BEWARE!! POTENTIAL SCAMMER GATHERING PERSONAL DETAILS AND BTC WEALTH OF MEMBERS

[Rampion]

There's something very fishy going on in this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=231878.0

A newbie who registered today is offering FREE ASICs to Hero Members. When contacted by PM, here is his reply:

Name and address. And would you be interested in buying a asic after your sample? If so how many BTC you have?

He is clearly trying to gather personal info, together with BTC wealth, of members of these forums. When I requested him to ship to a P.O. Box, he obviously refused.

Please mods take a look on that, it doesn't look good at all.

[NoBit]

IRS finally found the forum

[RodeoX]

That is fishy. What business would ask you how much money you have? 

[Vod]

That is fishy. What business would ask you how much money you have? 

Many surveys ask for your household income.  They need to know if you are worth contacting for sales.

[Rampion]

That is fishy. What business would ask you how much money you have? 

Many surveys ask for your household income.  They need to know if you are worth contacting for sales.

You are right, but this is obviously not the case.

[grue]

Name and address. And would you be interested in buying a asic after your sample? If so how many BTC you have?

just give him your work address and a bogus name. say you have 21 million BTC (you were very early adopter ).

[Rampion]

Name and address. And would you be interested in buying a asic after your sample? If so how many BTC you have?

just give him your work address and a bogus name. say you have 21 million BTC (you were very early adopter ).

Guy refused to ship to PO Box or to a public place as expected. Stupid and obvious scammer, but kinda creepy...

[ironcross360]

lol I didnt give him my address yet

[Kruniac]

Name and address. And would you be interested in buying a asic after your sample? If so how many BTC you have?

just give him your work address and a bogus name. say you have 21 million BTC (you were very early adopter ).

Guy refused to ship to PO Box or to a public place as expected. Stupid and obvious scammer, but kinda creepy...

Maybe he's collecting addresses for a series of for-hire house robberies?

[greyhawk]

That is fishy. What business would ask you how much money you have?  

The business of gathering names/adresses of gullible idiots. It helps determining if a fullblown scam attempt on the target is worthwhile.

[RodeoX]

That is fishy. What business would ask you how much money you have?  

The business of gathering names/adresses of gullible idiots. It helps determining if a fullblown scam attempt on the target is worthwhile.

Oh, ok. as long as there is a reason.

Richard Easymark
1832 Phishing way
Madison, WI 63521

 

[Rampion]

Well, now it's officially a scam. The "free ASIC" guy is now blackmailing those who were retard enough to give him their personal details. Man, you really have to be a retard to do that.

Source: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=231878.msg2452524#msg2452524

[greyhawk]

See? Told you guys.

[Rampion]

See? Told you guys.

Sometimes I think we are very lucky... Because most of scammers are so fucking amateurish... I mean, everybody could see he was a scammer from the very first message. Asking "how many BTC do you have".... Come on. They don't put ANY effort to make their scam believable.

[Kruniac]

That's not the most pathetic attempt at extortion, but it's close.

First of all, the amount of manpower it would take to order drugs from Silk Road and time the report so the package gets intercepted would be insane.

Secondly, the PM itself (as well as the scam report) is even more deniability in case someone were to get slapped with a CD (Controlled Delivery).

The IRS doesn't move on random reports, unless it's from someone with some kind of pull or legal authority.

Carders only have minimal use for this kind of information. The same can be purchased in bulk for pennies.



Frankly, it's amateur hour here. No manipulation, no social interaction. Just some copypasta bullshit cold-calling. I hope he doesn't get even ONE out of everyone who responded.


*Edit* Would have been better off delegating some robberies, but these types of lazy people don't have the balls or contacts for that type of job.

[greyhawk]

See? Told you guys.

Sometimes I think we are very lucky... Because most of scammers are so fucking amateurish... I mean, everybody could see he was a scammer from the very first message. Asking "how many BTC do you have".... Come on. They don't put ANY effort to make their scam believable.

That's why they do their thing in the newbie forums. There's been going on lots more of the sort. The wild eyed enthusiastic youngsters are all "It's free, dude, and if he doesn't send, no harm done, no loss." This one you found soon enough and people actually read your warning for once. Usually the marks scramble head over heels to be fucked over.

[Rampion]

That's not the most pathetic attempt at extortion, but it's close.

First of all, the amount of manpower it would take to order drugs from Silk Road and time the report so the package gets intercepted would be insane.

Secondly, the PM itself (as well as the scam report) is even more deniability in case someone were to get slapped with a CD (Controlled Delivery).

The IRS doesn't move on random reports, unless it's from someone with some kind of pull or legal authority.

Carders only have minimal use for this kind of information. The same can be purchased in bulk for pennies.



Frankly, it's amateur hour here. No manipulation, no social interaction. Just some copypasta bullshit cold-calling. I hope he doesn't get even ONE out of everyone who responded.

Do you know the saddest thing? That I believe that actually some retard actually sent him his real info, despite of the big red warning at the beginning of the thread, and at least a couple of mentally challenged guys will actually pay the scammer. That is really sad.

[Kruniac]

That's not the most pathetic attempt at extortion, but it's close.

First of all, the amount of manpower it would take to order drugs from Silk Road and time the report so the package gets intercepted would be insane.

Secondly, the PM itself (as well as the scam report) is even more deniability in case someone were to get slapped with a CD (Controlled Delivery).

The IRS doesn't move on random reports, unless it's from someone with some kind of pull or legal authority.

Carders only have minimal use for this kind of information. The same can be purchased in bulk for pennies.



Frankly, it's amateur hour here. No manipulation, no social interaction. Just some copypasta bullshit cold-calling. I hope he doesn't get even ONE out of everyone who responded.

Do you know the saddest thing? That I believe that actually some retard actually sent him his real info, despite of the big red warning at the beginning of the thread, and at least a couple of mentally challenged guys will actually pay the scammer. That is really sad.

Even I have to believe that no one will actually pay the man. Unless they're running some kind of crazy tax-dodging-terrorist-funding-child-porn-ring-with-drugs-and-guns, there's no reason to be that intimidated by potential exposure.

It doesn't surprise me that people sent the info. It's simple greed. Scammers can only target the greedy.