Introduction:

BTCJam Scam is a Scammer Index of BTC Jam users who have failed to pay back their loans.

The index contains two types of reports:  Late and Defaulted.

Users can add a new scammer, add new reports for a listed scammer, or update information about scammers all through the site.  No registration is required!

Update:

SEO Update

One of the primary goals behind BTCJam Scam is to discourage BTCJam borrowers from defaulting by public shaming.  The newest updates to the site dramatically increase the SEO of the site, resulting in higher search engine rankings.  This means that even common searches for the legal names of the scammers will likely result in our reports showing on the first page of results.

This is critical.  While there might be legal and financial repercussions to scamming on BTCJam, this new reporting mechanism offered by BTCJam Scam can have lasting impacts on the scammers ability to do other business.  Potential employers, friends, family, and of course potential victims might all learn the true nature of the individual.

Now, some of the secondary goals of BTCJam Scam also benefit from better SEO.  For example, another goal of BTCJam Scam is to assist with Debt Collection (regardless of who is doing the collection).  BTCJam Scam allows us, as a community, to crowd-source identity research.  So, easy searching on both the site, but also search engines will certainly assist with this.

And the most obvious, saving potential victims from being scammer.  Even if they don't know of BTCJam, it's possible they will uncover the report from simply searching the contact details of the scammer.

Report Editing Update

Another addition (though this has been available for a while now) is that any user can update a report to add information that is currently missing.  That is, the field must be currently empty.  This allows us to all work together to uncover the identity and information on the various scammers who are listed.

FAQ:

I was scammed, can I add the scammer to the index?	Yes, that is exactly what the service is all about.  It's free, requires no registration and will take only a few moments of your time.
I don't know the Scammers ____random info______, what do I do?	Just leave that field blank.  If you, or someone else figures i out later, it can be added at that time.
What's the most important elements of information for a report?	Aside from the required fields:  Full Name, and Location (City/State/Country) are always the most important.
I'm really good at finding people online, how can I contribute?	You can just update existing reports with whatever information you can find.  Full Name, and Location (City/State/Country) are always the most important.
Where do I get the BTCJam User ID?	You can obtain the BTCJam User ID from the URL of the BTCJam User's profile, it's the numbers at the end.
Where do I get the BTCJam Listing ID?	You can obtain the BTCJam Listing ID from the URL of the BTCJam Listing, it's the numbers at the end.
Something I entered is incorrect and I can't edit it!	That's not a question!  But, it's no problem - just contact us (contact information found on the site).
HELP!  Fraudulent information is posted!	That's also not a question!  But, it's also no problem - just contact us (contact information found on the site) and we'll sort it out.

Original Announcement Post:

Introduction:

BTCJam Scam is a Scammer Index of BTC Jam users who have failed to pay back their loans.

The index contains two types of reports:  Late and Defaulted.

Users can add a new scammer, add new reports for a listed scammer, or update information about scammers all through the site.  No registration is required!

Update:

SEO Update

One of the primary goals behind BTCJam Scam is to discourage BTCJam borrowers from defaulting by public shaming.  The newest updates to the site dramatically increase the SEO of the site, resulting in higher search engine rankings.  This means that even common searches for the legal names of the scammers will likely result in our reports showing on the first page of results.

This is critical.  While there might be legal and financial repercussions to scamming on BTCJam, this new reporting mechanism offered by BTCJam Scam can have lasting impacts on the scammers ability to do other business.  Potential employers, friends, family, and of course potential victims might all learn the true nature of the individual.

Now, some of the secondary goals of BTCJam Scam also benefit from better SEO.  For example, another goal of BTCJam Scam is to assist with Debt Collection (regardless of who is doing the collection).  BTCJam Scam allows us, as a community, to crowd-source identity research.  So, easy searching on both the site, but also search engines will certainly assist with this.

And the most obvious, saving potential victims from being scammer.  Even if they don't know of BTCJam, it's possible they will uncover the report from simply searching the contact details of the scammer.

Report Editing Update

Another addition (though this has been available for a while now) is that any user can update a report to add information that is currently missing.  That is, the field must be currently empty.  This allows us to all work together to uncover the identity and information on the various scammers who are listed.

FAQ:

I was scammed, can I add the scammer to the index?	Yes, that is exactly what the service is all about.  It's free, requires no registration and will take only a few moments of your time.
I don't know the Scammers ____random info______, what do I do?	Just leave that field blank.  If you, or someone else figures i out later, it can be added at that time.
What's the most important elements of information for a report?	Aside from the required fields:  Full Name, and Location (City/State/Country) are always the most important.
I'm really good at finding people online, how can I contribute?	You can just update existing reports with whatever information you can find.  Full Name, and Location (City/State/Country) are always the most important.
Where do I get the BTCJam User ID?	You can obtain the BTCJam User ID from the URL of the BTCJam User's profile, it's the numbers at the end.
Where do I get the BTCJam Listing ID?	You can obtain the BTCJam Listing ID from the URL of the BTCJam Listing, it's the numbers at the end.
Something I entered is incorrect and I can't edit it!	That's not a question!  But, it's no problem - just contact us (contact information found on the site).
HELP!  Fraudulent information is posted!	That's also not a question!  But, it's also no problem - just contact us (contact information found on the site) and we'll sort it out.

