Topic: IRC/Bitcointalk spoof text / impersonator scam report. (Read 1574 times)
Thanks for exposing this. I learned something new today.
Ok we spoke and figured out hat happened here...
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
Shit happened to me when I was new to bitcoin. It's a VERY clever scam... wouldn't be surprised if it was the same person :\
I was new so never asked for a signed message and the scammer impersonated both me and Maidak (who was very trustworthy at the time) over skype which ended in the real Maidak confirming he was talking to me on skype, which he was not and me sending the scammer around $100 in BTC.
Here is how this scam worked and why I fell for it...
- "Trader" sends me a message on IRC saying he had been scammed by me or someone posing as me (Trader was actually the scammer not statdude)
- The fake Blazedout (i not L) has the real statdude send me a message on forum to prove it is me. That is where statdude messed up
- I already thought the scam had happened and he was verifying he was talking to me - he had not been scammed yet (had never even spoke with me).
- I reply to statdude on forum and say "yes it is me" - that is where I messed up - I thought he was asking if were we talking that moment on IRC (I assumed trader = statdude as people often have diff nicks for irc/forums)
- statdude gets scammed via the fake Biazedout419
- Then we figured it out via IRC
One thing is for sure...I will never fall for that shit again!
- "Trader" sends me a message on IRC saying he had been scammed by me or someone posing as me (Trader was actually the scammer not statdude)
- The fake Blazedout (i not L) has the real statdude send me a message on forum to prove it is me. That is where statdude messed up
- I already thought the scam had happened and he was verifying he was talking to me - he had not been scammed yet (had never even spoke with me).
- I reply to statdude on forum and say "yes it is me" - that is where I messed up - I thought he was asking if were we talking that moment on IRC (I assumed trader = statdude as people often have diff nicks for irc/forums)
- statdude gets scammed via the fake Biazedout419
- Then we figured it out via IRC
One thing is for sure...I will never fall for that shit again!
Blaze gave me 1 BTC to help offset a loss by an impersonator. I really appreciate this kindness. Warning to traders on IRC: COPY PASTE the username you are speaking to notepad, as the characters can be spoofed in IRC to look real when they are not. Also: Always confirm the username of people you are talking to in IRC is correct through an outside source.
To mods: if you allow me to leave trust for Blaze I'd like to leave positive trust and this message on his profile. Thanks.
To mods: if you allow me to leave trust for Blaze I'd like to leave positive trust and this message on his profile. Thanks.
Ok we spoke and figured out hat happened here...
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
Shit happened to me when I was new to bitcoin. It's a VERY clever scam... wouldn't be surprised if it was the same person :\
I was new so never asked for a signed message and the scammer impersonated both me and Maidak (who was very trustworthy at the time) over skype which ended in the real Maidak confirming he was talking to me on skype, which he was not and me sending the scammer around $100 in BTC.
Ok we spoke and figured out hat happened here...
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
Agreed, thank goodness nobody else is getting scammed right now and he is not hacked. /Thread.
Post a wallet here...I helped fuck you over on accident and will help make it sting less. Sloppy trading on both parts, but I know better
Thanks blazedout. I am posting a report of what happened and mods please delete this thread if possible to not affect real blazedout419 rep.
1MLpp82PiSKnA6FhhmcZCy18qBCqxW9iB
https://blockchain.info/tx/c8468abb907de3d8821509d984f4801909778c7220624bf8fd0af61ec99a21c5
No need to delete this - shows how complex these scams can be. I did not double check the situation and neither did you. I obviously should have caught this and did not.
Ok we spoke and figured out hat happened here...
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
Agreed, thank goodness nobody else is getting scammed right now and he is not hacked. /Thread.
Post a wallet here...I helped fuck you over on accident and will help make it sting less. Sloppy trading on both parts, but I know better
Thanks blazedout. I am posting a report of what happened and mods please delete this thread if possible to not affect real blazedout419 rep.
1MLpp82PiSKnA6FhhmcZCy18qBCqxW9iB
Ok we spoke and figured out hat happened here...
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
Agreed, thank goodness nobody else is getting scammed right now and he is not hacked. /Thread.
Post a wallet here...I helped fuck you over on accident and will help make it sting less. Sloppy trading on both parts, but I know better
Ok we spoke and figured out hat happened here...
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
Agreed, thank goodness nobody else is getting scammed right now and he is not hacked. /Thread.
Ok we spoke and figured out hat happened here...
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
He got scammed by the fake Blazed and I got tricked into saying he was talking to me here.
The scammer tricked both of you it seems?
Statdude by using BIazedout
and blazedout by using trader and told each of you to message each other?
