PENDING - [SCAMMER - 10 BTC loan ($130)] *name removed*

[ingrownpocket]

Loan topic: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=131217.0

EDIT: *PENDING*

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[Bowjob]

Send a letter to his work with proof of what he did. That'll teach him.

[BCB]

We should all post to his twitter and Facebook account asking when he is going to pay. Also friend his friends and follow his followers and post about his fraudulent activities. That has been effective in the past.

[psybits]

Are you sure it's really him and not a stolen identity? I doubt a scammer would give you so many personal details if they were going to scam? If he's given you so many personal details maybe something has just happened? (i.e he is unwell or something). Has he been active on twitter recently? Maybe I am just naive... but if it is him and he is a total scammer he must be a total idiot as well.

[BCB]

Scammers are often not the sharpest pencils in the box. Often they are drug addicts who go on a binge and disappear. Often they are convicted criminals who get incarcerated again and often they are legitimate borrowers who don't have the ability or don't want to repay and decide the easiest person to skip out on is the guy on the internet they never met face to face. But what bitcoin scammers ALWAYS underestimate is the lengths to which bitcoiners will go to track a scammer down and recover funds.

[psybits]

Scammers are often not the sharpest pencils in the box. Often they are drug addicts who go on a binge and disappear. Often they are convicted criminals who get incarcerated again and often they are legitimate borrowers who don't have the ability or don't want to repay a decide the easiest person to skip out on is the guy on the interner you never met face to face. But what bitcoin scammers ALWAYS underestimate is the lengths to which bitcoiners will go to track a scammer down and recover funds.

Well it won't be hard to track this guy down.

[psybits]

Are you sure it's really him and not a stolen identity? I doubt a scammer would give you so many personal details if they were going to scam? If he's given you so many personal details maybe something has just happened? (i.e he is unwell or something). Has he been active on twitter recently? Maybe I am just naive... but if it is him and he is a total scammer he must be a total idiot as well.

He was very active on Facebook and all his friends interaction looked legit to me.

Then go get him man. Call his work. Call / Facebook message his friends and family telling them he's a thief.

[Raoul Duke]

OMG!!! WTF is that? A CRT TV? 

[Bowjob]

Scammers are often not the sharpest pencils in the box. Often they are drug addicts who go on a binge and disappear. Often they are convicted criminals who get incarcerated again and often they are legitimate borrowers who don't have the ability or don't want to repay and decide the easiest person to skip out on is the guy on the internet they never met face to face. But what bitcoin scammers ALWAYS underestimate is the lengths to which bitcoiners will go to track a scammer down and recover funds.

This guy is an engineer..

[KWH]

The old "hit by a car stall tactic" eh?

[BCB]

did he pay you or not??

[jwzguy]

These scammers can't even be original.

[psybits]

You never know, maybe he was hit by a taxi, New Years Eve is pretty hectic after all. I hope it works out for everyone's sake

[jwzguy]

You never know, maybe he was hit by a taxi, New Years Eve is pretty hectic after all. I hope it works out for everyone's sake

And his phone just pocket-logged into facebook and blocked his lender? I doubt it.

I've heard that hospital line a few times...it's even more popular than the imaginary death in the family or sick child. They always choose excuses that are aimed at making YOU feel guilty while they are stealing from you.

[paraipan]

What normally gives it away is that on their social media there is not a single 'Get Well Soon' message...

Interesting, didn't thought looking after that one. Dunno if 10btc is worth more than a tarnished online identity these days  

[Darktongue]

 I'd ask him.for an alternate payment method. if he refuses I'd start hounding his close contacts. treat it like collections in this case. you may not recover it all but a good sum is better then none.

Of he's given names of mommy, sissy or uncle mike I'd get ahold of these people. let them know then see if they can't talk to him. I'm pretty sure this is ether a case of no intention or good intention that went south.

But at any rate I'd first give him the option to pay up in some other currency median.

[🏰 TradeFortress 🏰]

WARNING: He was lying about him on his phone. If he was on his phone, the messages sent will be like this:

"I like ponies. I think they're really cool"

You CANNOT get messages like this unless you manually remove the caps lock which is real tedious:

"i like ponies. i think they're really cool'

[🏰 TradeFortress 🏰]

Stephen:

i have given my brother my sick certificate from the doctor for work. ive asked him to scan it and post it to you. thereis very sensitive personal information on it so im trusting you to blank it out and post it on the forum. i wont have my name blackened. is that cool ?

WOW

> i

> ive

> thereis

(iPhone autocorrects this)

> im

SO OBVIOUS THIS WASN'T TYPED FROM A PHONE.

[psybits]

Stephen:

i set him up with that email address, he is usless with computers. i have been told i'm out early next week. thank god, i can't wait for this to be over! worst most trouble causing NYE ever. thank god i have the taxi driver's information. i will be taking legal action. sorry about all of this, i can understand your frustration as i'm sure you can mine.

 

There is hope for humanity yet 

[grue]

Stephen brother:

Good morning Carlos,
 
 I have attached the scanned image as promised. Stephen asked me to delete his facebook account last night. Is everything ok ? He said he has been planning to do it for ages but it seems strange to me, I don't know maybe I'm just being paranoid, it's just all of this sending an image to someone I don't know without an explaination seems odd. Anyway the image is attached, I'm not great with computers so let me know it's ok.
 
All the best,
JC.

The doc says he was examined day 01/01/2013 (sig by doctor), contains his name, date of birth, phone, PPS, and address. Everything matches.
Diagnose: multiple metatarsal fracture

I guess this is legit and he really is in the hospital.

did you call the hospital to confirm it's real?