Original Announcement Post:

Agreed!  We're actually about to release an entirely FREE challenge, just as a promotion.

We are offering a deal, buy three, get the fourth free!

Challenge #2 is STILL UNSOLVED!

The bounty is sitting at a balance of 0.0193 BTC (1EDfjQ6NSYfAKSgv2VxwQ1bw3iKQ5w7Erj).

Hints 1 - 10 are unlocked, and each hint only costs 0.001 BTC - in addition, if you buy the first THREE hints, we'll give you the fourth FREE.

Hope to see you playing soon.

Good luck!

Challenge #2 Is Now Live.

In case you've not yet heard of Brain Wallet Challenge -

Brain Wallet Challenges - Challenges provide a Bitcoin Bounty held in a Wallet secured by a Guessable Passphrase.

Description:

Challenges provide a Bitcoin Bounty held in a Wallet secured by a Guessable Passphrase. Each challenge has a set category and a set number of hints. Hints must be purchased, but a portion of all hint fees are added to the Bounty!

Links:

Brain Wallet Challenge (www.reddit.com/r/brainwalletchallenge)
Welcome Post
Challenge #2:  Culture

Challenge #2 is now up.  Good Luck!

One of Leo's less known, but nonetheless very good works.

I'm hoping you will post in the Reddit thread, so that you can be given proper credit and the user flair!

And of course I hope you'll play in future ones, where I come up with clever ways to ensure your process doesn't work so easily muhahaha.

One thing we are likely to do is post a second challenge tonight, which has a smaller bounty, and therefore, smaller hint prices. This will hopefully let people try the game out, with a much smaller investment.

Thanks!  Hope to see you in there.


We're actually discussing this now.  Here's what I said to another player:


Additionally, One thing we are likely to do is post a second challenge tonight, which has a smaller bounty, and therefore, smaller hint prices. This will hopefully let people try the game out, with a much smaller investment.

Brain Wallet Challenges - Challenges provide a Bitcoin Bounty held in a Wallet secured by a Guessable Passphrase.

Description:

Challenges provide a Bitcoin Bounty held in a Wallet secured by a Guessable Passphrase. Each challenge has a set category and a set number of hints. Hints must be purchased, but a portion of all hint fees are added to the Bounty!

Links:

Brain Wallet Challenge (www.reddit.com/r/brainwalletchallenge)
Welcome Post
Challenge #1:  Movie Quote

Frequently Asked Questions:

• What's a Brain Wallet? - A brainwallet refers to the concept of storing Bitcoins in one's own mind by memorization of a passphrase.
• Is there a site I can use to generate the Brain Wallets? - Absolutely, check out brainwallet.org
• When are new challenges posted? - After the current challenge is beaten. All new challenges will be flared as such.
• How much does a Hint cost? - The formula is (Total Bounty / Total Hints) * 1.5
• How much of the hint price is added to the Bounty? - 15% goes into the bounty of the current challenge.
• What happens to the rest? - 85% goes towards recouping funds for the next challenge, as well as operational costs.
• How do the hints work? - Each challenge has a set number of hints. The hints get much more specific as you purchase more. Buying all the hints or even most of them essentially gives you the answer. However, be resourceful and you will solve the challenge far before then. Remember that a portion of every hint payment goes towards the bounty. More players equals a higher bounty!
• What is a Salt and how do I use it? - The salt is a random, 10-character string added to the beginning of the challenge passphrase. This will be given to you in the initial post.

Getting Started:

You'll need a Reddit account (as the games are hosted on Reddit) and a ChangeTip account (more information on changetip can be found on their subreddit /r/changetip or their website www.changetip.com).  Subscribe to the /r/brainwalletchallenge subreddit to stay informed of new challenges.  Purchased hints will be sent to you via a private message on Reddit.

Example Profit Chart (Challenge #1):

The following is the profit table, the column title indicates the number of assumed players; as more contestants buy hints, the profits will increase.  Remember 0.001125 BTC is being added to the bounty for each hint purchased.

