Btw, forgot to post this on the last one:  852-2150-5757 is their Hong Kong phone number, could be a "burner", could be a land line...

Hey guys, glad I can finally post!  I "purchased" an X1 model from bitcoinminingcenter.com, Phoenix Technologies, on 11/13/13 through Coinbase transaction.  I have an email trail between myself and Xiao consisting of over 30 messages.  I have received this response from Coinbase:

"unfortunately they did not register any identifying information with us because they never bought or sold Bitcoin on our website. I can tell you that they funneled most of their Bitcoin offsite through the address '16hhF6FhbZiAcv6fyrXatnTqi1wFvzWtyt'."  (If you trace this address through the blockchain, you will see this douche made off with >940 BTC, 2.33 of which were mine!).

bitcoinminingcenter.com was hosted at this IP address 67.215.66.132
IP Information
Country Code:   US
Country Code3:   USA
Country Name:   us United States
City:   San Francisco
Postal Code:   94107
Area Code:   415
Dma Code:   807
Metro Code:   807
Continent Code:   NA
Latitude:   37°76'97" North
Longitude:   122°39'33" West

So, I am thinking there may be some options for US prosecution as well?  I am hoping at least...

While I am waiting for authorization to post on this topic in the general forum, I thought I would share my experience.  On November 13th, 2013, I sent bitcoins to this scam site located out of Hong Kong, of course not knowing that they were bogus.  Since then, it has been confirmed that they were indeed a scam, and upon further information from Coinbase, I have tracked the address through blockchain and found that this guy made off with almost $1,000,000 USD worth of BTC.  Needless to say, there are many of us who are seeking criminal prosecution in this matter and have already started the ball rolling with the Hong Kong Police Department.  I would like to suggest that any people who had a similar experience join up with us and go to all necessary lengths to see this person prosecuted and possibly recover lost funds (not likely, but worth a shot).

Lurker since June, but really need to post something on one of the other threads so I guess I have to start here.