A new bounty scam

[gmascam]

GOLDMA started their bounty campaign in April, and then 1 week before the end (in October) they said they require full KYC meaning:

- Proof of address
- Government issued card
- Selfie holding the ID

Is there any ICO requiring such information from bounty hunters?! To me this is a SCAM to get private details and sell on dark markets. Imagine what they can do with such information! I have never seen anything like this, be careful of these scammers from GOLDMA.

Has anyone experienced something similar from other bounty?

*edit* It stated first that NO KYC REQUIRED FOR BOUNTY, this changed 1 week before the end

[vfrcbv91]

KYC for bounty hunters is a common thing now. This is not a sign of a scam, moreover, many of the ICO warned about this in advance.

[gmascam]

That is the point, it said "No KYC required for bounty", then 1 week before the end (after 6 months) they said full KYC required, + a selfie! If they were honest at the beginning no-one would join this bullshit

[Dissident991]

More and more projects require KYC for bounty hunters, it becomes a common condition. It's not fair that team made a statement 1 week before the end, but  unfortunately there's nothing you can do about it.

That is the point, it said "No KYC required for bounty", then 1 week before the end (after 6 months) they said full KYC required, + a selfie! If they were honest at the beginning no-one would join this bullshit

The laws were changed for this time, crypto is not more  anonymous.

[asus09]

right, there is a risk to do a KYC as you say, but almost all of the bounty campaigns ask for KYC, this procedure has been more massive this year especially for investors. I think there's always a profit and a loss, and it's not a scam.

[pinoyrichkids]

GOLDMA started their bounty campaign in April, and then 1 week before the end (in October) they said they require full KYC meaning:

- Proof of address
- Government issued card
- Selfie holding the ID

Is there any ICO requiring such information from bounty hunters?! To me this is a SCAM to get private details and sell on dark markets. Imagine what they can do with such information! I have never seen anything like this, be careful of these scammers from GOLDMA.

Has anyone experienced something similar from other bounty?

Ive doing and submitting KYC since last few months already and its a common thing now in bounty, this is done because a lot of spammers and pretenders nowdays who will used your accounts in any campaigns, so i think there is nothing wrong with KYC, its just a normal procedure.

[tadpole_bitfrog]

GOLDMA started their bounty campaign in April, and then 1 week before the end (in October) they said they require full KYC meaning:

- Proof of address
- Government issued card
- Selfie holding the ID

Is there any ICO requiring such information from bounty hunters?! To me this is a SCAM to get private details and sell on dark markets. Imagine what they can do with such information! I have never seen anything like this, be careful of these scammers from GOLDMA.

Has anyone experienced something similar from other bounty?

There are many such projects but you should choose a reputable project management team to send your information to them. Because bad projects will sell your information or when you get KYC, they will leave us and we'll call them scams. so be careful.

[barnes13]

GOLDMA started their bounty campaign in April, and then 1 week before the end (in October) they said they require full KYC meaning:

- Proof of address
- Government issued card
- Selfie holding the ID

Is there any ICO requiring such information from bounty hunters?! To me this is a SCAM to get private details and sell on dark markets. Imagine what they can do with such information! I have never seen anything like this, be careful of these scammers from GOLDMA.

Has anyone experienced something similar from other bounty?

It's normal on this day, usually you are asked to provide a passport, driving license, or identity card and you only need to give one of these choices. For me ID card is the best choice.
Aitheon is one of the ICO projects that asks bounty hunters to do KYC too and they are not scammers.
Know Your Customer (KYC) has become a natural thing in the ICO project. Even now the founder of the ICO project must also verify his identity to get a good rating from the experts if registered in ICO Listing Site.

[Bttzed03]

That is the point, it said "No KYC required for bounty", then 1 week before the end (after 6 months) they said full KYC required, + a selfie! If they were honest at the beginning no-one would join this bullshit

They were not true to their word if, at the beginning, they already mentioned that KYC is not needed only to require them at the end.
Unfortunately, they have this irritating rule that "we reserve the right to change....." and that gives them every right to change.
This practice is really unfair to all honest bounty hunters who wish to remain anonymous. The weeks/months of work goes down the drain with just one change. Policy on KYC once stated at the very beginning should be irreversible.

[anjohyx]

I don't have join goldma bounty campaign, but you can't call it scam if they require kyc at the end of campaign, owner allow to change rules in anytime, just check your bounty reward is worth to pass the kyc or not, I only call a project scam if they don't paid or cut bounty reward at the end of campaign 

[Maryshka91]

GOLDMA started their bounty campaign in April, and then 1 week before the end (in October) they said they require full KYC meaning:

- Proof of address
- Government issued card
- Selfie holding the ID

Is there any ICO requiring such information from bounty hunters?! To me this is a SCAM to get private details and sell on dark markets. Imagine what they can do with such information! I have never seen anything like this, be careful of these scammers from GOLDMA.

