I don't know how much from us have read Bitcoin official community website. Perhaps we are lazy or don't have enough time to acquire basic knowledge. We know about bitcoin transaction confirmation, but I think we don't know there was an explanation on Bitcoin.org website. Even I just noticed now when I was searching for something else. That's why wondered to share with you, especially those who are newbies. I believe everyone from newbies should read this article, Some things you need to know. Here I found the information that how much confirmation for bitcoin transactions is safe. The chart is below. |
|
|
|
I have searched about patrol on Beginners & Help section, but hadn't found the appropriate thread. So I decided to write about it (never mind if there is an existing similar thread, remind good things aren't bad). I believe old members know about Patrol, but likely most of the newbies don't know about patrol and what is the use of it. So this thread will describe patrol and newbies would learn to help the forum. What is Patrol? I believe some of you may realize what is Patrol when clicking the above hyperlink. This is a page containing 200 most recent posts made by brand new & newbies accounts only. Higher than newbies post will never reflect there. What is the use of Patrol? There are no special uses of the Patrol page, but it's very useful & easy to spot bots, spam posts, phishing links posters, and rules breaker. Brand new/newbie accounts frequently not familiar with forum rules. So if you want to help prevent spam, then the Patrol page is for you to make it easier. For example, someone made a post with phishing links, you can report to the moderators to remove that links and save forum users. How to report? There is a thread creates by Welsh where you will find A2Z report guidelines, read it here; [Guide] Reporting effectively.How to enable Patrol page?You may add the Patrol page under "watchlist" on the forum homepage. So it will look like the below image. *To enable this option you have to click on your "Profile" then you will find an option upper left called Forum Profile Information. Click on it. *Then you have to tik mark ( ✅) on Show patrol link. Done. Hope it will useful for you guys who intent to help forum by preventing spam. Hidden patrol pages are below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hidden pages/ features | | | Usecase descriptions | | | | | | Patrol | | | | | | | | | Recent posts | | | Last 100 recent posts (from all accounts) | | | | | | Patrol | | | Last 200 recent posts (from Newbie accounts) | | | | | | No-bounty patrol | | | Last 200 recent posts (from Newbie accounts (outside bounty threads) | | | | | | Customized recent posts | | | Last 100 recent posts (from all accounts) in a specific board (ex: 1 ~ Bitcoin discussion) | | | | | | No-bounty customized patrol | | | Last 200 recent posts (from Newbie accounts (outside bounty threads) (ex: 1 ~ Bitcoin discussion) | | |
|
|
|
|
Phishing Link; https://telegra.ph/Become-a-Beta-Tester-of-NitrogenSports-Promotions-addon-and-earn-up-to-5-BTC-07-03 This problem is something countable now. Here is the main report about this phishing link; https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5229888.0Reporting isn't enough since they have been creating new account continuously and posting link again. So please ban or disable this link from posting in this forum. |
|
|
|
As title said, I will prefer you to read this thread. Here you will read a person were regret about his/her past mistake and someone else had tried to get advantage of it by attempt for second scam. I will share with you a story for quick understand that how your common sense sometimes could save your life & money from scammers. Here is story quote. A man caught a bird, and the bird said to him, “Release me, and I will give you three valuable pieces of advice. I will give you the first when you let me go, the second when I fly up to that branch, and the third when I fly up to the top of the tree.”
The man agreed, and let the bird go. The bird said, “Do not torment yourself with excessive regret for mistakes.”
The bird then flew up to a branch and said, “Do not believe anything that goes against common sense, unless you have firsthand proof.”
And then the bird flew up to the top of the tree and said, “You fool. I have two huge jewels inside of me, and if you had killed me instead of letting me go, you would have had them.”
“Darn it!” the man said. “How can I have been so stupid? I am never going to get over this. Bird, can you at least give the third piece of advice as a consolation?”
