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Topic: BTCrow.com - Bitcoin Escrow Service - For safer bitcoin transactions (Read 23274 times)

newbie
Activity: 14
Merit: 0
Anyone used this recently? Is this still a good service/site to use?

BTCrow is doing the bitcoin community a favor by exiting the business. They are completely incompetent liars who failed me to the tune of 59 btc.

Read: Bitcoin Escrow Fraud

We do actually have a published service guarantee covering up to $500 USD for each escrow. Typically most of our escrows are around that amount, so most people are covered.  

http://btcrow.com/escrow_service_guarantee.php

We have also been around since mid 2011, processed 1000s of Bitcoin escrow transactions, and have a proven track record of keeping client's funds secured.

Ever think to update your misleading website description BTCrow?
meta description for btcrow.com:


The release of bitcoins is a manual process, and takes up to 24 hours. We do this manually for security reasons. Transactions above a certain amount are stored in an off-line paper wallet. Smaller escrows are stored in an encrypted wallet, and require the wallet to be manually unlocked before we release the funds.

For larger escrow amounts we also like to send a courtesy email to double check the BTC address is current.
I can confidently call BS on this...how dare you lie and act as if you verify payout addresses?

BTCrow is indeed a selective scammer. Good riddance!!!
legendary
Activity: 1274
Merit: 1000
Personal text my ass....
Apparently they are getting DDOS attack and you can't even use the site, so if you have any bitcoin being held hostage there may be a long time coming. Live and learn. Next time I sell ANYTHING the buyer picks his ass up and drives to my location and hands me the money.
legendary
Activity: 1522
Merit: 1000
www.bitkong.com
BTCRow finally released the funds, but I wouldn't recommend this site to anyone, its ridiculous that manual intervention is required to release funds, even after the buyer requested the funds be released over 24 hours ago.

Agreed. Manual intervention should not be needed if the site is secured enough, everything should be automated unless we're dealing with larger amounts of $10k+ or more.
sr. member
Activity: 375
Merit: 250
BTCRow finally released the funds, but I wouldn't recommend this site to anyone, its ridiculous that manual intervention is required to release funds, even after the buyer requested the funds be released over 24 hours ago.
sr. member
Activity: 388
Merit: 250
Anyone used this recently? Is this still a good service/site to use?
newbie
Activity: 3
Merit: 0
I am interested to use this escrow service ...
full member
Activity: 126
Merit: 100
CoinSlingin
Good to hear you got it taken care of! So far I have not had any problems using this service and it has all been recently within last 2 months.
legendary
Activity: 1428
Merit: 1000
https://www.bitworks.io
Just wanted to follow-up and say it went well, due to the amount (over 5BTC) a manual verification took place but it was released when they did it..
legendary
Activity: 1428
Merit: 1000
https://www.bitworks.io
Has anyone had luck with them lately, used them for a TX last Friday, released funds Saturday as I am the buyer.. In any case seller still doesn't have the BTC and is obviously getting very concerned either I or BTCrow.com scammed him.
My buyer had to actually go back and release funds a 2nd time, unsure why it didnt work 1st time. I recieved letter confirming funds were released but they never appeared, buyer got back on and repeated procedure to release and they showed up in under 24hrs.

Thanks for the note, I just released them again, hopefully it will take this time..
full member
Activity: 126
Merit: 100
CoinSlingin
Has anyone had luck with them lately, used them for a TX last Friday, released funds Saturday as I am the buyer.. In any case seller still doesn't have the BTC and is obviously getting very concerned either I or BTCrow.com scammed him.
My buyer had to actually go back and release funds a 2nd time, unsure why it didnt work 1st time. I recieved letter confirming funds were released but they never appeared, buyer got back on and repeated procedure to release and they showed up in under 24hrs.
legendary
Activity: 1428
Merit: 1000
https://www.bitworks.io
Has anyone had luck with them lately, used them for a TX last Friday, released funds Saturday as I am the buyer.. In any case seller still doesn't have the BTC and is obviously getting very concerned either I or BTCrow.com scammed him.
sr. member
Activity: 243
Merit: 250
BTCrow.com
I'm fairly certain your site is being used by scammers, similar to this post: https://localbitcoins.com/forums/#!/fraud#craigslist-scam-for-knc-jup

I contacted a Craiglist seller that insisted I use BTCRow for escrow even though we are planning a face-to-face exchange. Here is a copy of the complete email invoice he sent me, which looks pretty legit at first glance. I'm sure it's a scam, I just wanted to post it here to make sure and perhaps raise awareness if it is.

So.... is this really from you?

There has been a CL scammer trying to spoof btcrow.com emails. Most email providers flag these emails as junk because the sending IP does not match our SPF record.

Pattern the scammer uses

1. Selling mining hardware on Craigslist for BTC.
2. Sends a BTC payment address in a spoofed email.
3. Misspells the victims email address (e.g. [email protected]) so their intended victim does not receive the genuine btcrow.com email.
4. Sometimes uses a fake BTCrow.com page (on free web hosting) in order to fool victims.

