[Alert] Scam attempt in the name of gambling house and moderator

[TheGreatPython]

Hello everyone, I just came across a new gambling website which was sent to me via a unknown user on telegram.

Website: https://bitxplay.com/ (PLEASE DO NOT VISIT NOR GIVE ANY OF YOUR DETAILS).

What happened: I was sent a message by an unknown user on telegram that reads "I can make you winner in a gambling house where I work a moderator. If you are interested register and give me your username". "This is an anonymous site and a random player wins, but I work as a moderator and therefore you will win" and "pay me half of your winning money to continue" and I checked their website to find some interesting facts.

Fun facts that made be assured that this is a scam and a well-designed one!

The guy who contacted me actually asked me to pick any username for the game jackpot in the website and he would make that username the winner and after I gave him a random username he actually made that username won and the website is showing last 5 to 10 winners with the winning amount like $1000 to $2500 .. which clearly means the website is broken in that case why would someone share his trick with me for $100 when he can win unlimited times. This actually means the website is just a scam in my opinion and wants me to just deposit so they can scam me on my deposit and THE MINIMUM DEPOSIT IS $100

A few other points -
1- There is no indexing on google and you can basically not find any link on google if you google "https://bitxplay.com/" this tells me that their website is new which is actually fine no harm yet.

2- The website got it's SSL certificate on 28th June which is not even 24 hours yet.

3- I see many of this forum members are playing there. (Must be fake name created by themselves to show activities).

I just want to alter you all for not listening to any stranger on the internet. I am familiar with this basic thump rule. But today I was targeted through my greediness like if I spend $100 I can get $1000 to $2000 which made me to listen to them somehow otherwise I would have blocked them on their first message itself.

NOTE: This is just my own point of views and in no way I want to hurt them if they are by any chance legit, it is always better to be safe than sorry and hence I opened this thread.

[serjent05]

It seems this kind of scam strategy is rampant in telegram.  I also received a pm from an unknown guy with the same modus.  The way they deliver the message is very identical, as moderator, then will give me a jackpot win and we will evenly split the winnings.  Lucky for me I held my morals and told the guy that I don't condone such activity.  He even told me that he will even credit some BTC on my account so that I can roll and he will tweak the result.  Still, I decline that stranger's request. 

[20kevin20]

There have been quite a lot of threads before on Telegram trying to bust similar scams IIRC. Looks like it's a scam that moves from one domain to another so that they don't get caught in the end.

Even if the website was known and you would've accepted his offering, what you'd do is basically you'd commit a crime by scamming a website and pay him up for it too. So if someone finds a legit such offer and really thinks they're going to earn something out of this, let them hit the wall themselves.

[cryptoperkele]

I just want to alter you all for not listening to any stranger on the internet. I am familiar with this basic thump rule.

And since this happened on telegram, i would argue that anyone contacting you via pm in telegram and you never chatted before in some main channel is most likely trying to scam you and you can just block and report them at the moment they start their pm.

[carlfebz2]

With just some simple logic then we can easily spot out that this is already a scam. Anything offers for low price for getting big bucks in return then thats already a big flag.

When you do mentioned that he do only need $100 deposit for you to get or win constantly in the site then you would surely think of, on why the hell he's been sharing of this
holy grail and make himself gain those amount?

It doesnt need for him to hide even he's the moderator since he can create new account and made up a deposit for himself and abuse if such bug do really exist in the first place.

[Rengga Jati]

...but I work as a moderator and therefore you will win" and "pay me half of your winning money to continue"[/b]

And I'm sure that he sent the similar email to others and promise that they will win because he is the moderator.
This is exactly a scam and whoever that believes this is really annoying. 

I appreciate your efforts to analyze more about the website and its game so that you are not scammed. And by telling here, we can stop this kind of scam probabilities that may also be received by many more members here.

