I've been scammed twice, buying items which were then never sent. Not for a lot of money but it has made me extra careful about using money online
Most of us when we are newbie has experience being scammed online, it's normal maybe especially when we are attracted with investment that gives us a good return, they are mostly the scammers in this world of crypto. But with your experience being scam buying online, I guess it's easy to avoid that, just only buy in a reputable store. 
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I've been scammed twice, buying items which were then never sent. Not for a lot of money but it has made me extra careful about using money online
I've been through a lot of scams, cause I have long been in the online world. Not only of bitcoin but also when buying website, template, GA, items game etc. for investments for individuals during this time I have never been scammed because I am quite selective in choosing people.
Me too, since we are dealing online it is like gambling that sometimes you have to take risks. We trust too much on people we met online that is why I learned my lessons already.Just always be aware of the red flags especially on HYIP's almost all are scam.They don't last always when the funds coming in dries up.
I've been through a lot of scams, cause I have long been in the online world. Not only of bitcoin but also when buying website, template, GA, items game etc. for investments for individuals during this time I have never been scammed because I am quite selective in choosing people.
Mostly before we can easily scam by someone here and other forums but now it is hard to scam since many people are preventing ponzi scam here in our forum unlike before that they are also have signature campaign here with those ponzi and cloud mining sites..
I experience of scam both ponzi investment nad cloud mining before.. since my earnings is from faucet all of my savings from faucet earnings invested in 2 different scam site. i learn in this forum and i do not let trust those sites again..
Since many months ago, when i started with Bitcoin world, i deposited some Bitcoin amount with a site which call itself as "cloud mining" program, then after some weeks the site close its doors and scammed people.
Luckily i deposited just small amount of Btc there.
But the i got the lesson and then i don't invest any amount in this ponzi schemes which pop up online daily.
Luckily i deposited just small amount of Btc there.
But the i got the lesson and then i don't invest any amount in this ponzi schemes which pop up online daily.
Once, in cloud mining. It's a problem that many users go through at the beginning. It was not something related to the site closing and running away with the funds or something... The mining difficulty went up a lot and the value of the hashpower I was holding fell. So, I'm not sure if this can be considered scam, it's more like a bad investment.
It most likely was a scam, but it would be easier if you just say what "cloud mining" site you were using. It's very easy for fraudulent cloud mining sites to change (lower) their payouts according to the higher difficulty. It's also very easy to up their maintenance fees insanely till the level where you barely profit from "found blocks". The block halving is another welcome aspect of them as they only have to pay out 50% of what they used to pay out.
Well, so far, thank god, i had never been scammed, i dont really trust my Bitcoins to other guys, I am really hesitant to invest my money. But, i want to invest it in guys that I know who is trustworthy, maybe with years of many investors. There are so many people or users here and I dont really trust most of them. It is not that I cant trust people at all, its just that I am really being careful.
So far none, thank goodness. I don't keep everything in one wallet and make sure to have 2 factor auth for every exchange account. There are more security measures I could take but I am lazy about it.
I think less 10 only was scammed me before when I start in the world of Bitcoin I don't know before the investment site / hyip/ ponzi turning into scam . but as of now I didn't invest in the ponzi because its 100% scam. I also scam an altcoin I bought a coin before and then I cannot sell it after because the owner run. As of now I did not experience scam because before to buy a coin I will checked it if the coin is a legit not scam.
Once, in cloud mining. It's a problem that many users go through at the beginning. It was not something related to the site closing and running away with the funds or something... The mining difficulty went up a lot and the value of the hashpower I was holding fell. So, I'm not sure if this can be considered scam, it's more like a bad investment.
It most likely was a scam, but it would be easier if you just say what "cloud mining" site you were using. It's very easy for fraudulent cloud mining sites to change (lower) their payouts according to the higher difficulty. It's also very easy to up their maintenance fees insanely till the level where you barely profit from "found blocks". The block halving is another welcome aspect of them as they only have to pay out 50% of what they used to pay out.
Well, So far, I haven't been scammed 
(and I hope I will never be), but I can tell you that greed and enthusiasm can drive people to trust scammers and throw their money off to them.
Do you call that a scam? 
(who scammed who? you or him). And where did those $60 go?! (Although, I still don't understand why would he run with $30 bucks only?! I mean he could have made you invest more by giving you some profits at first, then take your bigger investment and run off. Really seems like you scammed him )
(and I hope I will never be), but I can tell you that greed and enthusiasm can drive people to trust scammers and throw their money off to them.ONCE
Though I can't really say it's been scammed. lol.
There was one time, over a year back, where I got to talking with a guy I've seen around on some site we've both been playing at. He was probably winning a good amount as he just suddenly gave me about $90 worth of bitcoin at the time. Then he got to talking that he was the owner of some cloud mining/hyip site and I should invest with him so I could make some money.
I was like, 'What the heck, sure, it's his money anyway.' So I went and invested $30.
Not even a week after, no one's heard from him again. and I never saw a trace of those 30 bucks again..
(Quite a sad story,huh. ) Haha.
Anyway, that was the only time I invested in those kinds of things.(that I can remember)
Slummy Bastard! Though I can't really say it's been scammed. lol.
There was one time, over a year back, where I got to talking with a guy I've seen around on some site we've both been playing at. He was probably winning a good amount as he just suddenly gave me about $90 worth of bitcoin at the time. Then he got to talking that he was the owner of some cloud mining/hyip site and I should invest with him so I could make some money.
I was like, 'What the heck, sure, it's his money anyway.' So I went and invested $30.
Not even a week after, no one's heard from him again. and I never saw a trace of those 30 bucks again..
(Quite a sad story,huh.
