Este Nuno (OP)
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amarha
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May 17, 2013, 02:14:15 PM |
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I remember hearing a lot about these "Bitcoin Police" a year or two ago. But now it seems they have disappeared?
What happened?
Bitcoin is still full of rogues, scoundrels, and swindlers. Why aren't they doing their job?
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greyhawk
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May 17, 2013, 02:19:12 PM |
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I remember hearing a lot about these "Bitcoin Police" a year or two ago. But now it seems they have disappeared?
What happened?
Bitcoin is still full of rogues, scoundrels, and swindlers. Why aren't they doing their job?
Last I checked Bitcoin Police were a bunch of Australian dudes smoking BBQ and swilling beer, looking at a proxy-registered domain in WHOIS every few months and maybe portscanning a tornode if the weather was fine, predictably ending in "Nope, can't find 'im, mate! Cheers!" and some more drunkenness. |
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May 17, 2013, 02:47:54 PM |
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Last I checked Bitcoin Police were a bunch of Australian dudes smoking BBQ and swilling beer, looking at a proxy-registered domain in WHOIS every few months and maybe portscanning a tornode if the weather was fine, predictably ending in "Nope, can't find 'im, mate! Cheers!" and some more drunkenness.
Epic answer... I Broke two ribs, and my left leg, laughing so hard i fell straight off my chair, through the floor and smashed into the basement-concrete floor at such force the friction almost created a China-syndrome started to melt down to earth-core, but managed to grab hold of a water-pipe nearby... I'm fine now. But be careful next time ok, lives are at stake here! |
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Matthew N. Wright
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May 17, 2013, 02:50:14 PM |
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Due to an Internal affairs investigation, the Bitcoin Police were found to not be able to protect the bitcoin community (e.g. the internet) from fraud. This investigation ended in the resignation many Bitcoin Police officers, including Pirateat40 and Tom Williams. </sarcasm>
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May 17, 2013, 02:51:03 PM |
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I heard about them in 2011 and they even had their own website, saw them mentioned in some peoples' signatures too but that's about it.
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twobits
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May 17, 2013, 03:09:31 PM |
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I remember hearing a lot about these "Bitcoin Police" a year or two ago. But now it seems they have disappeared?
What happened?
Bitcoin is still full of rogues, scoundrels, and swindlers. Why aren't they doing their job?
Probably found it too hard to collect taxes ! On a more serious note, they were never anything official. |
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brb keeping up with the Kardashians
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May 17, 2013, 05:08:19 PM |
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Wouldn't matter one bit. I can make a thread and list every known scammer on this forum and people will STILL end up doing business with them.
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May 17, 2013, 05:12:46 PM |
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Wouldn't matter one bit. I can make a thread and list every known scammer on this forum and people will STILL end up doing business with them.
Scammers with scammers. Who I really miss is Bitlane, dood was awesome. He would be able to pin point and get under the skin of these scammers, and straight up get them scammer tagged. I recall paripan "something like that" called out another scammer, great job on both paripan and Bitlane. Tomatocage is up there with these two users as well. |
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You lead and I'll watch you walk away.
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May 17, 2013, 05:53:57 PM |
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Wasn't Matthew promoting the Bitcoin Police at one point?
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MWNinja
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May 17, 2013, 05:56:20 PM |
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They are alive and well in the "Red List" thread.
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Matthew N. Wright
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May 17, 2013, 05:57:03 PM |
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Wasn't Matthew promoting the Bitcoin Police at one point?
Oh no you di'unt! (I've never promoted them in any way shape or form.) |
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May 17, 2013, 07:22:54 PM |
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Wasn't Matthew promoting the Bitcoin Police at one point?
Oh no you di'unt! (I've never promoted them in any way shape or form.)LOL - that was a slower response than I expected. I thought you might be asleep. Hey, what was that guys name that started the BP idea. I think he lost money too. I can't remember. |
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Matthew N. Wright
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May 17, 2013, 07:37:41 PM |
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Wasn't Matthew promoting the Bitcoin Police at one point?
Oh no you di'unt! (I've never promoted them in any way shape or form.)LOL - that was a slower response than I expected. I thought you might be asleep. Hey, what was that guys name that started the BP idea. I think he lost money too. I can't remember. I don't know who *started* it, but I know that there were two very active members, both SomeoneWeird and MrTiggr. |
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May 17, 2013, 07:43:56 PM |
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Is that anything like the cyber police?
Consequences will never be the same!
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Matthew N. Wright
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May 17, 2013, 07:48:13 PM |
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Is that anything like the cyber police?
Consequences will never be the same!
I never did learn to backtrace someone. |
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stevegee58
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May 17, 2013, 07:48:57 PM |
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Is that anything like the cyber police?
Consequences will never be the same!
I never did learn to backtrace someone. Well then ya dun goofed. |
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May 17, 2013, 07:51:40 PM |
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May 17, 2013, 08:46:29 PM |
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Wasn't Matthew promoting the Bitcoin Police at one point?
Oh no you di'unt! (I've never promoted them in any way shape or form.)LOL - that was a slower response than I expected. I thought you might be asleep. Hey, what was that guys name that started the BP idea. I think he lost money too. I can't remember. I don't know who *started* it, but I know that there were two very active members, both SomeoneWeird and MrTiggr. That's right, SomeoneWeird is who I was thinking of. |
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May 17, 2013, 10:08:45 PM |
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I'm still here at least, though my only real success was getting A1BITCOINPOOL to pay up the 40 or so BTC he owed and tracking down the guy behind "HomelessJackie". I haven't been as active as I used to be. I do intend to start skiptracing regularly once I am financially-independent, which I hope is sometime shortly after my Avalons are delivered.
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Este Nuno (OP)
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May 18, 2013, 03:22:38 PM |
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I'm still here at least, though my only real success was getting A1BITCOINPOOL to pay up the 40 or so BTC he owed and tracking down the guy behind "HomelessJackie". I haven't been as active as I used to be. I do intend to start skiptracing regularly once I am financially-independent, which I hope is sometime shortly after my Avalons are delivered.
You tracked down the guy behind Homeless Jackie? Nice. I must of missed that. |
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