Trust No One

[mcburger]

this is very helpful. thanks for your advice!

[tphyahoo]

I think we need something like banks to keep bitcoin secure.

Something between individuals with offline wallets, and the online wallets.

Online wallets are too juicy of a target, and offline wallets are too non-userfriendly for the average person.

But I'm stumped how to actually incarnate such a system.

[sloty]

In other words, Bitcoin is like Paypal. Don't send money to unverified strangers.
it's not necessarily about trust, but due diligence.

use a phone book, make sure the name matches the address, and the phone number is real. Call them.
Same thing people do with PayPal when verifying customers.

People who are identified won't be very likely to scam you.

[makerlb]

This is great info and discussion.

[allaize]

You can trust me. I don't feel like explaining why at this time, but you can.

[vizinhanca]

I put my trust in faith and karma.  If I put out good vibes they will come right back to me.  No need to live full of suspicion.

[derzk1y]

After reading this thread, I don't even trust myself.   

[nikedunk]

cool stuff

[nj1234]

Goes for online and offline in life.

[amy123]

you can always use escrow if you need it...

[sbilly]

you got it right !

trust No One

call me No One 

[louisejonesxxx]

you got it right !

trust No One

call me No One 

Hello No One

[candy]

I don't even trust myself!

I only keep weekly backups of all my computers.

[lliuyuxin]

i dont even trust myself

[RAK02]

Thanks for the warning. Always good to be cautious.

[Agassiz]

I will keep this in mind. Thanks

[nubster]

It certainly makes you think!!

[masterart]

Bitcoins are too easy to steal.   Then when somebody has them, they're gone!  Never trust anonymous people on the internet.  Even people that you can ID will rip you off sometimes.

[autechre]

Topic cannot be stressed enough.

[bigsellgood]

Some of us have found that out the hard way.