r/CoinFraud • • Jan 12 '14

A List of Coins People Find Suspicious | January Edition, 2014

5 Upvotes

OP: http://www.reddit.com/r/scamcoin/comments/1up2q4/a_list_of_coins_people_find_suspicious_january/

Scamcoin/Shitcoin/Clonecoin/LameCoin's Game Plan review:

  1. 2-3 months of pump and dump plan

  2. fork litecoin/peerCoin/quarkcoin/bitcoin , copy-n-paste the codes or using coin generator

  3. hype train

  4. list on exchanges (not for adoptions but for dumping)

  5. pump up the value using tiny amount and dump massive amount at the top

  6. the coin became abandon coin, and those hold the coins became bagholders

  7. dev(s) changed name, and the project, move on and repeat

Also, I wrote the scamcoins' signs a while ago, check out http://www.reddit.com/r/scamcoin/comments/1sa8vu/scam_scale_rating_auditing_proposal/

To see a taste of of the upcoming cesspools, check out http://coingen.io/status.html . Maybe you should screen-capture it to see what's coming out the other end. For backup purpose, here is the pastebin list for these shit/scamcoins http://pastebin.com/wTaY19Qx

Yes, there is a coin generator now. All readied for pump and dump.

For reference of new shitcoins/scamcoins/clonecoins, check out https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=159.0

AeroCoin

VisaCoin

Coinye http://www.reddit.com/r/coinyewest/comments/1uok4u/fair_launch_my_ass_this_coin_is_premined/ , also don't forget the sticky gem http://www.reddit.com/r/coinyewest/comments/1uoqph/read_this_before_crying_scam/

Lights- IPO of IPO, 7th gen https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=404524.0

Neon- more IPO shit https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=400356.0

DubstepCoin - relaunch https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=395599.0

TopCoin - IPO shit https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=404622.0

VeroCoin: next-gen "forging" and more IPO shit https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=395758.0

webcoin: emptied talk and IPO shit

vCoin: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=395534.0

NutCoin: a sample quote "Nutcoin is not a copycoin, it was designed to have a real value based on the "real world" necessity to buy goods, services, food, coffee or nuts, hence the name." https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=393572.0

KaiserCoin : It's our friend Max up to his no-good. Where's his buddy Bill? I thought they are not done with the Pump and Dump Quarkcoin. https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KeiserCoin&src=hash

NOXXO: already in its 9-generation. dude gonna do parallel programming for mining octa-core on Samsung Note. /sarcasm https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=400670.0

ShareCoin : IPO shit https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=399375.0

Atom: So much pre-mined it's not even funny https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=380546.0

KarpCoin: they are running out of meme/animal/celebs and now it's pokemon https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=400794.0

ShoeCoin: nothing to see. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=399279.0

RiceCoin: quote "the first commodity backed coin" uh huh. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=398709.0

GiftCoin: quote "We are going to launch a brand new coin unique to any other. " no, just no. admit that it's just plain Scrypt, don't cover it with lies. what i hate some coins the most is that they try to spin bullshit on plain Scrypt. also, ANY damn coin can be printed on a card using QR code to conver the public address. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=392465.0

LottoCoin -pump and dump

Fckbankscoin - aside from the douchy tittle, claimed to be the "word's first and only protest coin". failed

StackedCoin

PirateCoin

MonaCoin

MoonCoin

CuntCoin: death on arrival. Using Coingen. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=407952.0

CryptoStuds: instamine https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=402464.0

LennyCoin https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=401120.0

Turko https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=409779.0

GrumpyCoin https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=403936.0

LeproCoin huge premine. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=400393.0

Unicoin https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=392204.0

AlienCoin https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=392204.0

USDE https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=410254.40

DigiByte https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=408268.0

KushCoin https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=411457.0

NyanCoin

To be updated.

December 2013 Edition http://www.reddit.com/r/scamcoin/comments/1ts6bf/a_list_of_coins_people_find_suspicious_welcome_to/

Edit: Got shills downvoted. It is still a sticky topic. Downvoting it is pointless.


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 12 '14

[Scammer] iceman on bitcoin-otc

1 Upvotes

he sent money via bank transfer and then did a fraud claim, reversing the funds, after receiving the btc.

[Scammer] iceman on bitcoin-otc.com, breeding ground for scammers


r/CoinFraud • • Mar 18 '14

CapitalOne360 Reversed week old transactions totaling $6000

3 Upvotes

I sold coins to a user on localbitcoins.com. I sold coins for ~$629 over two days for a total of about $6k USD.

