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Topic: I was buying ripple and now I got SCAMMED - page 2. (Read 2834 times)

legendary
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Hey at least I pm'd you to check if you did escrow it to make sure. Other wise I would have never pm you.
Well, PM before you send the coins next time, as the coins are effectively lost if you've sent it to the scammer's address.
hero member
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Why don't all you fourm spammers and haters go away.  Why doesn't anyone do anything to these scammers on this fourm.  This website is trash it needs these bugs fixed.  Why can you edit what people are quoted saying.
hero member
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Hey at least I pm'd you to check if you did escrow it to make sure. Other wise I would have never pm you.
legendary
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Away on an extended break
I tried contacting John K. before I sent the coins no reply though. Until later then I was told it was fake he didn't setup the escrow.

Yes he forward the message he received from John K.

The scammer set up the escrow not me and the escrow was set up with John K.

Huh?! Did you have proof that he setup the escrow with John ? I do not see any note by John here.

Hey man, John K said he'd do escrow for our deal. He told me to send the funds to his escrow address 1GG3CLYd36tmU2X73rmHYzsTtaJcNwMcCC. Once I see the first confirmation to that address, I'll send you your coins.

Get it?
No he created the message, you didn't check the signature, John was never involved, you sent your coins straight to the scammer
Mate, I have a life outside the forums.  Undecided Also, you sent the coins before even sending the PM to me:

I just sent money to 1FMkokNtu7oQyjwaYcM5wDQG9VUN4hUBMb foofight said this was your escrow. I am the buyer buying ripple from boofight and he is the seller.  I sent bitcoins to here 1FMkokNtu7oQyjwaYcM5wDQG9VUN4hUBMb and waiting for him to send ripple.
legendary
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Away on an extended break
Ok thanks for clearing this up but how do I read a pgp message if it wasn't sent to my pgp public key? And how do I know if its your key anyone can copy and paste. Apparently I am not the only one who got scammed.

The scammer set up the escrow not me and the escrow was set up with John K.

.... You don't understand how escrows work, don't you? You need to verify that it's the escrow you're sending the funds to. Hell, I GPG sign every escrow contract I send out, be it 1 BTC or 1000BTC - if the signature is wrong IT ISN'T ME! In this case, you didn't even verify if it was me who sent you the escrow contract directly via PM.  Angry

Can you do escrows without having to do GPG signatures? That is a pain in the ass and I'd prefer not to use them.

GPG signatures are for the security of the users involved - I know most people are not verifying that the signatures are valid, but it makes sense when you're dealing with 1k+ BTC. Also, I send the contract out via my account directly... that would be the baseline to confirm that I sent this contract out.  Undecided
Well, I suggest you take up the free offer here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-gpg-and-otc-tutoring-one-on-one-1-hour-free-17-remaining-98574

Please read up on how GPG works - the hash data after the message is different if even a backspace is inserted in the text. At the very least, please verify that I messaged the escrow contract to you directly.  Undecided
hero member
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I tried contacting John K. before I sent the coins no reply though. Until later then I was told it was fake he didn't setup the escrow.

Yes he forward the message he received from John K.

The scammer set up the escrow not me and the escrow was set up with John K.

Huh?! Did you have proof that he setup the escrow with John ? I do not see any note by John here.

Hey man, John K said he'd do escrow for our deal. He told me to send the funds to his escrow address 1GG3CLYd36tmU2X73rmHYzsTtaJcNwMcCC. Once I see the first confirmation to that address, I'll send you your coins.

Get it?
No he created the message, you didn't check the signature, John was never involved, you sent your coins straight to the scammer
legendary
Activity: 1022
Merit: 1001
I'd fight Gandhi.
Yes he forward the message he received from John K.

The scammer set up the escrow not me and the escrow was set up with John K.

Huh?! Did you have proof that he setup the escrow with John ? I do not see any note by John here.

Hey man, John K said he'd do escrow for our deal. He told me to send the funds to his escrow address 1GG3CLYd36tmU2X73rmHYzsTtaJcNwMcCC. Once I see the first confirmation to that address, I'll send you your coins.

