[INFO] Breached or Scam coin makers list

[krogothmanhattan]

Bitcoin Suisse note shows a different address upon scanning it compared to what my account says where it loaded funds to (what shows up on scan is an empty address).

Have sent multiple emails to Bitcoin Suisse with no replies. Will keep you posted and update this post with any new information, might have to peel to figure out what the private key has.

 Thanks for bringing this up...that is scary. Please keep us updated.

[Mbitr]

QRG Redemption has always worked and the unique serial numbers have proven effective as a means of ensuring awards to the owner.  We won't discuss the secure process behind it here and encourage any attempts to circumvent it.  To date, we have no complaints, "0" nada, zilch, of anyone's QRG being stolen, falsely claimed, or breached.

The Mi10 contract was exactly the same project for the 2nd in a series of countries introducing the same concept.  The team is the same for these and others.  But the underlying collectibles are of course different and not intermingled.

There are phone numbers and emails for assistance on the site.  A call or note to either may have resolved your issue before you chose to declare the project a scam.  If a link has broken on the website, please report it to the listed contact so it can be fixed. 

Thank you.

Many thanks for your input, I was wondering if you could help out by answering a few questions ?
With the QRG and MI10 tokens , could you inform us where these can be used, ie, can they be exchanged for goods or services ?
Are the tokens tradable and if so which exchanges are the tokens available on ?
Thanks in advance 

[Tim101]

INFINITUM 0.01 Tesla coin on eBay as I type this. Ran the pub key, still funded...

[MoparMiningLLC]

INFINITUM 0.01 Tesla coin on eBay as I type this. Ran the pub key, still funded...

that coin has the COA for a William Shakespeare coin - the address on the COA does not match the address on the coin.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2015-RARE-Infinitum-Tesla-01-BTC-Wallet-21-999-w-Box-COA-999-Funded-Loaded/164691751912

[ModelT]

i am doing a research on Gibraltar QRG stamps as i highly believe they are scamming people in some way.
first of all they have created stamps with digital value and didnt protected that digital value at all -no hologram, no scratch field or something.
QR codes and serial numbers are exposed for public view and "redeemable" to anyone.
we did many research about QRG and finally we decided to redeem one block of stamps.
and guess what.. scannig QR code leads you to a website that is red flagged by a browser not being safe (royal post???). sound like a bullshit. then.. another field i found interesting:
"4) Submit and confirm that your serial number has not been used previously. If still valid, 200 QRG Tokens will be sent to your Wallet.  (Please allow 24 hours for this transaction to complete.)"
how can i confirm it hasnt been redeemed by someone else if as i told eralier they arent protected in any way??
well..
after trying to submit info for 200 QRG - website redirected to : ooops page not found. tried several times, same.
QRG redemption don't work anymore.

and please check these links:
https://co2bit.com/co2bit-team/
https://www.mi10cryptostamps.com/team/
https://qrg-stamps.com/gibraltar-royal-post/

mi10 crypto stamps is a 100% copy paste from QRG, they even copied the same contract address as QRG

whats your thoughts?

if you dig a little bit, there is a different address for the contract:
https://etherscan.io/token/0x32b47d3b4a524f03997e4f069f32fe1518c5c241

1 person holds all 10 million of the m10 tokens

Yes i already seen that. But mi10 have copied the same contract address as QRG and it is visible in the bottom of their landing page.
Plus fake team members. Probably.

QRG redemption isn't working. All collectible makers who do not keep their service for redemption running until the last one - scam makers. Private key is always a better option or mnemonic

CO2bit definitely feels like a scam to me- https://ecoaction.io/project/co2bit/

[krogoth]

CO2bit definitely feels like a scam to me- https://ecoaction.io/project/co2bit/

  Thanks for sharing your feelings but this thread is for coins,stamps and or items loaded with crypto...so physical items.

[ChiBitCTy]

Titan Mint 2FA coins currently unredeemable- Titan has showed up in this thread but has yet to fix the issue. There is cause for serious concern here.  I personally would not trust any of their coins.  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5369583.msg58365070#msg58365070   ( I am not sure why this link is not functioning properly.  It can be found in my recent topics)

[ChiBitCTy]

https://coldstoragecoins.com/  - The owner of this company is a con artist, scammer, and absolutely can't be trusted.  If you own any of these coins NEVER fund them.  If you have funded them, please sweep them.  If you have any problems sweeping please let us know!

