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September 30, 2019, 10:11:50 AM
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Sorry to say this you got scammed and you also can't void or cancel the payment once the transaction is confirmed. I'm amazed you are new on cryptos and yet you go directly buy a mining tools without checking first. Next time please check it first by googling the site like "antminerusa scam" you can easily spot it.
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September 30, 2019, 10:39:25 AM
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It is actually okay to use bitcoin as a mode of payment. The problem is, you transacted ona website without even reviewing it's legitimacy. You should have checked the URL when was it created, and if there are any negative feedbacks on the website before purchasing anything.
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September 30, 2019, 11:20:17 AM
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We all know that bitcoins trasaction is ireversable neither refundable.So you cant retrieve what you have losed but all you can do is spread news about the site and services they offer so that if one user end up wanting to use the services he can search for that feedback of yours and be warned.

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September 30, 2019, 11:59:15 AM
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If you purchasing the product or and Items make sure the website is legit or the seller is really legit. We know asking and researching is free and it takes only mintues to get an answer. It is safe to use bitcoin for purchasing product online the only need that you have
To doubt is the seller and make sure next timenjust review anything so you can sure that your item will be recieved and this is lesson for everyone who wants to purchase Items online just always be check or review.
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September 30, 2019, 12:59:54 PM
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If you purchasing the product or and Items make sure the website is legit or the seller is really legit. We know asking and researching is free and it takes only mintues to get an answer. It is safe to use bitcoin for purchasing product online the only need that you have
To doubt is the seller and make sure next timenjust review anything so you can sure that your item will be recieved and this is lesson for everyone who wants to purchase Items online just always be check or review.
It's true that you first make sure that you are paying in a legitimate site because you are just wasting time and money if you will only get scammed by a fake site. Also, there is no any chance for you to retrieve or to cancel your payment because once you send your payment it will be successful.
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September 30, 2019, 01:16:31 PM
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Hello:
I am new to cryptos and I must say that my first experience has been a bad one, I recently visited antminerusa.com and purchased some hardware, that was about 10 days ago, I paid using BTC, now the site is no longer available, its been down for 3 days maybe a bit more, this lead me to think this website is a scam.  Now what should I do to recover my BTC, if the purchase where made using a credit card, I would report it to my bank and they could void or cancel payment, but with BTC what should I do?, if there is nothing that I can do, then it is obvious that using cryptos is a scammers paradise because there is no protection to buyer (that I know), unless there is a way to introduce the complain in the chain in order to reverse payment.
This is the transaction id 30dc4f431ac3db1949b330ab8cd31d1bb019d4831e24cd7cd7f4215fca73073b if anyone could share some light I would appreciete it.

You can't reverse any transaction when it is done already, it is a must to check first the legitimacy of a certain website before you make your first purchase, check its review panel, search it everywhere, do your homework. Also you could see it on their website interface if they are legit or not, you just have to pay attention, don't rush things up especially when you are using crpytocurrencies as the payment method.

There is nothing you can do about your bitcoin anymore, you already sent it, the only thing that you could do is learn from it, and warn your friends about this site you have mentioned.
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September 30, 2019, 01:32:43 PM
Last edit: October 12, 2019, 06:03:31 AM by Palider
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Take note: when its come in bitcoin, we are anonymous, with transaction its difficult to transact and trust somebody for market.
I advice you to make more research regarding the process, have some thought, and use some legitimate source by taking look at the feedback
sadly there is no possible way to bring back your bitcoin, next time " think before you click" .
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September 30, 2019, 02:29:23 PM
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Hello:
I am new to cryptos and I must say that my first experience has been a bad one, I recently visited antminerusa.com and purchased some hardware, that was about 10 days ago, I paid using BTC, now the site is no longer available, its been down for 3 days maybe a bit more, this lead me to think this website is a scam.  Now what should I do to recover my BTC, if the purchase where made using a credit card, I would report it to my bank and they could void or cancel payment, but with BTC what should I do?, if there is nothing that I can do, then it is obvious that using cryptos is a scammers paradise because there is no protection to buyer (that I know), unless there is a way to introduce the complain in the chain in order to reverse payment.
This is the transaction id 30dc4f431ac3db1949b330ab8cd31d1bb019d4831e24cd7cd7f4215fca73073b if anyone could share some light I would appreciete it.

