X BTC stolen

[Come-from-Beyond]

Too many threads titled that X bitcoins are stolen. What is it? An attempt to spread FUD (Bitcoin is unsecure, blah-blah-blah) or housewives have started using Bitcoin intensively?

[tysat]

I'm guessing it's mostly FUD and/or people trying to get free BTC donations.

[balanghai]

Hahaha the wife thing could be plausible!!! 

[Anduck]

Or maybe the insecure ways to hold bitcoins are now showing the outcome..

[grue]

This story: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=295931.0 for instance, is highly suspect. AlisonZ got her bitcoins "stolen" within 5 days of registration. Plus her story is highly inconsistent.

timeline of AlisonZ's posts:

• September 14: She announces her "company" is developing an online wallet, and asks for a 7 day, 1.5 BTC loan
• September 15: She asks for where to invest BTC because she now has 15 BTC
• September 17: She posts that all her 15 BTC were stolen

inconsistencies:

• why would she ask for a loan when she was to receive 15 BTC by the next day?
• why would she ask for investment advice when she was announcing a new wallet company the previous day?
• she was planning for an advanced wallet service, yet she doesn't know what cold storage was
• "NEW Online wallet solution that is [...] extremely profitable for future users" - WTF?

[BitBlitz]

Hahaha the wife thing could be plausible!!! 

These scams need a new angle.....

How about:  My wife is spending my bitcoins!  Please send donations!   

[BadBear]

At least a couple of them are scammers attempting to garner sympathy. Most of them probably need to be moved to tech support or scam accusations at least, not really bitcoin discussion.

[Light]

Hahaha the wife thing could be plausible!!! 

These scams need a new angle.....

How about:  My wife is spending my bitcoins!  Please send donations!   

I think it would be better off as: My wife stole my bitcoins and ran off with another guy. Gibe mah pity monies pls.