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Support => Customer support => Topic started by: Bleau on April 06, 2013, 02:03 am
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Hi, my name is Bleau
I recently bought two MPs worth 300 USD each.
I log on to Silk Road and am try a new guy with a decent reputation and a low service fee, BankfofBTC.
As naive as that sounds, I thought I'd receive my btc in a timely fashion after placing my order.
Less than an hour after my first order, he cancels it, no message explaining why or how.
So, retard-idly, I send another request for the btc and is cancelled 30 minutes later.
So I message the chap asking why.
I then receive this:
http://i565.photobucket.com/albums/ss98/EBB_photo/Scammed.jpg
I'm not sure if I, or anyone should be worried, but this fellow is NOT good news.
I'd like for a refund of my money, but I can understand if there are limitations to such things.
Thanks for reading,
Bleau
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You can report the vendor on silk road if you go to his user page. Click his name in any listing and click report vendor and explain the situation. Or report here http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/help
Or both
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I don't think you should be worried about le, it sounds like he's trying to frighten you into not doing anything. "Governments" aren't going to pay shit for what is essentially an above board transaction anyway. What a scammy asshole. As btc4cash said, report to SR ASAP. Sorry if you've lost your money, AB.
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Unfortunately, transactions where you are using a currency to buy bitcoins are not supported because they occur outside of the escrow system. That means that if you are scammed, there is nothing anyone can do to help you get your money back. Please do report the vendor on SR though so that SR can deal with it.
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Unfortunately, transactions where you are using a currency to buy bitcoins are not supported because they occur outside of the escrow system. That means that if you are scammed, there is nothing anyone can do to help you get your money back. Please do report the vendor on SR though so that SR can deal with it.
That's what I feared.
Hahaha maybe when I report him, the gracious Dread Pirate Roberts will see that I have done him good, and will hand over 600 USD in btc...
If only...
Thank you guys anyways, this has been a real eye opening experience.
I quitting the SR for a while, what with this 140 USD for 1 btc, and scammers galore.
Thanks,
Bleau
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Well, I was stupid and didn't check the forum before putting in an order with BankofBTC 2 days ago. He hasn't cancelled my order, but my almost $500 moneypak is empty and he has read but not responded to any of the messages ive sent him over the past 2 days. At the moment i am affirming him as a scammer. Hopefully this will turn around and he'll work shit out.
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To be honest it doesn't sound very encouraging if they are not responding to your messages. If it doesn't work out as planed report the vendor but SR support will be unable to assist you with this transaction because scout already pointed out these are considered out of escrow deals, sorry :-\
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typical scammer bullshit. ive seen it on the streets and now I hate to encounter it here too
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Really, this fucker is still able to continue doing this? I got scammed for $84 from this guy, others have as well. Apparently reporting hasn't done anything so far and contacting support didn't solve anything. Sorry for your loss. I only went to him because I had a MP under 100, then I realized his feedback was bullshit. For anyone interested in processing MPs under 100 (or over), Xanax Bar is a great vendor and charged me no fee for my $37 MP. Sugar Mama is great for orders over 100 too. I hope you can work out something with him, apparently grapepen, the other victim to the scammer, got his btc back from the guy so maybe you have a chance with talking to the scammer, I messaged him as well but was ignored. I'd really like to see shit like this off the road though. Come on, support.
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MP = MoneyPak?
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MP = MoneyPak?
Yezzir. MoneyPak transaction is the easiest form of scamming on the road, sucks that nothing can be done about it. I only got scammed out of $84, this poor guy lost 600. :(
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Report the vendor, hopefully that will result in some action, MP for BTC is the easiest scam on SR though, there are only a couple of legit vendors I have heard of for this service in the US, not something I am comfortable recommending though so please thoroughly research on the forums, surely there are safer ways of buying BTC in the US than MP via a vendor though?? In AU we can buy anonymously with cash deposit over the counter in most banks.
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Damn I hate to hear this type of shit. It makes me mad bc these are the ppl that make it extra hard for good folks on the SR!
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Unfortunately, transactions where you are using a currency to buy bitcoins are not supported because they occur outside of the escrow system. That means that if you are scammed, there is nothing anyone can do to help you get your money back. Please do report the vendor on SR though so that SR can deal with it.
I don't know what this guy's deal is. I have a short but intense history with BankOfBtc (http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=140334) and now I'm confused as all get out. A week ago I came out posting that he was a scammer when he pulled the same BS on me as he did on Bleau. Long story short, I got my BTC eventually and I put a lot of time into trying to correct my original scammer claim as I felt guilty. Well, obviously going way too far in feeling heavy guilt, I even purchased _another_ MP so I could give him some positive feedback. Well, dude has all but disappeared since last night. I can't find any of his prior listings so I'm of the mind that he was finally booted by SR admins.
Is there any way to find out if the guy has been jettisoned off SR?
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Unfortunately, transactions where you are using a currency to buy bitcoins are not supported because they occur outside of the escrow system. That means that if you are scammed, there is nothing anyone can do to help you get your money back. Please do report the vendor on SR though so that SR can deal with it.
