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Market => Rumor mill => Topic started by: QualityFakes on November 25, 2011, 07:13 pm
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After sending Borneo a large amount of MoneyPaks, he's nowhere to be found! Has this happened to anyone else? He specifically asked me to send them ASAP, but there's no answer now.
Pisses me off!
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Hes always been straight up with me.
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He's always been good to me. Check to see if your MPs have been drained. I once had a large order he thought he could fill but couldn't and after a few days of waiting, I went with another exchanger (can't remember the name) and explained to Borneo that I couldn't wait any longer and it wasn't personal. He was very cool about the whole thing and never touched either MP, even though he had the codes for over 72 hours.
Definitely doesn't seem like a scammer to me, but hey, people change. Tarp on OVDB was Highly Trusted and known in the private scene for years, then turned scammer over the past few months, so obviously you can never really know.
How long have you been waiting? Be patient and don't rush to conclusions. Most of these threads where people get worried end in the person saying, "Hey, I jumped to conclusions. Sorry, etc." :)
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I'm pretty sure he stole 300$ from me, but I could never prove it. He told me to send the code ASAP and then never replied and when I sent it to a different vendor they said the card was empty. Borneo straight up denied ever seeing my message though, so I couldn't definitively prove which vendor used the code.
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It would surprise me greatly if Borneo is doing something sneaky. Ive had nothing but good experiences with them.
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I'm pretty sure he stole 300$ from me, but I could never prove it. He told me to send the code ASAP and then never replied and when I sent it to a different vendor they said the card was empty. Borneo straight up denied ever seeing my message though, so I couldn't definitively prove which vendor used the code.
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Do you remember the name of the other vendor?
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It was SumYunGai.
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Amateur hour is over. GET BTC! Visit BTC Buddy and stop messing around. One card. One code. One shot. Make it count for something. BTC Buddy is here to stay.
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Yes Dro BTC BUDDY IS THE SHIZZZOOOOO.
That is no kidding and I was a little learey even getting the thumbs up from Dro who i respect.
But, yeah Borneo took quite awhile with my last one but did eventually come through.
Problem is that is not how I like my MP to go!
Peace,
G.V.
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yeah i sent a large amount of money to a respected vendor and havent received any messages for a few days. It appears to be happening to a few people so im not going to rush to conclusions just yet
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I use btc buddy but he wasnt able to hook it up yesterday. So i used borneo...i sent my moneypak number and still havent heard anything yet. Tons of fun!
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Just a helpful hint, if you have a paypal you can check the balance on your moneypak to see if the money has been withdrawn. I believe you can also call Greendot and ask them.
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Yeah I called them this morning, they said the funds were used around 6am. I'm pretty sure I bit the dust on this one. I'm not really in the position to take a loss of 100 bucks like this, so I wont be on the SR for a good minute.
Watch out for Borneo folks...I thought he was legit, as I have used him several times before, (even with amounts up to 1k) but I'm starting to get the feeling he is a selective scammer. I have not had any reply from him since him saying "Transaction Complete" in my inbox...yet there was no funds tied to my SR handle like there normally is. I will update if he ever hits me up. I really hope he does, cause, i wanted some goodies for new years eve!
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I don't know what happened with Borneo. They seemed legit just like SYG. I've seen several longtime members here recommend them too. Then they disappeared for a while. Maybe they have returned to scam.
BTC Buddy and Sugar Mama are two current vendors I've tried. Don't exchange more then you can afford to lose. Split them into several smaller MP's if possible. For large amounts, off site exchanges are safer and cheaper and don't take that long if you deposit the money at a bank.
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Borneo got back with me and everything was straight. He even gave me some extra for the honest mistake. I take back what I said, and looks like im the guy that just started freaking out too soon and thought I was getting scammed. Everything is super now, and now I should have an outstanding new year!
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Hi everyone,
Wow, this forum has really gone down the shitter since the last time I bothered to read it.
A customer told me about this thread (I stopped reading about two months ago when all the threads started being about infighting and scammers) and lo and behold I find that now I am accused of being a scammer.
The truth is that we haven't had ANY LISTINGS FOR OVER TWO MONTHS and I do some large scale transactions for a few select customers for very low commissions and that's it. We simply couldn't keep enough GreenDot cards active to handle the massive volume of the retail trade for 120,000 buyers so we stopped even trying.
I will be posting a notice that we are closed for retail activity for good since there seems to be some confusion.
The people who waited a long time are people who just sent MP#'s mostly and I tried to be a good guy and just do their exchange even though we weren't open. As they say "no good deed goes unpunished".
And TFLenderson: that's really a low blow. You could call GreenDot and see what date and time your card was cashed and see that it wasn't when I had it. You sent it to Sum Yun Gai, an admitted thief who says he was doing selective scamming before he started outright stealing wholesale. But you decide to stick me with a "scammer" tag on the open forum. Very classy, I won't say anymore because I don't want to contribute to the kind of behavior I despise on the forum now.
OpenAddiction is correct. I had moved off the "accounts" page before the transaction completed and came back and found it said "incorrect PIN number" and had to resend his BTC's and I included a little extra, just like he said. That's what scammers do: make it right and give extra for the inconvenience, right?
I sure hope SR has some plans to do something to clean up the forums, this has gotten ridiculous. Feel free to say whatever you want in response because I will not be postiing on the forums again after this. Goodbye.
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So what BitCoin vendors are recommended now that Borneo is broken? Every time we got a lil exchanger going he rips us off or rolls out lol.
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I have exchanged 1000's of dollars with Borneo and nothing has ever gone wrong, sometimes they would take a day or so longer than expected but they have always been completely straight and professional, even did an exchange for me on Christmas eve!