The coins went into escrow on the localbitcoins.com site, then the buyer sent me the funds through CapitalOne360 P2P [person to person] payment system.

About 2 weeks later I received a call from CapitalOne360 telling me they have reversed the funds so now my account has a negative balance of over $5k. [After they stole the few hundred that remained in the account].

CapitalOne360's position is that I did not do due diligence in authenticating the buyer, completely disregarding the notion that the onus should be on them to authenticate their banking users.

At the very least, the person whose CapitalOne360's bank account was compromised should bear the responsibility for not securing their computer/phone or however the idiot was hacked.

So I am out $6k because the bank won't take responsibility and somehow the person who allowed their computer to be hacked isn't responsible either.

This is why Bitcoin is the future. This is complete and utter bullshit. Do I have a leg to stand on in court?


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 15 '14

[CONFIRMED SCAM] - Asic-technologies.com/ and Asic-tech.com

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OP: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=308982.0

confirmed scam. sent them 1 bitcoin for the 10 usb block erupters and nothing. to start with things were good had a response straight away thanks for your order kind regards, all good im thinking. Then I had another question for them so I asked and got a reply the following day, your package had been picked up and was on its way, this is getting even better im thinking what a service so I then asked another question, what delivery service do you use and do you have a tracking number if possible? NO RESPONCE Huh and still no response after 5 or 6 more emails. so I thought I will be a little bit annoying and send them loads of emails just so I don't get missed in the inbox I sent around 80 of the same email and then bamm my inbox is going crazy with spam from every corner of the globe it would seem. so this also proves what I have read in other topics about this now is that there name was not bought out buy some spamming company it is them. AVOID http://www.asic-technologies.com/


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 15 '14

[SCAMMER] BTCOxygen BTCOxyen.Com

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OP: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=359268.0

BTCOxygen ran BTCOxygen.com BTC mining pool. BTCOxygen has disappeared with mining earnings of pool members. Payouts stopped August 1st and BTCOxygen claimed a bug in payout code and promised to fix it. BTCOxygen has not been seen since or heard from since September 23rd 2013, and hos not logged into forum since September 30th.

Scammers Profile Link:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=69489

Reference Link:

Last comment from BTCOxygen on the lack of payouts from his pool: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=127815.msg3220424#msg3220424

Amount Scammed:

TBD, but at least 2BTC at the moment. Hopefully those who have lost mining earnings will post here.

JWU42: > .1BTC RoboCoder: > .1BTC cyberenot jddebug : 1.3 BTC estebanrules ngenko : .1 BTC pravin: .12 BTC TradeFortress: ? BTC


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 15 '14

Bitcoin Forum - Scam Accusations Child Board

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r/CoinFraud • • Jan 15 '14

Scammed on Alibaba.com for mining equipment (1.14.14)

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OP: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=415292.0

Just to let other miners know I got scammed for some bitcoin mining machines I thought I was buying from alibaba.com. I thought I was buying Avalon 2 400gh/s mining machines. I have used alibaba several times for other types of products and have had good success with it. I did not even think of the fact that I would get scammed (so naive).

They got me for $7800 ($2600 x 3 machines)

[email protected] is the email

I spoke with the company that I thought I was buying from and they told me 400gh/s machines are not even out yet. I did not know that.

I got a few other quotes via email.....turns out they were all scammers (4 other emails total)

So, just wanted to let my fellow miners know about this problem and I hope no one else makes the stupid mistake like I did. This was my first investment into mining equipment and they took all my funds I had saved up. Sucks. I guess it could of been worse....but still....I am disgusted over the whole thing. I tend to learn my lessons the hard way.....this lesson sure did hurt!

So bottom line.......BE CAREFUL if your buying any equipment from alibaba.com! I hope someone who happens to think of doing the same thing I did reads this and doesn't lose there money. I now found a couple companies in the U.S. that are reliable sources for equipment. Wish I found them before I placed the order.......coulda....woulda.....shoulda.

Anyways.....back to counting my pennies to try and get me a real mining machine.


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 15 '14

Fraud on bitmarket.eu (and probably other similar markets as well)

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OP: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32579.0

It seems like there are people using bitcoin volatility for fraud on bitmarket.eu.

For those unfamiliar with bitmarket.eu: It's an escrowed bitcoin exchange: When two parties agree on a trade the bitcoins are held in escrow by bitmarket.eu, until the former owner releases them (typically once the agreed-upon amount of flegacy currency has been transferred).

