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I got scammed 31.2k in BTC recently
June 27, 2015, 05:19:16 PM

I traded 31.2k btc for 35k cash deposit. I was stupid enough to send him the btc first. All I know is his phone number, name (I think it's real), and country and have a picture of him. That's all I got. What can I do with this info? And is he gonna be arrested?

Please help me out here. I don't know what to do. Thanks.

Edit: corrected spelling.


EDIT: Here's the entire thread reworded

Ok seems like everyone is confused, I'll try to clear it up

I usually trade over $20,000+ with my usual trader. He was unable to provide me cash for my approximately $32,000 USD in BTC which was like 128 BTC or something. For that reason, he recommended me another trader who was able to take my 128 BTC and provide me with cash.

I gave him over 128 BTC+ (139.6 BTC to be exact which is like $35,000+) to get $32,000 USD. So he was making like $3,000 with that trade.

So then I sent him the BTC (139.6 BTC which is like 35,000$) in two different payments. I sent him 128 BTC first and the rest later.

After those 2 transactions, he disappeared. No luck. Please help me out here.

Lost over 35000$ USD in total. Please help. I don't know what to do to get my money back.

trucutru posted:

just another sorry for your loss

Endless Mike posted:

how much is 138.6 btc worth in usd? i don't think he mentioned it

quote:

I gave him over 128 BTC+ (139.6 BTC to be exact which is like $35,000+) to get $32,000 USD. So he was making like $3,000 with that trade.

big scary monsters posted:

which bitcoin jesus was it that went to some exchange and did a 'security audit' that consisted of him basically rattling the door handle of their server room and having the ceo promise him things were totally legit over coffee?

i think the exchange got hacked or 'hacked' shortly afterwards

Robawesome posted:

roger ver, mt.gox

blugu64 posted:

andreas, blockchain.info

Magrov posted:

that entire subforum is amazing.

quote:

Las Vegas Casino Strategy Investment Fund -- Strategy at baccaratforcash.com
June 05, 2015, 10:53:27 AM

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About me:
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Once I learn the strategy, anyone who invested at least $250 will have that information disclosed to them (by phone or email). This means that you save $1,250 on tuition costs.

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quote:

Twitter ChangeTip Campaign for Greece - #GreeceBitcoinDrop (self.Bitcoin)
submitted 2 hours ago by evoorhees

Let's be generous and have a little fun on social media with ChangeTip.

Step 1: Find some high-follower profiles of Greeks. A source I found: http://twitaholic.com/top100/followers/bylocation/Greece/
Step 2: Send tweets to them. I used the following: "Banks frozen in Greece? Try Bitcoin instead... here is $5 @Desp1naVandi $5 @ChangeTip #GreeceBitcoinDrop #grexit #euro #eurozone"
Step 3: Save the world! (nothing wrong with a little hyperbole)

Remember that any tips you send which don't get collected will return to your account after a while (a month I think?)

ProTip: Don't send anything less than $1 because then it's just annoying. Best to send $5 or $10 tips.

Not sure who started this FYI - I've seen @BarrySilbert, @theuncoder, and @flix1 participating

[–]evoorhees[S] 4 points 16 minutes ago

When prices are falling, haters yell that Bitcoin is failing. When prices are steady, haters yell that Bitcoin is stagnant. When prices are rising, haters yell that Bitcoin is full of pump and dumpers.

Meanwhile, world domination continues.

[–]evoorhees[S] 9 points 1 hour ago

Some people think that just because Bitcoiners will get rich as adoption grows, that necessarily means all motives of Bitcoiners are evil. Lots of people seem not to understand that profit tends to be a result of helping other people - indeed, that is the essence of business.

[–]Half-X 1 point an hour ago

I would be surprised if even a single person of those you tipped, bother collecting the bits. They are mostly rich and lazy singers and most important the kind of people that would do anything for things not to change.

