[EDU] List of Bitcoin Scam Sites

[twister]

Hi minifrij, could you please add fanbitcoin.com to the list as well. It is a bitcointalk.org clone and most probably a phishing site. It looks dead alike and if someone lands there and forgets to check the link in the address bar(like I did) and enter your login info there, you'd get your account hacked.

I already got them added to the badbitcoin.org/thebadlist/

[1714107357]

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[minifrij]

Hi minifrij, could you please add fanbitcoin.com to the list as well. It is a bitcointalk.org clone and most probably a phishing site. It looks dead alike and if someone lands there and forgets to check the link in the address bar(like I did) and enter your login info there, you'd get your account hacked.

I've added it to the list with a note, since the site can (and should only) be used for archival purposes AFAIK. Thanks.

[irfan_pak10]

Please add Paxful in Pending Scam site, So people shoukd aviod using this scam site. They have really a nice method of scamming people. Which im sure its the owner who is scamming.
"They scam people account itself and When people say that this site is a scam they use to say that "You were Not using a 2 factor authentication" LOL. Im Not using any 2 factor security code on blockchain, coinbase, btctalk etc but never scammed like you scam your People. "


Some Scam Accusation:


Paxful is a Scam by me (Irfan_pak10)  Scammed amount .16BTC




BEWARE OF PAXFUL by junchronick



Paxful.com - SCAM WEBSITE [STAY AWAY] by kashish948 Scammed amount  0.6498BTC

[minifrij]

Please add Paxful in Pending Scam site, So people shoukd aviod using this scam site. They have really a nice method of scamming people. Which im sure its the owner who is scamming.
"They scam people account itself and When people say that this site is a scam they use to say that "You were Not using a 2 factor authentication" LOL. Im Not using any 2 factor security code on blockchain, coinbase, btctalk etc but never scammed like you scam your People. "

Some Scam Accusation:
Paxful is a Scam by me (Irfan_pak10)  Scammed amount .16BTC
BEWARE OF PAXFUL by junchronick
Paxful.com - SCAM WEBSITE [STAY AWAY] by kashish948 Scammed amount  0.6498BTC

Added to the list, thanks for the report.

[lakoni]

https://bitxim.com/

Looks to good to be true.

Check this thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1426111.0

[serje]

bitfog.io     - SCAM SITE


reference:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1493299.0

I doubt anyone got money from them!

Also can we report them to coinpayments?

[minifrij]

bitxim.com/
Looks to good to be true.
Check this thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1426111.0

Bitcoin to Paypal alone is usually pretty shady, since there is a Scam Accusation it has been added to the list. Thanks.

bitfog.io     - SCAM SITE
reference:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1493299.0
I doubt anyone got money from them!
Also can we report them to coinpayments?

Added to the list, though that is obviously too good to be true.
You can maybe contact CoinPayment's Help and Support and see if they can help you. Otherwise, I am not sure. Thanks.

Also, would the two of you mind editing your posts?

When you suggest adding a site to the OP, you shouldn't use "http://" as this will create a backlink and will improve the sites rankings on google (and other search engines).

[serje]

I didn't paid anything on that site! I just signed up to get evidence about them and to report them! Just wanted to help the community.

Have a nice day, if I will have time I will report them to coinpayments admins


P.S. Edited my post from https to http and now I got it good no http or https 

[steven0021]

bitwallet.cc

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=791359.60

I've never heard of it until someone mentioned it (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1502051.0). But apparently they're still advertising their site so what the hell

[Drunar548]

I STRONGLY suspect bitbuy.in of being a scam site.

Errors everywhere in the FAQ. looks like bitxim and bitdays.
When you pay, the paypal acount looks like bitdays and bitxim : sales."4 digit number"

Anyway, use at your own risk

Also, this wiki page seems to be hacked/edited as it links to 5 listed scam sites. BEWARE.

en.bitcoin.it/wiki/How_To_Buy_Bitcoins_With_Your_Credit_Card

[butler2222]

Has anybody heard from any admins from BTCbook? I gambled last spring/summer until converting to daily fantasy so I didn't visit the site for a few weeks. Since then I never heard back from the admins and I assumed it's a scam, but I've never seen anybody else confirm since then.  I'd love to have those 4 BTC at some other site!

[OmegaStarScream]

I guess it's safe to say that HashOcean.com turned into a scam , here is my 11 pages (+200 replies) and growing thread : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1527550.0

HashOcean.com

[minifrij]

I guess it's safe to say that HashOcean.com turned into a scam , here is my 11 pages (+200 replies) and growing thread : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1527550.0

HashOcean.com

Added to the list, thank you.

I've also added Bitgold.com to the main list, since there has been another scam accusation thread created against them.

[Taki]

Couple weeks ago I saw the fully copy of the Bitcoin Talk, but they asked for some little payment to join it.
Well, there are many scammers on the net and its kind of daily job to someone. Just because of there are a lot of silly people on the net or maybe not silly, but those who are not careful about it.
But thank you a lot for this list of scam sites and to those people who add new likns here and new names of scammers. You all are making a great job!

[kassadin5]

this "escrow" service doesn't have any way to give you your btc back if you get scammed, you can find more info here - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1534851.0 and here - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1456828.msg15446184#msg15446184


www.bithra.com

[RichGang]

I don't think paxful should be here

[minifrij]

this "escrow" service doesn't have any way to give you your btc back if you get scammed, you can find more info here - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1534851.0 and here - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1456828.msg15446184#msg15446184

www.bithra.com

I'm hesitant to add this, since your problems are caused by a flaw in the way that the system is made. If you weren't willing to accept that, you shouldn't have used the service.
I will see how this turns out in the coming days and weeks and make a decision then.

I don't think paxful should be here

Personally, I do. Over the three reference threads associated there are several different people claiming that the site is a scam. I don't believe that any site with that many scam accusations and such little response from support staff on said accusations should be trusted with anyone's money.

[hiev1eeh]

People are often scamming but they don't know the terms of using the service. Before they know it and read instructions they write they opinions talking about scam. Paxful isn't a scam site. Done there many trades as buyer and seller and everytime all went smooth.

[RHavar]

I'm hesitant to add this, since your problems are caused by a flaw in the way that the system is made.

It's not a flaw in how the system is made, it's by design. It's a free service, that is designed to take the upside out of scamming someone. It does exactly what it's supposed to do, and is strictly better than just directly sending someone money. On every page of the site (especially so on the page before you send money, it reminds you there is no arbitration).

[minifrij]

It's not a flaw in how the system is made, it's by design. It's a free service, that is designed to take the upside out of scamming someone. It does exactly what it's supposed to do, and is strictly better than just directly sending someone money. On every page of the site (especially so on the page before you send money, it reminds you there is no arbitration).

While it wasn't technically a flaw in the system, it was a flaw by design. The fact that there is no mediator in the escrow meaning that problems such as kassadin5's can arise is inherently a flaw in the system IMO. It's a shame that it was shut down, however it is perhaps something better left to humans.