Scammed 0.52ETH - $570 / Scammer: Bradock

[eduinvestor]

What happened:
I wanted to hire a programmer to install Peatio Program in my servers.
Then, "Bradock" talked to me and I added her on Skype. She is Sarah Howells.
Finally, once some part of the work was done and I had already sent some payments (56% of the total), she went offline and not responded anymore.

She also "offered" me to invest $3000 into a mining program. But I refused to do it because I smell that something was going wrong.

Scammers Profile Link:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1055158

Reference Link:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2537535.msg25881465#msg25881465
Amount Scammed:
0.52 ETH  ($574)
Payment Method:
Ethereum
Proof of Payment:
Payment 1: https://etherscan.io/tx/0xe8eebad18bc1925e4f652f3a8246642ce3b133415243df770c6204b0b0ff2952
Payment 2: https://etherscan.io/tx/0x52d555aad581e7b0dfbc7d96ed4b9ee884cbf2165d30c015bb97ce33af39ec26
Payment 3: https://etherscan.io/tx/0x535bc97a69cb844c8734fca5983e81c1571699bfbc947341394d84102ba67975

PM/Chat Logs:
The conversation is very long, I can't share everything
https://imgur.com/a/84vWQ
https://imgur.com/a/joEM6
https://imgur.com/a/ntWyQ
https://imgur.com/a/RJIAT
Additional Notes:
I've learned this lesson. Next time I do business with strangers, I'll not send any payment until the work is completed or I'll do escrow with very trusted members
The funny fact is that she accussed me of being scammer  

[jhenfelipe]

Not so sure if they still require to use the format quoted below but would be really helpful imo. Provide all the details and your proofs (screenshot of conversations) in your main post and DTs will decide about giving the account a red tagged.

Scam Report Format

Code:

[b][color=black]What happened:: [/color][/b]

[b][color=black]Scammers Profile Link: [/color][/b]

[b][color=black]Reference Link: [/color][/b]
[b][color=black]Amount Scammed: [/color][/b]
[b][color=black]Payment Method: [/color][/b]
[b][color=black]Proof of Payment: [/color][/b]
[b][color=black]PM/Chat Logs: [/color][/b]
[b][color=black]Additional Notes: [/color][/b]

Copy and paste it in new thread then fill all data.

Scam report example:

What happened::
I saw escrow.ms's lolipop thread 4 days ago and placed a order for 1000 lolipops. After I sent him payment, he just went offline and never came back. I think he's a big liar and a scam artist. Stay away from him.

Scammers Profile Link:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=76380

Reference Link:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=260070.0

Amount Scammed: 2 BTC/$176.40
Payment Method: Bitcoins
Proof of Payment:
http://blockchain.info/tx/b80f35cebae98fcbd8eb0e2eaea6def41f90ad01086ad830ba23094ac3c3b165

PM/Chat Logs: https://i.imgur.com/8UbLVSc.png
Additional Notes: I advise you to not deal with this user until this dispute is resolved.

[eduinvestor]

Thank you jhenfelipe for sharing the Scam Report Format

I've updated my post

[warningsigns]

I've learned this lesson. Next time I do business with strangers, I'll not send any payment until the work is completed or I'll do escrow with very trusted members

If you go through my posts over the years, this is exactly what I keep reminding members here to do, hoping it might prevent them from being scammed.

Use a trusted escrow for all transactions with strangers. If escrow is refused, you have your first red flag which should be an indicator of the deal potentially going south. Scammers hate escrow. They know they can't steal if a middle man holds the coins.

Refusing the 3k offer was a good move. It's a scam within a scam.