OROBTC (OP)
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October 09, 2014, 05:53:01 AM |
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... I wrote up the details of my tale of woe at the Scam Accusations discussion, but it probably needs to go here for added visibility. I just lost ALL the BTC in all wallets at a blockchain.info identifier of mine by going to cryptomsgr.com (um, well, yeah, by thinking that the "perforated B" made them "legit"). Very fast, very slick, very dangerous. Don't fall into the trap I just did. Beware.  |
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itsAj
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October 09, 2014, 06:20:46 AM |
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This is bad sorry for your loss. Thanks for making people aware.
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Gargulan
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October 09, 2014, 06:24:24 AM |
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All new websites that take btc should considered scam unless proven otherwise.
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n0rBit
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October 14, 2014, 02:37:51 PM |
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I think I should UP this. I hate it when these people fff some people up for btc.
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CtrlAltBernanke420
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October 14, 2014, 03:08:04 PM |
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And ppl claim bitcoin is completely safe... Computers and technology could be a threat, perhaps it is a boon, just that 98% of you are going to get robbed, scammed, fleaced.... No different than fiat money.
Perhaps it time our species takes an evolutionary leap forward in the intelligence dept and bitcoin will be the guiding light
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spazzdla
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October 14, 2014, 03:35:45 PM |
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And ppl claim bitcoin is completely safe... Computers and technology could be a threat, perhaps it is a boon, just that 98% of you are going to get robbed, scammed, fleaced.... No different than fiat money.
Perhaps it time our species takes an evolutionary leap forward in the intelligence dept and bitcoin will be the guiding light
They are if you store them properly. |
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tzortz
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October 14, 2014, 03:36:32 PM |
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thanks for the update.
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All is Mine!
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sinip
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October 14, 2014, 03:41:45 PM |
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Well, there's one short test you can use to try to weed out bad sites from good ones. Not perfect but... You see, scammers are usually quite cheap.  So if you try to access that site using https:// protocol you'll get a warning about bad SSL, like this: cryptomsgr.com uses an invalid security certificate.
The certificate is only valid for bbckchah.info
(Error code: ssl_error_bad_cert_domain) And SSL costs around $40 a YEAR. So if a site owner can't spend that much, just refuse to deal with it. As simple as that. Then again there are very smart scammers but that's different story altogether. |
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cr1776
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October 14, 2014, 03:42:57 PM |
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And ppl claim bitcoin is completely safe... Computers and technology could be a threat, perhaps it is a boon, just that 98% of you are going to get robbed, scammed, fleaced.... No different than fiat money.
Perhaps it time our species takes an evolutionary leap forward in the intelligence dept and bitcoin will be the guiding light
Bitcoin is extremely safe. Computers, less so and that varies by OS and the operator. If I hand my cash to a known criminal, the odds are he'll take it. This has to do with people, not bitcoin. Don't leave your bitcoin online. Don't download software to the computer you use for bitcoin. Don't give anyone your private keys. :-) |
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ticoti
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October 14, 2014, 03:49:29 PM |
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Thanks for the warning,it is easy to be tricked if you don't beware
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ofortuna
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October 14, 2014, 06:50:56 PM |
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... I wrote up the details of my tale of woe at the Scam Accusations discussion, but it probably needs to go here for added visibility. I just lost ALL the BTC in all wallets at a blockchain.info identifier of mine by going to cryptomsgr.com (um, well, yeah, by thinking that the "perforated B" made them "legit"). Very fast, very slick, very dangerous. Don't fall into the trap I just did. Beware. Sorry for your troubles and thanks for warning the community |
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CtrlAltBernanke420
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October 14, 2014, 09:32:20 PM |
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And ppl claim bitcoin is completely safe... Computers and technology could be a threat, perhaps it is a boon, just that 98% of you are going to get robbed, scammed, fleaced.... No different than fiat money.
Perhaps it time our species takes an evolutionary leap forward in the intelligence dept and bitcoin will be the guiding light
Bitcoin is extremely safe. Computers, less so and that varies by OS and the operator. If I hand my cash to a known criminal, the odds are he'll take it. This has to do with people, not bitcoin. Don't leave your bitcoin online. Don't download software to the computer you use for bitcoin. Don't give anyone your private keys. :-) Bitcoin might be safe, however 98% of the human population are dumber than rocks... So considering the weakest link.... i think you catch my drift. Now if those 98% get scammed and die, and only the 2% who are smart and do not get scammed live, then i guess it is a win for humanity.. |
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