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June 07, 2014, 12:38:08 PM |
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Be careful out there if trading in person. Somebody just attempted to rob me of my phone after setting up a local trade.
I'm in a French city (not Paris) and somebody contacted me over localbitcoins for an in person trade.
He wanted to buy 500 euros worth of BTC.
We agreed to meet at a big open public square where there is a bar and lots of people milling around.
When we met up two people arrived and we started to talk about how the site works and how he can verify the transaction BTC.
I then whip out my phone and log in to my account stressing the whole time that I need extra passwords to release the funds. Then when I ask him for the moeny, one guy grabbed the phone while the other pulled out a tear gas canister and sprayed me. Luckily I had managed to grab back my phone and started to shout and swing a few punches and they ran off. I was glad that the place was quite full and people quickly helped me. I will be filing a police report but I'm not sure that it will do any good.
TLDR- Be careful when trading in person, criminals are starting to realise what bitcoin is about.
Glad to see both you and your bitcoin is okay. Is the account of that guy new and has no trade history on localbitcoins? |
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Muhammed Zakir
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June 07, 2014, 12:57:28 PM |
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Glad to see both you and your bitcoin is okay.
Is the account of that guy new and has no trade history on localbitcoins?
Yeah! that is a nice question. Didn't you check feedback of the guy? |
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RainMan28
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June 07, 2014, 08:03:21 PM |
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Is there any advantage to doing a localbitcoins deal face to face? Wouldn't it be easier for the buying party to just go do a cash deposit in your bank account and you send the BTC through the localbitcoins escrow? Don't have to leave the house and no chance for any funny business.
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tins
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June 07, 2014, 09:09:00 PM |
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That's a pretty crazy story by the OP.
A suggestion to anybody doing face to face trading- make sure it is one-on-one and there is a table in between the 2 people.
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Muhammed Zakir
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June 08, 2014, 01:44:29 AM |
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That's a pretty crazy story by the OP.
A suggestion to anybody doing face to face trading- make sure it is one-on-one and there is a table in between the 2 people.
Check the feedback of the person too.  Kindly, Muhammed Zakhir |
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Unluckyduck
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June 08, 2014, 11:54:03 AM |
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A tear gas canister?? Dafuq. Always do face to face trades in public. Is there any advantage to doing a localbitcoins deal face to face? Wouldn't it be easier for the buying party to just go do a cash deposit in your bank account and you send the BTC through the localbitcoins escrow? Don't have to leave the house and no chance for any funny business.
It's generally a lot faster than having to deal with your bank and is useful for smaller amounts. However alot of sellers on localbitcoins tend to charge ludicrous markups. |
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haploid23
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June 09, 2014, 01:07:03 AM |
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Glad you got out of there ok! You should be able to get his personal info since you contacted him to do the meetup. Open a ticket with Localbitcoins and tell them what happened, and if they can be of any help to divulge info to the police. They most likely won't since you can't prove to them you got mugged, but it's worth a shot.
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ajareselde
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Satoshi is rolling in his grave. #bitcoin
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June 14, 2014, 10:36:09 PM |
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Jesus, i would never imagine something like this could happen.
First time i sold in person, i was a bit edgy, but after 10+ sales, i learned to deal with it.
Insane what happened to you
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darkota
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June 20, 2014, 01:33:48 AM |
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Whenever you trade Bitcoin irl, always trade in a Bank or a place with armed security guards. Always carry a tape recorder and a camcorder and record the transactions taking place.
If someone attempts to mug you, do one of two things:
1)Beat the shit out of them and bang and have an affair with their wife, "When a rich nigga want cha" "These hoes aint loyal" etc.
2) Give them your phone willinglingly and get mugged
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June 21, 2014, 12:02:17 AM |
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A lesson for us all to take heed of.
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Xiaoxiao
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June 22, 2014, 04:18:35 PM |
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A good place to make an in person trade would be at an airport. I doubt anyone would pull any kind of funny stuff there.
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Heinrich77
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June 22, 2014, 04:42:56 PM |
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A good place to make an in person trade would be at an airport. I doubt anyone would pull any kind of funny stuff there.
True. Public places and places with a lot of security are perfect for local trades. |
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TheButterZone
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June 23, 2014, 05:24:04 AM |
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A good place to make an in person trade would be at an airport. I doubt anyone would pull any kind of funny stuff there.
I doubt someone wouldn't. Airport security is a fucking joke. They wouldn't even need to bring a weapon, just scream "he said he had a bomb!", grab your smartphone, and run while all hell breaks loose in their wake. |
Saying that you don't trust someone because of their behavior is completely valid.
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darkota
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June 23, 2014, 12:20:46 PM |
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A good place to make an in person trade would be at an airport. I doubt anyone would pull any kind of funny stuff there.
I doubt someone wouldn't. Airport security is a fucking joke. They wouldn't even need to bring a weapon, just scream "he said he had a bomb!", grab your smartphone, and run while all hell breaks loose in their wake. Very true...I could see that happening. I guess the best way to trade in person would be, to go to a Police Station/Headquarters(with a lot of police present), explain to them what you're going to do, and then do the trade with the other guy. OR Hire your own bodyguards and do the trade with all 30 of them carrying assault rifles present. That should stop any mugging from happening. |
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DrG
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June 24, 2014, 04:45:32 AM |
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When I did high value tech trades I would let them know I was bringing friends and I would in fact take 1 friend. I would say I brought some friends and here's 1 (pointing at the 1 I brought). Doesn't even need to look tough. The fact there's more than 1 person keeps almost anybody from trying something stupid - lot easier to find squishier targets.
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ThomasCrowne
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June 24, 2014, 06:16:02 AM |
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Reading this makes me think any person to person sales I'll be doing in the future will be in well populated areas. Like the local bi-weekly meetup(s).
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tins
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June 24, 2014, 06:37:22 AM |
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Reading this makes me think any person to person sales I'll be doing in the future will be in well populated areas. Like the local bi-weekly meetup(s).
That's great as a precaution, but really...99.8% of the time it will work out as just a normal transaction without any issues. |
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June 24, 2014, 02:18:21 PM |
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Man that's crazy, you're lucky!
Are their any bitcoin ATM's in your area?
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June 24, 2014, 05:30:37 PM |
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Glad you escaped from a tricky situation, take care
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