Paxful.com - SCAM WEBSITE [STAY AWAY]

[kashish948]

Hi

So I had 0.6498 BTC in my wallet there and it was transferred to some unknown BTC address without my knowledge and the location of login shows unknown. I have read many other similar accusations for paxful and its really bad that they are doing this. It is most probably the owners of the site that select random accounts and steal money from it.

PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM PAXFUL. THEY ARE SCAMMERS.

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[mcb1221]

So I had 0.6498 BTC in my wallet there and it was transferred to some unknown BTC address without my knowledge and the location of login shows unknown.

Once i was trading some scripts and the buyer was using Paxful and he send the bitcoins to my address A3DFGbhk....  and instead the bitcoins went to address A3D5tf78... , see the address change after first 3 digits.
Paxful is scam!

[codehtcmail]

So I had 0.6498 BTC in my wallet there and it was transferred to some unknown BTC address without my knowledge and the location of login shows unknown.

Once i was trading some scripts and the buyer was using Paxful and he send the bitcoins to my address A3DFGbhk....  and instead the bitcoins went to address A3D5tf78... , see the address change after first 3 digits.
Paxful is scam!

Wouldn't it be that the person sent to the address A3D5tf78... on purpose and made it look like Paxful commited the fraud ?
I am trading on Paxful and I am concerned by this, but in my 12+ trades I had no issues.

[densuj]

I think you must show the proof and story completly. Because i was traded on there and everything went fine.

[kashish948]

I think you must show the proof and story completly. Because i was traded on there and everything went fine.

[azywzy]

paxful is scam


Hi , i am %100 sure that paxful is scam , same happend to me on 26 may 2016.

here is proof.

http://imgur.com/a/r0GHm

i am going to past this scam everywhere on internet. this is real bullshit. anyone can loose money this way. beware paxful is scam

poor paxful owner

Headquarters:
2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400                  scammers
Wilmington DE 19808                                  scammers
Phone: +1 (865) 272-9385                          scammers
Support Email (FAST): help@paxful.com       scammers
Business Email: info@paxful.com                  scammers
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http://imgur.com/a/r0GHm

[irfan_pak10]

From this forum I was the first guy who got scammed by this site. I had already warned people not to deal on this site.

Here are the proofs, i was scaed in similar way as the OP. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1362884.0

[pjanouch]

Usually, when posts like these surface, 99% of the time the OP's account has been compromised by various means: hacked, phished, remote controlled, whatever. It's always the same story - I've been there. I learned the HARD way how important is personal security when it comes down to updating/patching your system on a regular basis, running sensible AV software, securing your network communications, not clicking outright dumb/fishy links, etc. There are so many threats out there that it if you do not take steps in protecting yourself - you are going to get burned, sooner or later.

So what exactly happened? Did you contact support? Used the same password somewhere else? Your e-mail login/pass leaked? Did you have 2FA enabled on your account?

Personally, I have been dealing with paxful and LBC for a little less than a year and I'm yet to witness funds to have disappeared out of nowhere or my accounts being compromised out of the blue - but I take good care of my personal data, I always set maximum security options on my profile. The communities on these sites are large enough to make the owners a decent buck, so I don't really buy the fact that the staff running it would specifically target random users and disburse $ to their liking, makes it highly unlikely. Paxful has been running for like, what, more than a year? They would've already disapperead from the horizon, if they scammed their own users. Never had any issues with them, all good.

As mentioned, 99% of the times in my experience it's user neglectance for personal security.

[TwitchySeal]

Usually, when posts like these surface, 99% of the time the OP's account has been compromised by various means: hacked, phished, remote controlled, whatever. It's always the same story - I've been there. I learned the HARD way how important is personal security when it comes down to updating/patching your system on a regular basis, running sensible AV software, securing your network communications, not clicking outright dumb/fishy links, etc. There are so many threats out there that it if you do not take steps in protecting yourself - you are going to get burned, sooner or later.

So what exactly happened? Did you contact support? Used the same password somewhere else? Your e-mail login/pass leaked? Did you have 2FA enabled on your account?

Personally, I have been dealing with paxful and LBC for a little less than a year and I'm yet to witness funds to have disappeared out of nowhere or my accounts being compromised out of the blue - but I take good care of my personal data, I always set maximum security options on my profile. The communities on these sites are large enough to make the owners a decent buck, so I don't really buy the fact that the staff running it would specifically target random users and disburse $ to their liking, makes it highly unlikely. Paxful has been running for like, what, more than a year? They would've already disapperead from the horizon, if they scammed their own users. Never had any issues with them, all good.

As mentioned, 99% of the times in my experience it's user neglectance for personal security.

Hello Paxful admin!

[emailbomb.net]

You should attack him back death to all scammers

[sionsandman]

Did you have 2FA enabled on your account?

This is very important.

Did you check your login history?

[paxful scam]

THIS IS NOT FISHING OR SECURITY BREACH! -- THIS IS STEALING!!!

I sent BTC and is has been in que to send for now well over 12 hours!!!! I was told the situation was resolved hours ago and still nothing has happened. Now they have stopped replying to my many emails. Radio silence!!!!

