Wait, Labcoin is/was a scam? The one ran by labrat?
 Umm...not familiar with labrat. Google for labcoin and the first few hits are pretty clear that this the cryptostock/mining initiative called Labcoin is pure theft. Welp, I mixed Lab_Rat Mining with this one. Thanks for the heads up! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=251423.0 |
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I'll assume the "I was scammed" is just an example of when to use negative feedback rather than an exhaustive list, until I hear differently.
There's this cause "You were scammed or you strongly believe that this person is a scammer.", so a negative feedback is certainly sanctioned.  |
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Yes its sounds very similar to those Nigerian scams. You can tell its a scam because it was written by a 10 year old.
I'm pretty sure it's not a Nigerian scam. Hell, they write better then this! |
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I can't even get a loan for 0.1btc and look at my rank. I doubt anyone is so generous these days.
Generous? You mean I doubt anyone isso stupid these days. ^dat true. I feel like the median IQ has increased significantly here, thank god that does not include the usual scammers.  |
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Yes, I would say that your setup is relatively secure. (remember to keep the encryption key/password used secure, don't name it too obviously, and more off-site backups too)
However, have you looked in multi-sig for your cold wallet needs?
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Wait, Labcoin is/was a scam? The one ran by labrat?
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Caveat emptor guys. Please change your first post and thread title to something reasonable. Maybe something like this? Subject: I can boost or lose your BTC
Message: Despite having only negative trust feedback, I want to borrow your coins so that I can gamble with them. If I lose, I might be able to pay you back by borrowing from my friend, if he has any money, but otherwise you're SOL. Oh, and if I profit, I'll keep some of the profit for myself. I probably shouldn't lose your coins, although I recently turned 2 BTC into 0 BTC so who knows. Shit happens, right?
Currently your subject and message are pretty scammy. You can't boost my BTC, you don't have a system for winning, and you can't turn $5 into $7 with higher than 5/7 probability. Agreed. For anyone who is actually considering going through with this, take this into consideration. He has no greater chance than you at gambling. +1. |
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I remember the old stance on this kind of issues is that if it's not posted with the intention to defraud someone else (victimless) and does not include illegal drugs/weapons/etc, it is considered acceptable to post here. JW's been upfront about the fake issue, so I don't think that's an issue here.
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I'm with dooglus here. The whole point of the trust system should be to warn others before they are scammed. I am an experienced user of this forum. I know a scam when I see one. Why should I not be able to point the potential scammer out as what he is? After all, it's not like I'm accusing him of a crime, all I want to say is: I don't trust that guy, if you think I'm smart, follow my advice. It is absolutely necessary not only to allow, but even to encourage negative trust for suspected scammers. I often leave negative trust feedback for scammers before they scam anyone, or after they scam others. I don't often get scammed myself.
After these changes, I don't see a way of doing that any more, so what should I do?
If you flag them before they scam, potential victims are alerted by the "trade with caution" note next to their posts.
If you wait until after they've run off with all the coins, it's too late. By then they've made a new account and a new scam thread.
Seems daft to me to only allow us to leave negative feedback after the event, and only if we were personally scammed.
What about the guy who starts yet another Ponzi thread: "guaranteed 200% returns in 24 hours, no limit". He hasn't scammed me, but he's obviously trying to scam. There are noobs in the thread asking questions, and my negative rating could well help them not fall victim to his scam. But he didn't scam me, and won't, because I know it's a scam.
+1 here. Notice that most seasoned users do not or rarely get scammed. I personally try to leave negative trust for users that I deem untrustworthy if I can to prevent other unsuspecting members from falling for them. |
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I've been using Private Internet Access for almost a year now. Speeds are fast, and the servers are consistent.
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I see that the amount of drama is still at the same level as always. You have been away for months, and looks like we get you back with this "rape". He came back to removed Karpales from his trust: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=791508.msg9453681#msg9453681And I think it's been a relatively quiet time for drama around these parts, though it'll be around as long as bitcoin and this forum is. Yep, someone notified me about having Karples in my trust list. The drama's still better than ever though, feels like I'm back in the old days again. Though this is probably the first "rap" case here, other than old dank's songs. John, how is it life going? Is everything alright? Everything's been going swimmingly lately, thanks again! I'm still keeping an eye out for BTC related news and my cold wallet untouched, as always. Nice to see most people are still around! I see that the amount of drama is still at the same level as always. The amount of drama has skyrocketed since I was last on here Seeing that even you're here you probably got a point on that .... |
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I see that the amount of drama is still at the same level as always. You have been away for months, and looks like we get you back with this "rape". He came back to removed Karpales from his trust: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=791508.msg9453681#msg9453681And I think it's been a relatively quiet time for drama around these parts, though it'll be around as long as bitcoin and this forum is. Yep, someone notified me about having Karples in my trust list. The drama's still better than ever though, feels like I'm back in the old days again. Though this is probably the first "rap" case here, other than old dank's songs. |
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And yes, the general rule of thumb is to not trust anyone at all. This is what makes Bitcoin go around as we are not obligated to trust anyone, and any entity at all.
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[quote] Most of the people who were once most trusted here turned scammers later. Pirate, Hashking, Patrick Harnett,... im not even sure about John K, he's gone missing a few times and hasnt posted since April.
So to me its clear, there is only one person that I trust on this forum, and thats ME.
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Here’s to confirm that I’m still John K. - this account (John (John K.)) is under and always under my control. I’m super busy with RL stuff, and only have a limited time for BTC in short intervals, but I’m still alive. I’ve released most, if not all escrows under my name (apart from a few long term contracts due the end of this year), so I’d like to think I should be in the clear here unless there’s any accounting issues I’ve not taken care of. :)
Note that this signature and confirmation is only valid here and now.
Signed,
John
Nov 6 2014
PS: If needed, a signature with my bitcoin address is okay too. I understand and fully support the suspicion here in general - I personally think that a healthy dose of paranoia is important to keep everything in check anyway.
PPS: Back to lurking.
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I see that the amount of drama is still at the same level as always. |
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So it seems that this section is still filled with shady requests like this . |
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PS: Just saw this, and removed him. Sorry for my hiatus, RL's really taking a toll on me...
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