How many people were scammed on Bitcoin Black Friday?

[Kprawn]

Yes, I got scammed yesterday....   from a online site and I could kick myself for being so impulsive. I usually do a lot of homework, but this deal was just to good to pass by. The

scammers capitalize on this opportunity, because they know people would be greedy, and they will go for these "to good to be true" deals. You should be extra vigilant on

this day, I learn a valuable lesson. I will put some guys on this and we will make sure the authorities deal with them .... but it's going to cost me more in doing this, than what I lost

on the site.   {I am not going to name the site, because we are still busy gathering information}

I just thought, we should discuss this situation and see what a impact this has on the Bitcoin community. How do you feel when this happens. How many times it happens. Is this a

bigger problem than with fiat ... that kind of discussion. Let's name a shame a couple of sites and make sure they are listed on http://www.badbitcoin.org/  

[Lutpin]

You're probably refering to this.

For a victim count:
primedice fake has 0,
bitmain fake has probably 4 or 5,
gyft fake might also be 5,
other fake site victims are unknown.

Or, if we're speaking in total BTC

6.43370775+2.941+2.941+2.941+2.33645 +1.16822+1.16822+1.07196+0.23364 = total 21.23
Potentially more with CoinPayments.

[Lauda]

None. It's quite interesting how people don't realize that they're sending huge amounts of money with a single click. You have to be careful and this is not a problem with Bitcoin (you don't enter CC details on random sites either). Just double check the links when you proceed. Bought from ledger, gyft and a few others without problems (real ones).

[Kprawn]

You're probably refering to this.

For a victim count:
primedice fake has 0,
bitmain fake has probably 4 or 5,
gyft fake might also be 5,
other fake site victims are unknown.

Or, if we're speaking in total BTC

6.43370775+2.941+2.941+2.941+2.33645 +1.16822+1.16822+1.07196+0.23364 = total 21.23
Potentially more with CoinPayments.

I will not reveal the info now, because I do not want to spoil the surprise for the scammers. I want them to think that they got away with it. If I say something now, they might

start covering their tracks. I just felt like posting something to warn people against our own behavior on days like this. Those "too good to be true" deals are probably just

that. The usual red flags does not go up, when you rushing to buy something cheap, within one day. The regret comes afterward, when you start thinking it through.

I will get my guys to take some photo's, when they arrested and then post it on here. It's about time we put some faces to these scammers. {This will happen after they have

been found guilty in a court.. we not allowed to post photo's of innocent people in the media... there is still something like.. innocent until proven guilty.}  

[tom555]

so many people scammed on bitcoin black friday on this year,and i think most of that is on this forum.
but i wondering,is this happen on bitcoin black friday on past year?this is a good lesson for us,for more aware with scam website and signature program

[butcherboss]

I hate scammers and lets hope not many got scammed

[twister]

Sorry for your loss buddy. I wasn't scammed and no body I know got scammed but I did saw the warning above on the forum and saw the thread and some people did fell into the trap because like you they were too eager to grab the best deals. Feel bad for them as it was their hard earned/saved funds I guess one has to be more careful during special occasions like this and next would be Xmas.

I really hope you catch them and put them behind bars and set an example so others think twice before scamming.

[UnknownUsername]

How much did you lost?

hory 21BTC? daym, i can't believe so many have been fooled..

[Paul Revere]

Bummer, Kprawn. I hate to break it to you, but you are being doubly played for a fool, as Badbitcoin.org is actually a scam support site in itself. They list scams, sure, but they also promote others like GAW / Paycoin. It is a Payola type of filthy scam operation. Pay and you get a good review. Don't pay and you get blacklisted. Please do not support this fucking scam artist (Vic of Badbitcoin).

[teddy5145]

How much did you lost?

hory 21BTC? daym, i can't believe so many have been fooled..

Well its because we are pretty much unaware he is going to be a scam
Come on, he was promoting the website all around the forum with his signature campaign and social campaign, who would've thought that he is going to turn into a scam?
I didn't buy anything luckily but all of the sig campaign participants didn't receive their last payment so that's a lost also

[tmfp]

..... Badbitcoin.org is actually a scam support site in itself. They list scams, sure, but they also promote others like GAW / Paycoin. It is a Payola type of filthy scam operation. Pay and you get a good review. Don't pay and you get blacklisted. Please do not support this fucking scam artist (Vic of Badbitcoin).

Interesting claim, do you have anything to back it up?
E.g. where, when and how did they promote GAW/Paycoin? Any actual examples of the pay/not pay blackmail?
Thanks.

[Paul Revere]

..... Badbitcoin.org is actually a scam support site in itself. They list scams, sure, but they also promote others like GAW / Paycoin. It is a Payola type of filthy scam operation. Pay and you get a good review. Don't pay and you get blacklisted. Please do not support this fucking scam artist (Vic of Badbitcoin).