It is not a kind of new idea of scamming in the gambling world. moreover, nowadays, gambling world is really changing and they are developing very well, moreover during this pandemic using online gambling. of course, many scammers have their latest ideas to scam the victims and play their structured and also interesting ays to scam.

[kawetsriyanto]

I just want to alter you all for not listening to any stranger on the internet.

Thanks for alerting us, mate. Indeed, sending tantalizing offers via telegram inbox is a rampant scam that seems to happen every day. That's why I am lazy to read any messages from a stranger on telegram. I ever experienced it, someone sent me a message and offered me Bitcoin as a reward for doing a task. But I just blocked him and deleted the message as I think what he offered was non-sense. Well, I think we must avoid doing something nonsense and even the sender is "unknown" or stranger. It's too risky and possibly scams us.

[GreatArkansas]

For sure that gambling website is manipulated by only 1 person, which is the one who contacted you in the telegram.
Hahaha, and their chat area part on the left area, for sure it's fake and random number only. If you try to refresh every time the page and you can see the number of online in the chat is so quick to change. Jeez, totally fake.

[maxreish]

Indeed a suspicious one. How many players do they already have? If they just got the SSL certificate this 28th June , they probably gaining some trust to scam other players. Also isn't too much for $100 as minimum deposit? I have visited the gambling site itself,  403 online players in chat. But chat is not moving. Is there a possibility they can manipulate the number of players?
 
 For someone who just give u such unestablished gambling site, it is hard to entrust and take the risks.

[maydna]

There will be many more like that, especially in the telegram, which they can hide their identity from people. I have seen many like them, but I don't pay attention and always delete the chat or report it to the telegram support. Telegram is the best place to trick people because the apps allow us to send anything, even we can make bots to invite people to join in our channel.

If someone can make us win games, and we see that really happens, but then he needs us to send some money, then that will be a scam sign for us, and we don't have to do anything. Just forget that, and don't interact with him because no matter what, he will trick us by offering so many big rewards to us. So be careful if you get a suspicious thing from any social media or the internet, it is better to check by searching on other sources.

[harizen]

But still, you entertain the chat, right? This to show that even experienced one still taking chances.

Thanks for the heads-up!

As soon as I read the "The minimum amount to deposit is $100" on their FAQ - no way I will use the site even how legit they are. Not that they are a scam but the minimum deposit is too way high. That reason alone will make gamblers not to consider using the site. They are really in a rush to earn more from deposits.

[btc_angela]

You should also enclose that website in "[c o d e] [/ c o d e]' so that no one will accidentally click on the link.

And just by looking at it's domain name:

https://whois.domaintools.com/bitxplay.com

Domain name: bitxplay.com
Registry Domain ID: 2542251484_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.namecheap.com
Registrar URL: http://www.namecheap.com
Updated Date: 0001-01-01T00:00:00.00Z
Creation Date: 2020-06-28T10:17:19.00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2021-06-28T10:17:19.00Z
Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC
Registrar IANA ID: 1068
Registrar Abuse Contact Email:
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.6613102107
Reseller: NAMECHEAP INC
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited

Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: WhoisGuard Protected
Registrant Organization: WhoisGuard, Inc.
Registrant Street: P.O. Box 0823-03411
Registrant City: Panama
Registrant State/Province: Panama
Registrant Postal Code:
Registrant Country: PA
Registrant Phone: +507.8365503
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +51.17057182
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email:

Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: WhoisGuard Protected
Admin Organization: WhoisGuard, Inc.
Admin Street: P.O. Box 0823-03411
Admin City: Panama
Admin State/Province: Panama
Admin Postal Code:
Admin Country: PA
Admin Phone: +507.8365503
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax: +51.17057182
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email:

Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: WhoisGuard Protected
Tech Organization: WhoisGuard, Inc.
Tech Street: P.O. Box 0823-03411
Tech City: Panama
Tech State/Province: Panama
Tech Postal Code:
Tech Country: PA
Tech Phone: +507.8365503
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: +51.17057182
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email:

Name Server: rosalie.ns.cloudflare.com
Name Server: will.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: https://www.icann.org/wicf/
For more information on Whois status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp

Newly created website, another red flag that this is a scam. There are also a lot of similar stunts being pulled in exchanges, someone will message you in Telegram and telling you to sign up with this "X" platform and you will play a roulette and you are going to win. But before you can withdraw, you have to deposit 0.01 BTC.

