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June 12, 2015, 10:35:46 AM |
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I just spoke with Maidak and I can not disclose his situation, but I do have some info. Maidak will be back on the 24th of this month (2 weeks) and pay OP back.
Glad to hear that Blazedout419 made contact with him. For sure this is not going to help Maidak's reputation, but it's good to see that he realizes that he has a good name to uphold around here and that he's going to come back. I did a little work for Maidak back in the day and I would have for sure been sad if he had gone rogue. Sorry to OP for your delay and troubles, but I'll be looking forward to seeing that OP change topics when this is resolved in your favor soon. |
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June 12, 2015, 10:43:18 AM |
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He is alright...I will let him explain whatever details he wants. I was just trying to get OP an answer about when he gets what is owed.
Xestr - all I have is a few texts with little more info than I posted. I was asked just to pass on when he will be back to settle up his debts. If what I was told is the truth then I understand the delay. I agree though stuff like this is not good when trading.
If he told you the same he told me then still... it might be a huge personal problem but it really would be nothing that makes it impossible to take 5 minutes time and make a post in here. And this is why to me it just seems like excuses excuses. If he can text you guys then he should be able to text or contact the people he borrowed money from but he's more than likely just stalling. Seen it time after time here with people claiming personal problems or giving excuses as to why they can't send the money when they've likely just gotten themselves into a financial predicament and then just taken advantage of their supposed trust and rep to either steal or get an interest free loan. The least you guys could do is tell maidak to update the people he has kept money from or tell them yourselves. I agree. The chance might be high that he is in a financial predicament. I was lucky. I could push him with the threat of opening a scam accusation thread. I gave him a enddate when i will do it. That worked, even though he let make it one of his "partners". You see how that looks. Anyway... now, since this thread is in existance, and maidaks name was tarnished, he might think he doesnt have much to loose anymore, so the pressure on him is lower than when i pressured him. |
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June 12, 2015, 10:59:17 AM |
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I agree. The chance might be high that he is in a financial predicament.
I was lucky. I could push him with the threat of opening a scam accusation thread. I gave him a enddate when i will do it. That worked, even though he let make it one of his "partners". You see how that looks.
Anyway... now, since this thread is in existance, and maidaks name was tarnished, he might think he doesnt have much to loose anymore, so the pressure on him is lower than when i pressured him.
That's not an excuse. Even when banks go bankrupt, they need to refund the money to their account holders. He is scamming others too quoting his personal problems. If he does have any financial problems, he shouldn't do trades with such a high value. It's wrong to keep a person waiting for his money for so long. It's also a concern that after he owed $5000 to another user that he wasn't able to pay, he still kept trading with other users. What does that mean? |
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June 12, 2015, 02:02:59 PM |
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At least he did not say "Two weeks (TM)", so chances are you may get it at some point.  Correct me if I am mistaken, however it appears that he did say it would be two weeks. I just spoke with Maidak and I can not disclose his situation, but I do have some info. Maidak will be back on the 24th of this month (2 weeks) and pay OP back.
It seems that he was having problems for some time now. Even though this guy had a very good reputation, I'm confused why people were so trusting of him after it was appearant of his problems/delays. |
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June 12, 2015, 05:48:57 PM |
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This user's password was reset recently.
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markj113
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June 12, 2015, 05:51:40 PM |
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This user's password was reset recently.
probably due to the security breach. A lot of users recently changed their password. |
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June 13, 2015, 03:14:04 AM |
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I am not making excuses for him or saying the situation is not bad. I am just relaying info...letting OP know that Maidak is saying he will repay the debt.
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June 13, 2015, 04:51:56 AM |
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Hopefully he will pay everyone back that he owes money to when he gets back. I think he reputation is beyond repair though.
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June 13, 2015, 07:35:34 AM |
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At least he did not say "Two weeks (TM)", so chances are you may get it at some point. Correct me if I am mistaken, however it appears that he did say it would be two weeks. I just spoke with Maidak and I can not disclose his situation, but I do have some info. Maidak will be back on the 24th of this month (2 weeks) and pay OP back.
It seems that he was having problems for some time now. Even though this guy had a very good reputation, I'm confused why people were so trusting of him after it was appearant of his problems/delays. And then in two weeks it will be another two weeks or just more stalling. I hope I'm wrong though and he's busy trying to get the money together he owes people. This user's password was reset recently.
probably due to the security breach. A lot of users recently changed their password. Yes, but he could have updated the others when he stopped by. Hopefully he will pay everyone back that he owes money to when he gets back. I think he reputation is beyond repair though.
His rep will be damaged for sure but if he pays it back he wont be forever known as a scammer at least. I have respect for people who do the right thing eventually but he may still have took the money as an interest free loan. Regardless, he shouldn't have got himself into this predicament. |
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June 14, 2015, 04:45:44 AM |
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So, I've done a little research, and I think I've found some data about Maidak.
I could find his Facebook, which says where he's from. I've looked up his last name in Google, and the information matches.
I could also find his mother and father I believe, since they are all located under the same address (as well as their telephone number). Also the age matches the age he told me in one of our conversations.
