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Hello! Can you help me with this one? f1c6804beb1a8a24c2117bc924e6571644d6cd276ec45e074c0869fb70436038 I thought 169 satoshis/byte would be enough, but it's been pending for more than a day now. Thanks!  |
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Words are cheap, how many months has he had to start paying anything back? (edit : looking at your profile it will be 1 year next month  ) If you want your money back then start legal action immediately. Seems he is more concerned about getting the negative rep removed so he can start trading here again. I can't do anything else, really. I'm from Argentina and taking legal action would be way more expensive. If he really tries to pay back to me and the other user, great. If not, lesson learned for me (already learned actually). |
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Hello,
today Maidak contacted me and explained the situation and everything he's been through.
He told me that this week he would be figuring out a proper time frame to pay what he owes me.
So, altough I have lost my faith at this point, I think it's good that he's trying to fix this.
I will be updating the topic, and of course if he pays back I will post it here, so everyone can know, and also he can recover from his bad reputation right now.
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I would love that if there's anything left! 1YqrfnSjsa8yCc7PJRFcPRJKF9TT4aYHn If not, thanks anyway! Really nice of you  |
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He replied and said he will be making this right with everyone.
I don't really think so. That's what he's been saying to me since we exchanged the Bitcoins. And he never sent me any of the $5000 he owes me since November/December 2014. |
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It's allowed, but I'd contact maidak himself first and ask him what's going on and when people can expect their money back. If he doesn't pay then you could contact his family and/or post the dox here. That should be a last resort though.
It's been 1 month since I'm sending him PMs, Skype messages, emails.. and nothing. So this is kinda my last resource, I can't do anything else. I'm thinking that maybe if all of us who got scammed contacted his family (with proof), it could help to get our money back... |
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So, I've done a little research, and I think I've found some data about Maidak.
I could find his Facebook, which says where he's from. I've looked up his last name in Google, and the information matches.
I could also find his mother and father I believe, since they are all located under the same address (as well as their telephone number). Also the age matches the age he told me in one of our conversations.
Would any of this help me and all the member who got scammed? Maybe if all of us contact his family with proof of what he's done...
I'm not posting the information here since I'm not sure if it's allowed.
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So, I've done a little research, and I think I've found some data about Maidak.
I could find his Facebook, which says where he's from. I've looked up his last name in Google, and the information matches.
I could also find his mother and father I believe, since they are all located under the same address (as well as their telephone number). Also the age matches the age he told me in one of our conversations.
Would any of this help me and all the member who got scammed? Maybe if all of us contact his family with proof of what he's done...
I'm not posting the information here since I'm not sure if it's allowed.
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It is really shocking to see people leave 5000$ with someone even though if that someone is trusted enough for more than a few months. You might be able to ask someone who has shipped something to him for some details. They might not give it to you, but still worth a try.
Thanks for the advice, that's exactly what I'm trying to do right now. I don't know if it will be useful for me since I'm located in Argentina, but it's worth the try. I will be updating the thread if something happens. |
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He is alright...I will let him explain whatever details he wants. I was just trying to get OP an answer about when he gets what is owed.
Xestr - all I have is a few texts with little more info than I posted. I was asked just to pass on when he will be back to settle up his debts. If what I was told is the truth then I understand the delay. I agree though stuff like this is not good when trading.
If he told you the same he told me then still... it might be a huge personal problem but it really would be nothing that makes it impossible to take 5 minutes time and make a post in here. Or simply pay if he has the money. I mean even with a blocked bank account... sending someone money should be possible. And it would not take much time... IF you have the money. The $5000 accusation could match in the problems he described. I know personal problems are a real problem but taking money from others then, maybe knowing that you cant pay back (instantly)? I dont think i would do that. Though on the other hand... its said people can be pushed so hard on the abyss that the own moral is tested hard. He also told me that he had his bank account blocked, although this was a really long time ago, and meanwhile I saw he was still exchanging money here. Then he told me it was his partner from China that was managing his account. Then since March or April, he told me he got a new job, and that he would be paying me a little week per week, which I agreed. Of course he never did that. And every time I mentioned it, he said "I had a [insert_problem_here], I will be able to do it next week." Now it's been 3 more weeks with no answers, and we're in June. This all started in September 2014. I don't expect to see my money back really, but no one should believe his excuses. There's really no excuse for having $5000 from someone that long. |
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Thanks for the reply. You're both right. I guess it's a lesson learnt right?.
It was really stupid from me not to post a warning about it. It's sad that someone decides to scam a lot of members after being so successful for years.
Regarding Paypal, with the money that he did sent, I had no problems. It was really the only choice I had. In Argentina we have such a difficult time trying to withdraw money, or even buying something overseas, that there were nothing else I could do :/.
It might not be a lot, but here 1 USD is worth 12 Pesos Argentinos, so here yeah, it's considered a lot of money.
If he ever decides to reply or do something about it, I'll update, although I really doubt it now. I just hope he's not scamming more people outside BitcoinTalk.
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Why didn't you do this deal in smaller tranches, with you only sending small amounts each time and waiting until you receive your money to send the next tranche? That is a huge amount of money to be trading at one time.
Yeah, I know. That was really stupid of me. I needed the money really quick (I'm from Argentina and everything's complicated when trying to withdraw USD), and my only option was to exchange from BTC to Paypal, and then withdraw to my Payoneer card. With all the transactions that Maidak had over the years, I didn't think he would scam me. And I was really patient, and believed everything he said. I didn't want to ruin his reputation, but now I think it's too late. I mean, I don't think anyone would wait 6+ months as I did. |
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I was also scammed $5000 by Maidak. Here's my post with details: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1086873I've been waiting for him more than 6 months to pay me what he owes me. I'm really tired of his excuses and also no answering for weeks. ALWAYS a different excuse, for more than 6 months. I've been REALLY patient, as I haven't said anything because of his reputation. But well, it seems he really scammed me. |
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Hello. So, September last year, I talked to Maidak because I wanted to sell him 41 BTC and receive the money via Paypal. We talked a little bit, and since I was (and I am) new in the forum, and he had good reputation here, I sent him the 41 BTC ($462 worth each at that time). He had a few problems, and I had to wait for a few weeks. No problem, I waited. He then sent me only half of the money we agreed ($9000). That was end of September. Since then, he started telling me all kind of excuses. That someone scammed him, that he lost his job, and so on. After sending him a lot of messages, he could sent me anoter $3500 (6th day of October). And finally another $500 at the end of November. He still owed me $5000. Since December 2014, until now, he's been giving me a different excuse every day. Now it's been 3 weeks since he doesn't answer. I was VERY patient, and never posted anything here, since he had such a good reputation. I mean, everyone can have some problems. But now I'm seeing he scammed a lot of people. Here's my conversations in skype with him. You can see everything we talked and every excuse he's been telling me for the past 6 months. From last year until middle of January: http://pastebin.com/ce5CNWZy and http://pastebin.com/yHfZxPLiAnd this one since middle of March: http://pastebin.com/4Bm2whMpI guess there's nothing I can do (if there is, please tell me!), but PLEASE do not trade anything with this member. I also have transcripts from his website chat since first day, and screenshots of the PMs in this forum. If anyone also needs that as proof, I will upload the pictures and post them. |
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The idea itself is very interesting, but how can we all be sure that everything will be done and you won't run with the BTC?
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Yeap, it seems github is having problems in browsers. I can't access it, but I could clone the source just fine!
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I can do the spanish translation if still needed!
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Exchanged $150 in BTC for a friend. Really fast! Recommended!
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