Proof- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5351100.msg58484556#msg58484556

[MoparMiningLLC]

https://coldstoragecoins.com/  - The owner of this company is a con artist, scammer, and absolutely can't be trusted.  If you own any of these coins NEVER fund them.  If you have funded them, please sweep them.  If you have any problems sweeping please let us know!

Proof- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5351100.msg58484556#msg58484556

I decided to crack open the LTC coldstorage coin I had that was funded. I was not the original purchaser but had gotten it in an auction or raffle sometime last year.

coin was in an ANAC slab which was actually rather simple and easy to open.




The private key was laser etched into the coin - but was valid and did bring up the address that was assigned to the coin.



I swept the funds using the ballet app.

[ChiBitCTy]

https://coldstoragecoins.com/  - The owner of this company is a con artist, scammer, and absolutely can't be trusted.  If you own any of these coins NEVER fund them.  If you have funded them, please sweep them.  If you have any problems sweeping please let us know!

Proof- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5351100.msg58484556#msg58484556

I decided to crack open the LTC coldstorage coin I had that was funded. I was not the original purchaser but had gotten it in an auction or raffle sometime last year.

coin was in an ANAC slab which was actually rather simple and easy to open.




The private key was laser etched into the coin - but was valid and did bring up the address that was assigned to the coin.



I swept the funds using the ballet app.

Thank you for sharing! I have read reviews that most were able to redeem, others could not.  Rob is still producing these, using tons of different outlets to sell them, constantly opening up new websites to sell them ( and sometimes shutting them down when I ask about them) etc.  Rob is a con-artist, this is undisputed.  My guess is this is a long con (as a former partner of his warned of) and eventually after he has enough out there and funded, then the rug will be pulled.  I of course can't be 100% about this, but anyone with half a brain who spends at least 20-30mns looking in to his past know you'd be INSANE to trust this guy. 

[MoparMiningLLC]

a long con is not out of the picture for sure - look at the vanitygen website - when he yanked the addresses of mine that my business partner had made using that damn site, just on the two txns that involved my addresses were over 1000 other addresses that were also emptied. I imagine that there were even more transactions than the two mine were in as well.

[ChiBitCTy]

The most entertaining physical crypto scam to date  .  Escobar Cash- " Worlds first physical cryptocurrency" (not to be confused with their first try at a crypto coin, Bitcoin Diet). Claim to have all rights to Pablo Escobar's branding.  The founder is Pablos brother/accountant (one of) who balanced the books for the biggest drug dealer/cartel that ever will be, Roberto Escobar. If you want a good laugh, check out the links below.  The short- they claim to have patented the worlds first physical cryptocurrency.  They forked Ripple (maybe), and created paper notes.  The notes display a serial number and a scratch off sticker hiding ...3 seed words lol.  They have an app (App reviews say it does not work) on apple and I believe on android where you are supposed to be able to then redeem using serial # and 3 words of who knows how many worded seed ( likely no actual seed or addresses of any kind exist ).  They aren't listed on any exchanges. This type of set up is obviously designed solely to scam and has seen several times already in this space  This is just one of many scams they've tried puling (along w/hilarious lawsuits they list on the site), the others can be seen in video link below.

Edit : deleting my comments on their YouTube video exposing them.





Site: https://escobarinc.com/
Intro video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxKI3COZdS0
white paper /comic book- https://pabloescobar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/whitepaper.pdf
YouTuber exposes them- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5skXHWcDrk

[krogoth]

Bitcoin Suisse note shows a different address upon scanning it compared to what my account says where it loaded funds to (what shows up on scan is an empty address).

Have sent multiple emails to Bitcoin Suisse with no replies. Will keep you posted and update this post with any new information, might have to peel to figure out what the private key has.

I've been in contact with Bitcoin Suisse now since yesterday and they have located this one particular note which @BookofNick owns and claimed it was human error involved which didn't load it. They have told me the note is now loaded and perhaps @BookofNick could confirm it in this thread.

After that, assuming nobody else experienced similar issues, this matter could be considered closed & resolved.

