changenow.io - Review?

[Polina_ChangeNOW]

With regards to the cyber_pinoy situation:

Cyber_pinoy is our Arabic translator. He is upset that his whitepaper translation was rejected.
We have already discussed this matter in our PMs. All our translations are proofread by outsourced native speakers. I have explained to cyber_pinoy that our Arabic proofreader said that his translation was not acceptable. I have offered him a compliment for his work anyway and tried to negotiate with him for a full pay our translators get and that offer still stands, by the way. We reserve the right to reject any work offered to us, be it a bounty article or a translation job.

[ni23457]

With regards to the cyber_pinoy situation:

Cyber_pinoy is our Arabic translator. He is upset that his whitepaper translation was rejected.
We have already discussed this matter in our PMs. All our translations are proofread by outsourced native speakers. I have explained to cyber_pinoy that our Arabic proofreader said that his translation was not acceptable. I have offered him a compliment for his work anyway and tried to negotiate with him for a full pay our translators get and that offer still stands, by the way. We reserve the right to reject any work offered to us, be it a bounty article or a translation job.

Explain please why you fled your office a week ago? (as soon as Russian sites wrote about your illegal activities)
St. Petersburg, Ligovsky prospect, 50, building 13, office 28
Why, when someone calls +7 812 646-96-32, Konstantin Brumm refuses to give a new address?

Konstantin Brumm is CEO of Evercode at now when Roman Lapin is founder of Evercode(and CEO of ChangeNOW) but both work together. Evercode is developer of ChangeNOW (Investigation topic: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4647308.0 )
https://evercodelab.com/
EVERCODE LAB Ltd
OGRN: 1137847068017
INN: 7804502846
Legal address: St. Petersburg, Brianceva str, 7, office 613
Founders:
50% Sergeev Petr Konstantinovich (Also this person is "Lead Developer, is a blockchain enthusiast..." (the information from NOW token WhitePaper ))
14.02.2013 , INN 471421285013
50% Lapin Roman Dmitrievich
14.02.2013 , INN 290131772518
CEO
Brumm Konstanin Aleksandrovich
22.02.2018, INN 471505717005

You call yourself a legitimate business. Why do you run away from your office and keep the new address a secret? What are you afraid of? After all, you have everything under the law and Russian police will protect you. So what is the problem?

[matej krkic]

I have some problems with my eyesight. Can't read the question. Could you use a bigger font, Mr. Scammer?

And why do you use your shill @bitcoinewman for that? Do you think it will help to pass KYC?

[JollyGood]

It seems to be pretty new. Like less than a week. I want to sell BTG here, but looks very unreliable. Spelling errors, broken pages. Any one have any good experience with this?

I cant sell it in any other place. No wallet accepts deposit. How do I sell now?

I will not bother visiting their website to check what they are doing. This scam link is enough to convince me that these people are not to be trusted:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4619534.0;topicseen

[matej krkic]

It seems to be pretty new. Like less than a week. I want to sell BTG here, but looks very unreliable. Spelling errors, broken pages. Any one have any good experience with this?

I cant sell it in any other place. No wallet accepts deposit. How do I sell now?

I will not bother visiting their website to check what they are doing. This scam link is enough to convince me that these people are not to be trusted:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4619534.0;topicseen

Just read the whole topic and you'll understand that ni23457 was trying to cheat service by submitting fake ID two times.

[JollyGood]

Just read the whole topic and you'll understand that ni23457 was trying to cheat service by submitting fake ID two times.

Thank you for the post.

Though I did not read the whole threads associated with this exchange I did read the part where he sent of images from google to changenow. After reading what other users posted I still think their FAQ and T/Cs should be clear and the misleading selling point about being "anonymous and limitless" because that is the main reason people would go to them.

The fault in this situation lay with both parties. The OP sender really should have sent out 11 BTC in small batches because it was his first trade using this changenow website but if the website did not display the ridiculous "anonymous and limitless" nonsense then he probably would not have used them.

You are absolutely right, the OP should not have submitted fake ID. With changenow asking for documents and a video call to ascertain identity is an overkill. They should have released his funds to him the moment he queried why he had to send ID verification when they were supposed to be providing a service that was "anonymous and limitless". When he did not want to send his ID they should have returned his 11 BTC back to him but they did not and as it stands they have his 11 BTC and he has lost that money and paid for ads in this forum to advise people to stay away from that service.

If I were the OP I would probably not send my ID to these people after all the drama they caused with their overkill reaction. The solution? Well since he complained land got nowhere he should arrange for someone such as a friend or colleague to help out by sending their ID and them making the video call. Whatever he decided to do he should stay with the legal limits of the country he resides in and is a citizen of and not anything illegal. I hope he gets his 11 BTC back.

Changenow have lost credibility in my opinion and I will never use them. I avoid Shapeshift because of their bad reputation. I recommend only Changelly because I used them in the past and it was an excellent service.

[matej krkic]

Changelly??
You mean  these guys?

They have the most strict kyc policy from all exchangers.

[JollyGood]

Changelly??
You mean  these guys?

They have the most strict kyc policy from all exchangers.

Yes I mean Changelly.

I used them twice earlier this year, the transaction went smoothly. I sent no ID, they asked for no ID. I had no idea they even ask for AML/KYC at any point.

[matej krkic]

They do. For anonymous coins and “suspicious” transactions.

The fact is that it’s hard to do crypto-punk exchange business now. You are being penetrated from everywhere: partner exchanges ask for lots of legal papers, interpol/europol asks for information about different transactions related to scams etc etc etc.

This is the reality. Crypto is becaming less and less anonymous.

