Topic: [FREE ESCROW] DireWolfM14’s Escrow Service [FREE ESCROW] - page 4. (Read 1864 times)

That person would still be just a chargeback (or a doctored PDF) away from being fucked.

Here's the flipside:

A seasoned scammer (SS) posts: "I buy BTC and I pay with PayPal."
An apprehensive newbie (AN) says: "PayPal is reversible! Unsafe!"
SS: "But look, DireWolf provides escrow for it and he has an M14 so you know it's super safe."
AN: "Ah ok, I've heard that escrow makes everything safe, let's do it."

I think this may facilitate transactions that wouldn't otherwise happen, or larger/riskier transactions than prudent. PayPal scammers will start using you as a prop in their schemes even if they don't actually use your services.


ahem...

Edit: BTW the seller can scam too. Let's say they receive PayPal funds but claim they didn't. What would you do then?

A PDF print-out of the page will include the whole page, not just the part that's visible on the user's screen.  It's just an effort to get the all the pertinent information.

I'm not trying to create an illusion of safety, especially for the guy accepting PayPal.  Any one who does accept PayPal ought to know the risks, and I won't fail to remind them of the risks.  But I do think I can prevent a situation like this from happening.  



Thank you grammar nanny.  A friend of mine at work has had to take on that roll for all of my Validation Reports.  

How is a PDF any better than a screenshot? I think you should just say "no" to PayPal and other reversible transactions. There is no way to make them safer and you might inadvertently create an illusion of safety.


Missing word?

Best regards,
Grammar Nanny.

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Why should you trust me?
You shouldn’t.  Scrutinize my reviews (the ones I'v received and the ones I've left for others,) read a bunch of my posts, and make up your own mind if I'm to be trusted or not.  I’m just a semi-anonymous figure on the internet, but after some scrutiny you may decide to allow me to help you trade safely.

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Why am I offering my service for free?
I don’t want to work for free, but I will if it keeps just one person from being scammed.  I want to help bring bitcoin to the mainstream, I want the forum to feel like a safe place for traders, sellers, and buyers, and I want to thwart scammers before they have a chance.  My service is free, so there’s no reason not to use an escrow provider, there’s no excuse to get scammed.  It may cost you an extra transaction fee and a little extra time to coordinate the deal, but I won’t charge you a satoshi.

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What services do I offer for free?
Any trade between two individuals.  Physical or digital goods, currency exchanges, whatever you can think of that’s legal.  The more I know about what you’re trading the safer you will be (in case arbitration is needed,) but I don’t really need to know what you’re trading.  I will not provide escrow services for Bitcointalk.org account sales, services banned by the forum administrators, or any cloud service accounts, credits, or invites.

Currency exchanges involving reversible, fiat-based payment services like (but not limited to,) PayPal will not be accepted due the high risk of charge-backs.

Escrow services for advertising campaigns, bounties, games and rounds, and other businesses are available for a nominal fee.

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Coins that I can escrow:
Bitcoin and any coin compatible with a Trezor Model T hardware wallet.
For more esoteric coins I can set up a software wallet on an offline machine, but fees will apply.

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How it works:
The two parties come to an agreement on price, delivery, inspection period, and any other logistics that may relate to the trade.  Once the particulars are settled, I am contacted by PM with both parties included in a group discussion.  I will provide a unique address or addresses for your trade.  All addresses will be signed with my PGP key.

Once I share the address(es) with the party the buyer will send the payment.  The buyer will then share the transaction ID with the me and the seller.  Once the payment has been made the seller will deliver the item.  Any information relative to delivery (i.e. tracking numbers) will be shared.  Once the buyer has received and inspected the item, the payment will be forwarded to the seller.

Transaction fees will be deducted from the amount sent to the final recipient.  I will not be accountable for transaction fees.  Transactions will be sent with minimal fees, unless I am instructed otherwise.

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Communications:
All official communication will be conducted here on the forum.  Communication for trades may be held here in this thread, or through personal messages.  I will not communicate with anyone regarding escrow services outside the forum, unless previously agreed upon.  If members are unable to communicate effectively due to PM restrictions, we may move the discussion to a third party app, such as Keybase or Telegram, but all official communications will be made here on the forum.

I will never contact you to solicit my services.  If someone approaches you claiming to be me and offering escrow services, they are trying to scam you.  Be wary of impostors.  

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How to Contact Me:

Reply to this thread

• Forum Personal Message
• @direwolfm14:matrix.org - Matrix.org
• direwolfm - Keybase.io

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Tips are accepted:
If you feel like I’ve helped you I won’t object to a contribution.
Tip Jar: bc1qedhu5ecajuw24a4h5x3xw3r6rs0f5w84sdptpc

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Request a signed message:
If I send you an escrow address make sure it's signed with my PGP Key.
Fingerprint: 7EA88068A66DFBCC7CACBBEBE2E0A3A7EAB3CEA5

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Disclaimers:

Addresses:

• All cryptocurrency addresses provided through this service, and their affiliated private keys are the sole property of DireWolfM14.
• Private keys will not be shared or disclosed.
• DireWolfM14 claims no ownership of funds held through the service provided.
• For the purposes of a trade between two individuals the following policy will be observed:
• • The eventual recipient of any funds held through this service is considered to be the sole owner of the funds for the duration of time the funds are held in the escrow address.
• For the purposes of loan collateral escrow the following policy will be observed:
• • The client who deposited the funds into the escrow address retains ownership of the funds unless proven to have defaulted on the loan.
• • If a lender can prove the borrower defaulted on a loan, the lender will be considered the sole owner of the funds for the duration of time the funds are held in the escrow address.
• Any forked or air-dropped currencies resulting from funds held through this service belong to the owner of the funds.
• A fee may be charged for retrieval and dispersal of forked or air-dropped currencies.

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