Hi there,
So I'm a newb. Consequently, I'm wearing a dunce cap. I was mugged by a lovely individual in Toronto to the tune of 5 BTC and $500. I made an interac transfer and poof. He's out. My bank is telling me that I have no recourse.
I would love to either get the 5 BTC or the $500 and exchange it for some identifying information in order to find this person and shame them in some funny, public way in the style of
http://www.419eater.comSo, quick background. I'm a freelance finance journalist in Toronto and after a few days of lurking around, I decided to pull the trigger and purchase some BTC to go through the whole experience. Some friends in the office wanted some too--so we decided to go to LocalBitcoins.com and find someone willing to sell either live or via interac in Toronto. Counter party was user "Duckie" with a previous positive review. We texted back and forth--his number is
+1 647 795 3222. Funds were accepted for 5 BTC and poof. A couple of hours later, a disconnected phone number and nothing, nada.
I have a header from the e-mail (his address is
premiumbtc@gmail.com) he sent confirming receipt of funds and alleging transfer of BTC:
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Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:00:12 -0400
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Subject: Re: 5 BTC - makksik
From: Premium Btc <premiumbtc@gmail.com>Any advice? I'm not sure if it would be appropriate but I'd really like to place this bounty on the identification of this person. I really believe in the power and potential of BTC but some examples have to be made of people like this--and I guess I've learnt a lesson as well.
This was my first transaction and I just feel so deluded and let down--Legit hit the ground running:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/qNPhVVjnoC0