Would any of this help me and all the member who got scammed? Maybe if all of us contact his family with proof of what he's done...
I'm not posting the information here since I'm not sure if it's allowed.
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June 14, 2015, 03:21:42 PM |
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So, I've done a little research, and I think I've found some data about Maidak.
I could find his Facebook, which says where he's from. I've looked up his last name in Google, and the information matches.
I could also find his mother and father I believe, since they are all located under the same address (as well as their telephone number). Also the age matches the age he told me in one of our conversations.
Would any of this help me and all the member who got scammed? Maybe if all of us contact his family with proof of what he's done...
I'm not posting the information here since I'm not sure if it's allowed.
It would be better to first ask if they know where he is. If you go that far then you might be get told the story behind, if the story is real. Im not sure it would be the best to draw his innocent family into already. Though thats only my personal opinion. You might break a mothers heart otherwise.  |
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June 14, 2015, 06:35:42 PM |
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@andresmm91, I agree with SebJu, that seems a little over-the-top. I think it's best to contact the OP by pm and see what info he already has. Blazedout has a telephone number for him, obviously, and the guy who is OP may also have that info. A debt-is-a-debt, and it's not good, but it's not a murder. I think we don't want to make things worse than they already are.
Also, FWIW, I know Maidak's real name as well, from having done some work for him. So it may be that most of us know his info. And if all you had to do was facebook that name then it's probably the case that what you've discovered here isn't really all that much new.
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June 14, 2015, 06:53:11 PM |
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Just wait it out for now, but the fact so many people know his personal details may urge him to return the funds. If he hasn't responded or returned the money with two weeks then you can escalate the situation.
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June 15, 2015, 08:34:29 AM |
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Looks like Maidak has gone in to hiding or is too ashamed to show his face again here.
He's not been on for nearly 2 weeks now, personally I would post every bit of info I had on him, his family and friends.
Contact as many of them via facebook, phone and txt and let them all know exactly what he has done followed up by passing all that info on to the authorities.
$400 is bad enough but the other guy who posted in the scam accusation thread is down $5k.
If he does show up with some sob story I hope no one falls for the shit as there is no excuse for stealing from others.
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June 15, 2015, 09:10:16 AM |
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Looks like Maidak has gone in to hiding or is too ashamed to show his face again here.
He's not been on for nearly 2 weeks now, personally I would post every bit of info I had on him, his family and friends.
Contact as many of them via facebook, phone and txt and let them all know exactly what he has done followed up by passing all that info on to the authorities.
$400 is bad enough but the other guy who posted in the scam accusation thread is down $5k.
If he does show up with some sob story I hope no one falls for the shit as there is no excuse for stealing from others.
I don't mean to sound like a dick here, and I know firsthand that some fucked up shit can happen in life, but I have to say I agree. Unless he has been in a coma or extremely terrible situation there is no reason why he couldn't have at least popped up on here Once to tell the people he owes what's going on. I would not be calm, cool, and collected as that one guy is who is owed $5000 for months... You will not make it in life if you just let people get away with taking 5 grand from you, and I don't mean any offense to the victim(s). At that point after $5000 is taken you are not only robbed but if you don't do as much as you can to stop the thief/defaulter then you are almost enabling them to keep doing it. I'm not saying Maidak is a bad guy and shouldn't be forgiven if he repays what is owed, but I do think any negative feedbacks should remain and that his trading here should be rightfully tarnished. It would take literally 5 minutes (enough time to reply to a text message) to get on BitcoinTalk and briefly explain the situation. We ALL know that problems and unexpected situations can happen in life when money (or anything) is involved, but any good trader knows that communication is KEY if and when any problems arrive with a transaction. |
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June 16, 2015, 04:13:21 PM |
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He is alright...I will let him explain whatever details he wants. I was just trying to get OP an answer about when he gets what is owed.
Xestr - all I have is a few texts with little more info than I posted. I was asked just to pass on when he will be back to settle up his debts. If what I was told is the truth then I understand the delay. I agree though stuff like this is not good when trading.
Blazedout419 it looks like Maidak hasn't repayed anyone anything or that he intends too due to lack of contact or forum activity. Why not post his phone number so those that have been scammed can get in contact directly? It would be a useful piece of information to help the authorities track him down. Dont think its right to help keep a scammer hidden. |
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June 16, 2015, 04:29:10 PM |
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He is alright...I will let him explain whatever details he wants. I was just trying to get OP an answer about when he gets what is owed.
Xestr - all I have is a few texts with little more info than I posted. I was asked just to pass on when he will be back to settle up his debts. If what I was told is the truth then I understand the delay. I agree though stuff like this is not good when trading.
Blazedout419 it looks like Maidak hasn't repayed anyone anything or that he intends too due to lack of contact or forum activity. Why not post his phone number so those that have been scammed can get in contact directly? It would be a useful piece of information to help the authorities track him down. Dont think its right to help keep a scammer hidden. His phone number is public. Just look at his currency exchange thread --> https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=273034.0He has this picture on the first post --> https://i.imgur.com/rE0WE49.pngIt lists his phone number as 717-454-4274 |
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June 16, 2015, 04:36:18 PM |
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