Has anyone experienced something similar from other bounty?

This is obviously a Scam because such information they absolutely do not need. They most likely want you to provide their data, which they then later sell on the black market for a good amount of money

[codegnome]

Just choose another ICO that does not need KYC, there are a lot of them.

[Pamahaw]

GOLDMA started their bounty campaign in April, and then 1 week before the end (in October) they said they require full KYC meaning:

- Proof of address
- Government issued card
- Selfie holding the ID

Is there any ICO requiring such information from bounty hunters?! To me this is a SCAM to get private details and sell on dark markets. Imagine what they can do with such information! I have never seen anything like this, be careful of these scammers from GOLDMA.

Has anyone experienced something similar from other bounty?

*edit* It stated first that NO KYC REQUIRED FOR BOUNTY, this changed 1 week before the end

Requiring KYC for bounty hunters does not mean that the ICO is a scam. It is just frustrating to know that they change the rules only after the bounty campaign has ended. This thing is not the first incident that they require KYC after the campaign so as a bounty hunter we should e prepared if we want to get that bounty token.

[Chom_]

so many things like that happen, because many exchanges ask KYC for their community so that after entering the token / coin exchange does not die there, because of the large number of community token holders

[agg2702]

The bounty campaign that asks for kyc is not just GOLDMA, if you try to look at the bounty managed by Team amazix, almost all of the bounties ask for kyc, I personally like the bounty campaign that uses kyc and our selfies, one person only has one face,

[CryptoBry]

I understand how you feel on this latest development about the GoldMA bounty campaign. The already issued an apology on this recent turn-around as far as KYC is concerned. The project team obviously failed to project about the possibility of the KYC that's why they specifically wrote in the thread that there is no KYC required. I am also sad but for an ordinary guy like there is nothing I can do but to follow what they wished for since doing otherwise can mean risking the time and effort I put into the program. Again, I sympathized with you and this is kinda sad though it would be sadder if we will not get anything because we don't comply with KYC as there is no higher body that we can complain to on this matter.

[styca]

GOLDMA started their bounty campaign in April, and then 1 week before the end (in October) they said they require full KYC meaning:

- Proof of address
- Government issued card
- Selfie holding the ID

Is there any ICO requiring such information from bounty hunters?! To me this is a SCAM to get private details and sell on dark markets. Imagine what they can do with such information! I have never seen anything like this, be careful of these scammers from GOLDMA.

Has anyone experienced something similar from other bounty?

*edit* It stated first that NO KYC REQUIRED FOR BOUNTY, this changed 1 week before the end

It doesn't mean it's a scam, but it is certainly poor communication, which may be indicative of a lack of professionalism in the project team. So not necessarily a coin to stay away from, but given that the purpose of bounties is to create good publicity and awareness of a project, it does seem a bit like they are damaging their reputation.
KYC is becoming a requirement quite often now, and you are right to be cautious. I hope you have better luck with future bounties.

[hrunya102]

Sometimes such a requirement can be made during the company, although of course it looks suspicious.

[AgatioX]

GOLDMA started their bounty campaign in April, and then 1 week before the end (in October) they said they require full KYC meaning:

- Proof of address
- Government issued card
- Selfie holding the ID

Is there any ICO requiring such information from bounty hunters?! To me this is a SCAM to get private details and sell on dark markets. Imagine what they can do with such information! I have never seen anything like this, be careful of these scammers from GOLDMA.

Has anyone experienced something similar from other bounty?

*edit* It stated first that NO KYC REQUIRED FOR BOUNTY, this changed 1 week before the end

Due to the fact that the project team wants to be sure that their assets do not fall into the hands of fraudsters, they carry out a KYC procedure for bounty hunters. This is normal and you should not call the project a scam because of this.

[abojamal]

GOLDMA started their bounty campaign in April, and then 1 week before the end (in October) they said they require full KYC meaning:

- Proof of address
- Government issued card
- Selfie holding the ID

Is there any ICO requiring such information from bounty hunters?! To me this is a SCAM to get private details and sell on dark markets. Imagine what they can do with such information! I have never seen anything like this, be careful of these scammers from GOLDMA.

Has anyone experienced something similar from other bounty?

*edit* It stated first that NO KYC REQUIRED FOR BOUNTY, this changed 1 week before the end

KYC requests in campaigns is required now in some of it
But it is disgusting to ask for this after months of campaigning
All details must be clear from the beginning.