Please Delete this thread, thanks.

[thenoblepoptart]

Ended up having issues. Just wanting this to all be deleted. Thanks

[Grand_Voyageur]

I am new to this but am looking to buy a good amount of BTC.

 I would prefer to send over the internet as I am unable to get out easily and do things in person, however if it is needed I can do that.
I can verify my identity and do anything you would like to make you feel comfortable.

 Looking to spend around 630 - 780

 I'm of course willing to take offers.



         Thanks so much!

LOL. Your "verified" identity is worth nothing since you could chargeback even after 180days. I'll avoid engaging in such a trade.
Newbies + reversible transfer services like WU, Paypal, etc....are a scammy combination.

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[Tomatocage]

Your best bet is to open an account at Coinbase.com or Circle.com and attach your bank account. After the approval process, you'll be able to buy all the Bitcoin you want with funds straight out of your account. It's safe, simple, and you don't expose yourself to fraud. I hope this helps

[thenoblepoptart]

Your best bet is to open an account at Coinbase.com or Circle.com and attach your bank account. After the approval process, you'll be able to buy all the Bitcoin you want with funds straight out of your account. It's safe, simple, and you don't expose yourself to fraud. I hope this helps

 I appreciate the tip I do have an account with them I just don't like the wait, I've used coin.mx before too, and I have a lifted limit the fees just are steep. It really does help thank you.

[shdvb]

I am able to accept Wu for you,also able to escrow this trade if you need.

[BtcInter]

Contact me in inbox, im ready to sell you btc.

[RubberToe]

I accept PP at the best rate on this forum, so I can certainly help you out

[ash312]

I am new to this but am looking to buy a good amount of BTC.

 I would prefer to send over the internet as I am unable to get out easily and do things in person, however if it is needed I can do that.
I can verify my identity and do anything you would like to make you feel comfortable.

 Looking to spend around 630 - 780

 I'm of course willing to take offers.



         Thanks so much!

sent a pm

[retes1234]

I can sell you .5btc for wu. Pm me if interested

[Grand_Voyageur]

Contact me in inbox, im ready to sell you btc.

Not a good practice! You should avoid such kind of "secret" dealings since peer review reduce risks of being scammed. 4 Red flags out of 13; I would avoid having any deal with you.

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0. Newbies, NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH OTHER NEWBIES, EVER. There are plenty of veteran members to do business with and ALWAYS use escrow. If you're a newbie and you're doing business with another newbie, there's a 100% chance that you will get scammed (or you're a scammer yourself).
1. New account (usually created within the last 3 months, plus or minus)
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2. Low-medium message count with vapid posts of little to no contributory value
3. Use of a seemingly realistic first/last name as their forum account name
4. Signs posts with full name
5. Straight out of Newbie mode right into Lending (requesting a loan of course)
6. Straight out of Newbie mode right into Currency Exchange (PayPal, Liberty Reserve, Western Union)
7. Straight out of Newbie mode and selling gift cards/codes/Steam games of any kind (they'll often be purchased with stolen CC info, leaving you holding the bag later on down the road)
8. Any user blatantly claiming to be female
9. New user trying to sell an Apple iAnything
10. Sob stories asking for handouts
11. Never send to a Bitmerch.com address for escrow!!!
12. Scammers will try to scam you out of amounts as little as BTC.001 or even less. Do not think that just because the requested amount is trivial that it's any more legit than a 1000 BTC loan request.
13. Any user who tries to get you to use escrow through Escrow.com is a scammer, PERIOD.

There.  Pretty much in a nutshell how to spot a scammer.  There's still some finesse to spotting a scammer, but these rules will separate most of the wheat from the chaff, so to speak.  Oh, and I guess there's one more rule:

13. NEVER DO BACKROOM DEALS VIA PM WITH NEW USERS. Make sure all deals are negotiated in the open forum for both public record and peer review.
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TLDR: Be careful before you freely give away your coins. From the evidence collected here, you stand substantial chance of getting ripped off if lending to someone who fits the scammer profile.  If that chance is worth making an extra 1-10% on your money, I can't stop you.

I accept PP at the best rate on this forum, so I can certainly help you out

3 Red flags out of 13; I would avoid having any deal with you, too. 

I am new to this but am looking to buy a good amount of BTC.

 I would prefer to send over the internet as I am unable to get out easily and do things in person, however if it is needed I can do that.
I can verify my identity and do anything you would like to make you feel comfortable.

