How many times have you've been scammed?

[HatakeKakashi]

I think less 10 only was scammed me before when I start in the world of Bitcoin I don't know before the investment site / hyip/ ponzi turning into scam . but as of now I didn't invest in the ponzi because its 100% scam. I also scam an altcoin I bought a coin before and then I cannot sell it after because the owner run. As of now I did not experience scam because before to buy a coin I will checked it if the coin is a legit not scam.

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[BellaBitBit]

So far none, thank goodness.  I don't keep everything in one wallet and make sure to have 2 factor auth for every exchange account.  There are more security measures I could take but I am lazy about it. 

[FlightyPouch]

Well, so far, thank god, i had never been scammed, i dont really trust my Bitcoins to other guys, I am really hesitant to invest my money. But, i want to invest it in guys that I know who is trustworthy, maybe with years of many investors. There are so many people or users here and I dont really trust most of them. It is not that I cant trust people at all, its just that I am really being careful.

[d@nte]

Once, in cloud mining. It's a problem that many users go through at the beginning. It was not something related to the site closing and running away with the funds or something... The mining difficulty went up a lot and the value of the hashpower I was holding fell. So, I'm not sure if this can be considered scam, it's more like a bad investment.

It most likely was a scam, but it would be easier if you just say what "cloud mining" site you were using. It's very easy for fraudulent cloud mining sites to change (lower) their payouts according to the higher difficulty. It's also very easy to up their maintenance fees insanely till the level where you barely profit from "found blocks". The block halving is another welcome aspect of them as they only have to pay out 50% of what they used to pay out.

The site was hashnest. It is one of the only services with a hashmarket, but there is also too much manipulation. This was before the halving, late last year, but the mining difficulty was rising like crazy. First and last cloud mining experience.

[nejibens]

Since many months ago, when i started with Bitcoin world, i deposited some Bitcoin amount with a site which call itself as "cloud mining" program, then after some weeks the site close its doors and scammed people.
Luckily i deposited just small amount of Btc there.
But the i got the lesson and then i don't invest any amount in this ponzi schemes which pop up online daily.

[john2231]

Mostly before we can easily scam by someone here and other forums but now it is hard to scam since many people are preventing ponzi scam here in our forum unlike before that they are also have signature campaign here with those ponzi and cloud mining sites..
I experience of scam both ponzi investment nad cloud mining before.. since my earnings is from faucet all of my savings from faucet earnings invested in 2 different scam site.  i learn in this forum and i do not let trust those sites again..

[ufaiz50]

I've been through a lot of scams, cause I have long been in the online world. Not only of bitcoin but also when buying website, template, GA, items game etc. for investments for individuals during this time I have never been scammed because I am quite selective in choosing people.

[clickerz]

I've been through a lot of scams, cause I have long been in the online world. Not only of bitcoin but also when buying website, template, GA, items game etc. for investments for individuals during this time I have never been scammed because I am quite selective in choosing people.

Me too, since we are dealing online it is like gambling that sometimes  you have to take risks. We trust too much on people we met online that is why I learned my lessons already.Just always be aware of the red flags especially on HYIP's almost all are scam.They don't last always when the funds coming in dries up.

[Watsuji]

I've been scammed twice, buying items which were then never sent. Not for a lot of money but it has made me extra careful about using money online

[Positid]

I've been scammed twice, buying items which were then never sent. Not for a lot of money but it has made me extra careful about using money online

Most of us when we are newbie has experience being scammed online, it's normal maybe especially when we are attracted with investment that gives us a good return, they are mostly the scammers in this world of crypto. But with your experience being scam buying online, I guess it's easy to avoid that, just only buy in a reputable store.

[abel1337]

I've been scammed twice, buying items which were then never sent. Not for a lot of money but it has made me extra careful about using money online

Most of us when we are newbie has experience being scammed online, it's normal maybe especially when we are attracted with investment that gives us a good return, they are mostly the scammers in this world of crypto. But with your experience being scam buying online, I guess it's easy to avoid that, just only buy in a reputable store.

when I was a newbie my first 3 months was a struggle for me, I was scammed almost 90 $ by just finding my way of earning. Im using bitcoin for 1year and i earned a large profit from it. My 90$ was retured i  just 1 day by just playing gambling games. Im happy That I dont give up easily on bitcoin. Even i was scammed too many times i gained it back fastly when i know How can I earn bitcoins

[Yuuto]

Too many times.

I have been scammed so many times in the crypto world that i have lost track counting. I usually just forget about the small scams and move on, while the big scams that run away with thousands of user bitcoins are the ones that would hit me the most personally because i would have likely also been invested in that site.