Get it?
No he created the message, you didn't check the signature, John was never involved, you sent your coins straight to the scammer
This.

And damn... Angry
hero member
Activity: 588
Merit: 500
Ok thanks for clearing this up but how do I read a pgp message if it wasn't sent to my pgp public key? And how do I know if its your key anyone can copy and paste. Apparently I am not the only one who got scammed.

The scammer set up the escrow not me and the escrow was set up with John K.

.... You don't understand how escrows work, don't you? You need to verify that it's the escrow you're sending the funds to. Hell, I GPG sign every escrow contract I send out, be it 1 BTC or 1000BTC - if the signature is wrong IT ISN'T ME! In this case, you didn't even verify if it was me who sent you the escrow contract directly via PM.  Angry

Can you do escrows without having to do GPG signatures? That is a pain in the ass and I'd prefer not to use them.

GPG signatures are for the security of the users involved - I know most people are not verifying that the signatures are valid, but it makes sense when you're dealing with 1k+ BTC. Also, I send the contract out via my account directly... that would be the baseline to confirm that I sent this contract out.  Undecided
legendary
Activity: 1288
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Away on an extended break
Who is OP

OP is you, the thread starter.

Yes he forward the message he received from John K.

The scammer set up the escrow not me and the escrow was set up with John K.

Huh?! Did you have proof that he setup the escrow with John ? I do not see any note by John here.

Hey man, John K said he'd do escrow for our deal. He told me to send the funds to his escrow address 1GG3CLYd36tmU2X73rmHYzsTtaJcNwMcCC. Once I see the first confirmation to that address, I'll send you your coins.

Get it?


I am sending all my coins to everyone here free! Yay!

^ Forwarded mails does not make sense as anyone can edit them easily.  Lips sealed
hero member
Activity: 504
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Yes he forward the message he received from John K.

The scammer set up the escrow not me and the escrow was set up with John K.

Huh?! Did you have proof that he setup the escrow with John ? I do not see any note by John here.

Hey man, John K said he'd do escrow for our deal. He told me to send the funds to his escrow address 1GG3CLYd36tmU2X73rmHYzsTtaJcNwMcCC. Once I see the first confirmation to that address, I'll send you your coins.

Get it?
No he created the message, you didn't check the signature, John was never involved, you sent your coins straight to the scammer
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1227
Away on an extended break
The scammer set up the escrow not me and the escrow was set up with John K.

.... You don't understand how escrows work, don't you? You need to verify that it's the escrow you're sending the funds to. Hell, I GPG sign every escrow contract I send out, be it 1 BTC or 1000BTC - if the signature is wrong IT ISN'T ME! In this case, you didn't even verify if it was me who sent you the escrow contract directly via PM.  Angry

Can you do escrows without having to do GPG signatures? That is a pain in the ass and I'd prefer not to use them.

GPG signatures are for the security of the users involved - I know most people are not verifying that the signatures are valid, but it makes sense when you're dealing with 1k+ BTC. Also, I send the contract out via my account directly... that would be the baseline to confirm that I sent this contract out.  Undecided
hero member
Activity: 588
Merit: 500
Yes he forward the message he received from John K.

The scammer set up the escrow not me and the escrow was set up with John K.

Huh?! Did you have proof that he setup the escrow with John ? I do not see any note by John here.

Hey man, John K said he'd do escrow for our deal. He told me to send the funds to his escrow address 1GG3CLYd36tmU2X73rmHYzsTtaJcNwMcCC. Once I see the first confirmation to that address, I'll send you your coins.

Get it?
legendary
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brb keeping up with the Kardashians
hero member
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Who is OP
newbie
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The scammer set up the escrow not me and the escrow was set up with John K.