I've been trading bitcoins there. However quite often, the other party failed to "pay" (transfer legacy currency) - in all the cases of non-payment this was after the BTC/EUR rate dropped.

Thus escrowed trading offers risk-free profit to fraudsters: Buy some bitcoins on bitmarket.eu, wait for a few days, pay if the BTC/EUR rate has gone up, don't pay if it has gone down.

This seems like a significant probem to me. E.g. out of the 9 transactions I did on the 10th of last month (BTC prices did fall the next day) I only received payment for 5. For the other 4 transactions I never received the EUR.


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 15 '14

BTER.COM SCAM? THE THEFT PROOF!

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OP: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=367372.0

Bter.com SCAM? My LTC deposit of yesterday is not in my account!! Angry

See below the email i sent to the BTER (2 times)!

"Hi! I sent 5.28753167 LTC from my BTC-e account from Bter, however the 5.28753167 LTC are not available in my account! It's been more than 10 hours from the start of the transaction and we have had 325 confirmations. Below are the proof! This is the second email that I send to you, but you do not answer me. If you fail to act and solve this problem, I shall explain you in different forums and blogs, talking about this occurred!"

  1. My Bter LTC address: LNirhYwa1Z7PrMp8YyF6NVLXScz17H95qa (before, i sent 1 LTC to test! (below))

  2. I requested a withdrawal of my LTC account on Btc-e from LTC address on Bter, and confirm!

  3. I successfully sent my 5.28753167 LTC to Btc-e from Bter, you can check and confirm this by clicking on the link http://explorer.litecoin.net/address/LNirhYwa1Z7PrMp8YyF6NVLXScz17H95qa

  4. I successfully sent my 5.28753167 LTC to Btc-e from Bter, you can check and confirm this by clicking on the another link http://block-explorer.com/address/LNirhYwa1Z7PrMp8YyF6NVLXScz17H95qa

THE THEFT PROOF! While I was writing this post, I proof of theft! Mine 5.28753167 LTC were sent to another address! SEE --> http://block-explorer.com/address/LNirhYwa1Z7PrMp8YyF6NVLXScz17H95qa


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 12 '14

[SCAMMER] MarioLovesYou

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OP: http://www.reddit.com/r/BitMarket/comments/1t9wa9/scammer_mariolovesyou/

RELATED: http://www.reddit.com/r/BitMarket/comments/1rvwcv/scammer_stole_10_amazon_code_without_payment/

MarioLovesYou conned me out of a $25 amazon giftcard, by sending me a (presumably someones) account on doges.org with a good reputation. He wouldn't send half his BTC up front, so watch out for him. I sent him the code, and 12 hours later, still nothing. I believe he also down voted everything I posted to this sub, so I will resubmit them (both have 0 karma, suggests it was just him, and that happened right after I accused him of scamming)

EDIT: I forgot to mention, he sent me a link to (presumably someone elses) account on doges.com (the account had good standings with others) So dont fall for it!


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 12 '14

[SCAMMER] MagicMikeWIns

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OP: http://www.reddit.com/r/BitMarket/comments/1sa108/scammer_magicmikewins/

http://puu.sh/5Elgk.png

http://puu.sh/5ElGd.png

He has not gotten back to me in those three days, nor have I received the Xbox

Some reflections: Definitely watch out for people saying "You go first, I just got scammed" I know that people do get scammed, like I did, but I wouldn't start off the conversation with it. Also watch out for people who refuse to use escrow. In my transaction I asked to use it, and he flat out refused which I found odd, because he didn't cite btcrow's .25 minimum, he just refused it. Another thing that stuck out to me was his newish account, which I asked him about and he said it was an alt account to do something with selling a gift. In hindsight, that was really stupid of me to believe. In the end, I'm only out ~$40 which doesn't break my bank, but it's still disappointing to see this community do stuff like this.


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 12 '14

[SCAMMER] DonChronic

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OP: http://www.reddit.com/r/BitMarket/comments/1iockr/scammer_donchronic/

Watch out guys, I was supposed to buy a galaxy g4 from this guy. Had the funds in escrow, and was going to release early when I got proof of shipping. His tracking info was really shady though, so I decided to wait until I got the phone to release the payment. He sent me a bunch of messages about how I was a scammer since I wouldn't release the funds like when we agreed upon. I felt kind of guilty until I recieved the package, which consisted of an ancient PS2 game and a bunch of blank cds still in the sleeves.