[kotajikikox]

Thanks for sharing but since this happens in telegram then you can only assume that people here will be more alert.

Thats why never entertain anyone in telegram unless you are expecting something in good faith.
This scammers will never stop as long as there are people that entertaining them.

Use this as charging to experiences mate to not do it again,Blocked the user or report  on the spot.

[Bitinity]

Thanks for the warning, it is useful for other members here so we can avoid such scam attempts. Without a doubt it is an old scam method. Giving users free money and easy win on the game then ask users to deposit xx amount of money in order to withdraw the winning. Once a user is fooled, the site will run away with the deposited money. Lesson learned, dont trust unknown users on any social media who offers you something that sounds too good to be true.

[shoreno]

being message by a random guy to encourage you to try a site that is unfamiliar is already questionable  . i recieve many of those message but i didnt bother to open the links because i know what will be the results are   .

 there are times that some user refer me to a known site with a good offer mostly about affliate but i didnt agree on it either because i think im the one that will loose in the long run   . just try to work with your own if that what makes you comfortable  .

[swogerino]

This reminds me of “the prince of Nigeria scam” which was a big hit in 2002-2007 years and sometimes it even appears now.The modality there was that some parent left him big amount of money but he needed a partner in order to receive the money therefore they asked people of many personal details which were then used to clone or create false credit cards.

Same here only this time the scammer work as an insider at X company where he can manipulate things and make you a winner.

[batang_bitcoin]

The website is just made a few days ago so obviously it's just about modifying the results board to make the victim believe that he's actually giving a win. But in reality, once you deposit the asking amount, he will never get back to you.
These scammers are going to different style and up to the point that they will create as if they're legitimate casino just to fool and scam people. Yes, don't listen to anybody especially strangers on telegram.

[Lakai01]

First of all, thank you very much for the hint. You might want to consider starting a thread on the Scam Accusations Board to get more people's attention on bitxplay. Definitely not everyone here at Bitcointalk is reading threads in the gambling section on a regular basis

The scam with DMs in Telegram where links, *.exe files and unbelievably good offers are posted is really taking over. I also get daily inquiries from some users I don't know. I also don't understand why Telegram doesn't take more intensive steps against this or at least offers rudimentary protection mechanisms (like e.g. setting options in the profile who is allowed to write to you directly).

[plvbob0070]

Scammers really use this kind of trick to lure people to play on their websites. I have seen similar stories and approaches like this here in the forum, so you will already notice if the message is suspicious or not. A moderator himself, asking random people to deposit and play, promising to make them win and then asking half of the jackpot. That's already suspicious. People shouldn't fall for this "easy money" because you will just end up losing everything. It's better to report and ignore random messages from a stranger, especially like what OP received.

Btw, thanks for informing us here since we never know if someone would actually fall for those scammers. There's already a lot of messages like this in Telegram so I just ignore them.

[robelneo]

This reminds me of “the prince of Nigeria scam” which was a big hit in 2002-2007 years and sometimes it even appears now.The modality there was that some parent left him big amount of money but he needed a partner in order to receive the money therefore they asked people of many personal details which were then used to clone or create false credit cards.

Same here only this time the scammer work as an insider at X company where he can manipulate things and make you a winner.

Damn you are right not only Price of Nigeria but Ceo of big companies who have no heir to leave his fortune, there are so many of these in those years, and I still received emails like this from time time, this scheme has been exposed on the internet in TV in newspaper and articles, they still want to try their luck.
But this gambling scam attempt still persist they just rest for a while now they are back again, I remember there are so many of this late last year.