I Got Scammed by the Exchange EZBTC.CA

[tokenflair]

I am not the first to bring a complaint against EZBTC.CA for unpaid funds, and I won't be the last. I wish to warn the community before more people get roped into this shady exchange, especially Canadians as they already have few options to choose from as it stands. Dave Smillie (found of ezbtc.ca) has had many user complaints as well as 5 lawsuits filed against him and his exchange ezBTC operating under business # 1081627 B.C LTD. The most egregious of which being GODWIN, Richard v 1081627 BC LTDwhere the plaintiff seeks the debt of 284.2566 Bitcoin (BTC) from David Smillie:



File number: 1812420 - GOLDLUST, Joseph v 1081627 B.C. LTD. - Supreme Civil (General)

File number: 1963965 - ROBERTS, John v 1081627 B.C. LTD. - Provincial Small Claims

File number: 172818 - GODWIN, Richard v 1081627 BC LTD - Supreme Civil (General)

File number: 18104 - MCCALLUM, Evan v 1081627 BC LTD - Provincial Small Claims

File number: 1862507 - WONG, Gary v 1081627 BC LTD. - Provincial Small Claims



You can get the latest information on all pending lawsuits against EZBTC here:

https://justice.gov.bc.ca/cso/esearch/civil/partySearch.do



A condensed version of my story is that I got worried about my pending withdrawal with EZBTC and my emails/calls went unanswered. The live chat on their website was also disabled. I decided to tweet my situation to @ezBtcCanada and immediately got an email from the owner David Smillie himself urgently telling me to call him on a personal number. He deverified and suspended my account as a result of my tweets @tokenflair for "security reasons". After some talk (me saying I'll delete the tweets) he immediately reactivated and reverified my account again and said that my withdrawal will be taken care of the next day.



Fast forward to the next day and my withdrawal is still pending. Calls/texts/email go unanswered again. Live chat is still disabled. I proceed to send another tweet instead. Like clockwork, I get a response from David shortly after and he was livid. He threatened to sue me for defamation if I continued posting about my situation on public forums. I told him I'll be waiting for his letter. He stated that my account would be receiving a lifetime ban and I will not be receiving my withdrawal but I would get an eTransfer refund in 30 days, and all this information would be included in an email I was supposed to receive on Monday April 22, 2019. I still have not received any such email, and my emails/call/texts to him are again being ignored. The saga continues.



List of numerous complaints against David Smillie and EZBTC:



https://files.fm/f/23ej52ff (David Smillie sued by Richard Godwin)



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/bahzsm/another_bc_lawsuit_filed_against_ezbtc_1081627_bc/ (David Smillie sued by John Roberts)



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/99fs6i/2_new_court_filings_against_ezbtc_in_the_past_week/ (More lawsuits)



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/8mjtjb/amaa_exowner_of_ezbtc_resigned_when_i_realized_it/ (Ex-CTO of EZBTC blows whistle)



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/b53zq3/please_sticky_this_post_im_a_developer_who_worked/ (EZBTC developer blows whistle)



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/939ce2/40_days_and_counting_fiat_withdrawal_ezbtcca/



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/926adi/ezbtcca_may_have_gone_bust_toronto_offices_have/



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/973yrz/ezbtcca_is_likely_insolvent/



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/98njea/worth_visiting_ezbtc_offices/



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/901847/concern_regarding_ezbtc/



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/9181nx/banned_from_ezbtcca_chatroomhave_not_rcvd/



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/arnboh/ezbtc_will_my_girlfriend_ever_see_her_money/



https://coiniq.com/ezbtc-review/



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/ao680q/what_are_customers_latest_experiences_with_ezbtc/



https://warosu.org/biz/thread/10773849



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/bfqrv1/fortune_jack_here_regarding_david_smillie_and/



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/b57fq9/ezbtc_terms_of_service_wayback_machine/



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/arfa5x/ezbtc_is_so_fake_check_this_out/



https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/95rpl5/to_those_staying_silent_for_ezbtc_defamation/



Stay vigilant out there everyone.

[marycrazy08]

How did you know this exchange? These kind of exchanges are cancer in crypto.

[moynul2050]

How did you know this exchange? These kind of exchanges are cancer in crypto.

yes it would be very good if you spread this news more. because news like this is very useful for traders, so that they avoid scammers who target the wealth of traders or investors.

[crairezx20]

I can't find this exchange on coingeko and coinmarketcap it is not listed yet but it looks like the age of the domain is 3 years old according to whois.
I noticed that all sensitive information about the domain shows "Redacted for Privacy Purposes" it's too shady exchange I can't even trust this kind of exchange site even it is well-known exchange site from Canada.

Did they found the owner of the exchange site? If not, the case might be useless.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

It's bad that you lost and amount of to such an exchange. I personally have never heard about it. This is the first time me knowing about it. Just wondering how you got to know about it. If you had done back ground search prior to sending money there, it would have been avoided.


In 2017, a certain user was concerned about the shadiness of the exchange. The address they claimed was theirs was false.

I tried to do some research but there are almost no reviews or comments about them. I also searched their address to try and find their office but it seems suspicious, all it finds is a furniture company at that address.


I know for a fact that Google Maps is very accurate because I can see my backyard and front door with it.

The profile of the so called exchange here in the forum was last online in may 2017.



Profile Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=943653


The Ann for their service is even more unprofessional and silly  
Once you see it, you definitely know that the exchange is more than fishy.

ANN LINK: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1755236.0

[thierryouellet]

All the scam reviews about EZBTC you read are true! I am owned 1536$ since June 2018 and I kept receiving promises of payouts by Dave and it's team since then and still no money came in! David Smilie is soon going to jail for all the people he stole from. I have lot of evidences!

[ryanricci]

Over a year ago, I decided to test crypto out and see what kind of returns I would get in comparison to the banks. I tossed in a few hundred dollars for bitcoin using this exchange. After seeing little movement, I decided that it wasn't worth it anymore and requested a withdrawal of all of my funds via e transfer. This is where things started to get very sketchy. After a month of waiting, my funds never arrived. I then tried to reach out and got their live chat support agent "Dorothy." I was continuously given deadlines on when I would receive my funds, but those funds never came, and the deadlines were never met. Eventually, David (the owner) reached out to me promising that I would get my funds the following Monday. However, that promise was never maintained either. I have now been unable to get through to their live chat support, their phone line goes straight to voicemail, and my emails are never answered. The lesson here for everyone is that sure, your money can grow like crazy, but if you don't have access to it or control of it, it's no longer your money.

I suggest that anyone who has fallen victim to this exchange report to their local police. Sure, they may not do much at first, but at least it creates a paper trail and helps legitimize our case so that hopefully soon, the criminals running this show will do down for fraud.