The bird replied, “I have been hoaxing you. And now you are asking for more advice, yet you have already disregarded the first two pieces of advice I gave you. I told you not to torment yourself with excessive regret for mistakes, and I told you not to believe things that go again common sense unless there is some kind of firsthand proof. And yet, you just tormented yourself with excessive regret for letting me go, and you also believed that somehow there are two jewels inside of a tiny bird like me! So here is your third piece of advice: ‘If you are not using what you know, why are you so intent on seeking what you do not know?’” What we learnt from the story is we shouldn't regret about or past mistakes and use our common sense. You will notice that bird has gotten freedom by using common sense. When someone offer you a huge return on investment (Ponzi) then you should use your common sense that how that's possible since there is no such as money making machine. When someone offer you to return your scammed money when you are regretting then you should use your common sense, first stop regret about your past mistakes, it will never return you what have left from your hands. Secondly use your common sense, since cryptocurrencies is irreversible so no one able to return your funds any way. Don't go against your common sense due to your emotions. You should use in your life what you know. Hope you have learn from it especially those are newbies. Apologies for long post. |
|
|
|
Long story in short. I believe some of you have read this story. I think it's quite important issue especially for newbies and this topic will serve as awareness. I don't know how should I describe it since very long story. This type of scam story new for me. Its call triangle scam actually. Someone else on telegram would ask you send a btc address provided by him to a bitcointalk forum user in order to prove ownership. Don't do this, if someone ask something like that then write your own message like I am Coolcryptovator, I am talking on telegram with you and my telegram username is @Coolcryptovator. Simply sent someone else btc address to other bitcointalk user would led to cheat. Who know if that person who asked you he is dealing with other bitcointalk user and likely other user asked to scammer send btc address by forum PM to prove ownership? Perhaps he is using you to scam by sent his btc address. Hope you guys understand what I want to say. |
|
|
|
I am not sure if this subject has discussed previously, if so I wanna repeat once again, I can't see anything wrong to remind few good things.
Some of us using this forum to sell goods or something else including currency exchange. First I want to suggest use forum escrow before deal with any untrusted person. Sometimes peoples are avoiding use escrow in order to save escrow fees and sometimes they are getting scam. The problem is even they made the deal outside forum and they use some third party chat apps like telegram. So it would become quite complicated to prove that you was scammed. Because simply any chat history would be edited. When you will read this Accusation then you will see accused and accuser both are blaming each other. And it's become quite complicated who is right and who is wrong. So we could avoid such as situation if you make deal via forum PM. You don't need to chat everything, you may chat on other apps and finally before send money ask seller to send full details about product, price and btc address via your forum PM then you may send fund and reply him. So what will happen if seller scam you? You can make accusation with proper evidence, if seller deny your claim then it could be verify via forum moderators by report to admin from PM option. So if seller want to continue business here then he will have to pay back either send product. Otherwise he would marked red and you may open flag type 3. Conclusion: Always use forum escrow before make any kind of deal on the forum. So your funds will be safe, just don't be stingy for escrow fees. And must make final deal via forum PM. Whatever you have discussed out of forum, just write final deal on forum PM, so it would help expose scammer if commit a scam. |
|
|
|
My curiosity has increased when I have seen another question today. Today I have read this thread where OP asking about a site is it scam or not. Few days back I had read another thread almost same and question is same as well. I am creating this thread because I found some interesting match with both of this users. 1. Both of this users just create a new account to ask this question on the forum. They never use this forum previously with that account. Same day they made post when they joined. 2. Both of user have chosen most visible board Bitcoin discussion board, if they are new how they know where their thread will be more visible on that board? Previous thread's OP become inactive after made thread I believe this current thread's OP would disappear as well. This isn't any accusation, but I am curious to know your opinion, really they want to know or trying to promote scam here? |
|
|
|
|
Long story in short, I will try to explain you how double spend and greed can defeat your life.
Yesterday double spend scam happened with one of my known person. He was an reseller of bitcoin and some other fiat currency like Perfect Money. Some unknown person knock him for PM exchange with bitcoin. Means that unknown person will send $110 equal bitcoin and reseller have to send only $100 perfect money (1:1.1 ratio). So both of them were agreed with that deal and unknown person send bitcoin first for first deal and its was approx $300 deal. Deal was successful. Then they proceed for another $500 deal and this deal also become successful.
Reseller become happy since it was quite high profit by exchanging. However they make another deal about $800 and this deal become successful as well. Then seller become more curious and he trust that unknown person. So they become agree for big deal, one was like $1200 and another was $1900. So as usal unknown person sent bitcoin and its reflect on blockchain waiting for confirmation. And reseller had used blockchain web wallet and balance was reflecting there. Then reseller sent appropriate perfect money and go for another $1900 deal. Same like previous transaction unknown person sent bitcoin and reseller sent PM. When deal was done then both of transaction ($1200 & $1900) canceled from blockchain. That means sender double spend both transactions. Reseller lost $3100 equal btc. Seller wasn't aware about that bitcoin would double spend.
