p2pb2b.io has blocked my account without any explanation, looks like SCAM

[konungbarber]

What happened:
I was p2pb2b.io exchange user since Feb 2019.

I've passed their KYC and was trading via API.

On 01st of July 2019 I've tried to log in into my p2pb2b account and got this error: "Your account has been blocked, please contact support".

I've emailed to support (both info@p2pb2b.io and support@p2pb2b.io) and got this answer:

Dear customer!
Please be informed that we are carrying out the investigation based on your report.
But in order to take further legal actions (including reporting to law enforcements) we kindly ask you to make your report in conformity with our fraud reporting procedure.
In accordance to section XV of P2PB2B’s Terms of Use Agreement “User has to report fraud, related to certain operation(s)/asset(s)/account(s) to the P2PB2B’s legal department legal@partida.io. Fraud report has to be made from the User’s email bound with his verified account to authenticate User's identity”.
Therefore, we kindly ask you to make the request from email, bound with your account, verified on p2pb2b.io to email legal@partida.io. Please, explain all the circumstances known to you.
Please accept our apologises for possible inconveniences as you have already submitted the report to us via other channels. But we ask to make formal request as mentioned above.
We appreciate your understanding!

After this I've messaged several times to support@p2pb2b.io and received answers like this:

Your account was currently blocked for the security. Soon we will contact you by your email. Please wait!

I've sent message to legal@partida.io and got no answer.

I've also messaged at their Telegram "support" group and the only answer from admin was like "Please, wait, we will answer you".

On 16th July I've called to p2pb2b "office" (+3726026577) and got a conversation with operator regarding my issue. The only answer was "I will send information to our legal department, please wait for answer by email".

Today is 18th of July and I still got no reply from p2pb2b with explanations regarding block of my account.

Scammers Profile Link:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2509426

Reference Link:
https://p2pb2b.io/

Amount Scammed:
~0.15 BTC (1500 USD), the total balance at the moment of account ban

Payment Method:
ETH, initial deposit was 0.1 ETH

Proof of Payment:
https://etherscan.io/tx/0x75f4a65155d9e426287611888d39a41fe6959bc7cf682713ba7a31ad98044ac9

PM/Chat Logs:
Email conversation:
https://imgur.com/a/ITs7lXL

Additional Notes:
Guys, be careful with p2pb2b exchange, looks like they found an easy way to increase their profits by banning accounts without any explanation!

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

I tagged the user. It's really sad to hear this kind of scammers are stealing money from innocent people. To protect other users pleased create a red flag against this user since you have lost the money. Here is the link to create flag: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;addflag=2509426

Please chose either option two or three and follow the instructions. I will support the flag for you.


Finally, sorry to hear your lose. Hope if does not happen with you again.

[JollyGood]

Well done for opening a scam thread. I have added support to your flag against them.

What they have done to you since 1st July 2019 (and today is 18th July 2019) shows all the hallmarks of what other exchanges have done when they selective scam their users.

Hopefully many people will read the threads and not send their crypto to the Coinsbit and P2PB2B scammers.

[dragonvslinux]

FYI New flag: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;flag=477

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Good work OP. Flag supported. I will seek support from other members too knowing that your experience is very limited in this forum. Responding to your latest PM, as far as I know; a flag can not be deleted but not sure if a moderator have this access to delete it or not. My best bet is that they do not.

Edit: Done https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5153445.msg51885728#msg51885728
I hope these time we will see some activities.

[fratoshi]

Volume seems fake just like Sistemkoin and other exchanges

[JollyGood]

https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/p2pb2b/

P2PB2B has dropped their fake volume in the previous 24hrs to $89 million instead of the $167 million



https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/coinsbit/

Coinsbit has increased their fake volume in the previous 24hrs to $91 million instead of the $87 million 

[JollyGood]

The p2pb2b.io scammer user has stopped posting in the forum even though he continues to visit here and check the threads.

[p2pb2b.io]

What happened:
I was p2pb2b.io exchange user since Feb 2019.

I've passed their KYC and was trading via API.

On 01st of July 2019 I've tried to log in into my p2pb2b account and got this error: "Your account has been blocked, please contact support".

