Idmining.com is hellish scammer

[b3b3ch]

I got the response from OKX:

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
Greeting from OKX,

We deeply apologize for any inconvenience caused, and perhaps there might have been some misunderstanding regarding our previous email. What we intended to convey is that the scammer's wallet address does not belong to any OKX user. Consequently, we are unable to conduct a more in-depth investigation or take action regarding the scammer's address.
 
As a result, we recommend that you reach out to your local law enforcement authorities for further steps regarding your case. Based on their guidance, they might have alternative methods to assist you.
You may also refer to our https://www.okx.com/support/hc/en-us/articles/360021858931-Law-Enforcement-Request-Guide.
 
We may also be able to provide certain documents and information to said local law enforcement authorities to assist with their investigation.
 
We trust the above is helpful, and we look forward to receiving a request from your local law enforcement authorities.
 
We hope that you will take the necessary steps to protect yourself from any future scams or fraudulent activities. If there is anything else we can do to assist you, please do not hesitate to let us know.-

What I understand this time is the address 32BgauNVxn6A8byZtDjPTMLRkHYWGVbjun doesn't belong to OKX, which I don't believe is true. I asked explicitly if they think the scammer's address is indeed 32BgauNVxn6A8byZtDjPTMLRkHYWGVbjun. I haven't got the response yet.

Where is the truth? My source was https://oxt.me/address/32BgauNVxn6A8byZtDjPTMLRkHYWGVbjun. However, I found in BreadCrumbs now that this might be a Binance address. I'm very confused.
https://cloud.screenpresso.com/3qILc/2023-08-04_21h41_44.png

[Potato Chips]

If OKX claims 32BgauNVxn6A8byZtDjPTMLRkHYWGVbjun is not theirs, I'm afraid, there's nothing much we can do unless we somehow able to get ahold of a solid proof and they admit there was a mistake.

As of writing both oxt.me and oklink.com tags the address in question as OKX address but I doubt any of them will claim all the data they present is fool proof. However, it wouldn't hurt to try to reach out to them how the OKX tag on this particular address came to be.

I did see the binance tag on breadcrumbs.app at some point btw however I asked binance and the support told me it's not theirs. You may try to ask again for a second opinion, they have a live chat.


I forgot to mention this but you should also look into if you can can deduct your losses to your tax in your country, see: https://koinly.io/guides/ (note: look for the question about stolen crypto)

[b3b3ch]

I have some good news. I forgot to put another address in the money flow in the OKX appeal. I was tired when writing the appel. So 32BgauNVxn6A8byZtDjPTMLRkHYWGVbjun transferred money to bc1quhruqrghgcca950rvhtrg7cpd7u8k6svpzgzmrjy8xyukacl5lkq0r8l2d which I also found as an OKX related address. And this time OKX freezed that account for 7 days. I will contact my police department on Monday. I hope they will manage to send some official email regarding my scam. The appeal is only for 0.08 BTC but this is better than nothing. Maybe they freeze more money. Here is the response from the OKX, to which I'm grateful they would like to help me.

Dear Valued User,
 
We hope this email finds you well. We have conducted a thorough investigation into the wallet address bc1quhruqrghgcca950rvhtrg7cpd7u8k6svpzgzmrjy8xyukacl5lkq0r8l2d that you mentioned in your previous email. Our investigation has revealed that this address is associated with OKX's main wallet. However, we have also identified another OKX user address in the information you provided, and we have taken immediate action by freezing that account.
 
Based on our findings, we recommend that you take prompt legal action by filing a report with the appropriate authorities. It is crucial to involve law enforcement in this matter. Kindly inform your legal representatives to contact us at enforcement@okx.com on your behalf. We kindly request that they reference the ticket number xxx when reaching out to us.
 
Kindly ask your local law enforcement to email us on your behalf at enforcement@okx.com, as per our https://www.okx.com/support/hc/en-us/articles/360021858931-Law-Enforcement-Request-Guide. Please ask your local law enforcement to cite this ticket number xxx in their email to us.

[b3b3ch]

Wow these scammers are fckin crazy They wrote me such email yesterday:

Your refund period will end on August 15th, please log in to the company website (idmining) to refund as soon as possible, overdue we will regard you as giving up automatically.
We will follow the request of the (Monetary Authority): transfer this money to a charity (International Red Cross).

