DaiIy Anarchist is most likely a scammer

[Tomatocage]

DaiIy Anarchist: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=67626

Fresh out of Newbie status and heads straight to Lending.  Check his post history of junk/filler posts.

[vampire]

His Russian is robo-translated.

[greyhawk]

Yeah, looks like straight out of Google Translate.

[Stephen Gornick]

The account for the real Daily Anarchist user is:

 - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=43477

[greyhawk]

Well that settles it.

[Daily Anarchist]

That's bizarre. Somebody created a spoof account or something?

[Bitcoin Oz]

That's bizarre. Somebody created a spoof account or something?

Yes they replaced the L with an I

[Stephen Gornick]

Well that settles it.

Perhaps change the thread title to something like
Account username spoof of Daily Anarchist

or something similar.

[Tomatocage]

Oh look, he went back to his thread in Lending and blanked everything out.  Just like miner96!

[BadBear]

Thanks for the heads up, he's banned.

Also, I originally wasn't going to say anything about the user's other account, but since the other account is scammer tagged and there is no legitimate reason I can think of to spoof an account in that way, I feel a duty to do so. It's very probable that it was Matthew N. Wright (from IP logs).  

[DeathAndTaxes]

DaiIy Anarchist: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=67626

Fresh out of Newbie status and heads straight to Lending.  Check his post history of junk/filler posts.

Nice catch.  Clearly an attempt to spoof a know user.  Daily Anarchist is spelled properly in avatar and website link.

[Tomatocage]

Thanks for the heads up, he's banned.

Also, I originally wasn't going to say anything about the user's other account, but since the other account is scammer tagged and there is no legitimate reason I can think of to spoof an account in that way, I feel a duty to do so. It's very probable that it was Matthew N. Wright (from IP logs).  

Maybe he's just trying to acquire enough BTC to pay off his 10K BTC bet?

[Blind]

It's very probable that it was Matthew N. Wright (from IP logs).  

So you're saying that the guy went from 10k BTC bet extravaganza, to 5 BTC scams? Warm mouth affair surely comes next.

Seriously though, while I don't know him at all, I have an impression that such blatant scam doesn't quite fit his character.

[Maged]

It's very probable that it was Matthew N. Wright (from IP logs).  

So you're saying that the guy went from 10k BTC bet extravaganza, to 5 BTC scams? Warm mouth affair surely comes next.

Seriously though, while I don't know him at all, I have an impression that such blatant scam doesn't quite fit his character.

That's how he started when he first came here, so yes, it does fit his character.

[Blind]

It's very probable that it was Matthew N. Wright (from IP logs).  

So you're saying that the guy went from 10k BTC bet extravaganza, to 5 BTC scams? Warm mouth affair surely comes next.

Seriously though, while I don't know him at all, I have an impression that such blatant scam doesn't quite fit his character.

That's how he started when he first came here, so yes, it does fit his character.

AFAIK it was a matter of being late with payment for graphics work, rather than setup scam, but I'm not too heavy on the details.

[BadBear]

It's very probable that it was Matthew N. Wright (from IP logs).  

So you're saying that the guy went from 10k BTC bet extravaganza, to 5 BTC scams? Warm mouth affair surely comes next.

Seriously though, while I don't know him at all, I have an impression that such blatant scam doesn't quite fit his character.

What's he got to lose at this point? He lost his job, been ostracized from the community, lost many of his friends, lost his rep, Vlad is going after him, etc. Besides, he could have gotten much more than 5 btc via pms if he hadn't been outed. I get the feeling Matthew is going to be Bitscalper 2.0. As for his character...con men are often the most likable people you'll ever meet. That's how they do their work.

I don't know all the details from the other incident, but I do know he was late on paying, then escalated by reneging on the agreement and refused to pay for services rendered.

[Mousepotato]

Didn't MNW originally have a picture of himself as his avatar when he first joined?  It was of some guy sitting at a desk, in a shirt & tie. /tangent

[Blind]

It's very probable that it was Matthew N. Wright (from IP logs).  

So you're saying that the guy went from 10k BTC bet extravaganza, to 5 BTC scams? Warm mouth affair surely comes next.

Seriously though, while I don't know him at all, I have an impression that such blatant scam doesn't quite fit his character.

What's he got to lose at this point? He lost his job, been ostracized from the community, lost many of his friends, lost his rep, Vlad is going after him, etc. Besides, he could have gotten much more than 5 btc via pms if he hadn't been outed. I get the feeling Matthew is going to be Bitscalper 2.0. As for his character...con men are often the most likable people you'll ever meet. That's how they do their work.

I don't know all the details from the other incident, but I do know he was late on paying, then escalated by reneging on the agreement and refused to pay for services rendered.

You must have reasons to form such opinion, I hope, because "what's he got to lose at this point" is rather poor standard. By that standard I am scammer in the making, fully anonymous, not rich enough to scoff at free 100 BTC, and have nothing to lose by pulling quick trick and abandoning account. It just would be out of my character. But as I said, I don't know the man, and you could be as well right, just finding "nothing to lose" reasoning rather poor.

For the record, I'm not defending Matt and likable argument doesn't fly with me, I pretty much despise this hypocritical, narcissistic assclown. I was quite annoyed by the community, praising him and never passing the chance to stick tongue up his ass, and I find it funny that it had to take failed bet (money) for them to see through his bullshit.

[Meni Rosenfeld]

Didn't MNW originally have a picture of himself as his avatar when he first joined?  It was of some guy sitting at a desk, in a shirt & tie. /tangent

He originally had a pickaxe-wielding mole as his avatar, with the username "BitMole". This was followed by a picture of himself, followed by an upside-down picture, followed by... other things.

[BadBear]

You must have reasons to form such opinion, I hope, because "what's he got to lose at this point" is rather poor standard. By that standard I am scammer in the making, fully anonymous, not rich enough to scoff at free 100 BTC, and have nothing to lose by pulling quick trick and abandoning account. It just would be out of my character. But as I said, I don't know the man, and you could be as well right, just finding "nothing to lose" reasoning rather poor.

For the record, I'm not defending Matt and likable argument doesn't fly with me, I pretty much despise this hypocritical, narcissistic assclown. I was quite annoyed by the community, praising him and never passing the chance to stick tongue up his ass, and I find it funny that it had to take failed bet (money) for them to see through his bullshit.

If someone has no/bad reputation, no ties to the community, and nobody to vouch, then yes they absolutely are someone you should be careful of dealing with, and possibly a potential scammer. I wouldn't trust some faceless guy walking down the street, why should I trust someone I only know on the internet? I may not distrust them, but I don't trust them either. Certainly not gonna give them cash and send them on their way.

I usually use escrow, even when selling. Customers have no reason to trust me either if they don't know me, and I understand and accept that.