Interesting claim, do you have anything to back it up?
E.g. where, when and how did they promote GAW/Paycoin? Any actual examples of the pay/not pay blackmail?
Thanks.

 ViK/Badbitcoin being Garza's bitch is quite well documented. Exactly what payment (quantity) was made to Vik for supporting that blatant and obvious fraud scheme along with others like Scryptcc is not known to me. In the case of Paycoin, it seems that he was in fact paid with the same, which is why he became such a rabid cheerleader for Garza and his fraud scheme, including being involved in the criminal targeting and harassment of Coinfire and Mike Johnson- which is rumored to be having some criminal action from the Feds soon. Here is some reading material for you to learn about Badbitcoin. Believe whatever you want, of course. Somewhere in the GAW/Garza thread are all of Vics ridiculous cheerleader posts promoting Paycoin if you want some laughs.

Here is one of his posts about Coinfire, that I took the liberty of correcting for the chump:



It's scamception. Scams within scams within "scambusters". Sad but true.

[lumeire]

Regret always comes last. Maybe the lesson for this for people is to not subscribe to those 'deals' lists. Even if it's legitimate, most of it are spammed with affiliate links here and there. Plus the fact that he used a .info domain - one of the cheapest to buy - is a bit fishy.

so many people scammed on bitcoin black friday on this year,and i think most of that is on this forum.
but i wondering,is this happen on bitcoin black friday on past year?this is a good lesson for us,for more aware with scam website and signature program

Nope, the Bitcoin Black Friday event last year went well, as well as back 2 years ago.

[onlinedragon]

You really have to watch your back always when you use Bitcoin. There are every where scammers here. Hope they get once caught and get what they deserve. Lucky me I did not spent anything on Black Friday.

[crazyivan]

I keep repeating, this anonymity s the single worst trait BTC has to offer. I really do not know why Satoshi implemented this. It hurts people and crypto much more then it brings any good.

[ranlo]

I keep repeating, this anonymity s the single worst trait BTC has to offer. I really do not know why Satoshi implemented this. It hurts people and crypto much more then it brings any good.

If people would do their own due diligence, this wouldn't be an issue. If some stranger on the street came up to you in a cloak and said "If you give me $300, I'll give you $600 in stuff. Just let me have a few days and I'll get back to you" would you do it? If not, you shouldn't do it online, either.

[themerkle]

man its painful to see these scams happen as they really hurt bitcoin's reputation and image. The average Joe that just got into btc from the recent hype is going to have a sour taste in his mouth if his first experience with bitcoin is getting scammed.

[kingaltcoins]

I think, majority of scams this year occurred from bitcoinblackfriday.info's phishing scam! Innocent Buyers need to be more aware of double checking the website URLs before buying anything with Bitcoins as it's non refundable!

[twister]

I keep repeating, this anonymity s the single worst trait BTC has to offer. I really do not know why Satoshi implemented this. It hurts people and crypto much more then it brings any good.

If people would do their own due diligence, this wouldn't be an issue. If some stranger on the street came up to you in a cloak and said "If you give me $300, I'll give you $600 in stuff. Just let me have a few days and I'll get back to you" would you do it? If not, you shouldn't do it online, either.

You're right but in the end whenever you spend BTC, you will have to trust someone and most of the time it will be a stranger online, either that be a service provider, escrow, product website or else how will you spend your btc?

Maybe as some of the exchanges/service providers are asking for KYC from the customers, the customers should ask for more legal information about them and get it verified somehow before using their services and so if they decide to fraud, you can atleast file a legal complaint about them. And maybe that'll stop some of these scams if not all. Without some kind of regulation, this is just getting too easy for these fuckers.

[ranlo]

I keep repeating, this anonymity s the single worst trait BTC has to offer. I really do not know why Satoshi implemented this. It hurts people and crypto much more then it brings any good.

If people would do their own due diligence, this wouldn't be an issue. If some stranger on the street came up to you in a cloak and said "If you give me $300, I'll give you $600 in stuff. Just let me have a few days and I'll get back to you" would you do it? If not, you shouldn't do it online, either.

You're right but in the end whenever you spend BTC, you will have to trust someone and most of the time it will be a stranger online, either that be a service provider, escrow, product website or else how will you spend your btc?

Maybe as some of the exchanges/service providers are asking for KYC from the customers, the customers should ask for more legal information about them and get it verified somehow before using their services and so if they decide to fraud, you can atleast file a legal complaint about them. And maybe that'll stop some of these scams if not all. Without some kind of regulation, this is just getting too easy for these fuckers.

There are plenty of publicly-known entities running BTC-related businesses. Would you go buy a new set of speakers from a guy at midnight just standing on the corner with a sign? Probably not. So don't do it online.