I am not the first to bring a complaint against EZBTC.CA for unpaid funds, and I won't be the last. I wish to warn the community before more people get roped into this shady exchange, especially Canadians as they already have few options to choose from as it stands. Dave Smillie (found of ezbtc.ca) has had many user complaints as well as 5 lawsuits filed against him and his exchange ezBTC operating under business # 1081627 B.C LTD. The most egregious of which being GODWIN, Richard v 1081627 BC LTDwhere the plaintiff seeks the debt of 284.2566 Bitcoin (BTC) from David Smillie:
File number: 1812420 - GOLDLUST, Joseph v 1081627 B.C. LTD. - Supreme Civil (General)
File number: 1963965 - ROBERTS, John v 1081627 B.C. LTD. - Provincial Small Claims
File number: 172818 - GODWIN, Richard v 1081627 BC LTD - Supreme Civil (General)
File number: 18104 - MCCALLUM, Evan v 1081627 BC LTD - Provincial Small Claims
File number: 1862507 - WONG, Gary v 1081627 BC LTD. - Provincial Small Claims
You can get the latest information on all pending lawsuits against EZBTC here:
https://justice.gov.bc.ca/cso/esearch/civil/partySearch.doA condensed version of my story is that I got worried about my pending withdrawal with EZBTC and my emails/calls went unanswered. The live chat on their website was also disabled. I decided to tweet my situation to @ezBtcCanada and immediately got an email from the owner David Smillie himself urgently telling me to call him on a personal number. He deverified and suspended my account as a result of my tweets @tokenflair for "security reasons". After some talk (me saying I'll delete the tweets) he immediately reactivated and reverified my account again and said that my withdrawal will be taken care of the next day.
Fast forward to the next day and my withdrawal is still pending. Calls/texts/email go unanswered again. Live chat is still disabled. I proceed to send another tweet instead. Like clockwork, I get a response from David shortly after and he was livid. He threatened to sue me for defamation if I continued posting about my situation on public forums. I told him I'll be waiting for his letter. He stated that my account would be receiving a lifetime ban and I will not be receiving my withdrawal but I would get an eTransfer refund in 30 days, and all this information would be included in an email I was supposed to receive on Monday April 22, 2019. I still have not received any such email, and my emails/call/texts to him are again being ignored. The saga continues.
List of numerous complaints against David Smillie and EZBTC:
https://files.fm/f/23ej52ff (David Smillie sued by Richard Godwin)
https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/bahzsm/another_bc_lawsuit_filed_against_ezbtc_1081627_bc/ (David Smillie sued by John Roberts)
https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/99fs6i/2_new_court_filings_against_ezbtc_in_the_past_week/ (More lawsuits)
https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/8mjtjb/amaa_exowner_of_ezbtc_resigned_when_i_realized_it/ (Ex-CTO of EZBTC blows whistle)
https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/b53zq3/please_sticky_this_post_im_a_developer_who_worked/ (EZBTC developer blows whistle)
https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/939ce2/40_days_and_counting_fiat_withdrawal_ezbtcca/https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/926adi/ezbtcca_may_have_gone_bust_toronto_offices_have/https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/973yrz/ezbtcca_is_likely_insolvent/https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/98njea/worth_visiting_ezbtc_offices/https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/901847/concern_regarding_ezbtc/
https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/9181nx/banned_from_ezbtcca_chatroomhave_not_rcvd/
https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/arnboh/ezbtc_will_my_girlfriend_ever_see_her_money/https://coiniq.com/ezbtc-review/https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/ao680q/what_are_customers_latest_experiences_with_ezbtc/https://warosu.org/biz/thread/10773849https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/bfqrv1/fortune_jack_here_regarding_david_smillie_and/https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/b57fq9/ezbtc_terms_of_service_wayback_machine/https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/arfa5x/ezbtc_is_so_fake_check_this_out/https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/95rpl5/to_those_staying_silent_for_ezbtc_defamation/Stay vigilant out there everyone.
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