I am not sure if I were able to write correctly, but I believe at least some of you may have realized the main theme of story. Reseller were much greedy and he wasn't not aware about double spent. Unknown person gain trust at the beginning by make successful deal with reseller. So greed and lack of technical knowledge about bitcoin lead lost of funds. Hope you will be careful about such as scam techniques. Just imagine why a person should offer you such as deal since he could use a exchange on 1:1 ratio. That means something is wrong there.
|
|
|
|
User: M0d3rn1z3Here is original post; Hello everyone, i provide fixed matches of 200% return.
Contact me for pricing
T.me/maciekdm
Or @maciekdm
Archived Usually I don't believe any kind of fixed match, but seems this user offering fixed match with 200% return. I am not sure what does he mean about 200% return, is it ROI? But I am quite sure it's a scam attempt. Since I am not much experienced on gamble so open this thread if this user deserve negative feedback or flag (I haven't tag him yet).
More suspension is just yesterday this users asked for a loan of 0.015 BTC, but today he is seeking for a partner for " cryptocurrency loan, and hodl (savings) service." By considering this matter I highly doubts dealing with this user is high risk. Tagged and open flag type 1. Here is flag (type-1) ; https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;flag=1686Community opinions will be appreciated. |
|
|
|
Website: www.bitsdoubler.netArchived: http://archive.is/qwfTNWhat happened: Ponzi Scheme bitcoin doubler. I have found this site on this thread ( archived), I am not sure if this guy want to know reality or he want to promote since it brand new account and this was his first post. However I am not going to judge or tag him for that. But everyone should avoid this scheme and purpose of this post to warn people of forum. I had used search button for this website but hadn't found any result. They are offering double your bitcoin around 15 hours which is really unrealistic. They are showing some bitcoin transactions to attract people, most likely they are making transactions between their own address. Stay away from this scammer. Domain info, Domain Name: BITSDOUBLER.NET
Registry Domain ID: 2486806113_DOMAIN_NET-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.launchpad.com
Registrar URL: LaunchPad.com
Updated Date: 2020-04-01T02:19:48Z
Creation Date: 2020-01-31T18:41:02Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2021-01-31T18:41:02Z
Registrar: Launchpad, Inc. (HostGator) |
|
|
|
This isn't confirmed scam accusation exactly, but there is few suspensions. Website: www.kabookii.com
Archived: http://archive.is/dwGKu
Thread link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5242076.0
Archived: http://archive.is/FzPIG
What happened: Potential SCAM PayPal/BTC exchanger.
Today noticed from bitcoin discussion board someone is promoting this exchange referral link. I believe this is potential scam exchange since they claim they " have more than 3 years of clean transfer experience" but their website registered a month ago. And there is anonymous review so called Mark Zuckerberg. See below screenshots. Domain information: Domain Name: kabookii.com Registry Domain ID: 2504257752_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.gandi.net Registrar URL: http://www.gandi.netUpdated Date: 2020-03-26T01:59:27Z Creation Date: 2020-03-17T10:52:49ZRegistrar Registration Expiration Date: 2021-03-17T10:52:49Z However, I hadn't tag the user yet since there is no sufficient evidence of scam. Have reported to moderators since post was include referral link hope they will removed thread. If someone from you have used this exchange and have good reviews then feel free to share, I will change topic title accordingly. |
|
|
|
Hello folks, I am Coolcryptovator and hope some of you know about me. It's been two years I have joined forum on 28 March 2018. Due to busy time I was forgot to create post on on my second anniversary. Just now remember about it to share my experience with you guys especially to newbies for encouragement. At the beginning of join on this forum I wasn't a very good poster nor had much idea about forum. On the other side my English wasn't soo good since I wasn't native English speaker. So I have endured criticism for that reason. Although my current English isn't hundred percent perfect but I have been improved from previous I believe. After spending some times I had been learned about forum ranks, merits and many other things and realized that I have to learn more from here and I have to contribute myself in order to be an established user here. So I had chosen to contribute myself by reveal scams/cheaters on the forum. I had chooses this way because I have some experience about that since I had invested couple of IEO projects and always I was tried to do my own diligence before put my money somewhere. That's how I have even wrote some guidelines which is helpful to expose scammers. During that time I had got very positive responses from forum users and they helped me lots with support & merits to established my profile. All merits on my profile have been earned. Even I have earned Legendary potential merits just waiting for activity. To be honest I got return from this forum more than from my contributions. I am now a merits source & DT1/DT2 member and this is a opportunity for me to contribute more & help forum. Also I have report may spam post and till now doing. You can see below my report status.  There few more achievement you may check on BPIP status .....  However, although it wasn't important to share my story but I believe it would encourage newbies to keep their roles on forum and build a decent forum by their contributions. Todays newbies are tomorrow Legendary. Legends aren't born they build themselves. So you are the one who will keep role on forum. Here you will found some of my contributions.