 Looking to spend around 630 - 780

 I'm of course willing to take offers.



         Thanks so much!

sent a pm

4 Red flags out of 13; I would avoid having any deal with you, too. 

[volatilebtc]

I am new to this but am looking to buy a good amount of BTC.

 I would prefer to send over the internet as I am unable to get out easily and do things in person, however if it is needed I can do that.
I can verify my identity and do anything you would like to make you feel comfortable.

 Looking to spend around 630 - 780

 I'm of course willing to take offers.



         Thanks so much!

You gotta be kidding us , aint you ?

[johnkwin]

Unfortunately I'm not kidding. However last night I sent $675 to klovishey and I appear to have been scammed. I really have no Idea what to do besides a chargeback. They've ran me around in circles for 10 hours after getting my money without sending coin.

Always verify information, deal with extreme caution when someone is ok with doing a transaction that big, Especially when they have no reason to trust you. Let alone know you much at all, ID or not. Start small and build the trust with your buyers/sellers.

[coyne1981]

Unfortunately I'm not kidding. However last night I sent $675 to klovishey and I appear to have been scammed. I really have no Idea what to do besides a chargeback. They've ran me around in circles for 10 hours after getting my money without sending coin.

Escrow, escrow, ESCROW! Man, that sucks....

[Baghead]

Unfortunately I'm not kidding. However last night I sent $675 to klovishey and I appear to have been scammed. I really have no Idea what to do besides a chargeback. They've ran me around in circles for 10 hours after getting my money without sending coin.

This is why you listen to an experienced, 'trusted member of the community before you get excited wanting to buy bitcoin. Look below for advice that would have saved you $675, how much longer would you have been than 10+ hours waiting for coinbase or circle? Sorry for your loss and i hope you have learned something from it 

Your best bet is to open an account at Coinbase.com or Circle.com and attach your bank account. After the approval process, you'll be able to buy all the Bitcoin you want with funds straight out of your account. It's safe, simple, and you don't expose yourself to fraud. I hope this helps

[Baghead]

Well, I guess I trusted in the person. And that was a huge mistake. Now I have to wait for their response. Maybe they will actually give me my coins.

Trust nobody who doesn't have a great community standing and even then 'always use escrow' the dark green next to the guys name who gave you advice is the type of trusted member that you should take note from. Unfortunately you have to learn the hard way but at least you will learn. Please don't hold your breath of getting your coins back! They are gone and the scammer has more than likely already spent them gambling or some crap 

[Tomatocage]

Well, I guess I trusted in the person. And that was a huge mistake. Now I have to wait for their response. Maybe they will actually give me my coins.

If you could have a free $600+ and all it would require is for you to create a brand new account on Bitcointalk.org, wouldn't you?

[Outlander]

I am able to accept Wu for you,also able to escrow this trade if you need.

If you accept WU, make sure you could cashout from WU before an escrow release the Btc. I had bad experience with WU , My buyer sent fake MTCN.

[RubberToe]

To be honest I trusted 'her' because we're similar age, 'she' was female like me. 'She' said I could send goods & services and now I'm just sitting here mad and upset and really distraught. This was going to help me out a lot and now i'm down way more money than I ever wanted to be. And I've lost a lot more than cash in the process of dealing with this. Is there anywhere on the forum where people who have dealt with this kind of stuff talk. I honestly just don't know what to do anymore.

Sorry to hear that man    Did you try calling PayPal?  These scammers are relentless   Call them up and raise a stink. You have nothing to lose

[Trayber]

If you had read that persons few previous posts they were selling several PayPal accounts. That alone would have set off red flags to me NOT to send them money. That money you sent is long gone, its been transferred out of that account somewhere else. Even though you sent it goods a PayPal dispute will likely do you no good in trying to reclaim the funds. Once PayPal hears it was for an intangible item they will disallow the claim and leaving you with no other recourse.  I suppose if you used a credit card to fund the purchase you could file a claim but no guarantee you will win and if you did paypal will not eat the loss and take the money from your paypal account thus leaving you a negative balance. I think you're SOL in this one and you gotta eat the loss.

[RubberToe]

Another option is to do what one of my customers did: incremental purchasing.

Let's say you have $200 to spend but you don't want to risk the whole thing. Buy $10 at a time, or any amount you feel safe with. If the person turns out to be a con artist, you've lost $10 and not $200.