I've emailed to support (both info@p2pb2b.io and support@p2pb2b.io) and got this answer:

Dear customer!
Please be informed that we are carrying out the investigation based on your report.
But in order to take further legal actions (including reporting to law enforcements) we kindly ask you to make your report in conformity with our fraud reporting procedure.
In accordance to section XV of P2PB2B’s Terms of Use Agreement “User has to report fraud, related to certain operation(s)/asset(s)/account(s) to the P2PB2B’s legal department legal@partida.io. Fraud report has to be made from the User’s email bound with his verified account to authenticate User's identity”.
Therefore, we kindly ask you to make the request from email, bound with your account, verified on p2pb2b.io to email legal@partida.io. Please, explain all the circumstances known to you.
Please accept our apologises for possible inconveniences as you have already submitted the report to us via other channels. But we ask to make formal request as mentioned above.
We appreciate your understanding!

After this I've messaged several times to support@p2pb2b.io and received answers like this:

Your account was currently blocked for the security. Soon we will contact you by your email. Please wait!

I've sent message to legal@partida.io and got no answer.

I've also messaged at their Telegram "support" group and the only answer from admin was like "Please, wait, we will answer you".

On 16th July I've called to p2pb2b "office" (+3726026577) and got a conversation with operator regarding my issue. The only answer was "I will send information to our legal department, please wait for answer by email".

Today is 18th of July and I still got no reply from p2pb2b with explanations regarding block of my account.

Scammers Profile Link:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2509426

Reference Link:
https://p2pb2b.io/

Amount Scammed:
~0.15 BTC (1500 USD), the total balance at the moment of account ban

Payment Method:
ETH, initial deposit was 0.1 ETH

Proof of Payment:
https://etherscan.io/tx/0x75f4a65155d9e426287611888d39a41fe6959bc7cf682713ba7a31ad98044ac9

PM/Chat Logs:
Email conversation:
https://imgur.com/a/ITs7lXL

Additional Notes:
Guys, be careful with p2pb2b exchange, looks like they found an easy way to increase their profits by banning accounts without any explanation!

Hello

Your account was blocked because of suspicious activity in the time of user's complaints about 2FA shutdown. Account is unlocked now because no violations were found. As apologies for long waiting, your trading fee will be lower for three months.

[JollyGood]

Hello

Your account was blocked because of suspicious activity in the time of user's complaints about 2FA shutdown. Account is unlocked now because no violations were found. As apologies for long waiting, your trading fee will be lower for three months.

Oh how convenient, as soon as you realise the user that was getting selectively scammed united the whole community against P2PB2B they decided to unlock the user account.

Too late, the damage is done. Both the Coinsbit and P2PB2B scam exchanges have been exposed.

[p2pb2b.io]

Hello

Your account was blocked because of suspicious activity in the time of user's complaints about 2FA shutdown. Account is unlocked now because no violations were found. As apologies for long waiting, your trading fee will be lower for three months.

Oh how convenient, as soon as you realise the user that was getting selectively scammed united the whole community against P2PB2B they decided to unlock the user account.

Too late, the damage is done. Both the Coinsbit and P2PB2B scam exchanges have been exposed.

Please stop spread FUD.

Please understand that we are a regulated licensed institution and are bound by very strict AML/CFT regulation, internal compliance/AML procedures. Our procedures are registered by the regulator and not meeting them may cause criminal liability.
At certain circumstances we are forced to freeze accounts of users - it is the demand of law and it is how the regulated financial world works at a moment whether we like it or not.
Besides, as you understand, we can't share nor our correspondence with regulator nor process of the investigation nor the exact reasons for blocking the account.
It is the choice of each person to deal with regulated exchanges with compliance, AML, KYC demands or with not regulated who don't face such issues.
At a moment the issue, discussed in the topic, is solved. The account is unblocked.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Please stop spread FUD.

Please understand that we are a regulated licensed institution and are bound by very strict AML/CFT regulation, internal compliance/AML procedures. Our procedures are registered by the regulator and not meeting them may cause criminal liability.
At certain circumstances we are forced to freeze accounts of users - it is the demand of law and it is how the regulated financial world works at a moment whether we like it or not.
Besides, as you understand, we can't share nor our correspondence with regulator nor process of the investigation nor the exact reasons for blocking the account.
It is the choice of each person to deal with regulated exchanges with compliance, AML, KYC demands or with not regulated who don't face such issues.
At a moment the issue, discussed in the topic, is solved. The account is unblocked.

I got almost the same as PM from p2pb2b.io. I would like to ask konungbarber to confirm if the issue was resolved.

@p2pb2b.io, you guys really need to communicate with your customers. If they are hard to handle then give them enough time, nurse them so that they understand you and leave you with this feeling that you have tried your best.