[almond]

I gave one of my nephews a coldstoragecoins loaded with a little bit of ETH as a gift.  After reading of potential trouble (on this thread), I decided it should be swept.  So I traded with my nephew, got the coin back, and swept it using MetaMask. All went well.  Peeling the hologram left a bit of adhesive on the copper, but that came off with a bit of rubbing alcohol and the etched private key was no problem to read, even with my aging eyes.  The instructions packed with the coin apply to Bitcoin, not Ethereum, and the website they recommend didn't seem functional, stay away from that.  But the quality of the coin itself is good and the etching of the keys is well done.  It's too bad the company behind it has so tarnished a reputation.

Just wanted to share my experience, in case it could be of use to anyone.
 

[krogothmanhattan]

Due to a recent uptick in scammer activity I have decided to create a thread based around the tips and tricks that you can use to keep your account safe.

 Eclipse....Thanks for adding your information on Scammer activity and prevention...I am sure it will help people who come across it!

[Honeybadger2014]

Darn that sucks!  so many scammers... and to think that I own those 2 sol noctis....  

I always suspected the eagle to be fraudulent as even the public key did not give me any information.  The fact that I could clearly see a fingerprint on the holo was a good hint too.

The Bull still looks legit, but by seen pictures of pulled holo, i'm thinking of just keeping him "as is" and considering those lost bitcoin.

At least I still got a cool piece of history, with a pretty decent backstory to it. 
 

[ChiBitCTy]

Darn that sucks!  so many scammers... and to think that I own those 2 sol noctis....  

I always suspected the eagle to be fraudulent as even the public key did not give me any information.  The fact that I could clearly see a fingerprint on the holo was a good hint too.

The Bull still looks legit, but by seen pictures of pulled holo, i'm thinking of just keeping him "as is" and considering those lost bitcoin.

At least I still got a cool piece of history, with a pretty decent backstory to it.  
 

What do you mean exactly...You're saying when searching the public key on the outside of the hologram nothing is showing up?  Can you tell if it's been peeled perhaps?  A fingerprint may not be that big of a deal, but if the holo is still intact, that's a big issue.  Could you provide photos of the coin?  This would be doing us all a favor.

[Honeybadger2014]

that's exactly it.  I can search the address, but it is either invalid, or has never received a transaction.

here are a few pictures... have at it.  as far as I can tell, the top right corner looks maybe a bit wrinkled, but other than that, it doesn't look tampered.  still sealed. 

https://imgur.com/xhnewKQ
https://imgur.com/6fa9nKv

[krogothmanhattan]

that's exactly it.  I can search the address, but it is either invalid, or has never received a transaction.

here are a few pictures... have at it.  as far as I can tell, the top right corner looks maybe a bit wrinkled, but other than that, it doesn't look tampered.  still sealed.  

https://imgur.com/xhnewKQ
https://imgur.com/6fa9nKv

  If I wrote it down correctly  1L5kLbXZjGynCmaPL47LqDEKEhGiFCJm


  Your right no transactions ever reached this addy https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/address/1L5kLbXZjGynCmaPL47LqDEKEhGiFCJm

  I even ran it as if that 5 that almost looks like an S 1LSkLbXZjGynCmaPL47LqDEKEhGiFCJm

  https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/address/1LSkLbXZjGynCmaPL47LqDEKEhGiFCJm


  Still nothing.

   Scary indeed...thanks for sharing

[minerjones]

that's exactly it.  I can search the address, but it is either invalid, or has never received a transaction.

here are a few pictures... have at it.  as far as I can tell, the top right corner looks maybe a bit wrinkled, but other than that, it doesn't look tampered.  still sealed. 

https://imgur.com/xhnewKQ
https://imgur.com/6fa9nKv

  If I wrote it down correctly  1L5kLbXZjGynCmaPL47LqDEKEhGiFCJm


  Your right no transactions ever reached this addy https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/address/1L5kLbXZjGynCmaPL47LqDEKEhGiFCJm

  I even ran it as if that 5 that almost looks like an S 1LSkLbXZjGynCmaPL47LqDEKEhGiFCJm

  https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/address/1LSkLbXZjGynCmaPL47LqDEKEhGiFCJm


  Still nothing.

   Scary indeed...thanks for sharing

The coin IS funded.
Not sure if this is well known but these coins only list 32 of the 34 characters of the public address.

https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/address/1LSkLbXZjGynCmaPL47LqDEKEhGiFCJmZX