Beware of DDPoker Scam: My Experience

[eshad12]

On August 16th, I came across an ad on Telegram for a new Vietnamese poker site called DDPoker (ddpoker.vip, although they have more domains). Through their bot, I received a link to download the APK and a code that gave me 2 free tournament tickets. Using these two $1 tickets, I managed to win $230, which I withdrew in two separate transactions (on August 22nd and 25th) without any issues to my Tron wallet.

However, on September 12th, I tried to withdraw another $100, the minimum amount, and that's when the problems started. Their two main excuses are:

- Where I got the tickets: As if you could just find DDPoker tickets lying around on the street! It's their platform, so if they can't track the origin of the tickets, that's a big red flag.
- Unknown withdrawal wallet: This makes no sense. First, they have already sent money to this wallet twice, so they definitely know it exists. Second, why should they care which wallet I withdraw my money to?

They even asked for a screenshot of their chatbot that gave me the gift code for the tickets, assuming I wouldn't have it. Fortunately, I did take a screenshot because I couldn't copy the code. I have sent them this screenshot three times, yet they keep insisting on the same issues: "Send us the screenshot of how you got the tickets," "Your wallet is unknown," "We don't know where your funds are coming from," and so on.

I have screenshots of everything, and I can share them if you want to see them. But my recommendation is simple: do not play here. You'll only end up wasting your time and money, just like I did.

Stay safe, everyone.

[yahoo62278]

On August 16th, I came across an ad on Telegram for a new Vietnamese poker site called DDPoker (ddpoker.vip, although they have more domains). Through their bot, I received a link to download the APK and a code that gave me 2 free tournament tickets. Using these two $1 tickets, I managed to win $230, which I withdrew in two separate transactions (on August 22nd and 25th) without any issues to my Tron wallet.

However, on September 12th, I tried to withdraw another $100, the minimum amount, and that's when the problems started. Their two main excuses are:

- Where I got the tickets: As if you could just find DDPoker tickets lying around on the street! It's their platform, so if they can't track the origin of the tickets, that's a big red flag.
- Unknown withdrawal wallet: This makes no sense. First, they have already sent money to this wallet twice, so they definitely know it exists. Second, why should they care which wallet I withdraw my money to?

They even asked for a screenshot of their chatbot that gave me the gift code for the tickets, assuming I wouldn't have it. Fortunately, I did take a screenshot because I couldn't copy the code. I have sent them this screenshot three times, yet they keep insisting on the same issues: "Send us the screenshot of how you got the tickets," "Your wallet is unknown," "We don't know where your funds are coming from," and so on.

I have screenshots of everything, and I can share them if you want to see them. But my recommendation is simple: do not play here. You'll only end up wasting your time and money, just like I did.

Stay safe, everyone.

Sorry to hear you had a shitty experience but you cannot really say you wasted your time and money. You wasted a little time but not before you wd $230 from 0, so overall I think you did ok.

Are there no other poker sites available for you? Party poker, 888poker, or other? Why did you go looking for a smaller option?

[eshad12]

Sorry to hear you had a shitty experience but you cannot really say you wasted your time and money. You wasted a little time but not before you wd $230 from 0, so overall I think you did ok.

Are there no other poker sites available for you? Party poker, 888poker, or other? Why did you go looking for a smaller option?

Thanks, my friend. Yes, I did waste some time (quite a bit, actually, playing tournaments), and in the end, as you said, I invested $0 and withdrew $230, but I’m already assuming they won't send me the rest. Their latest excuse is that I use multiple IPs. Well, it's normal; to start with, in my country, most internet providers have dynamic IPs. Plus, I sometimes use mobile data, other times Wi-Fi, etc.

But yes, as you mentioned, there are more poker sites out there, of course. Not the ones you mentioned, because in my country there's a nasty law regarding online gambling, but I do usually play on CoinPoker and BetOnline with crypto without any issues.

I wrote this mainly so that if someone comes across them, they won't end up getting involved, as the minimum they'll lose is their time.

Cheers.

[Distinctin]

Is this the domain name ; https://www.ddpoker.com/?

It looks like they don’t have any announcements here on the forum, so it’s safe to say that casino might be risky. Hopefully, you did some research before you played. But if you didn’t lose anything, that’s good, and it’s great that you shared your experience here. With so many scam sites around these days, it’s crucial to be cautious, especially if they require a deposit before you can claim your winnings. From your experience, it wasn’t an issue, but others casinos are using this kind of scam tactic.