[JollyGood]

They do. For anonymous coins and “suspicious” transactions.

The fact is that it’s hard to do crypto-punk exchange business now. You are being penetrated from everywhere: partner exchanges ask for lots of legal papers, interpol/europol asks for information about different transactions related to scams etc etc etc.

This is the reality. Crypto is becaming less and less anonymous.

Thank you for highlighting that changelly as for ID verification. Maybe that has been implemented after I used their service.

Yes you are right, the reality is crypto is becoming less and less anonymous.

[matej krkic]

My point is that the exchangers are not willing to do that but they have to Just to stay in business

[ni23457]

You are absolutely right, the OP should not have submitted fake ID. With changenow asking for documents and a video call to ascertain identity is an overkill.

I did not send a fake ID.  I opened a Google images and sent them JPG file like this:

My young cute users, there is not one country in the world where JPG image sent by email could be called a document so I have the right to send any images I want



And it was absolutely the right decision. They are not a COMPANY, it's just a bunch of cowardly and dishonest people from Russia.

https://postimg.cc/image/i8a8z5nj5/
https://postimg.cc/image/odwzy37rl/
https://postimg.cc/image/b52djluz5/
https://postimg.cc/image/6j69bhmdd/
https://postimg.cc/image/9d9eoze9t

Only an idiot can take them seriously. Although I think it would be more correct if I photographed my ass and sent to them - maybe here was my mistake.

[SaeedKhan996]

This is not the only place to, You can sell somewhere else and maybe in future after some months when reviews come for changenow, then you can use it if the reviews were good.

[User44a]

After reading more about ChangeNow.io in the past couple of days I would say: Find another exchange coz they might ask for your ID, selfie and videocall later.
...they might even keep your money if you won't provide what they've asked for 

[JollyGood]

Changenow has a disastrous reputation, similar to Betking and Monaco.

Stay away from changenow https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4619534.0

[JollyGood]

After reading more about ChangeNow.io in the past couple of days I would say: Find another exchange coz they might ask for your ID, selfie and videocall later.
...they might even keep your money if you won't provide what they've asked for 

Please stay away from changenow scammers

[ni23457]

Dear forum users, excuse me for upping a topic with this shit. But these freaks disappeared from the forum and almost 3 months do not respond to my letters. Perhaps so, they will see my message.


I just ask you(ChangeNOW) to reply to the forum for what legal reason do you keep my money for 3 months?


You are just a group of Russian guys who bought an offshore company in Belize (cheapest and dirtiest offshore zone - 650 USD)

Earlier, you explained the impossibility of returning the money without documents to me because you are afraid that my money was stolen and you are afraid that you may have problems with Europol.

But as soon as it became known, you immediately disappeared from the forum:

At the same time, I was a customer of Changelly[actually parent of ChangeNOW, as it became known later] and have whitelisted account there and exchanged hundreds of bitcoins in recent months without any kind of KYC. (it's funny but they gave me whitelisted account after ChangeNOW's scam!) The fact is that I have 5-year-old crystal clear coins, so it never aroused suspicion from anyone.

That is, a company that is with you in the same city and which is very close to you has exchanged the amount ten times more without KYC and was not afraid of anything.

Therefore, how are you, a group of Russian guys with papers bought for $ 650, explain the refusal to make a refund? I will repeat. I do not need your exchange. I need my money back into the sender's wallet.
If you don't like me, then you can ban me. I will never use your service and cooperate with you anyway.

So explain. What is the reason to refuse me in refund? After all, you can no longer lie about the fear of Europol. Then why do you keep my money for 3 months? It is not your property to hold it. So why the hell are you keeping it illegally 3 months?

I sent this message to their PMs and emails. I hope they have a bit of decency to answer.

[Vizefog]

I just want to add that this guy doesn’t say much about what happened. So, he  sent a fake ID twice. He believes that this is a joke, so guys, I do not think that it is worth taking seriously what he tells us.

I decided that it was just a formality. I took an image with someone's passport from google-images and sent them.

In addition, when I became interested in his problem, it became clear to me that this person does not want to solve this problem legally. He categorically refuses to disclose his personal identity, which is suspicious of me. In addition, I explained to him that the exchange of 100 BCH is impossible without KYC. Since I do not agree with him, he considers me as a part of the exchange (very funny!) This is a way to get away from an awkward question.

You are a cheap whore already got an answer, but you don’t need it because you are a whore. You are here to repeat the same questions and get a penny for it.

Many of you have seen an banner for his thread of accusations here, and many consider this guy a hero who “exposed the scammers.” But I have my own point on his actions. I consider this blackmailing, to return coins without providing a real ID. Described in more detail in this article, where facts are gathered about how this guy spreads charges, using bots and shills, hidding the fact that he sent a fake twice.

https://medium.com/@arennathan9/changenow-scam-or-review-how-ni23457-blackmails-the-exchange-978c483ef81a

I hope that many of you use your brain to see that this is a problem of two sides. In addition, OP initiated a problem by sending fake. Therefore, I consider him the main culprit and I follow his actions.

[ni23457]

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You are a cheap whore already got an answer, but you don’t need it because you are a whore. You are here to repeat the same questions and get a penny for it.

matej krkic - full time troll of ChangeNOW scammers or just a cheap whore

[ACrow]

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You are a cheap whore already got an answer, but you don’t need it because you are a whore. You are here to repeat the same questions and get a penny for it.

matej krkic - full time troll of ChangeNOW scammers or just a cheap whore

I will bring up this topic as they want to cheat me out of $100K https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5359412.msg57911052#msg57911052