Topic: goldsilverbitcoin.com is a scam - page 2. (Read 3663 times)

To SilverVigilante:
So you are sticking with incompetence then. I thought we already established that numbers LCXXXXXXXXXUS are NOT tracking numbers, they are customs label numbers. And they don’t allow international tracking. So refer to them accordingly.  What happened to the first number you sent me: RE5214267890? Dog ate a couple of letters?

You claim that two packages already did not make it to their destination. And you insist on promising to send me a third one? I’m sorry, that will happen only after you waste some more of my time. And let me guess, that package will still be untraceable like the rest?

I’m not holding my breath about the refund either. I just want others not to make the same mistake I did.
Let’s go there! Community should know its “heroes”.

Hello,

I am not a scam artist. I am better at other arts, like writing and music.

Capitalist Comrade made the post to BitcoinTalk the same day he sent me an email that he had not received his package.

Having a whoisguard on my website also doesn't prove that I am a scam artist.

My name is Justin O'Connell. There's a phone number on my website. An email. I am active in the bitcoin space. etc, etc.

I am on the internet in lots of places.

Please have more faith in humanity, my friends. Y'all gotta chill out..

The proper tracking is LC319311135US. Got tracking numbers mixed up it seems. Or the post office messed up. I am on the phone with them now.

Regardless, the package clearly has not made it to it's destination.

So what will happen?

After I learn a bit more info from the Post Office, I will likely merely end up shipping the customer more Silver Eagles. And I hope you all will praise me as an honest being.

Thanks for your patience everyone while I sort this out

Update:
I filled in contact form on usps.com 2 times because they did not get back to me for about 2 weeks. Today I got a response to my second inquiry:

Either SilverVigilante is a scam artist or he is completely incompetent, because I still live in Russia.

To omegaflare: Thanks for the info. I should make it a habit to check domain registration before ordering.

This info doesn't seem to help much; I guess scammer knows what's he doing - whoisguard protection - stupid of whois for offering protection service to scammers. SMH:

Domain Name: GOLDSILVERBITCOIN.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1734607090_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.enom.com
Registrar URL: www.enom.com
Creation Date: 2012-07-19 02:31:00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2014-07-19 01:31:22Z
Registrar: ENOM, INC.
Registrar IANA ID: 48
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4252744500
Reseller: NAMECHEAP.COM
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: WHOISGUARD PROTECTED
Registrant Organization: WHOISGUARD, INC.
Registrant Street: P.O. BOX 0823-03411
Registrant City: PANAMA
Registrant State/Province: PANAMA
Registrant Postal Code: NA
Registrant Country: PA
Registrant Phone: +507.8365503
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +51.17057182
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: [email protected]
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: WHOISGUARD PROTECTED
Admin Organization: WHOISGUARD, INC.
Admin Street: P.O. BOX 0823-03411
Admin City: PANAMA
Admin State/Province: PANAMA
Admin Postal Code: NA
Admin Country: PA
Admin Phone: +507.8365503
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax: +51.17057182
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: [email protected]
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: WHOISGUARD PROTECTED
Tech Organization: WHOISGUARD, INC.
Tech Street: P.O. BOX 0823-03411
Tech City: PANAMA
Tech State/Province: PANAMA
Tech Postal Code: NA
Tech Country: PA
Tech Phone: +507.8365503
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: +51.17057182
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: [email protected]
Name Server: NS-1014.AWSDNS-62.NET
Name Server: NS-1156.AWSDNS-16.ORG
Name Server: NS-1546.AWSDNS-01.CO.UK
Name Server: NS-276.AWSDNS-34.COM
DNSSEC: unSigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/
Last update of WHOIS database: 2013-07-04 07:08:00Z

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I'm going to repeat myself here... don't TEST DRIVE SITES. 

This is what I got from USPS:
“…if you need to track your International Mail please have the US senders consider using our Global Express Guaranteed or Express Mail International services.  Delivery information is available to most countries for C-series customs label numbers that come with Regular Priority Mail International, or the Medium and Large Flat Rate boxes.  You can also receive confirmation of delivery when using our Registered Mail service in conjunction with the specific class of mail you use.”
I’m sure this information about “nature of international shipping” could have been provided to you in any Post office. And please, don’t promise to send me anything by mail. Those packages tend to get lost, remember? Now I insist on a refund.

GoldSilverBitcoin is not a scam.

I have already contacted Comrade Capitalist who sent me an email today to advise me of the issue. I knew of no issue until today.

This item shipped many, many weeks ago.  I am working on the order.

We have since ceased accepting international orders for numerous reasons.

Comrade Capitalist has not been scammed and we will keep this post updated.

I have far more to lose (my reputation) than to gain by defrauding people on the other side of the earth for 10 silver eagles or any value of anything.

Anyway, this issue will be resolved, and likely with me sending 10 Silver Eagles out without knowing much about the previous order due to the nature of international shipping.

Again, in a way, this problem has already been resolved with GSBTC moving to only accept orders from the US.

best,
Justin O'Connell

What happened:
On 5 of august 2013 I ordered 10 silver coins from goldsilverbitcoin.com. I received confirmation of payment to my Email but for a month I haven’t received any additional information about order being sent. So, I decided to contact customer service. Pretty soon I got a response from CEO of company Justin, or SilverVigilante on this forum. He informed me that my order has been shipped and I should have received a tracking number. After that I was provided with a tracking number, that doesn’t work on USPS site. Justin wrote me that he filed a report with USPS but we had to wait 2 weeks before anything could be done. I decided to give a guy a benefit of a doubt and waited more, especially, since I was promised a “swift” refund in BTC. Three and a half months (!) after order was placed and after numerous emails back-and-forth I was finally provided not with a refund but with a number that worked on USPS site (LC319311158US). That number supposed to track new envelope with silver. Only tracking stuck at “in transit” since November 26, 2013. I decided to contact US Postal Service to find out point of destination of the envelope or at least a country. They did not provide me with that information however I was informed that the tracking number I received from Justin is a “customs label number” which does not allow international tracking. So here I am, no silver, no BTC. After 5.5 months.
Edit: The envelope SilverVigilante claims to have sent to me, in reality was sent to UK. Please read post #6 for details.
Edit: I've got a new tracking number (that would be the 4-th!). It finally starts with the letter C.
Edit: I've got the package from Justin. Not exactly what I ordered. Please read post #21 for details.
Scammers Profile Link:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/silvervigilante-63411
Reference Link:
https://www.goldsilverbitcoin.com/
Amount Scammed: 2.76 BTC 0.09 BTC
Payment Method: Bitcoins
Proof of Payment:
https://blockchain.info/ru/tx/2e9500db81dc26f9be338d9ac5765019fcd7e79b48d484361328b5ed3cdc58f4
Additional Notes:
I did not initially insist on a refund because the price of bitcoin substantially changed. I didn’t want a guy to lose his business and I was not sure if I was really dealing with a scammer or with a victim of Postal Service/customs fraud. Now I am.
In email from September 20-th he wrote me that he filed report with USPS. In email from October 24-th he wrote that he did not. In one of those emails is a lie.
I live in Russia but I have ordered and received items from US in small envelopes and in big boxes, with and without tracking numbers. I received coins from Coinabul despite bad reviews. I even received mining equipment from much hated by everyone BFL. So, to me goldsilverbitcoin.com is one of a kind.
Sorry if my English is not very good.