Just want to share a quite end of this post. "If you have enough confidence & belief that you can achieve than you are the achiever. If you don't have enough confidence & beliefs that you won't achieve then achievement isn't for you" |
|
|
|
I am Coolcryptovator, a self made Hero Member (all of my merits by earn) & have earned enough meirts for potential Legendary rank. I would like to rent out my signature space, avatar & personal text for reasonable price. I am a active scam buster who have exposed 60+ scams, besides that I am a merit source & DT (Default Trusted) member as well. Most of my posts are on first page in different topics and boards, so your advertise will visible by more people. No spam post & you may expect quality post from me since I have been trying to contribution myself for forum. Here is my BPIP status ..... 1. Only Bitcoin accepted, price is negotiable, You will have to pay upfront if you are not enough trusted or you might use trusted escrow if needed (you will have to pay escrow fee). 2. I will not advertise any kind of ICO, known scam/likely scam, ponzi scheme. 3. If your platform turned into scam during contract period will lead immediate signature remove from my profile without return fund and I reserve right to rent out to other platforms. 4. I reserve right to cancel the deal at any time for any reason but I will return the paid fund if I cancel deal myself (except scam reason). 5. Usually I have been posting 25-35 per week, so you can't expect more much. I am also a campaign manager, so if you need campaign management services then feel free to visit my management service thread.
- List of previous clients who had hired my signature space:
1. Exolix Exchange - Duration 4 weeks.
 |
|
|
|
User ; duetqiu & christyangelEdit, another two brand new user joined with them with same website links. User; duetqqsite & partaiqqvipBoth of user are brand new and bump 2 year old thread with some affiliate/suspicious links. Since their first post is against forum rules (IMO) so I think they should nuked to avoid future spam from them. Same thread they made reply means both of account control by same user since links also belongs to same website. Thread link; https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5039151.20Archived: http://archive.is/upAOpLocked for avoid unnecessary reply. Already reported both of them, moderators please check them. |
|
|
|
I am talking about depracy post history. Its pretty clear it is a scam attempt and he/she have got multiple tag and open flag against him/her. But surprisingly that users only posting where feedbacks and flags aren't visible. Isn't there possibility fall in that trap especially for (greedy) newbies? That user is locking thread, so no chances for reply there. Reporting thread wouldn't much benefited since scam isn't moderated. Moderators only could move other section (IMO), also it will take some times. Is there any harm if visible flags and feedbacks in all boards on current trust system? Edit: I think it would be solved by report like " advertising via post on inappropriate board" |
|
|
|
Although I am not obliged to describe about my trust list but I want to share why I excluded Royse777 from my custom trust list. Reasons are below. 1. Royse777 doesn't have enough knowledge about trust system: I think everyone know BestChange story, he/she had left counter feedback to BestChange with green trust which was not appropriate according to most of DT members. That was fine he withdrawn his/her green trust when realized it was wrong. So I can say he/she doesn't have enough knowledge how should use feedback. (However, perhaps he learned lately). 2. Retaliatory mentality, I am assuming Royse777 had excluded YOSHIE since he was thread opener against BestChange. I don't know exact reason why he/she have excluded me from his/her trust list, nor I will ask to him/her. But I believe I had not supported his counter feedback for BestChange and likely that's why he/she excluded me. If so really this is poor mentality but its depend on his/her who will be on his trust list. Also don't know reason exclusion of TalkStar as well since TalkStar still trust Royse777 judgment. So personally I believe that kind of retaliatory mind won't fit on trust network. So by considering both reason I have decided to exclude Royse777 from my trust list. I don't have complain about him/her, because he/she isn't obliged to explain about his own trust list. Both of reason is my personal opinion, it won't match with all over DT members and of course I appreciate everyone individual thoughts. I share it with community because other DT members would add him on their trust list or would exclude him from their trust list. But personally I think his/her judgment isn't perfect for DT network. Here you can see his/her trust list. Source: LoyceV's Trust list viewer. I did whatever should I, anyone could do what they think. I don't like any arguments and drama. Perhaps someone would think why I have excluded him/her? Because point number two noticed just yesterday and I was quite busy and was not able to make post. I don't think we should exclude any person just for single disagreement on a subject. If so then we should exclude 80% user of forum. This forum is for discussion and should be agreement & disagreements. Sometimes even we do not agree with admin, it doesn't means we have to exclude him. I am not telling I am trusted person, but can say trusted more than who joined forum Today (newbie). |
|
|
|
|
Show Posts