First and foremost, you should have first gained enough knowledge about the entire crypto space before trying to make transaction. In as much that Bitcoin presents you with financial freedom, transactions made of the bitcoin blockchain network are not reversible. Due to this nature of Bitcoin, there are a lot of phishing sites scamming newbies of their bitcoin. For this transaction, there is no way you can ever retrieved your bitcoin. Next time do a little research before you login into any websites to make bitcoin transaction..
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September 30, 2019, 03:07:52 PM
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Depend on what website do you buy is not coherence with what payment do you use bitcoin or not is not important, but you can take back if you use PayPal payment transaction.
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September 30, 2019, 03:45:43 PM
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Hello:
I am new to cryptos and I must say that my first experience has been a bad one, I recently visited antminerusa.com and purchased some hardware, that was about 10 days ago, I paid using BTC, now the site is no longer available, its been down for 3 days maybe a bit more, this lead me to think this website is a scam.  Now what should I do to recover my BTC, if the purchase where made using a credit card, I would report it to my bank and they could void or cancel payment, but with BTC what should I do?, if there is nothing that I can do, then it is obvious that using cryptos is a scammers paradise because there is no protection to buyer (that I know), unless there is a way to introduce the complain in the chain in order to reverse payment.
This is the transaction id 30dc4f431ac3db1949b330ab8cd31d1bb019d4831e24cd7cd7f4215fca73073b if anyone could share some light I would appreciete it.

Sorry to hear your story my friend but, to be frank, your money is gone. It's too late there is nothing we can do about your money. I wish the site is online maybe we can report your case to the payment processor of the site (coinbase, bitpay, or coinpayments) maybe they can help out or prevent others from getting scammed too.

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September 30, 2019, 03:47:56 PM
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I firmly believe that thorough research is absolutely needed when buying with BTC as the transactions are irreversible and there is no option for refund. Having said that, I have never had issues when using BTC for online payments. You just need to be careful with determining how trustworthy a site is.
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September 30, 2019, 05:07:47 PM
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Always safe but when you get scam website you will be not available to get back your bitcoin, but using other payment maybe you can dispute your transaction if some website have scam your business.
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September 30, 2019, 05:53:24 PM
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Sorry for your bad experience and likely that was first deal with bitcoin. Bitcoin gained most popularity because its decentralized and not reversible. So sadly we are not able to help you return your funds. Dealing with bitcoin is bit risky if you don't know that who receiving it on the other end. Same as for website also, when you are going to buy something from website you should know how trustworthy that site. You have to search and review as much as possible. After sent it is not possible to do anything. So without trusted sites sending bitcoin means you are going to scam very soon. I think you already learn how to save yourself and obviously this is a good lesson for other users as well.

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September 30, 2019, 08:48:53 PM
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Always safe but when you get scam website you will be not available to get back your bitcoin, but using other payment maybe you can dispute your transaction if some website have scam your business.
Using suspicious resources, as well as various websites and online stores about which there are no reviews and certain information is missing, we endanger ourselves and our funds, regardless of what you use as a means of payment.  Fraudsters can steal from you not only cryptocurrency, but also fiat currencies, so before you do anything and buy, we need to make sure the authority of this or that resource.
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September 30, 2019, 10:24:02 PM
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if you want to buy using Bitcoin, between an individual person and yourself, then you should use an escrow service. An escrow service will hold your Bitcoin so that the other party can't run away with your Bitcoin without giving you the product. If you want to purchase on a website , ensure that they use a qualified program like pit pay or other that is well-known not to be a scam.