[sevendust777]

When i started using bitcoin i first joined HYIP it started smoothly paying me double..
I was really happy since it was my 1st, just invested and doubled my btc... I have no idea bout those HYIP's..
I just know that i'm making money real easy... In just less than a month it stopped paying... I was really frustrated..
Almost all  i earned gone.. But still i joined other Hyip's and doublers i was addicted to it until i met someone who is to
altcoin trading and helped me.. Now i'm happy with altcoin trading though there are many shyt coins out there and scammed
me sometimes.. lol... i love risk though...

I've been scammed many times but still positive here... If you win you will be happy...
If you lose, you will be wise.... happy earnings everyone...

[coynedterm]

What are your bad experiences in bitcoin? Not just scammed by other users it could also include HYIP, Cloud mining scams, investment scams, etc. I know it's a bad thing that happened, I think it's better to share them here so you could vent out on what you are feeling.

Feel free to post anything.

I am scammed by about 10 times . The first time I was scammed by a person who did not release money after get Bitcoin and secondly I am scammed by many cloudmining sites including hashocean .

[Invulner]

When i started using bitcoin i first joined HYIP it started smoothly paying me double..
I was really happy since it was my 1st, just invested and doubled my btc... I have no idea bout those HYIP's..
I just know that i'm making money real easy... In just less than a month it stopped paying... I was really frustrated..
Almost all  i earned gone.. But still i joined other Hyip's and doublers i was addicted to it until i met someone who is to
altcoin trading and helped me.. Now i'm happy with altcoin trading though there are many shyt coins out there and scammed
me sometimes.. lol... i love risk though...

I've been scammed many times but still positive here... If you win you will be happy...
If you lose, you will be wise.... happy earnings everyone...

All HYIPs are ponzis, i hope you realise that. Doublers are also all ponzis. Nothing without proof of what their business model is and especially with such a high promised return rate is sustainable and should not be trusted.

But yes, this is a problem with bitcoin being irreversible. It is the preferred method of payment now for the HYIP industry, just after Payza and Perfectmoney. Every time you get scammed, you become better at not getting scammed. Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

[FaucetRank.com]

I was scammed by tow cloud mining that time I was new to the cloud mining. I lost approx 50-60 Dollars.
After that I never invested in any cloud mining Ponzi schemes.

[FlightyPouch]

I was scammed by tow cloud mining that time I was new to the cloud mining. I lost approx 50-60 Dollars.
After that I never invested in any cloud mining Ponzi schemes.

Well you are lucky that it is just approximately 50 to 60 dollars. Some of the bitcoin users here lost almost a thousand or.maybe a hundred thousand. Why some people here are so not trustworthy.

[Rahar02]

What are your bad experiences in bitcoin? Not just scammed by other users it could also include HYIP, Cloud mining scams, investment scams, etc. I know it's a bad thing that happened, I think it's better to share them here so you could vent out on what you are feeling.

Feel free to post anything.

So far so good here, I always consider and do many research before invest on some sites in case I could loss and try not too hurry decide it. I've read many posts in this forum about those scam and others way to tricks you, so I won't believe on easy money to earn by investing money which could double it, seems such as scam for me 

[serjent05]

Well, So far, I haven't been scammed   (and I hope I will never be), but I can tell you that greed and enthusiasm can drive people to trust scammers and throw their money off to them.

ONCE  

Though I can't really say it's been scammed. lol.
There was one time, over a year back, where I got to talking with a guy I've seen around on some site we've both been playing at. He was probably winning a good amount as he just suddenly gave me about $90 worth of bitcoin at the time. Then he got to talking that he was the owner of some cloud mining/hyip site and I should invest with him so I could make some money.
I was like, 'What the heck, sure, it's his money anyway.' So I went and invested $30.  
Not even a week after, no one's heard from him again. and I never saw a trace of those 30 bucks again..
(Quite a sad story,huh.   )  Haha.
Anyway, that was the only time I invested in those kinds of things.(that I can remember)

Slummy Bastard! Do you call that a scam? (who scammed who? you or him). And where did those $60 go?! (Although, I still don't understand why would he run with $30 bucks only?! I mean he could have made you invest more by giving you some profits at first, then take your bigger investment and run off. Really seems like you scammed him )

It was a scam, since he invested in that cloud mining and cloudmining company ran.  The $90 is out of context on that scam action.  It was clear that it was given to him.  So by principle it is his money already.  And the money he decided to invest ($30) has gone like a wind.  Without any trace .

[BONGGA]

Hmmm every day