Topic: I entered the police station as a suspect. When I left the officer loved Bitcoin - page 4. (Read 12913 times)
January 09, 2013, 07:10:31 AM
Good approach to an otherwise sticky situation. Just confirmes scammers are everywhere - so are opportunities to turn a negative into a positive. Good show!!
January 09, 2013, 07:07:26 AM
January 09, 2013, 07:01:25 AM
I was called in by the police today. Someone is creating ads for iPhones online and gives potential buyers the account information for Bitcoin Nordic. I then send Bitcoins to the iPhone "seller" without knowing I'm taking part in a scam and that he will never send the iPhone.
I've heard of other Bitcoin sellers experiencing this sort of scam, and I've received stolen money from phished bank accounts earlier and had two accounts closed, but this was my first time with this kind of trick.
The police suspected me because the fiat trail ends on Bitcoin Nordic's bank account. But I explained Bitcoin and I explained my business and they now consider me a witness instead of a suspect.
The police officer told me he spends a lot of time dealing with cases of credit card chargeback fraud. After I told him that kind of scam is impossible to do with Bitcoin, he told me several times that Bitcoin sounded really neat.
"Bitcoin. Because the government says it's neat."
I've heard of other Bitcoin sellers experiencing this sort of scam, and I've received stolen money from phished bank accounts earlier and had two accounts closed, but this was my first time with this kind of trick.
The police suspected me because the fiat trail ends on Bitcoin Nordic's bank account. But I explained Bitcoin and I explained my business and they now consider me a witness instead of a suspect.
The police officer told me he spends a lot of time dealing with cases of credit card chargeback fraud. After I told him that kind of scam is impossible to do with Bitcoin, he told me several times that Bitcoin sounded really neat.
"Bitcoin. Because the government says it's neat."
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