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I am able to get my money back.
Be warned, this person is at large in this forum, and have already attempted defrauding people even after this incident. So far we know moneypackbuyer = dayasinfo = ChickaDee.
The pattern also matches with OMGBobMarley, so, connecting the dots:
moneypackbuyer = dayasinfo = ChickaDee = OrangeVonPurple = marketersales = tacoman359 = OMGBobMarley
DO NOT:
(1) Fall for the social engineering, and send BTC or money first
(2) This person will engage with you in a different context, in most of the cases posing as a good guy, and then bait & switch
I have couple of other suspect profile that fits this person, who are at large, and I am keeping an eye.
See this thread
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/moneypakbuyer-member-here-is-a-scammer-153217 for some info on moneypackbuyer, and
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/scammer-dayasinfo-165531 for another scam from dayasinfo.
This person resides in Cincinnati, OH area (NOT in KY as mentioned in moneypackbuyer thread). I have reasons to believe the following based on the investigation I have done so far:
1. This person is a female, goes by the name "Toni Nichols"
2. You get the skype id "Tonishanaenvysyou" from this post :
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.17281593. Here is a fake linkedin profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=227794005&authType=name&authToken=KTB2&goback=%2Ewvp_*1_*1_*1&trk=wvmx_p
4. MyLife profile:
http://www.mylife.com/davidnshana70453 [ Note: "David" N "Shana", so the other ally is obvious ]
5. Arrest mugshot:
http://www.mugshotsworld.com/TONI-NICHOLS6. Blackplanet profile:
http://www.blackplanet.com/shanatoni/ [Note: the user name, and compare with skype name]
7. Profile on True:
http://www.true.com/view_profile_allinone.htm?uid=165458658. Of course, she wants to have surgery for obesity:
http://m.obesityhelp.com/member/shanatoni/9. Nothing in pledge request!
http://pledgie.com/accounts/shanatoni10. Really ? A Scam free blog ?
http://workathomedaily.blogspot.com/... and there are many more.
Previous crimes:
http://exchangemoneyforum.com/archive/index.php/t-143100.html?s=d2887262311582f8da83435a6772d43dhttp://exchangemoneyforum.com/showthread.php/118773-Scammer-Warning-Shanatoni-aka-jamessmithcincy8080http://exchangemoneyforum.com/showthread.php/124780-Shanatoni-Scam-With-Proofshttp://exchangemoneyforum.com/showthread.php/123888-one-scammer-his-YhooID-shanatoni-his-LR-account-U2485782-this-man-is-scammerNext time I see this person scamming, you can go straight to police. Particularly since this person already have arrest history, it is far more easier.
Hope the scammer is reading this, consider yourself warned. I have preserved digital copies of all above as evidence, and will provide to whoever requests.
Previous post:
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I admit - I have been ignorant and did not search for the email address he provided "
[email protected]". He has been watching my conversation with instaBoost, and got me. He did a paypal transaction and then immediately refunded me saying there is an issue and if I can do paypal gift.
Once I did that, he vanished.
I am out of usd 2050. A very expensive lesson.
I am posting this for others' benefit. Please be aware of the email address
[email protected] and dayasinfo (moneypackbuyer)
I was so blindsided by gathering up BTC for ASIC purchase I fell for it like a stupid.