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also this topic is like over a year now.
also this topic is like over a year now.
Then why are you responding to a question that was asked more than a year ago and to a member who hasn't been active for an extended period of time?
Topic: Blackmail (Read 514 times)
If I'm being blackmailed by somebody who asks me to buy bitcoin and pay it to their account why can I not report this to bitcoin?
correct me if I'm wrong , have you been a victim of ransomware? mostly people who where blackmail are people who are files in their computer are encrypted or unable to open unless, you paid them a certain amount of bitcoin, or they are holding a file or something that is very important to you,you have no choice but to pay, and wish that they will give that once you pay, if its not that important then format or don't bother to communicate with them.
also this topic is like over a year now.
This being a resurfaced thread whose case I recall, it does seem more like an attempt to publicize the business through the account’s name, and not much else. At least from a practical point of view, the account had no further activity once the OP was created, and never bothered to come back to provide further details or query any further.
I don't think that's the case, just the data diggers that perform spirit rituals while digging deep into abyss into the in hopes of bringing the long-inactive OPs back from the eternal slumber.
Happens to other threads as well.
This being a resurfaced thread whose case I recall, it does seem more like an attempt to publicize the business through the account’s name, and not much else. At least from a practical point of view, the account had no further activity once the OP was created, and never bothered to come back to provide further details or query any further.
I know about these kinds of situations, and I think they should try to solve this problem. However, if you ever are blackmailed and don't know what to do about it, you can easily write a request to https://digitalinvestigation.com/blackmail. All you have to do is to insert some information and follow the steps. The best thing is that everything is online, and they care about all the cases they receive,d. I was blackmailed two years ago while in college, and they were the only ones that helped me to get over that period.
My advice for anyone who may be facing a similar problem or have been a victim of a crypto scam, report the case to your local police. There is little chance of recovering stolen bitcoins, so if still in the early stages like OP’s case, I suggest you contact the police immediately. If you’re worried word may get out that are being blackmailed you can call the scammer bluff.
BTW I don’t why this topic was bumped, the OP hasn’t been active here in a very long time.
BTW I don’t why this topic was bumped, the OP hasn’t been active here in a very long time.
If I'm being blackmailed by somebody who asks me to buy bitcoin and pay it to their account why can I not report this to bitcoin?
Do you know the person? If yes then you sue the person in the court of law. Or report him or her to the local authorities for scamming or fraudulent activity. You can't report anyone to bitcoin because bitcoin is own by nobody. It is a decentralized digital currency for exchange of goods and services in other words, bitcoin is an internet money to buy something online. And nobody get it. You can't trace whom you have sent the bitcoin, but you can only trace the address which the public key but the owner is unknown. That is whenever you are dealing with someone on BTC as p2p make sure you know the person face to face or well trusted person. If someone blackmail you after receiving the coins from you then your money is gone. You can only buse KYC to track the person. If I'm being blackmailed by somebody who asks me to buy bitcoin and pay it to their account why can I not report this to bitcoin?
You can report this type of situation to the authorities, like the police, or to organizations that can provide assistance, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States. However, it is not possible to report this directly to Bitcoin, as Bitcoin is a decentralized network and does not have a central authority or organization that can receive reports or take action on such matters.
Since you received the blackmail threat by email, why not report it to your email provider, or your Internet provider?
If I'm being blackmailed by somebody who asks me to buy bitcoin and pay it to their account why can I not report this to bitcoin?
Considering that bitcoin is pseudoanonymous and you cannot report any scam experience to anyone but in case of the forum here, if the person involved is a member of the community here and you have evidence to proof his accusation then you can report such user under scam accusation or reputation, but his account on bitcointalk can only be tagged here but not deleted or will your bitcoin be reverses back, bitcoin works perfectly with the blockchain technology such a way that transactions are irreversible, you will have to be careful from been scammed by those that performs escrow service to you, there are reputable decentralized exchanges that are reliable in performing this kind of exchange for you than relying on those you aren't conversant with or trusted.
Bitcoin has no owner, it is a decentralized system, A project which was founded by Satoshi, that's still unknown till this day, hence no one is in control of it, so you can not report to anyone. Since we all operate as node
If I'm being blackmailed by somebody who asks me to buy bitcoin and pay it to their account why can I not report this to bitcoin?
You cannot report it to bitcoin because bitcoin is not a person or an entity or an organization.
