Is miningunited.com a SCAM, turning .1 bitcoins into .137 for almost free?

[bennett616]

.......... Defo scam.......... :/

Andy B

[bennett616]

Would it scale the same, and turn your .02 into 0.0274? If so, let me know. And let me know what the timeframe is like.

Have you not read any of the later comments on this post dude? The site has gone now. Due too US government/scam :/

Andy B

[TitanBTC]

We need a more organized way of confirming the validity of bitcoin sites, like Angie's list for bitcoin.  Anyone know of such a thing?

[bennett616]

We need a more organized way of confirming the validity of bitcoin sites, like Angie's list for bitcoin.  Anyone know of such a thing?

Hmmm i will see what I can do on http://www.freebitcointips.co.uk/

Andy B

[feeling2011]

Simple rule. If it's easy to get money, it's a scam.

sure!

[bithermit]

Only 85 BTCs?

Yeah, it's BS. I'm 39% of that and I haven't received anything, nor do I expect to receive anything. Contact the FBI and file a complaint, he can enjoy his bitcoin in prison.

Ok.. I can now testify that Mining United is a scam. Condor335 cannot possibly be owed 39% of the remaining 85 BTC because Mining United owes me 74.5 BTC.

I'm the guy who purchased packages of 0.5x40 & 0.5x20 & 0.5x60 from Mining United. The Transactions on the blockchain are:

a27169774bc9d190a6323ceb3cef78a188f96386ab6b02594626a5c2240d2975

fcae21dd41505d3506da6f0f8aa4fb337bf647140b8517e4de36e47929e2c5f1

064e1272947274d27a08823c3a56be9d440bef23f13f6be6196ccf94cb974eb7

a27169774bc9d190a6323ceb3cef78a188f96386ab6b02594626a5c2240d2975

4d5629ddf673ff2321e5f4f443e9bc5a041e547d9f41141945b165848295de91

533926b3d4c573312633d8b761792b39fe59cfd66e9cb8e16ee9053e3bd3b9bd

35598826a3221549cf299aebe703525b32676d0b0372bc5a195ad2b247105725

a9a835fa50e83606f881764f5f0c9bc1a3602999ab0239ded59ec8d827b3c0f2

First, I got an automated reply saying that I'll be given a 100% refund. Now, upon mailing Mining United's gmail address, there isnt even an automated reply anymore.


From the above transactions, 4 BTC was to be returned yesterday. I am now responsible for feeding this guys children & i'm afraid that I'll be the cause of bringing more people like him into this world.


I can live with this loss. But I would like to see this guy be brought to justice. So, I'm offering a 50 BTC bounty on this guys head to anyone who can get me my BTC back.

[tysat]

Only 85 BTCs?

Yeah, it's BS. I'm 39% of that and I haven't received anything, nor do I expect to receive anything. Contact the FBI and file a complaint, he can enjoy his bitcoin in prison.

Ok.. I can now testify that Mining United is a scam. Condor335 cannot possibly be owed 39% of the remaining 85 BTC because Mining United owes me 74.5 BTC.

I'm the guy who purchased packages of 0.5x40 & 0.5x20 & 0.5x60 from Mining United. The Transactions on the blockchain are:

a27169774bc9d190a6323ceb3cef78a188f96386ab6b02594626a5c2240d2975

fcae21dd41505d3506da6f0f8aa4fb337bf647140b8517e4de36e47929e2c5f1

064e1272947274d27a08823c3a56be9d440bef23f13f6be6196ccf94cb974eb7

a27169774bc9d190a6323ceb3cef78a188f96386ab6b02594626a5c2240d2975

4d5629ddf673ff2321e5f4f443e9bc5a041e547d9f41141945b165848295de91

533926b3d4c573312633d8b761792b39fe59cfd66e9cb8e16ee9053e3bd3b9bd

35598826a3221549cf299aebe703525b32676d0b0372bc5a195ad2b247105725

a9a835fa50e83606f881764f5f0c9bc1a3602999ab0239ded59ec8d827b3c0f2

First, I got an automated reply saying that I'll be given a 100% refund. Now, upon mailing Mining United's gmail address, there isnt even an automated reply anymore.