 
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October 01, 2019, 12:50:21 AM
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Hello:
I am new to cryptos and I must say that my first experience has been a bad one, I recently visited antminerusa.com and purchased some hardware, that was about 10 days ago, I paid using BTC, now the site is no longer available, its been down for 3 days maybe a bit more, this lead me to think this website is a scam.  Now what should I do to recover my BTC, if the purchase where made using a credit card, I would report it to my bank and they could void or cancel payment, but with BTC what should I do?, if there is nothing that I can do, then it is obvious that using cryptos is a scammers paradise because there is no protection to buyer (that I know), unless there is a way to introduce the complain in the chain in order to reverse payment.
This is the transaction id 30dc4f431ac3db1949b330ab8cd31d1bb019d4831e24cd7cd7f4215fca73073b if anyone could share some light I would appreciete it.

That sort of scam happens a lot more in fiat transactions. And it's your responsibility to make sure that you're making purchases on legitimate sites. Once your bitcoin transaction goes through, there's basically no way to recover it anymore. That's one downside of crypto payments that can be negated by buyers being extra careful before clicking that send or confirm button. Don't just try to look for the product, best to have sufficient info about the seller and their platform.


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October 01, 2019, 02:05:50 AM
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Sad to read this kind of story that you got scam by untrusted site. It is our own responsibility not to trust easily when buying or purchasing a hardware to a non legitimate webiste. Usually it is safe to buy using bitcoin the problem is there are a lot of fraud and scam site to earn money. A must to check before buying check the feedback first of a site if it is legit or not.
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October 01, 2019, 04:08:01 AM
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Hello:
I am new to cryptos and I must say that my first experience has been a bad one, I recently visited antminerusa.com and purchased some hardware, that was about 10 days ago, I paid using BTC, now the site is no longer available, its been down for 3 days maybe a bit more, this lead me to think this website is a scam.  Now what should I do to recover my BTC, if the purchase where made using a credit card, I would report it to my bank and they could void or cancel payment, but with BTC what should I do?, if there is nothing that I can do, then it is obvious that using cryptos is a scammers paradise because there is no protection to buyer (that I know), unless there is a way to introduce the complain in the chain in order to reverse payment.
This is the transaction id 30dc4f431ac3db1949b330ab8cd31d1bb019d4831e24cd7cd7f4215fca73073b if anyone could share some light I would appreciete it.

I can't open the site anymore, I think the site wants you to feel like a victim of a scam. Then if you were able to send Bitcoin to the address they provided, there is a high chance that you will not recover it, so there is no way for you to return it. Well, you're not exactly a credit card you can cancel but with Bitcoin not really. Sorry, we can do nothing about your problem.
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October 01, 2019, 07:42:46 AM
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antminerusa.com has a scam allegation before. Refer to this. OP finding some legit store and verifying the store here in the forum is a thing to do especially that you are buying goods online.

It seems that the store webiste “antminerusa” does exist for years after that scam allegation.

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October 01, 2019, 07:48:06 AM
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Hello:
I am new to cryptos and I must say that my first experience has been a bad one, I recently visited antminerusa.com and purchased some hardware, that was about 10 days ago, I paid using BTC, now the site is no longer available, its been down for 3 days maybe a bit more, this lead me to think this website is a scam.  Now what should I do to recover my BTC, if the purchase where made using a credit card, I would report it to my bank and they could void or cancel payment, but with BTC what should I do?, if there is nothing that I can do, then it is obvious that using cryptos is a scammers paradise because there is no protection to buyer (that I know), unless there is a way to introduce the complain in the chain in order to reverse payment.
This is the transaction id 30dc4f431ac3db1949b330ab8cd31d1bb019d4831e24cd7cd7f4215fca73073b if anyone could share some light I would appreciete it.
There are some situation that we need to become careful on using some bitcoin and buying some stuff with this kind of transaction. But we have some responsibility on this. We need to check some information before doing some transaction with the bitcoin. It must safe to used bitcoin if you surely know the transaction very well.
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