Watch out for DonChronic, HE WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY AND RUN!


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 12 '14

Think someone got to set coinbase up so that I "referred" them

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Received some bitcoin from the coinbase service with the following message:

"Congrats! You just earned a referral bonus for completing your first bitcoin purchase/sale. Your friend X also got $5.00 of bitcoin for telling you about Coinbase.

You and your friends will each receive $5.00 of bitcoin when you refer them to Coinbase and they buy or sell their first bitcoin. Find out more on the https://coinbase.com/account/referrals page."

I do not know who X is. Might be that I clicked on some referral link when I created my coinbase account or something like that, but just letting the community now in any case.


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 12 '14

[SCAMMER] 420tieler

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OP: http://www.reddit.com/r/BitMarket/comments/1nql0n/scammer_420tieler/

This happened a few weeks ago but I really couldn't be bothered to make a post because it was such a fucking petty scam. He was meant to buy batman Arkham asylum of me for 0.1 BTC and took the code and ran. I'm still pissed of because I wouldn't have mind playing that game but I needed the bitcoins more. He is always posting on here about selling BTC please STAY AWAY.

I am just so sick of getting scammed by assholes. This has happened a few times to me regarding other things. Need to stop trusting people man. I mean 0.1 BTC ! seriously !? Why bother.


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 12 '14

[SCAMMER] 2 Redditors scammed by a fellow Redditor: GHETTORISSETTO

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OP: http://www.reddit.com/r/BitMarket/comments/1iohzl/scammer_2_redditors_scammed_by_a_fellow_redditor/

I listed my 2009 17 inch macbook pro a few days ago on /r/bitmarket. There was no interest for a few days, and then I received a PM and an email from a Mr. Rissetto (real last name apparently and his user profile is /u/ghettorissetto) asking if I would take $850 for it. Something felt weird about the whole deal, but everywhere I looked it seemed to be legit. We dealt with btcrow.com as the escrow service since it was such a large purchase (my macbook pro - http://www.reddit.com/r/BitMarket/comments/1hu5iz/wts_2009_macbook_pro_17_306ghz_core_2_duo_256gb/).

Well everything seemed okay, I confirmed my email and BTC address for payment, he supposedly sent payment to BTCrow.com, so I sent him the laptop. He received it on July 18th, and I haven't heard from him since to have the funds released. I contacted BTCrow.com and they revealed that he has scammed others, including another redditor: /u/thatsameguyagain for a $350 moneypak code. DO NOT DO ANY BUSINESS WITH THIS GUY. He uses the following email addresses when initiating transactions: rissetto2(at)yahoo.com and rrissetto20(at)chawk.cecil.edu.

I have contacted the FBI since it was a deal done across state lines in the US via the internet, and all of my evidence including his full name, contact info, location, and even the school he seems to go to has been turned over to them.

If anyone is in the Elkton, Maryland area and would like to help me (legally) recover my (now) stolen property, please contact me immediately. I'm willing to give a little compensation in return for the safe return of the laptop..

Thank you

UPDATE -- Thank you to Josh aka /u/objectnotfound the redditor who took it upon himself to confront this scammer after being scammed himself. Because of him, I was able to reclaim my laptop. Josh, please let me know what your reddit username is so I can update this post and send you some reddit gold! REDDIT GOLD COMING YOUR WAY!

Also, please note that Rob Rissetto has been monitoring this thread, as it was the last page viewed in Chrome when I logged into his account on the laptop.


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 12 '14

[SCAMMER] /u/cannansmith absconded with $50 worth of product

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OP: http://www.reddit.com/r/BitMarket/comments/1iz0s4/scammer_ucannansmith_absconded_with_50_worth_of/

I listed a Microsoft Points code on /r/BitMarket a few days ago that retailed for $50. Because I lacked reputation, I agreed to go first in a transaction with /u/cannansmith. It has now been over 36 hours since I sent the code, and no payment has been received. I have confirmed with Microsoft that the code was redeemed yesterday morning. I have contacted the retailer, who has agreed to cancel the code.

Original Trade Thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/BitMarket/comments/1iu65j/wts_4000_microsoft_points_code/

PM Conversation: http://i.imgur.com/qUNJtrT.png

Bitcoin Address: http://blockchain.info/address/1DgLjrg7D7u1suZrZyKeP7K8W7Q3WNxdns

Obviously, I should have used escrow. I didn't think that it was necessary on such a small transaction though.