I don't know what this guy's deal is. I have a short but intense history with BankOfBtc (http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=140334) and now I'm confused as all get out. A week ago I came out posting that he was a scammer when he pulled the same BS on me as he did on Bleau. Long story short, I got my BTC eventually and I put a lot of time into trying to correct my original scammer claim as I felt guilty. Well, obviously going way too far in feeling heavy guilt, I even purchased _another_ MP so I could give him some positive feedback. Well, dude has all but disappeared since last night. I can't find any of his prior listings so I'm of the mind that he was finally booted by SR admins.
Is there any way to find out if the guy has been jettisoned off SR?
He was/is indeed a scammer. He only felt threatened by the SR support claims and that is the only reason he gave your coin. Me and this other guy got fucked over. I didn't feel this asshole deserved to have the enjoyment of me begging for my coin back so I gave up. Xanax Bar has all of my btc business from now on though, I suggest you check him out if you have to get another >100 MP at some point. Any amount for no fee within 20 minutes usually, there's nothing better offered anywhere.
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Fucking scammers always have to come along and ruin a good thing.
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He was/is indeed a scammer. He only felt threatened by the SR support claims and that is the only reason he gave your coin. Me and this other guy got fucked over.
Why don't you open a case with GreenDot. As far as they know BankOfBtc copied the MP number while hovering around your cubicle at work. You won't get your money back from them but it will put a lot of pressure on whoever is responsible or linked to the account that the money funneled into. MoneyPak is only anonymous at the purchase point. Thereafter the masks come off. Even if he passed the numbers to a buddy or acquaintance you can be sure they will bubble the GreenDot pressure back to this jerk and he'll be labeled a scammer on both ends. At that point his business model gets very precarious. Especially when the money runs out....
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In my case, this guy stole my Grandmothers MoneyPak number during a web-roulette session where he pretended to be a fellow cross-stitch aficionado. We (my Grandmother and I) have the receipt AND the MoneyPak card right here at our house. Now, who is the bad guy? What kind of ilk does GreenDot not want to have as clientele?
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I read this post and after getting scammed by bankofbtc I took your advice and went to xanax bar, it has now almost been 2 days and I havent got any of my money from my 200 dollar moneypak so is this guy a scammer? you say 20 minuts i say 2 days this is rediculous
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I read this post and after getting scammed by bankofbtc I took your advice and went to xanax bar, it has now almost been 2 days and I havent got any of my money from my 200 dollar moneypak so is this guy a scammer? you say 20 minuts i say 2 days this is rediculous
I've done 2 transactions with him and they were both fast and flawless, try sending him a message. He could have been busy.
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Yeah i sent him proably 4 messages and the thing is i can see hes doing transactions cause hes is requireing everyone to FE on his listings for addie and hydro and shit and he never answers my messages last one i got from his was it wont be more than 2 hours before you have your coins, more than a day ago, soooo just be warned
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Yeah i sent him proably 4 messages and the thing is i can see hes doing transactions cause hes is requireing everyone to FE on his listings for addie and hydro and shit and he never answers my messages last one i got from his was it wont be more than 2 hours before you have your coins, more than a day ago, soooo just be warned
Hm, he didn't require FE when I used him. If I recommended him and he scammed you I'm terribly sorry. My friend that I know personally told me to use him and that I wouldn't get scammed, so I did, first transaction took about an hour and he let me know he was working on it, and the second took about 20 minutes, I don't know why'd he scam. He just gave my friend a badass deal on hash, mdma, and klonopin which he received today, and he has tons of other great legit feedback, I'd say don't give up yet. Has he read your messages?
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Wow seriously? thats really suprising to hear i lost all hope but your giving me a little, anyway no he ignores all my messages with no reply and i found another forum where he told someone like me 2 more hours and still took longer maybe he is pulling one last scam, or is legitly running really late on his bitcoin game :\ we will see
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Yeah, I got scammed out of a $500 moneypak by him on Saturday. I can't figure out how to start a new thread, so I'll join the complaining in this one. And I was gonna use my bitcoins as a speculative investment, oh well sunk cost. The only thing to do now is we should band together, hunt him down, string him up by a chain and take turns skull fucking him. After he's nice and retarded we can skin him alive and make friendship bracelets to commemorate or revenge-capade! Has anyone gotten greendot to reveal the paypal address he deposited their funds into? I'm gonna keep calling them everyday bugging them to give me his email address. So far their resolve is strong, but I hope to wear them down; after all the squeaky wheel gets the grease. If any of you other scam victims have time on your hands perhaps you could also call greendot and bug the crap out of them until someone breaks down and provides his email address.
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Sorry not same guy but also btc scam. Send 250€ to WESPEY per moneygram. Take my money on Saturday answers no mail but is online every day.
I reported it to SR but he's still online.
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This ASSHOLE IS MAKING A FORTUNE DOING THIS SCAM!!
Why don't the SR admins remove his page and offers?
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I have requested than an admin do an audit on this vendor.
Anyone else having issues please ensure you submit customer support tickets via the market site and/or report the vendor using the report vendor feature as this will flag the vendor bringing them to the admins attention.
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