I sent many emails to Paxful and received lies and deceit. Please see the below email chain + picture documentation:

STAY AWAY THESE GUYS ARE SCAMMING PEOPLE AND STEALING BITCOINS - HERE IS THE PROOF!!!

https://postimg.org/image/k7t1xdqtd/
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Becuase you need to wait.

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Marcos   Marcos from Paxful
On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 08:55 AM, "dw2xx9xxx" wrote:
Why do you keep telling me to not worry and be patient? Why can you not tell me what is happening? Why are you not sending my BTC? Why can I not get an answer when or where my BTC is?

Can you not cancel the transaction and put back in my wallet? This would seem to be a simple solution.

Basically you have my BTC and I have no access to it for 6+ hours.

PLEASE HELP ME WITH A SOLUTION or FIRM ANSWER this is very frustrating! I am sure you would be worried and upset if it was you no?

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 08:27 AM, "Marcos" wrote:
Dont worry you will not lost your bitcoins.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 08:10 AM, "dw2xx9xxx" wrote:
I am really trying to be patient but you told me this 3 hours ago. Nothing has happened?

Can I get my BTC back or can you please send it? This is really not fair.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 08:02 AM, "Marcos" wrote:
I will contact the responsible, please be patient.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 08:00 AM, "dw2xx9xxx" wrote:
I sent BTC and is has been in que to send for now well over 5 hours. I was told the situation was resolved 4 hours ago and still nothing has happened.

I ask for any help please if you can check what has happened? It should not take this long I am getting no answers or updates from you and would really appreciate your help!! I am worried this has been lost.

Please see the attached screenshot for reference if it helps?

Thank you,

David

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On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 05:52 AM, "Marcos" wrote:
We dont have, you will really need to wait.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 05:43 AM, "dw2xx9xxx" wrote:
Hi Marcos,

Do you have an estimate when I might get an update or when the transaction will happen? I simply want my request to be put in the blockchain. It has really been a long time and I am worried. Please just let me know what is the problem and when I can expect a resolution please?

Regards,

David

Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 9:07 PM
From: "Marcos from Paxful"
To: xxx@null.net
Subject: Re: RE: Delay Sending?

Ok, I will check with the responsible.

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On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 05:05 AM, "dw2xx9xxx" wrote:

Jun 16, 2016
Sending to 3DVyMuytzEwpU7Z7tJ2QKbqVNhvPNU887b $196.14 $2.64​

0.2558 BTC

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 05:02 AM, "Marcos" wrote:

How much in bitcoins was sent?

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 05:01 AM, "dw2xx9xxx" wrote:

Hello,

It's been 1 hour and 15 minutes since your reply but still nothing has happened with my transaction. Can you please check again can advise an estimate when it will be sent and if it is still OK? I am a bit worried.

Jun 16, 2016
Sending to 3DVyMuytzEwpU7Z7tJ2QKbqVNhvPNU887b $196.14 $2.64

Thanks,

Davids

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 03:44 AM, "dw2xx9xxx" wrote:

Thank you very much foir your quick reply!

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 03:43 AM, "Marcos" wrote:

Hello, it was a small problem on Bitgo side but everything is fine now, please be patient you transaction is on the queue and will be send soon.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 03:41 AM, "dw2xx9xxx" wrote:

Hello, I sent BTC from my account over 30 minutes ago and it has not been sent? Can you please advise what the delay is and what is happening?

Jun 16, 2016
Sending to 3DxxxxxxU7Z7tJ2QKxxxxxxxU887b $196.14 $2.64

Thank you very much!

Ip:46.116.202.224

[paxful scam]

THIS WAS FINALLY SENT - 13 HOURS LATER. -- THEY DIDN'T STEAL BUT IT WAS A NIGHTMARE!!!

[camelson]

THIS WAS FINALLY SENT - 13 HOURS LATER. -- THEY DIDN'T STEAL BUT IT WAS A NIGHTMARE!!!

in your case the situation was different, you sent your money which you didn't received, may be a blockchain issue or something happened like that. But the here people are talking about something else.
probably this might be the thing

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"

So if you are not using any 2FA please start using it from today otherwise you will loose your money.

[mcb1221]

THIS WAS FINALLY SENT - 13 HOURS LATER. -- THEY DIDN'T STEAL BUT IT WAS A NIGHTMARE!!!

what is the point of this??
are you advertising this site , here the thread is completely discussing on other aspect of paxful my friends have used it and they have go scammed as the funds were sent to different address.

[opticbit]

Issue seems to have been with bitgo

bitgo is a multisig wallet service.

bitfinex recently had some issues with bitgo.

paxful has explained that their bitgo setup is not the same as bitfinex setup.

I have not had any issues with paxful.

[Paybis]

We operate on Paxful from very beginning, had 2FA activated and never had any problems.

There has been a lot of phishing websites simulating Paxful, thus your user credentials might have been easily leaked.

[Adamsmit556]

I've made commerce via iTunes gift card, even with my own credit/debit -Visa cards on multiple times and I never end up tricked.   

[midooo]

paxful is big scam and this paybis who control in it bitcoin also is bullshit currency
tomorrow it will be down like lr

[Adamsmit556]

paxful is big scam and this paybis who control in it bitcoin also is bullshit currency
tomorrow it will be down like lr

lol, stop whining, use 2FA.