We have posted simple security tips prominently over BTCrow.com. Following these tips will ensure a safe transaction.

The most important factor is to confirm details of your transaction on BTCrow.com. We have added a page where the viewer must type their email address before viewing a transaction. This ensures the viewer's email address matches what we have on record.

Unfortunately some people have been scammed by this person. Most of these did not follow the security precautions or did not visit the BTCrow.com site to check if the transaction was genuine. They simply sent bitcoins to the BTC address in the spoofed email.
full member
Activity: 147
Merit: 100
I'm fairly certain your site is being used by scammers, similar to this post: https://localbitcoins.com/forums/#!/fraud#craigslist-scam-for-knc-jup

I contacted a Craiglist seller that insisted I use BTCRow for escrow even though we are planning a face-to-face exchange. Here is a copy of the complete email invoice he sent me, which looks pretty legit at first glance. I'm sure it's a scam, I just wanted to post it here to make sure and perhaps raise awareness if it is.

So.... is this really from you?


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Return-Path: [email protected]
Received: from mip.hushmail.com (LHLO smtp3.hushmail.com) (65.39.178.78) by
 server with LMTP; Mon, 30 Dec 2013 03:49:54 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from smtp3.hushmail.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])
        by smtp3.hushmail.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 89C20E0122
        for <[email protected]>; Mon, 30 Dec 2013 03:49:54 +0000 (UTC)
X-Hush-Real-Recipient: [email protected]
Received: from emkei.cz (emkei.cz [46.167.245.72])
        by smtp3.hushmail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP
        for <[email protected]>; Mon, 30 Dec 2013 03:49:54 +0000 (UTC)
Received: by emkei.cz (Postfix, from userid 33)
        id BDF12D58BF; Mon, 30 Dec 2013 04:49:49 +0100 (CET)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Please confirm a pending BTCrow transaction.
From: "btc-asia.com" <[email protected]>
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
Importance: Normal
Errors-To: [email protected]
Reply-To: [email protected]
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 04:49:49 +0100 (CET)
 
 
Please confirm a pending BTCrow transaction.
From             btc-asia.com <[email protected]>       hide details
Reply-to                 noreply <[email protected]>
To       gamisou <[email protected]>
Sent    Sunday, December 29, 2013 at 10:49 PM
 
Please confirm a pending BTCrow transaction.
 
Please send 5.93600000 BTC to:16NCsNpdMH1yRf8ha3ShTp1QQ5JJVbAZMf to start the transaction. After 6 confirmations a final confirmation email will be sent.
 
NOTE: FUNDS HAVE NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED FOR THIS ESCROW.
 
Your email was entered as the buyer for a btcrow.com. Please check the escrow details below:
 
Description:    1 Jupiter 2 BFL Singles
Escrow Amount:  5.93600000
Buyer Email:    [email protected]
Seller Email:   [email protected]
Escrow Fee:     0.05000000
Fee Payable by Buyer:   0.00000000
Fee Payable by Seller:  0.05000000
Total Payable by Buyer: 5.93600000
Seller will Receive:    5.88600000
Tracking:       Meet up
Maximum Shipping Time:  5 days
Inspection Period:      1 day
Regards,
btcrow.com
full member
Activity: 126
Merit: 100
CoinSlingin
Site is still legit !!! Got my coins, they did take a while as I mentioned from the last few posts. Sorry for the multiple replies, but if anything this just gives BTCrow more built up trust. I can say I would use again, shit happens sometimes, understandable. Thanks BTCrow for coming through.
full member
Activity: 126
Merit: 100
CoinSlingin
Ok so I emailed the address I actually
Recieved original emails from and got a response 30mins later. Unsure if that was coincidence or not. Anyways I think its just a small error from site nothing more. Just get nervous with that much coin action floating in space. I will update soon as I hear something or receive coins. Btw it was same email as when buyer clicked ok to release funds only this time the exact amount was listed unlike the original email confirmation.
full member
Activity: 126
Merit: 100
CoinSlingin
48Hrs later, 2 emails to support with all info and......nothing. 1.5BTC  still not it my wallet.  Anybody ?
full member
Activity: 126
Merit: 100
CoinSlingin
Did an escrow tx and buyer released funds over 24hrs ago......still nothing. 1.5BTCs. over 1500.00USD at the time. This was not a preorder so I dont know why I havent recieved my funds yet.  Huh
hero member
Activity: 574
Merit: 500
Good service! Few days ago I got my escrow'ed 0.50 BTC in about 8 hours from escrow release by the buyer,though I didn't have any issue with the buyer therefore no dispute etc...
newbie
Activity: 58
Merit: 0
I used this site once a few months ago. There were technical difficulties at the time, but the support staff acted fairly fast.
hero member
Activity: 854
Merit: 500
They saved my butt on a BTC7 deal in September so I would say yes!
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