What happened:: As a typical noob, browsing the forum for the first time, i noticed the marketplace.
BTCShop.xyz caught my interest and I visited their website.
After a chat back and forth I was tempted to buy one of their products.
The seller answered some questions and I went on to (test) buy one of their products.
Seller assured me that after 3 confirmations I would receive an email with the actual product attached.
The second it got 3 confirmations seller disappeared offline and is unreachable.
I replied in his
thread which turns out to be self-moderated and was recommended by a moderator to open a thread here.
Scammers Profile Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2842733Reference Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5269335Amount Scammed: 0.00488273 BTC
Payment Method: BTC through blockonomics.co
Proof of Payment: https://www.blockonomics.co/api/tx?txid=cecf8537db8c60fbcbdad41c5a3487c95d1163028acd0f6a71842f1f2e487f5c&addr=14xcfT3JZ2SbN8QdzEqH5JD8UcAqZKGgTmhttps://btcshop.xyz/checkout/order-received/132/?key=wc_order_wP0LS88Tr3FYqPM/Chat Logs: The Tawk support chat on their website (BTCShop.xyz) disappears and the chat log is therefore lost.
Additional Notes: Very nice first experience.