Suspicious Bitcoin escrow site

[mobdoggo]

Hello !

My friend selling her app on Flippa. One guy offered her $12k for that app and asked do that deal via an escrow site. Site address : escrow-tech.com
Domain registered on Feb 2020 and site has UK registration certificate. Anyone can register UK company. even some sellers also on this board.

He told, he sent her $12k equal BTC and check. She sees balance. But, i put that address on Bockchain explorer, It is not showing any transaction. So, I created an acc there. It gave an BTC wallet and I asked her to send. I got it. Still, no track of transaction on Blockchain explorer.

Note : Minimum Transfer is 0.01 BTC. When I tried to withdraw that BTC to Coinbase acc, It is asking me upload ID proof.

Any ideas ?

[joniboini]

So your friend account on that website BTC balances has been updated after the guy told her, but there's no actual transaction based on the explorer that you use? That could only mean that the guy or his friend has control of that website and then change the data as they wish.

I got a feeling that your ID will got rejected or there will be additional KYC checks that take forever to finish. I never heard about that site before, sorry but this sounds like your friend got scammed.

[mobdoggo]

So your friend account on that website BTC balances has been updated after the guy told her, but there's no actual transaction based on the explorer that you use? That could only mean that the guy or his friend has control of that website and then change the data as they wish.

I got a feeling that your ID will got rejected or there will be additional KYC checks that take forever to finish. I never heard about that site before, sorry but this sounds like your friend got scammed.

I told her that site is scam. And fortunately, She didn't transferred the app yet.
He told price is $8k and sent $12k 

[mobdoggo]

He is scammer. His site is scam
https://www.namepros.com/threads/selling-domain-am-i-being-scammed.1182075/#post-7703369

[adzino]

Hello !

My friend selling her app on Flippa. One guy offered her $12k for that app and asked do that deal via an escrow site. Site address : escrow-tech.com
Domain registered on Feb 2020 and site has UK registration certificate. Anyone can register UK company. even some sellers also on this board.

He told, he sent her $12k equal BTC and check. She sees balance. But, i put that address on Bockchain explorer, It is not showing any transaction. So, I created an acc there. It gave an BTC wallet and I asked her to send. I got it. Still, no track of transaction on Blockchain explorer.

Note : Minimum Transfer is 0.01 BTC. When I tried to withdraw that BTC to Coinbase acc, It is asking me upload ID proof.

Any ideas ?

Uff, sounds like a total scam. Based on the story, its kinds looks really fishy. Yeah, the site being registered on Feb 2020 clearly shows that it should not be trusted. But, something sounds weird. After you created an account over there and told your friend to send some coins to the wallet generated for that address, you received the coins on that wallet, but the transaction wasn't showing on the blockchain network? Are you sure you know how to check transactions on an explorer? It should show on the network if your friend did make the transaction, no matter if the wallet exists or not.
Anyway, still don't use that site. Tell that person to join this forum and use on the escrows from here.

[dothebeats]

One guy offering a huge amount and proactively suggesting a website does is totally brand new to use as an escrow is a total scam and outright fishy for me. I would have ignored such kind of trade in a heartbeat, and would prefer asking help from reputable escrows out there than this newly-baptized scam escrow site.

So your friend account on that website BTC balances has been updated after the guy told her, but there's no actual transaction based on the explorer that you use? That could only mean that the guy or his friend has control of that website and then change the data as they wish.

I got a feeling that your ID will got rejected or there will be additional KYC checks that take forever to finish. I never heard about that site before, sorry but this sounds like your friend got scammed.

Or perhaps the ID would be used in some other scam-related projects in the future. Who knows? Hijacking identities have been the norm in the interwebs for years now, and it wouldn't be surprising if this is what's going to happen if OP's friend decides to send his ID or whatever KYC documents he was asked to submit.

[yazher]

This is an obvious scam you better be careful when dealing with this kind of service, especially when it comes from unknown sources. You gotta check first the reviews about those kinds of services before dealing with them. If you want to use some escrow service there are a lot of here in this forum. there are lots of trusted people that you can entrust your money with.

[BitMaxz]

For me, I wouldn't trust an online service which is pretty new they are still on the developing stage before they publish it on the public.
Every business online should have 6 months or 8 months old before they publicly publish it

So for me, it's suspicious I can't trust a website which is a month old website. I'm sure he owns the website and attempting to scam you.

I suggest you stay away on that escrow service. If it is related to bitcoin much better hire high trusted escrow members here on the forum.

You can use this list below
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2439910.0

It's an updated list of escrow you can use here on the forum.

[Little Mouse]

Unfortunately, this has been a new scam method recently. I am observing this scam method here and there. The escrow website is owned by the scammer or the buyer. They will only update the website with an amount and later if you handover the app and when go to withdraw, they will ask to deposit a little amount (double scamming).
Better use popular escrow site.

[joniboini]

Better use popular escrow site.

Finding a reputable escrow on this forum is way easier than looking for an escrow website over the internet by the looks of it. In some articles that I've read, it looks like there is a lack of escrow services due to the difficulty of building a reputation with people's money at stake.

[gentlemand]

I would automatically assume any escrow site was suspicious. It's just too obvious a temptation. And this one is the most obvious so far.

Even a site with track record could have been created entirely to build up to a long con. The only circumstances where I would consider one was if it was regulated and backed by longstanding legit companies and there's no such product out there and maybe never will be.

[Welsh]

Even a site with track record could have been created entirely to build up to a long con. The only circumstances where I would consider one was if it was regulated and backed by longstanding legit companies and there's no such product out there and maybe never will be.

This is why I would prefer to put my trust into an individual which obviously didn't create their account on the forum specifically for offering escrow services, and have built up a long positive reputation because of their actions within the community. Of course, there's always a risk when involving a third party, but there are more riskier options out there than putting your trust into one of the well known escrows here. Many escrows on this site have dealt with hundreds of Bitcoins, sometimes in a single transaction. So, depending on your trade 15,000 is probably not worth risking their reputation for.

[o_e_l_e_o]

Of course it's a scam.

Here's the site in question: https://escrow-tech.com/

Exact replica of this site: https://tradenc.com/
And this one: https://kestrade.com/
And this one: https://thebitex.com/
And this one: https://ovextrade.com/
And this one: https://mybitmax.com/
And this one: https://hipbite.co/
And this one: https://unictrade.com/
And this one: https://coinbeaxy.com/
The list goes on, but I think I've made my point.

If you made an account there as you say, I hope you used a fake email and a password you don't use anywhere else. If you have reused a password you use elsewhere, I would suggest changing it immediately. Obviously don't send any coins or documents there, and stop dealing with the user in question immediately since he is a scammer.

[ReiMomo]

What makes you lead posting this possible scam escrow site on this Bitcointalk forum. Let us just assume that you already know here so I guess an escrow service offered here is much more reliable than accepting services to unknown websites. But fortunately, you have nothing to lose because of your doubt that they are a scam.

Good thing you have been track down the past transactions of escrow service wallet. This may advisable to anyone to have research first before using the site.

[sunsilk]

He is scammer. His site is scam
https://www.namepros.com/threads/selling-domain-am-i-being-scammed.1182075/#post-7703369

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. From what you have told with their story, the site was made just this year of February.

It's already an approval that kind of escrow site shouldn't be trusted. An escrow must have integrity and tenure of their service, plenty of reviews from legitimate people not from the made-up for marketing.