[–]evoorhees[S] 12 points an hour ago

Then the money comes back to me and I've only wasted 5 minutes. I'm comfortable with that risk.

GrumpyDoctor posted:

that's assuming any of those "oh these bills get rejected by machines" reviewers were real. it's entirely plausible that zero bills were ever counterfeited in the first place.

trucutru posted:

if you cannot use your superior internet money to buy fake useless fiat nobody wants then what?

divabot posted:

Oh the lols keep coming on this one. Vendor now claims Oxygen Markets scammed him. It turns out that if you do illegal business with people you don't know via irreversible transactions, there can be risks involved.

quote:

These scamming fucks have used me because I am their first legitimate big vendor

divabot posted:

Oh the lols keep coming on this one. Vendor now claims Oxygen Markets scammed him. It turns out that if you do illegal business with people you don't know via irreversible transactions, there can be risks involved.

Pocket posted:

lol if you worry about details and realities when bitcoin is involved

Aleksei Vasiliev posted:

localbitcoins being used as the 'look you can save yourself from the euro in greece' example amuses me because it assumes the existence of many greek people selling bitcoin in favor of euro

poik007 posted:

VERY MISLEADING euros

trucutru posted:

feeding frenzy.png

divabot posted:

Oh the lols keep coming on this one. Vendor now claims Oxygen Markets scammed him. It turns out that if you do illegal business with people you don't know via irreversible transactions, there can be risks involved.

poik007 posted:

VERY MISLEADING euros

Magrov posted:

Breaking the house
How Primedice was exploited for $1M in Bitcoin

And that was the day the house didn’t win…

Pocket posted:

lol if you worry about ... bitcoin ...

Joementum posted:

the day the mutex died

quote:

According to an Omaha Police Department report, the 27-year-old man came to Central Police Headquarters June 15 to report a theft. A tarot card reader near 20th and Oak Streets told him that if he gave her $12,000 to hold for a month, he would be rid of evil.

The man hasn’t been able to reach the woman since. An answering machine message at the tarot card shop says the person “is not accepting calls at this time.”

Joementum posted:

the day the mutex died

trucutru posted:

how about fake, very convincing euros?

Joementum posted:

the day the mutex died

Boxturret posted:

money is the root of all evil so i don't get why he feels ripped off

Boxturret posted:

money is the root of all evil so i don't get why he feels ripped off

FAUXTON posted:

Reminder that people taking your money and loving off isn't a problem for bitcoin, since it happens with cash too:

http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/fortune-teller-takes-evil-and-out-of-man-s-life/article_af334b20-1ea2-11e5-9394-c306bd1e65a5.html


27, visiting a goddamn fortune teller, and gullible enough to just pony up 12 grand to be "rid of evil?" I smell bitcoiner.

trucutru posted:

Dessert Rose posted:

what im saying is post that in this thread

this dumbass posted:

The defendants, Equiliv Investments and Ryan Ramminger, began marketing the Prized app around February 2014, making it available in the Google Play Store, Amazon App Store and others. Thousands of consumers downloaded the app believing they could earn points for playing games or downloading affiliated apps and then spend those points on rewards such as clothes, gift cards and other items. Consumers were promised that the downloaded app would be free from malicious software – malware – or viruses, according to the complaint.

What consumers got instead, according to the complaint, was an app that contained malware that took control of the device’s computing resources to “mine” for virtual currencies like DogeCoin, LiteCoin and QuarkCoin.

...

The settlement also includes a $50,000 monetary judgment against the defendants payable to the state of New Jersey, of which $44,800 is suspended upon payment of $5,200 and compliance with the injunctive provisions of the stipulated order.

This case is part of the FTC’s ongoing work to protect consumers taking advantage of new and emerging financial technology, also known as FinTech. As technological advances expand the ways consumers can store, share, and spend money, the FTC is working to keep consumers protected while encouraging innovation for consumers’ benefit.