From the above transactions, 4 BTC was to be returned yesterday. I am now responsible for feeding this guys children & i'm afraid that I'll be the cause of bringing more people like him into this world.


I can live with this loss. But I would like to see this guy be brought to justice. So, I'm offering a 50 BTC bounty on this guys head to anyone who can get me my BTC back.

If you don't get your BTC back I won't feel bad for you.

I called that this was a scam weeks ago.

[Birdy]

~$9000 loss, ouch
I tried my best to warn people about this.

Maybe you should open a bounty thread...

[keatonatron]

Only 85 BTCs?

Yeah, it's BS. I'm 39% of that and I haven't received anything, nor do I expect to receive anything. Contact the FBI and file a complaint, he can enjoy his bitcoin in prison.

Ok.. I can now testify that Mining United is a scam. Condor335 cannot possibly be owed 39% of the remaining 85 BTC because Mining United owes me 74.5 BTC.

I'm the guy who purchased packages of 0.5x40 & 0.5x20 & 0.5x60 from Mining United. The Transactions on the blockchain are:

a27169774bc9d190a6323ceb3cef78a188f96386ab6b02594626a5c2240d2975

fcae21dd41505d3506da6f0f8aa4fb337bf647140b8517e4de36e47929e2c5f1

064e1272947274d27a08823c3a56be9d440bef23f13f6be6196ccf94cb974eb7

a27169774bc9d190a6323ceb3cef78a188f96386ab6b02594626a5c2240d2975

4d5629ddf673ff2321e5f4f443e9bc5a041e547d9f41141945b165848295de91

533926b3d4c573312633d8b761792b39fe59cfd66e9cb8e16ee9053e3bd3b9bd

35598826a3221549cf299aebe703525b32676d0b0372bc5a195ad2b247105725

a9a835fa50e83606f881764f5f0c9bc1a3602999ab0239ded59ec8d827b3c0f2

First, I got an automated reply saying that I'll be given a 100% refund. Now, upon mailing Mining United's gmail address, there isnt even an automated reply anymore.


From the above transactions, 4 BTC was to be returned yesterday. I am now responsible for feeding this guys children & i'm afraid that I'll be the cause of bringing more people like him into this world.


I can live with this loss. But I would like to see this guy be brought to justice. So, I'm offering a 50 BTC bounty on this guys head to anyone who can get me my BTC back.

If you don't get your BTC back I won't feel bad for you.

I called that this was a scam weeks ago.

+1.

I wish I could get the 50BTC bounty though. I did get your BTC back before you sent it--you just failed to listen 

[wiser]

I like to think I'm smarter than that... but I fell for it too, to the tune of 0.55 BTC.  Not much, but painful because it represented all the BTC I'd earned and a few I'd bought.

In retrospect it should have been obvious--the protestations to say it was a scam so they could prove it wasn't, the warnings about how all those gambling sites will rob you blind (projection?) even while the website author apparently had a Satoshi Dice habit all along, and finally those dubious terms of service which basically translate to say "We can (and will) cut and run at any time."

The guy clearly knew what he was doing, though, because unlike a lot of scam websites, he actually worked hard to make this one look and act legit--everything from posting the percentage of the server taken up, to not allowing new customers for hours at a time, to answering emails in a way that was reassuring, having a strong presence on forums such as this one...

Ultimately, the reason I fell for it has to do with a unique feature of Bitcoin--the fact that it is mined into circulation.  If someone had told me "Send me $25 and I'll send you back $30," I would have said "Yeah, right!" and moved on.  But with the Bitcoin mining process, it at least sounded plausible.  However, as people have pointed out earlier on this thread, the mining math absolutely did not work out, and that was the part I failed to understand.  They say the lottery is a tax on people who can't do math; I guess Mining United turned out to be a tax on those of us who don't have a thorough grasp on how Bitcoin mining actually works--only we're not going to be seeing beautiful parks and recreation areas anytime soon.

In any case, painful, but valuable lesson.  Here is what I learned.

1.  Be sure to have a thorough understanding of every step of the process before putting any money into it.  In other words, take the time to do your homework first.

2.  Don't be so eager to "get in on the ground floor."  I actually did receive one payout, but as someone else also pointed out, getting a pay out does not prove something is not a scam.  It could just mean you got in before it all fell apart, or that you're being enticed to put more in that won't come back.