[Wapfika]

This is casino doesn't have ANN thread nor representative here. Your thread will just serve as warning to other user to avoid potential damage against this casino. There's a lot of new scam telegram casino lately due to the hype of telegram app. This is the number one reason why I never want to play on any telegram casino because of this scammer that is very active on spreading links theough chats and also the scam ads on the telegram app itself.

Try to browse the forum gambling board to find trusted poker casino instead of trying new poker site on telegram that you saw randomly because there's a lot of scam out there.

[acroman08]

since no one asked yet and you say you are willing to share it, can you share the screenshot of the conversation you've had with their support? I am not saying that you are lying or anything, it is just better if you can back up your claims. you can use talkimg.com if you don't know which image hosting to use.

Is this the domain name ; https://www.ddpoker.com/?

the OP said it's ddpoker.vip but he also mentioned that they have other domains.

[eshad12]

Hello, I'm going to try to answer everything:

I came across these people through an ad on Telegram that appears in the VIP group of BetOnline. They have several domains:

ddpoker.co
ddpoker.com
ddpk666.com
ddpoker.site
and more....

They don't have an ANN (announcement) here; I already looked but found nothing, which is why I started this topic. I’ve left evidence of their excuses on this Instagram account:

https://instagram.com/ddpoker.zh

It's funny because their app has a link to that Instagram account so you can follow them, but it seems they deleted the Instagram account. So every time someone clicks to view their Instagram, they'll see this information. Thanks, DDPOKER, for being so useless.

There you can see their multiple excuses for not paying. I think I'll leave it at that, and I hope no one else falls for their crap, because I've seen that they're once again advertising free tickets and other nonsense in their Telegram groups. Don't waste your time; they won't pay you. They just want you to deposit and spend it on their slots. Anything else you do on their platform that makes you money, they'll do to you what they did to me.

Regards.

[yhiaali3]

As I understand from your story, you got this money for free through cards and did not deposit any amount in the site, so in principle this is good for you.

The second thing is that they may have wondered how you got this good luck as you got this money through two free cards worth $ 1, this may seem strange so they may have thought that you are cheating and getting the cards fraudulently.

Gambling sites depend on profit through player deposits, so if all players get free winnings without making any deposits this will make the site go bankrupt early and close, but in return since they are distributing free cards they must bear responsibility so as not to lose confidence

[eshad12]

As I understand from your story, you got this money for free through cards and did not deposit any amount in the site, so in principle this is good for you.

The second thing is that they may have wondered how you got this good luck as you got this money through two free cards worth $ 1, this may seem strange so they may have thought that you are cheating and getting the cards fraudulently.

Gambling sites depend on profit through player deposits, so if all players get free winnings without making any deposits this will make the site go bankrupt early and close, but in return since they are distributing free cards they must bear responsibility so as not to lose confidence

Yes, you understood right.

I understand that it might seem suspicious, but in the end, it's poker, not just luck. Also, there's something very obvious, which is that I am the only European player in the room, along with Vietnamese, Thai, and Chinese players. Plus, the app requires register a mobile phone, you to have GPS on and upload a selfie every 15 days to verify that it's always the same person. So, it's pretty evident that I haven't been using multiple accounts haha.

Anyway, I have to say that they have already paid me because of this and the Instagram thing, and they even gave me more tickets as compensation for the inconvenience. I’m not sure if I should play again with these tickets or just leave them there, because although they ended up paying me, this whole situation has made me quite distrustful. Maybe I'll use them for the sake of research, to see if it was just a misunderstanding or a common practice.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Anyway, I have to say that they have already paid me because of this and the Instagram thing, and they even gave me more tickets as compensation for the inconvenience. I’m not sure if I should play again with these tickets or just leave them there, because although they ended up paying me, this whole situation has made me quite distrustful. Maybe I'll use them for the sake of research, to see if it was just a misunderstanding or a common practice.

Something was useful does not matter if it was for this forum or Instagram. What matter is you got paid. If you do not feel comfortable then don't play there.

[memehunter]

People often find it hard to understand that winning a poker tournament (no matter whether you entered through a free ticket or bought in with your own money) is quite different from winning a lottery. Winning a poker tournament (or even going deep) requires a great amount of focus and energy, so it must not be treated like 'you have not deposited, so there was no loss' or 'at least you cashed out some amount.' It is not free money in any sense; it is the very essence of winning in skill-based gambling, unlike some free chips to fulfill rollover on mindless slot machines.