IRC/Bitcointalk spoof text / impersonator scam report.

[statdude]

A scammer impersonated me and convinced blazedout i was speaking to him as "trader" on IRC.

He then confirmed via forum PM he was "talking" to me via forum while I was talking to a spoofed handle. I didn't notice the spoof as the IRC text appears exactly the same as the real profile, and only could be found out by copy pasting to notepad.

Warning to others: Do not trade without confirmed PGP key signature or otherwise.

IRC handle characters can be SPOOFED so they DO NOT APPEAR as what they actually are.

Copy paste a handle to notepad to be sure.

[Quickseller]

Do you have any kind of proof of this?

edit:

This is one place where Blazed posted the 34Qoskv8xJrhbGCyzVbVbKnEXQQdY2EZpx address so I don't think his account is hacked as it was posted 6+ months ago. That address is also in his profile.

I also don't see any transaction in the amount of 1.5BTC recently that was sent to that address and the most recent transaction to that address was over two weeks ago.

[KWH]

Please make a proper report: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=260073.0

[Quickseller]

Do you have any kind of proof of this?

http://imgur.com/U4ggQC2

That proves nothing. I am fairly certain that address belongs to blazed. If you somehow misspoke and meant to say that you sent 1.5BTC to 1BLazePhVzW6PsRpj4MEZtGnd1uDEKBmfs then this address has not received any funds in months either.

Why don't you explain how exactly he scammed you.....

[BurgerKill]

Do you have any kind of proof of this?

http://imgur.com/U4ggQC2

That proves nothing. I am fairly certain that address belongs to blazed. If you somehow misspoke and meant to say that you sent 1.5BTC to 1BLazePhVzW6PsRpj4MEZtGnd1uDEKBmfs then this address has not received any funds in months either.

Why don't you explain how exactly he scammed you.....

Proves nothing how? That is a message from the REAL account.

A screenshot/static webpage can always be edited.

As QS and KWH said, give us a full report on how he scammed you.

[BurgerKill]

I warn the community and am attacked?  Please relax people. Let's figure this out.

Not sure how I can "prove" the PM is real besides letting trusted members log into my account.

I don't feel like wasting my time posting a bunch of tx id's. it was 1.5 BTC.

Firstly, we're not attacking you. We're trying to get some information on the scam. You haven't even given us details about what the trade was, chat logs from IRC, or anything. And also, I find it hard to believe that you don't feel like posting transaction proof for 311.3 USD.

His address also only had a transaction from 8/12/15. That was the latest one.

[Quickseller]

Do you have any kind of proof of this?

http://imgur.com/U4ggQC2

That proves nothing. I am fairly certain that address belongs to blazed. If you somehow misspoke and meant to say that you sent 1.5BTC to 1BLazePhVzW6PsRpj4MEZtGnd1uDEKBmfs then this address has not received any funds in months either.

Why don't you explain how exactly he scammed you.....

Proves nothing how? That is a message from the REAL account.

I PM'ed him asking if he was the person I was talking to on IRC. He replied.

I then sent 1.5 btc of an altcoin first as a trade. Of course, he never sent his side.

How much more proof is required? That seems to be plenty.

Okay, so you were talking to the "real" Blazedout (assuming the screenshot is not faked). I have not however seen any evidence of any txid where you sent him any kind of funds.

What exactly was the terms of the trade? What evidence can you show to back this up?

[Blazed]

You got scammed on IRC by someone with a similar name. I am registered in every chan via gribble. You sent me a message AFTER you got scammed asking if I was the real Blazedout. The same shit that happens here...check the name make sure it is real.

[Blazed]

Here is the transaction and an excerpt from the logs.

https://blockchain.vanillacoin.net --> 7056503505881275157eafa8ccd43fe265e894492f8a6bb440d0e705c0c4081a




Conversation with kulio  
Monday, August 24th, 2015
17:17 <BIazedout419> well that work for me
17:17 <BIazedout419> How many for 20k ?
17:18 <BIazedout419> 220 ltc
17:18 <BIazedout419> for 20k vnl
17:18 <BIazedout419> it's ok?
17:18 <statdude> that is a terrible offer compared to ur other one
17:18 <statdude> i can dump 20k and buy more LTC than that
17:19 <BIazedout419> wait sec
17:19 <BIazedout419> wrong matematic
17:19 <statdude>
17:20 <BIazedout419> sorry , 480 ltc
17:20 <BIazedout419> for 20 k VNL
17:20 <BIazedout419> sorry again
17:21 <BIazedout419> Is that working for you ?
17:23 <BIazedout419> here
17:23 <statdude> hi
17:23 <statdude> what is your VNL address
17:24 <statdude> also how can u prove your identiy
17:24 <statdude> i have a lot of identity trust
17:24 <BIazedout419> VNL address   VbiWk2t3CFSXPuugmPcLShzda7qRS2defn
17:24 <BIazedout419> give me LTC address
17:24 <statdude> https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=101167
17:24 <BIazedout419> yes sure i can
17:25 <statdude> LTC is tanking,
17:25 <statdude> i can do deal at 490 now
17:25 <statdude> LSzFt6VSLA4tGo3Qma7TBHj4UkyYi25nQ9
17:25 <BIazedout419> i'm auth and verify with gribble
17:25 <BIazedout419> go checked
17:26 <BIazedout419> ;;ident Blazedout419
17:26 <statdude> i do staggered trade
17:26 <statdude> i will send 2k vnl
17:26 <statdude> up front
17:26 <statdude> then u send 48
17:26 <BIazedout419> and ;;gettrust Blazedout419
17:26 <statdude> 49*
17:26 <statdude> ;;gettrust Blazedout419
17:26 <BIazedout419> go thought gribble
17:27 <BIazedout419> use comand
17:27 <BIazedout419> IRC comand bro
17:27 <BIazedout419>
17:27 <statdude> thats pretty cool
17:27 <BIazedout419> i sending 100 peer transfer
17:27 <BIazedout419> and last i send 90
17:28 <statdude> huh
17:28 <statdude> ok
17:28 <statdude> 100 per tx
17:28 <BIazedout419> yes
17:29 <statdude> so
17:29 <statdude>  i will send 4081.632653 per
17:29 <statdude> per 100
17:29 <BIazedout419> yes
17:29 <BIazedout419> correct
17:29 <statdude> sending
17:29 <statdude> sent
17:29 <BIazedout419> ok
17:29 <BIazedout419> sec
17:30 <BIazedout419> can you post txid
17:31 <statdude> 7056503505881275157eafa8ccd43fe265e894492f8a6bb440d0e705c0c4081a
17:31 <BIazedout419> http://imgur.com/uDcOrqU
17:31 <BIazedout419> going to prepare next sending
17:31 <statdude> ok

