olowshinenine (OP)
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June 08, 2017, 12:51:44 AM |
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Hello
I tried to buy 2000 USD worth of bitcoin the other day. I followed the instructions set forth by this company. After 24 hours of going back and forth with various reps or robots ( i am not sure if they are human or not ), taking selfies with receipts and ids I have been told my transaction is "being reviewed by the compliance department".
Upon further investigation i find out one of their staff members "John MacPherson" AKA HORUS was part of the Cryptsy daboggle. Did I just lose my 2000 USD to a scam site? If so are there any other people who have been scammed by this company? Any action steps to take for recourse?
Also how do I buy bitcoin safely other than BTMs? I am really hoping I did not lose this money.
Thanks for your help
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crashoveride54902
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June 08, 2017, 12:55:40 AM |
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Hello
I tried to buy 2000 USD worth of bitcoin the other day. I followed the instructions set forth by this company. After 24 hours of going back and forth with various reps or robots ( i am not sure if they are human or not ), taking selfies with receipts and ids I have been told my transaction is "being reviewed by the compliance department".
Upon further investigation i find out one of their staff members "John MacPherson" AKA HORUS was part of the Cryptsy daboggle. Did I just lose my 2000 USD to a scam site? If so are there any other people who have been scammed by this company? Any action steps to take for recourse?
Also how do I buy bitcoin safely other than BTMs? I am really hoping I did not lose this money.
Thanks for your help
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olowshinenine (OP)
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June 08, 2017, 01:31:51 AM |
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Okay is this a hunch or have you been a victim as well.
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June 09, 2017, 02:59:15 PM |
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I am in exactly the same situation since noon yesterday for $2500
Last week I have used them twice in BTC downtrend situation and was no problem, no Compliance department, no delay!
I am pretty sure you gone have your coin to the address when they gone get something else other then fees out your real dollar!
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frowsiter
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June 09, 2017, 04:31:11 PM |
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You guys kidding or what? You realise that you speaking about 2000 dollar plus money you just loss. How can you take it so casually? This is insane that how can someone trust a company where you investing big amounts of money. This is not good start and end either. There are so money well known companies out there to invest in it buy bitcoins from.
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btccashacc
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June 09, 2017, 10:57:50 PM
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Seriously op 2000 dollars?? And the guy above 2500 dollars? Well first of all i'm so sorry for your lost but honestly this is my first time heard this service, i don't know is it just me or... never heard this site before, you guys why not using popular service like coinbase or maybe local exchanger on your country it is better than trusting a new company, 2k dollars is such a huge amount for me, if you want to buy bitcoin please using a trusted companny like coinbase.
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June 09, 2017, 11:10:11 PM
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Sorry guys for you lose but WTF you guys doing why would anyone ever just throw $2000 without make sure first it is safe ! and it is not because the
lack of trusted BTC seller because there is a lot of trusted seller . send $2000 then ask if it is gonna be safe is not good at all because you should have
asked yourself this question before you send it . I am sorry to say that but as long as people like you guys out there , there is no reason for scammers
to stop scam . it is just too easy for them .
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arwin100
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June 09, 2017, 11:17:37 PM |
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I don't know what are you thinking for trusting them for such a huge money and why the fuck came to your mind to used them while theirs coinbase where we can trust the most if we want to buy some bitcoins and look what happen now you have been compromised, This should be a best lesson so that people might gonna learn for this and next time same as you they could try to deal with legal sites outhere.
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Dmitry.Vastov
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June 10, 2017, 12:50:26 AM |
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They would thank you for free money. I think this is High yield investment program(HYIP). Don't expect too much that they will give back the btc you send to them because the chances are 0%. You can cry if you want. But you can't get your btc back. Make a better research first before jumping into investments. Or better avoid all HYIP. Btc is very expensive these days. You can't just entrust it to anyone.
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hello_good_sir
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June 10, 2017, 01:40:03 AM |
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You most likely have lost your money. I have never heard of this site prior to this issue raised by you and I've been involved in crypto for at least 4 years now. Site looks good but design can't be trusted. Sorry but you shouldn't have trusted some random entity over the Internet eith so much cash.
Use localbitcoins next time, you are protected by their in built escrow and you are dealing with other people. Launch a scam accusation if their support does not respond so that others know that this is a scam as well.
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June 11, 2017, 08:16:07 AM |
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We have bought from them on and off because their site was the only one that would load on one of our smartphones in the location that we had a small sub-office set up. They were fine and John was the one dev/bus that left Cryptsy 8 weeks before the funds transfer that started the investigations.
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Oralmat
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June 11, 2017, 08:17:44 AM |
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Seriously op 2000 dollars?? And the guy above 2500 dollars? Well first of all i'm so sorry for your lost but honestly this is my first time heard this service, i don't know is it just me or... never heard this site before, you guys why not using popular service like coinbase or maybe local exchanger on your country it is better than trusting a new company, 2k dollars is such a huge amount for me, if you want to buy bitcoin please using a trusted companny like coinbase.
Doing research is a great way to find things out, but following through and getting the correct information is another real net trick. We do not do business that will send up red flags, like buying $2500 in Bitcoin as a first transaction. Many people are creating scam sites just to get bitcoins from innocent people. |
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olowshinenine (OP)
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June 13, 2017, 12:57:10 AM |
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Thanks for the replies everyone. Clearly I made a big mistake. Lesson learned. Unfortunately it does not look like there is any recourse for me.
According to the secretary of states website in florida genitrust has filed annually since the company was founded by robert genito. I am not sure if this is a sign of a credible firm or not but I can only keep my fingers crossed.
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olowshinenine (OP)
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June 13, 2017, 10:30:09 AM |
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I would like to end this thread and inform everyone my order was fulfilled by this company. I am not going to use them again simply because they asked me for things I was lead to believe I would not have to provide to fulfill the transaction. It was also very big scare.
Honestly I do not think my order would have been fulfilled if another member on this forum had not contacted wall of coins for me. His clout must have helped
I think from now on I am going to BTMs and face to face for cash transactions, maybe try local bit coins.
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khufuking
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June 13, 2017, 03:33:54 PM
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It is really great to see that you have got your money . But what about the other guy ? any info about him got his money ? I really hope he do . take care next time  |
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June 13, 2017, 04:00:34 PM |
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You can lock this thread if your problem was solved but next time just use one of the well known exchange platforms like bitstamp and coinbase. I have never heard of this wall of coins before.
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December 12, 2017, 03:32:16 AM |
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frowsiter, to be frank, it's also likely that this is simply brand tarnishing. Look at *every* company related to bitcoin, and you will find that there are all sorts of agents claiming that all bitcoin-related companies are scams. These agents will do anything to keep *you* and everyone else away from buying bitcoin. Heck, before, it was "bitcoin" itself that was a scam. Remember? I am the project director for Wall of Coins, and I oversee and witness that we do take care of *everyone*. Wall of Coins is one of the most legitimate market places out there. The #1 goal is to be BOTH the easiest and quickest place to get coins INTO your exact possession and wallet. We are unmatched in this area |
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December 12, 2017, 07:44:19 PM |
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great info here. I have decided to try using them for a small amount. So far it has been an hour since I made my deposit. I'll update here with the outcome.
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January 16, 2018, 08:09:17 AM |
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They lost me much more than 2000 dollars. They are a scam. They also ask for all sort of IDs for transactions over 2000$. They are a scam. Stay away from them.
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