Unfortunately looks like there is another big scammer: this one (danish) claiming to sell USB block erupters. He accepts bitcoin payment and sends you a tracking number. Then you get some miners (not the correct number in my case) from ebay sellers paid for by a dummy or hijacked paypal acount. Please see the 2 pm's from Plesk below (Post Office Police!):
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=49919https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=264543.msg2921913#msg2921913Hey. I'm the seller from Eagan, MN.. "augiekid". You emailed me. I also replied to your email. When you mentioned "danish" I was immediately suspicious since I got screwed by somebody with the same name a month ago. I looked up the thread on bitcointalk.
Yes I sent you those 3 erupters and the purchase came through and looked completely legitimate - verified shipping address and all. Though the payer is unregistered w/ paypal. maybe a bit strange. Somehow your address made it into the verified address spot. This guy is good.
I was screwed on eBay a month back by a guy named "Danish Javed" ? connection? hmm
If you want to talk on phone, you can call me tonight.
Otherwise, I can post in the thread with what I know.
I hate to see all these people w/ BTC lost =(
Do you have a link to the thread of the prior scam? I want to alert the moderators (Theymos, etc.). How were you paid?
I wasn't scammed thru bitcointalk. It was an eBay purchased and I shipped to a guy named "Danish Javed" in CT, USA. The package was intercepted by the US Postal Inspection Service and held. It's been 1.5 months and I may finally get it back this week now that Paypal revoked my money.
I was paid thru paypal originally but when the chargeback came thru ($800+ dollars!) Paypal didn't cover me under seller protection because the package didn't get delivered - was intercepted by US Postal inspection service! I got called by the US Postal Inspection Service (Basically the Post Office Police) and asked all kinds of legal questions about my involvement with this "Danish" who apparently is wanted for mail fraud / scamming. I couldn't answer them much, I just had the name/address because that was what paypal told me to ship to.