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 12 '14

[SCAMMER] Coins4Ever, I'm now out $75 in iTunes codes

1 Upvotes

OP: http://www.reddit.com/r/BitMarket/comments/1u6lik/scammer_coins4ever_im_now_out_75_in_itunes_codes/

He messaged me saying he was interested in this listing. I agreed to go first and gave him the codes, which he claims are "already redeemed." This is false, though, because I scratched off the stuff covering the code when he requested them.

If /u/Coins4Ever decides to pay me, I will take down this post. In the meantime, treat any trade with him with extreme caution. Sorry for my crappy writing, I'm very mad right now.

Edit: In a screenshot he sent me, he left his email visible. The email address is [email protected]


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 11 '14

Labcoin has been outed as a scam run by notorious bitcoin scammer Alberto Armandi

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(OP: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1ncckq/labcoin_has_been_outed_as_a_scam_run_by_notorious/)

All this info is public so does not count as doxxing or a witch hunt. This is merely connecting the dots of Labcoin. So one of the founders of Labcoin is 'Fabrizio Tatti' owner of iTec-Pro.

People discovered his sister Alessia under her skype account Delaria, chatting about beginning the Labcoin project: http://pastebin.com/1Rq8r4UW

Confirming Labcoin = Delaria : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=120219

Searches of Alessia(Delaria) point to a prior scam involvement with Alberto Armandi. They are husband and wife.

http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/ENSO-Co/internet/ENSO-Co-Alberto-Armandi-Alessia-Tatti-Promoting-ZenPad-like-the-IPAd-and-will-take-you-590629 owner of the vaporware scam company Enso:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/ensos-zenpad-is-vaporware-get-refunds-while-they-last/

Alberto is also a notorious scammer in the bitcoin community:

http://codinginmysleep.com/lessons-learned-from-the-bdt-fiasco/

Upon searching Fabrizio Tatti's friends list on Facebook, we see a direct match, he is affiliated with both scammers: http://i.imgur.com/pWl3uCS.png

Labcoin overview listing main players: http://i.imgur.com/nE7pVnT.png

Noi, Wang and Sparmann downplay their affiliation with Labcoin, or are unreachable.

Fabrizio plays dumb: http://i.imgur.com/TolLKn6.png

Alberto and Alessia I believe are playing under the Labcoin account. Compare Labcoin's responses to Alberto response's during his bdt scam: http://imgur.com/SJ47B8d

There is also evidence that TheSwede, the PR spokesman, took a 950 bitcoin payment to front the scam. http://imgur.com/rbnK68T

At the time Labcoin went live, TheSwede was on the forums trying to buy cars and Rolexes. http://imgur.com/bCNv8Bk

TLDR: The Labcoin scam has stolen 7000 bitcoins from the community + countless others who bought through day-trading.

EDIT: Labcoin responds: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=263445.15960 "We will explain everything tomorrow on IRC"


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 12 '14

CryptoClothes.net is a scam

1 Upvotes

Sent BTC in Dec 1st. Never got a tshirt. Owner doesn't answer emails or contact form submits.


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 12 '14

[SCAMMER] VadorTheMiner (and my reflections on my own mistakes)

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OP: http://www.reddit.com/r/BitMarket/comments/1s8tn7/scammer_vadortheminer_and_my_reflections_on_my/

I wanted to have faith in bitmarket, and I know I have myself to blame for not being more cautious, but I've been scammed.

VadorTheMiner stole my gift card and then deleted his account.

I almost didn't post this because I'm embarrassed, but perhaps some others will learn from it.

Here is my original post: http://www.reddit.com/r/BitMarket/comments/1rxebb/wts_50_itunes_gift_card_for_40_of_bitstamp_rate/

My conversation with VadorTheMiner is here: http://i.imgur.com/3FAxoC1.png

I hate that I acted in good faith, really took the time to figure out /r/bitmarket, but still got screwed (by my own faith in others).

VadorTheMinor created an account 4 days ago, made enough posts about being scammed himself to fool me (among other topics), and then asked for me to send the code to my $50 iTunes gift card (which I was selling for $40 of the current bitstamp rate). The 4 day old account should have alerted me, but I wanted to have faith in people; how stupid.

I know I should have used a moderator for escrow now. Perhaps that info should be in the sidebar?

A low dollar amount escrow service is needed. BTCrow.com seems great, but 0.25 BTC minimum is tough for transactions like these.

Thanks for reading. I'm more sad than mad about this, because I love bitcoin and reddit and this is the first time I've felt disappointed in either.


