localbitcoins.com scammer kagomeluvsu2 tried to steal $5K

[BurtW]

The localbitcoins user kagomeluvsu2 tried to scam me and wasted a bunch of my time.  He wanted me to send him a screenshot of our transaction "for security reasons".  Playing along I sent him the screen shot.  Then he had the balls to ask me to "click on the show button" (to show the SMS code to release the BTC) and resend the picture.

His phone numbers are 281-891-3127, 913-200-1331 and 913-210-0571 in case anyone is interested.

[escrow.ms]

Damn these scammers are finding new methods to do scam.

Some days ago, a guy contacted me on cell to buy 2 bitcoin and asked me to do deal directly, I was logged on localbitcoins by chance and saw that a guy made a order for 2 btc at same time, so i refused to do a direct deal.
If I had done deal with him that time he could have scammed me 2 bitcoins by providing same deposit slip to localbitcoins.com's escrow support, after doing direct deal.

Ps: Always add direct link in scam report.

https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/kagomeluvsu2/

[xetsr]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=277744.0

Same thing happened. Most likely we'll start seeing a whole bunch of people start trying this now. Hopefully localbitcoins will find a way to warn users or something.

[DannyHamilton]

The localbitcoins user kagomeluvsu2 tried to scam me and wasted a bunch of my time.  He wanted me to send him a screenshot of our transaction "for security reasons".  Playing along I sent him the screen shot.  Then he had the balls to ask me to "click on the show button" (to show the SMS code to release the BTC) and resend the picture.

His phone numbers are 281-891-3127, 913-200-1331 and 913-210-0571 in case anyone is interested.

This is the same user that got away with the same scam yesterday a few times.  He tried me (and failed) as well.  Yesterday he was using the ID sucraM, but he's still using the same phone number (bold and underlined in the quote).  Here are the posts discussing it:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=86012.msg2966477#msg2966477

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=277744.0

[MPOE-PR]

The localbitcoins user kagomeluvsu2 tried to scam me and wasted a bunch of my time.  He wanted me to send him a screenshot of our transaction "for security reasons".  Playing along I sent him the screen shot.  Then he had the balls to ask me to "click on the show button" (to show the SMS code to release the BTC) and resend the picture.

His phone numbers are 281-891-3127, 913-200-1331 and 913-210-0571 in case anyone is interested.

Social engineering as they call it.

[Bitcoin Scammer]

Another Punk from Kansas!  We caught this guy a few days ago https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=277744.0   

I wonder if there is any correlation. Anyways sorry to hear about the string of bad luck but localbitcoins is a gateway for scammers.    

[DannyHamilton]

Another Punk from Kansas!  We caught this guy a few days ago https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=277744.0

Caught?

I wonder if there is any correlation.

Same person.

localbitcoins is a gateway for scammers.    

Life is a gateway for scammers.  I don't see any more scammers at localbitcoins than anywhere else in life.  I've have hundreds of successful trades arranged through localbitcoins and so far have only enconutered (and easily avoided) one scammer

[Bitcoin Scammer]

Well.. yeah, caught as in the person admitted to the scam and there is enough info on him should anyone get burned by him they can get retribution. I don't think localbitcoins is a bad site but it is clearly a site you need to be careful in your dealings.  I figured he did  but wasn't sure if the he had multiple accounts hopefully he finds this board and stops.

[BCB]

281-891-3127 HOUSTON TX (voip?)
913-200-1331 EDWARD SNOWDEN (probably prepaid)
913-210-0571 OLATHE KS (voip?)

[DannyHamilton]

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hopefully he finds this board and stops.

He has absolutely no motivation to stop.

The only reasons he'd likely stop is:

• People stop falling for his scams, and the scam is no longer worth the effort involved
• The authorities get involved and using subpoena power track down his identity, charging him with fraud
• He gets bored and discovers a more profitable scam to run