[dopey]

P2PB2B is a complete scam, do not trust them with your crypto or your upcoming IEO / STO. I am a coin developer since 2014 and I encourage you to read the following thread before you are financially harmed by these thieves.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5163367.0

If anyone else like me has suffered massive financial losses due to this exchanges fraudulent behavior please let me know. Perhaps it is time to start considering a class-action lawsuit.

[konungbarber]

Please stop spread FUD.

Please understand that we are a regulated licensed institution and are bound by very strict AML/CFT regulation, internal compliance/AML procedures. Our procedures are registered by the regulator and not meeting them may cause criminal liability.
At certain circumstances we are forced to freeze accounts of users - it is the demand of law and it is how the regulated financial world works at a moment whether we like it or not.
Besides, as you understand, we can't share nor our correspondence with regulator nor process of the investigation nor the exact reasons for blocking the account.
It is the choice of each person to deal with regulated exchanges with compliance, AML, KYC demands or with not regulated who don't face such issues.
At a moment the issue, discussed in the topic, is solved. The account is unblocked.

I got almost the same as PM from p2pb2b.io. I would like to ask konungbarber to confirm if the issue was resolved.

@p2pb2b.io, you guys really need to communicate with your customers. If they are hard to handle then give them enough time, nurse them so that they understand you and leave you with this feeling that you have tried your best.

Yes, my account has been unblocked.

At the moment there is an issue with locked balances. I hope support will help me faster than in 3 weeks)

I would like to thank bitcointalk community for their support!

[JollyGood]

Yes, my account has been unblocked.

At the moment there is an issue with locked balances. I hope support will help me faster than in 3 weeks)

I would like to thank bitcointalk community for their support!

In your opinion do you think these scammers deserve a pat on the back now they unlocked your account? In my opinion they selectively scammed you but did not expect the backlash.

They froze your account from 1st July to 18th July with next to nothing in real communication. You open a scam thread here on 18th July and on the 4th day your account has been unlocked - that clearly shows they did it to minimise their negative publicity.

[konungbarber]

Yes, my account has been unblocked.

At the moment there is an issue with locked balances. I hope support will help me faster than in 3 weeks)

I would like to thank bitcointalk community for their support!

In your opinion do you think these scammers deserve a pat on the back now they unlocked your account? In my opinion they selectively scammed you but did not expect the backlash.

They froze your account from 1st July to 18th July with next to nothing in real communication. You open a scam thread on the 4th day your account has been unlocked - that clearly shows they did it to minimise their negative publicity.

I guess they didn't expect me to put this matter on public, and "red flag" here was a good reason for them to unblock my account.

[JollyGood]

I guess they didn't expect me to put this matter on public, and "red flag" here was a good reason for them to unblock my account.

That is exactly what I was saying.

You exposed them here by opening a scam thread against them and on the 4th day your account access was restored. It seems they never expected you to bring their scam to this forum and destroy their reputation.

Their p2pb2b.io user last posted here on 26th July but was active a few hours ago even though the posts, questions and accusations line up against the coinsbit and p2pb2b scammers they do not put forward a defence 

[Ucillcabdpow]

My withdrawal still pending afer 15 days
And support on live chat and telegram has been block me
The support on ticket say my problem will be within 10 working days
But i've been waiting 11 work days
when i ask about it on live chat and telegram chat they answer just please wait
And now they have bee ban me

[JollyGood]

My withdrawal still pending afer 15 days
And support on live chat and telegram has been block me
The support on ticket say my problem will be within 10 working days
But i've been waiting 11 work days
when i ask about it on live chat and telegram chat they answer just please wait
And now they have bee ban me

I am sorry to read about your situation.

We heard from several sources p2pb2b scammers are banning people from their Telegram when they ask questions about why their accounts were frozen or access to funds restricted.

Now that you have mentioned here what happened to you it might mean they will quickly resolve your situation because they fear more negative posts.

It is all about damage limitation for p2pb2b while they selectively scam users otherwise they will fail in their grand plan for an exit strategy when they steal everything and run.

[JollyGood]

Please note the connection between coinsbit and p2pb2b..

The user p2pb2b.io last logged in on 5th August 2019 to read posts but they last posted on 26th July 2019

Out of embarrassment for getting caught out they no longer post here 

The community well and truly exposed those scamming thieves. Now we just need to do the same for coinsbit which is also owned by the p2pb2b scammers

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4971628.msg52098313#msg52098313