If you are being blackmailed then it doesn't really matter if it's bitcoin or fiat money. You will have to follow the same procedure in both the cases.
Find out the reason why you are being blackmailed. If it's just a scammer trying to blackmail you on email or phone then you can ignore.
If it's something else then may be you need the help of cops.
That's how it's ought to be.
If you are being blackmailed by someone who asked to buy furniture with your fiat currency.
You neither will report to the furniture nor the fiat currency but the concerned authorities
I believe that is one of the challenged people who live in a country where bitcoin and its activities is considered illegal.
If you ever find yourself being extorted, almost always the best policy is to ignore and block and be as boring as possible. Reason being is that if the extorter is a) a sadist or b) a sociopath who just wants to make money they will quickly lose interest in someone that gives them absolutely nothing in response. If they are in it to cause suffering or make money, they will move on to the next person.
If I'm being blackmailed by somebody who asks me to buy bitcoin and pay it to their account why can I not report this to bitcoin?
Their is no way you can report bitcoin, Bitcoin is just a currency and I don't know how currency can be reported. If you are being blackmail and the person request for you local currency(fiat), the only thing you can do is to report the person that's blackmailing you and not the currency, the same thing will happen to bitcoin, you can't report bitcoin but you can report the person blackmailing you if you know the person, the person can be reported to your security agency and if you don't know the person, then you will have to look for a way to bail yourself. 
On the other hand, you’d think that, were he to be really worried about the alleged blackmail, he’d at least comeback to the thread and elaborate in some sort of interactive manner. Beats me …
Yeb that was my first thought about when i was reading the thread and post here , as i noticed it was only the one post in the op he has done a week ago.If he would be serious asking , normaly there would be a answer here somewhere i guess .
There is nothing to beat you on that and i guess we will hear not again from the User , maybe im wrong but it looks like.
<…> Dont know if the OPs name is just for spam or not <…>
I'm still unsure on the real intent: On the one hand, the account’s name (/email) is not to be found currently elsewhere on the internet, and you’d think that, were he to be creating the name to give some light to the inferred business, you’d see the same scheme applied in other places too (not that Bitcointalk is a key target either for that sort of business). On the other hand, you’d think that, were he to be really worried about the alleged blackmail, he’d at least comeback to the thread and elaborate in some sort of interactive manner. Beats me … Just avoid it, you won't get any more reply after few days from the person and don't think that you are the only one received the message because thousands of people received such messages in the past even I had 3 or 4 years back. So no need to worry and still if you feel that they can harm you then just take the legal action.
Yeah you are right on that .Dont know if the OPs name is just for spam or not but looks like the blackmail thing is the same as i have written some years ago in some way.
Its always the same scheme here is the Thread from nearly 3 years ago Report Bitcoin spam (scam) and other coin addresses!
If I'm being blackmailed by somebody who asks me to buy bitcoin and pay it to their account why can I not report this to bitcoin?
Just avoid it, you won't get any more reply after few days from the person and don't think that you are the only one received the message because thousands of people received such messages in the past even I had 3 or 4 years back. So no need to worry and still if you feel that they can harm you then just take the legal action.
That’s simply because bitcoin doesn’t have a headquarter nor does it have a customer support team. The only option you are left with is to complain about the matter to the police. Moreover, bitcoin has nothing to do with it and the case needs to be solved by the police in your area.
I'm curious: OP's username looks like they're just using Bitcointalk for spam. Or they're dumb enough to get more spam on their real email address.
I believe it is both, and in addition to that the OP is trolling for attention with that spam post. I do not know why someone had to merit his post.
I'm not surprised when it comes to free advertising, people do all sorts of stupid things - even though they don't realize that they're doing more harm than good this way. However, it seems strange to me that a person who runs such a business would reach for such things, and that he thinks that Bitcoin is some kind of company or person to whom he can report blackmail
Because Bitcoin is not a company, nor a company's product.
Bitcoin is decentralized, it has no CEO and so on.
Bitcoin is a decentralized form of money. And since it's money, you should report the blackmail to ... the police.
Bitcoin is double edge sword, it has benefits along with disadvantages. There are situations that make you helpless in bitcoin ecosystem . When I was scammed and my bitcoins were stolen from my Electrum, I was helpless as I can't report that to anyone. That's makes me understand that bitcoin benefits came at some cost.
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