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 11 '14

There is No Bad Press? Blatant Scam Disguised as "Bitcoin Multilevel Market" Launched in Brazil

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(OP: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1rbv5g/there_is_no_bad_press_blatant_scam_disguised_as/)

Ponzi schemes are frequent everywhere. The last (and pretty famous one) in Brazil was TelexFree, halted by Justice by the time it had reached the size of 500 million reais ( ~200 million dollars).

The brazilian bitcoin community (bitcointalk portuguese, facebook etc) was quite surprised to realize that the newest scam on the streets was brave enough to stage a show with our dear bitcoin as the main role: www.vb12.com.br

They sell obsolete USB Erupters and promise ONE BITCOIN/month for a 800 reais (~350 usd) monthly fee! As the poor scammed person brings other peers, he gets a better bitcoin reward (wat?).

The official video tells that "their special software allows better mining efficiency as more people join the pool" and bullshit such as "bitcoin price is around 200 usd".

Many newbies are popping up on forums brought by such crazy scheme. The link of the video (portuguese): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNgo3tTZztU

TelexFree was able to penetrate even the depths of Amazon in poor small towns, make top stories on televisions and put up outdoors everywhere in this 200 million country.

Will a scammer bring more awareness about bitcoin then all legitimate efforts combined?

TL;DR: potentially huge scheme/Ponzi in Brazil taking advantage of bitcoin fame may unintentionally raise bitcoin awareness


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 12 '14

[SCAMMER] FenwayFranks / [email protected]

1 Upvotes

OP: http://www.reddit.com/r/BitMarket/comments/1tfym3/scammer_fenwayfranks_jsd193yahoocom/

Hi, most of you know me because of, well, I've bought and sold here for quite some time.

Anyway, I responded to this ad, and after discussions, I sent him BTC 0.339

Needless to say, since I sent the coins, he hasn't replied to my messages via Reddit or via E-Mail.

He had a long history on Reddit, and when I googled his e-mail address, it returned this BitMarket post that didn't have any negative comments.

I've waited for a week even though he promised to send the item the next morning?

It seems odd that someone would ruin their reputation for USD 200 or so, but it seems to be what has happened.


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 14 '14

Do you use Coinbase and still not use 2-Step verification? Here is why you should.

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r/CoinFraud • • Jan 15 '14

Scam Report: bitcoincloudhashing.com

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OP: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=414314.0

Hi all, I just wanted to let you know of a scam web site that is being advertised on Google (search term "bitcoin cloud mining"). The web site is www.bitcoincloudhashing.com. I chatted with someone on the site, using their Zopim chat program on the homepage, and they claimed to be Equinix, Inc (www.equinix.com). So I called Equinix, Inc (located at the same physical address that www.bitcoincloudhashing.com claims to be at on their web site, which is One Lagoon Drive, 4th Floor, Redwood City, CA 94065) at +1-650-598-6000. I got to talk finally to a sales person, and she then did some leg work to find out that this site has nothing to do with Equinix. She said the matter had been turned over to legal and that many other people had asked today about this site.

So, please do NOT do business with this company if you value your BTC! It is a SCAM!


r/CoinFraud • • Jan 15 '14

WARNING Cryptsy exchange is a Scam site (12.19.13)

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OP: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=376830.0

if you trade there you will face the nightmare of having your coins sent into negative, traded at higher than order cost. trades sold/bought multiple times, the support does not tend to tickets.. they just close them when you open them. there is no support, you get no answers.. and when your coins go missing they tell you to buy it back.

if you dont believe me, then go and deposit your btc there and try to trade.. but remember you were warned. it wont take more than a few hrs for u to start experiencing mild problems and as u trade more the problems will increase. your deposits will stay frozen in every event until the value of a good trade item goes down. and finally, you will have many problems withdrawing if you fall into theire 'negative balance' trap.

the system as mentioned before will push an order through multiple times and send your btc account into negative, u will then be banned from withdrawing your coins until u rectify the negative. even if it means selling back the stock at half price. which is just about when the order will go thru after not showing in your open orders all day.

I believe the site should be investigated because the level of incompetence is far above amazing.. if u want.. go and see for yourself at their support channel on irc.freenode.net.

I advise all to proceed with extreme caution. but even that can result in your deposits being stolen and never being credited to your account even though they are shown deposited on the blockchain.

believe me when i tell you.. im not exaggerating in the slightest.. and that site needs to be looked at by someone.