Look at the name you posted dude... B I azedout419
I am BL azedout

Also I do not speak in broken English...

[Blazed]

Explain to me why you PM'ed me saying YES you were talking to me when we have never talked before?

You asked me via IRC if I was the real Blazedout and I said yes AFTER you had been scammed. After that I noticed a PM from you and replied that yes you were talking with me.

[smoothie]

Always good to double check who you are dealing with by verifying their identity. Try asking for PGP signature of a message and then verify it in multiple places.

Sorry for your loss.

[Quickseller]

Unfortunately it looks like you got scammed by BIazedout419 whose profile is here. I have really never used BTC-OTC or IRC, however based on your chat log it appears that it is not difficult to get scammed on IRC.

Whenever I sent BTC to someone, I always ask for a PGP signed message (and how I can independently find their PGP key) which is much more difficult to fake

[lihuajkl]

Do you have any kind of proof of this?

http://imgur.com/U4ggQC2

That proves nothing. I am fairly certain that address belongs to blazed. If you somehow misspoke and meant to say that you sent 1.5BTC to 1BLazePhVzW6PsRpj4MEZtGnd1uDEKBmfs then this address has not received any funds in months either.

Why don't you explain how exactly he scammed you.....

Proves nothing how? That is a message from the REAL account.

I PM'ed him asking if he was the person I was talking to on IRC. He replied.

I then sent 1.5 btc of an altcoin first as a trade. Of course, he never sent his side.

How much more proof is required? That seems to be plenty.

Okay, so you were talking to the "real" Blazedout (assuming the screenshot is not faked). I have not however seen any evidence of any txid where you sent him any kind of funds.

What exactly was the terms of the trade? What evidence can you show to back this up?

He sent 1.5BTC through IRC even without requiring a signed message to prove the ownership of Blazedout419!

[Quickseller]

I have a real PM from the real profile saying he was speaking with me which he never did.

So, he is still scammer or hacked account?

You got scammed. Not by the real Blazedout419, but by an imposter. Be more careful next time

I also don't think Blazedout is ever going to scam anyone, however if he does, it will be for a lot more then a measly 1.5BTC

[moneybat]

The scammer tricked both of you it seems?

Statdude by using BIazedout

and blazedout by using trader and told each of you to message each other?

[Blazed]

Ok we spoke and figured out hat happened here...

He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.

[statdude]

Ok we spoke and figured out hat happened here...

He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.

Agreed, thank goodness nobody else is getting scammed right now and he is not hacked. /Thread.

[Blazed]

Ok we spoke and figured out hat happened here...

He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.

Agreed, thank goodness nobody else is getting scammed right now and he is not hacked. /Thread.

Post a wallet here...I helped fuck you over on accident and will help make it sting less. Sloppy trading on both parts, but I know better 

[statdude]

Ok we spoke and figured out hat happened here...

He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.

Agreed, thank goodness nobody else is getting scammed right now and he is not hacked. /Thread.

Post a wallet here...I helped fuck you over on accident and will help make it sting less. Sloppy trading on both parts, but I know better 

Thanks blazedout. I am posting a report of what happened and mods please delete this thread if possible to not affect real blazedout419 rep.

1MLpp82PiSKnA6FhhmcZCy18qBCqxW9iB

[Blazed]

Ok we spoke and figured out hat happened here...

He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.

Agreed, thank goodness nobody else is getting scammed right now and he is not hacked. /Thread.

Post a wallet here...I helped fuck you over on accident and will help make it sting less. Sloppy trading on both parts, but I know better 

Thanks blazedout. I am posting a report of what happened and mods please delete this thread if possible to not affect real blazedout419 rep.

1MLpp82PiSKnA6FhhmcZCy18qBCqxW9iB

https://blockchain.info/tx/c8468abb907de3d8821509d984f4801909778c7220624bf8fd0af61ec99a21c5

No need to delete this - shows how complex these scams can be. I did not double check the situation and neither did you. I obviously should have caught this and did not.