewards and bonuses, and proceeded to risk your money in the hope those bonuses would be worth the risk.  You admitted yourself that you were unaware of what (if any) bonuses would be given to you if (or when) you reached VIP status.  Since none were advertised, there is no "false advertising."  They are not liable for your false assumptions.

What "bonus" is going to compensate you for voluntarily pissing away $12,000?  

Here's a strategy that might help in the future; stop gambling or stop complaining that a casino is taking your money.  Pick one.

ETA: Ignore game-protect.  He's a scammer and will only succeed in making things worse for you.

There's one more that hasn't been mentioned, and they're an advertiser here on the fourm; Bitvest: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1221154.0

I've never used any of the third party lending/investment services, but I've considered parking a small amount in Binance's service.  I haven't yet because... web wallet reasons.

I agree with this, report his multiposts, and keep ignoring the troll.  

I would love to see GP get banned, but I have a feeling that's not going to happen.  He's just careful enough to avoid it, and there's nothing to stop him from creating another account to troll, and be just careful enough to avoid that one getting banned.

Try as I might, but I don't understand
Why she walks like a woman
and talks like a man
My Lona!
Lalalalalona!

I don't know what "a decent amount" is to you, but if you're thinking about it from the "earning" perspective you may be disappointed, or worse.  The greedy lenders tend to attract more scammers than legitimate borrowers.  If you are careful, scrutinize your clients, and avoid scammers you will earn a return on your investment.  You will probably not earn enough to supplant an employment income, if that's your goal.

Like any other investment you consider; only invest what you can afford to lose.  Good luck.

I think you're right.  The fake borrower who tired to scam me by impersonating condoras last week was also very likely from Serbia.  I have evidence that suggests so much, anyway.  Who ever it is, I think he's somewhat active here.  The timing of deleting the Telegram accounts during the two scam attempts I was part of make me think he's was reading posts here on the forum while trying his scam on Telegram.

If there are any trusted members from Serbia who are willing to help, I would share the information I have that may expose this shitstick.

If you offer valid collateral there is no minimum rank.  Most lenders require collateral to be worth a minimum of 120% of your requested amount.

Some lenders offer loans without collateral, and each has their own requirements that may include rank.  I've published some of my requirements in my lending thread, but I also have other requirements which I do not discuss publicly.

Marhaba coupable,
Thank you for the loan request, and for the PM.  Your loan is approved and funded.  Please see the transaction hash below.

The minimum interest for an unsecured loan is 2.5% for up to 7 days, so you're amount due will be 0.007175, and your payment will be due by Dec. 2.  
Please pay back here: 348XXjbpXwg37JYd8knLnHRSMajLbteSbJ


TxId: 1ee990de76a5b418a97562d311442984125e79609d40126e137a93cb06333c58

تشرفنا

Hello @Stedsm,
I received your partial payment of 0.00875, thank you.  Your current loan balance is 0.005684, if you plan to make a payment on Nov 30 your balance due will be 0.005817.

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Hi finaleshot2016,
Thank you for the partial payment, confirming receipt.  After this payment your current loan balance is 0.002337, on Dec 2 your balance due will be 0.002399.

No problem.