exactly. When was the last time a mob chased antminer or amhash ?
Even in cases where customers actually lost a lot of money from say,  BFL, KNC or cryptx, we all know where their companies are, there have been no incidents.
Heck even MtGox the worst thing Im aware off, was a guy holding up a sign. And thats where a bazillion BTCs where actually stolen.
Unless you plan on doing that, no one should be hiding even the most basic company information.

Then again, we all know this is a scam. Tell me this terabox, are you willing to put some BTC in escrow where it will be held for 6 or 12 months for as long as you comply to your contract? That would be a way to prove some legitimacy without costing you any anonymity.

Then I point to the disclaimer which I put up there for a reason.

That said, Im willing to take bets the ones I labeled 'legit" will not vanish in the next days or weeks or 6 months. Im equally willing to make escrowed bets that the 7/7 ponzi's will run with the money within the next ~6-9 months. So yeah, Ill put my money where my mouth is.

Thats the only part you did get right

You're 6 pages late .

Yeah, he sold it to a scammer. And thereby proved unworthy of the trust others gave him. And certainly it shouldnt mean the new owner/scammer should be given any trust whatsoever.

What reason would a "great person" have to buy an old/trusted account?
Contrast that to what reason a scammer has, and you can probably figure out who's more likely to buy one.

The very fact they are impersonating someone else that has a certain history and credibility would be considered fraud just about everywhere except on this forum.

Of course, I understand its against your financial interest if such scams are discovered before they ever paid off, and if when discovered, they are quickly labeled as scam, since that would reduce the value of these accounts.

Poor you, see if I care.

I know its not against the rules of this forum, but I happen to disagree with those rules as I think allowing blatant scams, referral links, paid signature advertising per bullshit post and similar shenanigans is what turned this forum utterly useless for anyone other than wannabee scammers and scam enablers like yourself.

That however, is not even my point here. Gusti's account and associated trust  is actively being abused to legitimize a scam. The new owner is therefore a scammer, and I would like his trust rating to reflect that before more people fall for it. Yes, I already PM-ed Ottoh, but he hasnt been online very much recently probably for the very reasons I mentioned above.


LOL.

Gusti sold his legendary account that had positive default trust and its being abused now to scam people.

Here is where a legendary, "1k+ activity 1k+ post count" is being offered:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=840130.0

Same seller gave some additional details previously here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=711892.msg8040993#msg8040993
"Account creation: 1st half of 2011."

All that matches Gusti's account perfectly:
Posts:   1097
Activity:   1096
Position:   Legendary
Date Registered:   January 25, 2011, 02:04:46 PM

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3738

Recently that account resurfaced here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=883534.msg9785026#msg9785026

To give credibility to what otherwise would appear a pretty blatant scam. I dug some deeper and emailed an address that I know belongs to the original Gusti and confirmed the gusti account was sold. I quote from his email:


More evidence can be provided to people on the default trust list if required, just PM me.

Hows your Spanish gusti? Still didnt find an online translator that you trust?

For those who dont follow, the real gustavo lives in Argentina and is a native spanish speaker. Just check his post history.

FYI it was the account "Gusti" that was sold. See here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=883534.msg9785606#msg9785606

and my subsequent posts in that thread. No surprise, its being used to try to scam people

If anyone on the default trust list wants more evidence to apply appropriate (dis)trust, pm me.

Latest email from "you":

I have little to no sympathy for the real Gusti who sold his account and must have realized what it would be used for, but Il stil honor his request to not use his name or email to some degree. Anyone who doubts me, go here:

https://whoisology.com/

Using the domain information I posted above, go through the archive and you'll be able to piece together what I did, and confirm what I found.

Confirmed SCAM.

Back in 2012, Gusti (the real one) spearheaded a project called openbitasic:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=76351.0

The project went nowhere, but he registered the domain, using an email I will not post here, but is easy to find. I emailed that address asking to post some code here to verify the Gusti account was still controlled by him. Instead, I got a reply from that address and from a name that began with Gustavo (same name Gusti used to sign his posts with, same name that registered said domain) :


So yeah, the account was sold and you can be sure this whole thing is a plain scam.

Gusti, I sent an email to the real Gusti.  If that is you, please check and report back asap.

Im gonna guess this was for Gusti's account:

WTS: Legendary BCT forum account 1k+ activity 1k+ post count

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=840130.0

From another thread by the same seller: "Account creation: 1st half of 2011."

Matches perfectly:
Posts:   1097
Activity:   1096
Position:   Legendary
Date Registered:   January 25, 2011, 02:04:46 PM

Except for the avatar, but I guess the buyer accidentally deleted that by trying to change it.

"Gusti", how is your Spanish?

"Gusti" has barely been active in the past year(s). There is a very good chance this is a purchased account. Beware.

Anything I should know? The website is particularly light on details, the thread incredibly long...

Hey spanish, put your money where your mouth is. Im equally willing to make escrowed bets that Amhash will honor its contracts, as I am willing to bet the ponzi's you are promoting will not. Just tell me the amount and odds and we will work something out.  Or are you just trying to feed your favorite ponzi's knowing full well what they are?

Not sure what you are trying to say.

Burnside, operator of btctc just settled with the SEC:
http://www.coindesk.com/sec-bitcoin-exchange-60000-securities-violations/

Anyway really think the SEC isnt investigating bitfunder as well?