Hint	1 Player	2 Players	3 Players	4 Players	5 Players
1	0.093625	0.09475	0.095875	0.097	0.098125
2	0.08725	0.0895	0.09175	0.094	0.09625
3	0.080875	0.08425	0.087625	0.091	0.094375
4	0.0745	0.079	0.0835	0.088	0.0925
5	0.068125	0.07375	0.079375	0.085	0.090625
6	0.06175	0.0685	0.07525	0.082	0.08875
7	0.055375	0.06325	0.071125	0.079	0.086875
8	0.049	0.058	0.067	0.076	0.085
9	0.042625	0.05275	0.062875	0.073	0.083125
10	0.03625	0.0475	0.05875	0.07	0.08125
11	0.029875	0.04225	0.054625	0.067	0.079375
12	0.0235	0.037	0.0505	0.064	0.0775
13	0.017125	0.03175	0.046375	0.061	0.075625
14	0.01075	0.0265	0.04225	0.058	0.07375
15	0.004375	0.02125	0.038125	0.055	0.071875
16	-0.002	0.016	0.034	0.052	0.07
17	-0.008375	0.01075	0.029875	0.049	0.068125
18	-0.01475	0.0055	0.02575	0.046	0.06625
19	-0.021125	0.00025	0.021625	0.043	0.064375
20	-0.0275	-0.005	0.0175	0.04	0.0625

Brain Wallet Challenges - Challenges provide a Bitcoin Bounty held in a Wallet secured by a Guessable Passphrase.

Description:

Challenges provide a Bitcoin Bounty held in a Wallet secured by a Guessable Passphrase. Each challenge has a set category and a set number of hints. Hints must be purchased, but a portion of all hint fees are added to the Bounty!

Links:

Brain Wallet Challenge (www.reddit.com/r/brainwalletchallenge)
Welcome Post
Challenge #1:  Movie Quote

Frequently Asked Questions:

• What's a Brain Wallet? - A brainwallet refers to the concept of storing Bitcoins in one's own mind by memorization of a passphrase.
• Is there a site I can use to generate the Brain Wallets? - Absolutely, check out brainwallet.org
• When are new challenges posted? - After the current challenge is beaten. All new challenges will be flared as such.
• How much does a Hint cost? - The formula is (Total Bounty / Total Hints) * 1.5
• How much of the hint price is added to the Bounty? - 15% goes into the bounty of the current challenge.
• What happens to the rest? - 85% goes towards recouping funds for the next challenge, as well as operational costs.
• How do the hints work? - Each challenge has a set number of hints. The hints get much more specific as you purchase more. Buying all the hints or even most of them essentially gives you the answer. However, be resourceful and you will solve the challenge far before then. Remember that a portion of every hint payment goes towards the bounty. More players equals a higher bounty!
• What is a Salt and how do I use it? - The salt is a random, 10-character string added to the beginning of the challenge passphrase. This will be given to you in the initial post.

Getting Started:

You'll need a Reddit account (as the games are hosted on Reddit) and a ChangeTip account (more information on changetip can be found on their subreddit /r/changetip or their website www.changetip.com).  Subscribe to the /r/brainwalletchallenge subreddit to stay informed of new challenges.  Purchased hints will be sent to you via a private message on Reddit.

Example Profit Chart (Challenge #1):

The following is the profit table, the column title indicates the number of assumed players; as more contestants buy hints, the profits will increase.  Remember 0.001125 BTC is being added to the bounty for each hint purchased.

Hint	1 Player	2 Players	3 Players	4 Players	5 Players
1	0.093625	0.09475	0.095875	0.097	0.098125
2	0.08725	0.0895	0.09175	0.094	0.09625
3	0.080875	0.08425	0.087625	0.091	0.094375
4	0.0745	0.079	0.0835	0.088	0.0925
5	0.068125	0.07375	0.079375	0.085	0.090625
6	0.06175	0.0685	0.07525	0.082	0.08875
7	0.055375	0.06325	0.071125	0.079	0.086875
8	0.049	0.058	0.067	0.076	0.085
9	0.042625	0.05275	0.062875	0.073	0.083125
10	0.03625	0.0475	0.05875	0.07	0.08125
11	0.029875	0.04225	0.054625	0.067	0.079375
12	0.0235	0.037	0.0505	0.064	0.0775
13	0.017125	0.03175	0.046375	0.061	0.075625
14	0.01075	0.0265	0.04225	0.058	0.07375
15	0.004375	0.02125	0.038125	0.055	0.071875
16	-0.002	0.016	0.034	0.052	0.07
17	-0.008375	0.01075	0.029875	0.049	0.068125
18	-0.01475	0.0055	0.02575	0.046	0.06625
19	-0.021125	0.00025	0.021625	0.043	0.064375
20	-0.0275	-0.005	0.0175	0.04	0.0625

robmob,

I recently created a site dedicated to this:  btcjamscam.com

Check it out, and feel free to add any of the debtors that owe you.

night_walker,

Feel free to post that information to the index:  http://btcjamscam.com/add/

And...The SEO Optimization is complete.

Example:  http://btcjamscam.com/scammer/Chris_M_Finell_Saint_Louis_MO

Agreed - Such SEO optimization is in the works.

Not sure I understand the question?

The idea is to "dox" the scammers, which results in a few things:

• Public shaming
• Potentially saving others from getting Scammed
• Assist with debt collection

Sure thing, I'll add country in a bit and report back once it's there.

Just wanted to let you know I've went fully public with the BTCJam Scam Index at btcjamscam.com.  So far the reception has been positive!

Bitpop, I hope you'll take advantage of the site.  Let me know if you have any questions or feedback.

Alright, you can now Update a listing filling in missing fields.