) Haha.Anyway, that was the only time I invested in those kinds of things.(that I can remember)
Do you call that a scam? (who scammed who? you or him). And where did those $60 go?! (Although, I still don't understand why would he run with $30 bucks only?! I mean he could have made you invest more by giving you some profits at first, then take your bigger investment and run off. Really seems like you scammed him )
Once, in cloud mining. It's a problem that many users go through at the beginning. It was not something related to the site closing and running away with the funds or something... The mining difficulty went up a lot and the value of the hashpower I was holding fell. So, I'm not sure if this can be considered scam, it's more like a bad investment.
ONCE
Though I can't really say it's been scammed. lol.
There was one time, over a year back, where I got to talking with a guy I've seen around on some site we've both been playing at. He was probably winning a good amount as he just suddenly gave me about $90 worth of bitcoin at the time. Then he got to talking that he was the owner of some cloud mining/hyip site and I should invest with him so I could make some money.
I was like, 'What the heck, sure, it's his money anyway.' So I went and invested $30.
Not even a week after, no one's heard from him again. and I never saw a trace of those 30 bucks again..
(Quite a sad story,huh. ) Haha.
Anyway, that was the only time I invested in those kinds of things.(that I can remember)
Though I can't really say it's been scammed. lol.
There was one time, over a year back, where I got to talking with a guy I've seen around on some site we've both been playing at. He was probably winning a good amount as he just suddenly gave me about $90 worth of bitcoin at the time. Then he got to talking that he was the owner of some cloud mining/hyip site and I should invest with him so I could make some money.
I was like, 'What the heck, sure, it's his money anyway.' So I went and invested $30.
Not even a week after, no one's heard from him again. and I never saw a trace of those 30 bucks again..
(Quite a sad story,huh.
) Haha.Anyway, that was the only time I invested in those kinds of things.(that I can remember)
I am sorry to hear that dude. But before decide to invest your bitcoin in that hyip site you should have checked the reputation of that site.
Don't too quickly sent your money and invest on it site if you don't wanna the bad tragedy happens.
But based from that you can take a learn and experience to become more aware .
just once, investment is a doubler site which 200 RMB was gone
What are your bad experiences in bitcoin? Not just scammed by other users it could also include HYIP, Cloud mining scams, investment scams, etc. I know it's a bad thing that happened, I think it's better to share them here so you could vent out on what you are feeling.
Feel free to post anything.
I was scammed for about 4 times. Feel free to post anything.
The feeling of being scammed is so sad. Yet, being acused of being a scammer is the saddest experience that I have felt.
We should never trust aniy poeple we don't know.
We should not talk to any strangers.
Strangers can break you down, hack or scam you, and get an information that can be used against you.
Most of the time, it's the person who you trust the most and is closest to you who will do bad things to you. A stranger don't care about you, unless you're rich. They'll not hack you if you didn't catch their attention.
Not talking to strangers is a bad thing, in my opinion. Because you shut down everyone that you don't know. What if they're the way to make you a better person? What if they can help you with whatever your struggling with right now? It's really hard not to talk to people that you don't know most especially if you have to buy/sell things. You have to be open to new people. New people means new opportunities.
I have been scammed by many users many times because I had been so gentle to all of them and whenever they asked for some loans as a help, I gave them and they never returned them back. I could have easily given away more than 2 bitcoins in just loans, and even few were my friends.
Sorry for your loss dude, but I think when it comes to loans with bitcoin we must follow the rule the is in the lending forum if there is no collateral then no loan is given since you are exposing yourself to be scammed.
I have been scammed by many users many times because I had been so gentle to all of them and whenever they asked for some loans as a help, I gave them and they never returned them back. I could have easily given away more than 2 bitcoins in just loans, and even few were my friends.
Sorry for your loss dude, but I think when it comes to loans with bitcoin we must follow the rule the is in the lending forum if there is no collateral then no loan is given since you are exposing yourself to be scammed. What are your bad experiences in bitcoin? Not just scammed by other users it could also include HYIP, Cloud mining scams, investment scams, etc. I know it's a bad thing that happened, I think it's better to share them here so you could vent out on what you are feeling.
Feel free to post anything.
I was scammed for about 4 times. Feel free to post anything.
The feeling of being scammed is so sad. Yet, being acused of being a scammer is the saddest experience that I have felt.
We should never trust aniy poeple we don't know.
We should not talk to any strangers.
Strangers can break you down, hack or scam you, and get an information that can be used against you.
ONCE
Though I can't really say it's been scammed. lol.
There was one time, over a year back, where I got to talking with a guy I've seen around on some site we've both been playing at. He was probably winning a good amount as he just suddenly gave me about $90 worth of bitcoin at the time. Then he got to talking that he was the owner of some cloud mining/hyip site and I should invest with him so I could make some money.
I was like, 'What the heck, sure, it's his money anyway.' So I went and invested $30.
Not even a week after, no one's heard from him again. and I never saw a trace of those 30 bucks again..
(Quite a sad story,huh. ) Haha.
Anyway, that was the only time I invested in those kinds of things.(that I can remember)
Though I can't really say it's been scammed. lol.
There was one time, over a year back, where I got to talking with a guy I've seen around on some site we've both been playing at. He was probably winning a good amount as he just suddenly gave me about $90 worth of bitcoin at the time. Then he got to talking that he was the owner of some cloud mining/hyip site and I should invest with him so I could make some money.
I was like, 'What the heck, sure, it's his money anyway.' So I went and invested $30.
Not even a week after, no one's heard from him again. and I never saw a trace of those 30 bucks again..
(Quite a sad story,huh.
) Haha.Anyway, that was the only time I invested in those kinds of things.(that I can remember)
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