They gonna transfer money to charity

[SamReomo]

The could mining industry is totally fake and anyone who invests money into such mining sites will lose the money with 100% guarantee. You should have learned about mining and cloud mining first before investing that heavy amount into a site that could easily steal your money, and would not even care if you take any legal action or not.

Most of such sites are hosted by scammers and unlike traditional scammers these ones are way more intelligent to convince the users that they will earn lifetime revenue when they purchase mining plans on their sites. The victims like OP fall for such scams and end up losing their money.

Although, you have lost money on such a site, but instead of keeping silent about the situation you came up with a proper way to protect other innocent users by reporting the scam they have done to you. I'm sorry for your loss as it's unlikely that you will get your money back even if you contact OKX, but still you should at least try your luck as that's the only way for you to at least get some amount of your money back.

[holydarkness]

Wow these scammers are fckin crazy They wrote me such email yesterday:

Your refund period will end on August 15th, please log in to the company website (idmining) to refund as soon as possible, overdue we will regard you as giving up automatically.
We will follow the request of the (Monetary Authority): transfer this money to a charity (International Red Cross).

They gonna transfer money to charity

Oh LOL, if you want to toy with them a little, ask what authority regulates such rule, or ask them to cite which articles of law in their country specified this.

[b3b3ch]

Wow these scammers are fckin crazy They wrote me such email yesterday:

Your refund period will end on August 15th, please log in to the company website (idmining) to refund as soon as possible, overdue we will regard you as giving up automatically.
We will follow the request of the (Monetary Authority): transfer this money to a charity (International Red Cross).

They gonna transfer money to charity

Oh LOL, if you want to toy with them a little, ask what authority regulates such rule, or ask them to cite which articles of law in their country specified this.

They are not replying to my emails lol

[b3b3ch]

I can't stand the fact that Trustpilot and Cloudflare are not reacting to scam whistleblowers. Those companies are jokes. Is there any way to publicize the shameful behaviour of companies on the Internet? How to draw the attention of any law enforcement to investigate and chase scammers? Even the FBI and UK CyberCrime departments are not responding to my appeals. I'm all left alone.

[Potato Chips]

I can't stand the fact that Trustpilot and Cloudflare are not reacting to scam whistleblowers. Those companies are jokes. Is there any way to publicize the shameful behaviour of companies on the Internet? How to draw the attention of any law enforcement to investigate and chase scammers? Even the FBI and UK CyberCrime departments are not responding to my appeals. I'm all left alone.

Have you at least gotten a police report filed in your jurisdiction? if so, request a copy and send it to OKX so they know your case is in process and perhaps try to request for an extension as well. If you're from US or UK, maybe there's a way to file online too.

If you can't get ahold of authorities after that, try calling or going over the counter because there is a good chance solely writing to them will get you inboxed for some time as it is safe to assume they are receiving a lot of complaints hence the mentioned suggestion will land you better chances.

The sad reality is they have limited resources hence prioritize cases. If memory serves right, I remember reading an article about an FBI officer saying there are a lot that are too insignificant for them to look into. However I do think you have an edge since the perp is using custodial CEXs and the small number of addresses mentioned (perhaps the tip of an iceberg) have transacted with big amounts which I highly suggest emphasizing.

[b3b3ch]

I can't stand the fact that Trustpilot and Cloudflare are not reacting to scam whistleblowers. Those companies are jokes. Is there any way to publicize the shameful behaviour of companies on the Internet? How to draw the attention of any law enforcement to investigate and chase scammers? Even the FBI and UK CyberCrime departments are not responding to my appeals. I'm all left alone.

Have you at least gotten a police report filed in your jurisdiction? if so, request a copy and send it to OKX so they know your case is in process and perhaps try to request for an extension as well. If you're from US or UK, maybe there's a way to file online too.

If you can't get ahold of authorities after that, try calling or going over the counter because there is a good chance solely writing to them will get you inboxed for some time as it is safe to assume they are receiving a lot of complaints hence the mentioned suggestion will land you better chances.

The sad reality is they have limited resources hence prioritize cases. If memory serves right, I remember reading an article about an FBI officer saying there are a lot that are too insignificant for them to look into. However I do think you have an edge since the perp is using custodial CEXs and the small number of addresses mentioned (perhaps the tip of an iceberg) have transacted with big amounts which I highly suggest emphasizing.

I filled in a report for my local police a long time ago, a couple of days after I was scammed. OKX wrote me an email 5 days ago that they froze one scammer's account for 7 days. Will see what will happen next.