3.  Don't try some radical new investment right after having a baby!  Those hormones really do affect your brain.  Now I knew better than that, and still did it anyway.  Yes, he will be three weeks old on Tuesday :-)

4.  Never believe you're too intelligent to be taken in.  It happens to the best of us from time to time.

I'm not going to beat myself up.  I know the Bitcoin I lost can be replaced.  Hopefully I will be wiser next time...  I am sorry for all of you who mentioned losing much more than I did.  Hopefully the experience won't be wasted on you either.

I love the idea of an Angie's List for legitimate Bitcoin opportunities.  I would actually like to find some solid and legitimate ways to invest Bitcoins I do earn so that my account can grow.  It would be cool if there was a way to buy a few stocks in some of those new and promising Bitcoin ventures.

And I still think Bitcoin is a wonderful concept...

[Feedeer]

Not sure if this has been posted or not but here is a transaction for 100BTC sent to SatoshiDice yesterday- from MU address.

https://blockchain.info/tx/33ca3a9420f863f10d091bee19c12e6d31ee1f95e08cac3337f65790eb157b31

MU is not mining service... MU is big scammer and every deposit from ppl they use for gambling  

and now btccheap is dissapear hohohoho...

just for lessons dont trust any site that use mining service or whatever like MU, it will be SCAM ponzi scheme

[fireforce]

Simple rule. If it's easy to get money, it's a scam.

 True, true and true

[AzureEngineer]

This is the definition of a Ponzi scheme. Nothing more, nothing less. How do people keep falling for this shit?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponzi_scheme

[jipper3691]

honestly the "i told you so mob on here are insufferable"  specially bitpop whatever his name is...contribute in a way that benefits or assists those scammed or dont bother at all...there is not one of you "know it all's" that hasnt been scammed in your lives(or your a liar) at some stage over some deal or another... so give it a rest...my tuppenceworth is mining united had more than one login here on this forum touting his plausability...read between the lines boys.. and someone ...will catch up with him..

[BurtW]

Post #526 in this thread:

Would it scale the same, and turn your .02 into 0.0274? If so, let me know. And let me know what the timeframe is like.

Post #2 from this thread:

Would it scale the same, and turn your .02 into 0.0274? If so, let me know. And let me know what the timeframe is like.

Signus == laterill == sock puppets?

It is not like you were not warned, post #3 in this thread:

according to this thread the "payouts" don't appear on the blockchain, so most probably a scam:

http://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinMining/comments/1ci7ur/is_mining_worth_starting_this_late_in_the_game/c9gqn7i

And my first two posts.  I was a bit late to the party but I did try to help as many people as I could learn from my past mistakes:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=179917.msg2037715#msg2037715
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=179917.msg2037808#msg2037808

This is not "I told you so" it is "Many, many people told you so - many times"

[Mitchell]

Post #526 in this thread:

Would it scale the same, and turn your .02 into 0.0274? If so, let me know. And let me know what the timeframe is like.

Post #2 from this thread:

Would it scale the same, and turn your .02 into 0.0274? If so, let me know. And let me know what the timeframe is like.

Signus == laterill == sock puppets?

A mod told me that they are some kind of bots. Like a few pages back. The mod said you should report them.

[jipper3691]

yes burt your posts have been consistant and informative, but unfortunately not all to your standards and many resoundingly "I told you so" just being repeated for the sake of it.. i for one waded in and after 10 min realised i had not done due diligence..it was then i discovered this forum. Most folk if like me will have only discovered your valueable insights after the fact so please realise it is condescending and insulting to assume people ignored advice genuinely offered on the forum. It is fundamentally a misunderstanding of the typical usage pattern of a forum with ref to the issue itself and perhaps an apology to the users that did not follow your implied sequence of events might be in order.

[BurtW]

I feel bad for those that invested before they read this thread.  I don't feel so bad for those that invested after reading this thread.  I feel really bad for those that defended the ponzi in this thread - as I know from personal experience what that is like.

[jipper3691]

absolutely burtw... fair comment

[blueblade123]

Has anyone besides me gotten a refund yet?