.... You don't understand how escrows work, don't you? You need to verify that it's the escrow you're sending the funds to. Hell, I GPG sign every escrow contract I send out, be it 1 BTC or 1000BTC - if the signature is wrong IT ISN'T ME! In this case, you didn't even verify if it was me who sent you the escrow contract directly via PM.  Angry

Can you do escrows without having to do GPG signatures? That is a pain in the ass and I'd prefer not to use them.
legendary
Activity: 1554
Merit: 1222
brb keeping up with the Kardashians
The scammer set up the escrow not me and the escrow was set up with John K.

Huh?! Did you have proof that he setup the escrow with John ? I do not see any note by John here.

Hey man, John K said he'd do escrow for our deal. He told me to send the funds to his escrow address 1GG3CLYd36tmU2X73rmHYzsTtaJcNwMcCC. Once I see the first confirmation to that address, I'll send you your coins.

Get it?
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1227
Away on an extended break
The scammer set up the escrow not me and the escrow was set up with John K.

.... You don't understand how escrows work, don't you? You need to verify that it's the escrow you're sending the funds to. Hell, I GPG sign every escrow contract I send out, be it 1 BTC or 1000BTC - if the signature is wrong IT ISN'T ME! In this case, you didn't even verify if it was me who sent you the escrow contract directly via PM.  Angry
legendary
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Merit: 1222
brb keeping up with the Kardashians
Holy shit, I WAS NOT THE ESCROW damnit. OP got a PM from foofight stating that I was escrowing the deal, and sent the coins to the address foofight 'forwarded' to him blindly. I escrow around 2k BTC PER WEEK and it does not make sense that I would run for this amount.  Angry

I think OP needs to change his name to zeroIQ.
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The scammer set up the escrow not me and the escrow was set up with John K.

Huh?! Did you have proof that he setup the escrow with John ? I do not see any note by John here.
legendary
Activity: 1288
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Away on an extended break
We did a escrow but it looks like escrows don't work he ran off with the coins.

Who did you use for escrow?

Holy shit, I WAS NOT THE ESCROW damnit. OP got a PM from foofight stating that I was escrowing the deal, and sent the coins to the address foofight 'forwarded' to him blindly. I escrow around 2k BTC PER WEEK and it does not make sense that I would run for this amount.  Angry


This signature is fake, right?

Quote from: Bitcoin Forum
zero3112 has reported the below personal message, sent by foofight, for the following reason:
foofight is a scammer

Below are the original contents of the personal message which was reported:
Message forwarded.

Attached. Please note that I might be going out soon for lunch (in approx. 10 mins), so please proceed with sending 24,000 ripples if you see the 1.37BTC having 3 confs in the address below. Be rest assured that I will be releasing the funds when I get back.

Thanks,
John

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

The escrow address for Foofight(the seller) and zero3112(the buyer) transaction would be:

1FMkokNtu7oQyjwaYcM5wDQG9VUN4hUBMb

Please state and agree to the conditions (if item is received damaged, item lost with tracking, customs fee etc) beforehand.

If possible, GPG sign your agreement to prevent any discrepancies later on and please ship with tracking to prevent problems during delivery. GPG signing is not a requirement, and any verbal exchange in the form of private messages or posts on bitcointalk.org, or email is effective as a ‘statement of condition’.

The fine print:
This Contract is solely generated for the purpose of facilitating the transaction between the seller and the buyer, which refers to the pseudonyms used on bitcointalk.org.
The escrow holder, John, assumes and gives no liability or guarantees on the satisfaction of all parties involved, although he agrees to mediate and facilitate the deal to the fullest extent he is capable of.  On the event that any problems arises, he will release the escrow to whichever party that presents him with the most convincing proof and/or after an open discussion with others or theymos.
The verbal acceptance by both parties (or the failure to reject) and the sending of Bitcoins to the escrow address above constitutes the acceptance of the terms and conditions stated, and the activation of this Contract.

Please understand that I am assuming the risk of holding the escrowed Bitcoins, and I am using my own time to facilitate this transaction. 
If possible, please tip me at 1NB1KFnFqnP3WSDZQrWV3pfmph5fWRyadz .

Thank you.

John (the escrow holder)
3 May 2013
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