Statdude by using BIazedout
and blazedout by using trader and told each of you to message each other?
I have a real PM from the real profile saying he was speaking with me which he never did.
So, he is still scammer or hacked account?
You got scammed. Not by the real Blazedout419, but by an imposter. Be more careful next timeSo, he is still scammer or hacked account?
I also don't think Blazedout is ever going to scam anyone, however if he does, it will be for a lot more then a measly 1.5BTC
That proves nothing. I am fairly certain that address belongs to blazed. If you somehow misspoke and meant to say that you sent 1.5BTC to 1BLazePhVzW6PsRpj4MEZtGnd1uDEKBmfs then this address has not received any funds in months either.
Why don't you explain how exactly he scammed you.....
Why don't you explain how exactly he scammed you.....
Proves nothing how? That is a message from the REAL account.
I PM'ed him asking if he was the person I was talking to on IRC. He replied.
I then sent 1.5 btc of an altcoin first as a trade. Of course, he never sent his side.
How much more proof is required? That seems to be plenty.
What exactly was the terms of the trade? What evidence can you show to back this up?
Unfortunately it looks like you got scammed by BIazedout419 whose profile is here. I have really never used BTC-OTC or IRC, however based on your chat log it appears that it is not difficult to get scammed on IRC.
Whenever I sent BTC to someone, I always ask for a PGP signed message (and how I can independently find their PGP key) which is much more difficult to fake
Whenever I sent BTC to someone, I always ask for a PGP signed message (and how I can independently find their PGP key) which is much more difficult to fake
Always good to double check who you are dealing with by verifying their identity. Try asking for PGP signature of a message and then verify it in multiple places.
Sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your loss.
Explain to me why you PM'ed me saying YES you were talking to me when we have never talked before?
You asked me via IRC if I was the real Blazedout and I said yes AFTER you had been scammed. After that I noticed a PM from you and replied that yes you were talking with me.
Here is the transaction and an excerpt from the logs.
https://blockchain.vanillacoin.net --> 7056503505881275157eafa8ccd43fe265e894492f8a6bb440d0e705c0c4081a
Conversation with kulio
Monday, August 24th, 2015
17:17 well that work for me
17:17 How many for 20k ?
17:18 220 ltc
17:18 for 20k vnl
17:18 it's ok?
17:18 that is a terrible offer compared to ur other one
17:18 i can dump 20k and buy more LTC than that
17:19 wait sec
17:19 wrong matematic
17:19 
17:20 sorry , 480 ltc
17:20 for 20 k VNL
17:20 sorry again
17:21 Is that working for you ?
17:23 here
17:23 hi
17:23 what is your VNL address
17:24 also how can u prove your identiy
17:24 i have a lot of identity trust
17:24 VNL address VbiWk2t3CFSXPuugmPcLShzda7qRS2defn
17:24 give me LTC address
17:24 https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/statdude-101167
17:24 yes sure i can
17:25 LTC is tanking,
17:25 i can do deal at 490 now
17:25 LSzFt6VSLA4tGo3Qma7TBHj4UkyYi25nQ9
17:25 i'm auth and verify with gribble
17:25 go checked
17:26 ;;ident Blazedout419
17:26 i do staggered trade
17:26 i will send 2k vnl
17:26 up front
17:26 then u send 48
17:26 and ;;gettrust Blazedout419
17:26 49*
17:26 ;;gettrust Blazedout419
17:26 go thought gribble
17:27 use comand
17:27 IRC comand bro
17:27 
17:27 thats pretty cool
17:27 i sending 100 peer transfer
17:27 and last i send 90
17:28 huh
17:28 ok
17:28 100 per tx
17:28 yes
17:29 so
17:29 i will send 4081.632653 per
17:29 per 100
17:29 yes
17:29 correct
17:29 sending
17:29 sent
17:29 ok
17:29 sec
17:30 can you post txid
17:31 7056503505881275157eafa8ccd43fe265e894492f8a6bb440d0e705c0c4081a
17:31 http://imgur.com/uDcOrqU
17:31 going to prepare next sending
17:31 ok
https://blockchain.vanillacoin.net --> 7056503505881275157eafa8ccd43fe265e894492f8a6bb440d0e705c0c4081a
Conversation with kulio
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Look at the name you posted dude... B I azedout419
I am BL azedout
Also I do not speak in broken English...
You got scammed on IRC by someone with a similar name. I am registered in every chan via gribble. You sent me a message AFTER you got scammed asking if I was the real Blazedout. The same shit that happens here...check the name make sure it is real.
That proves nothing. I am fairly certain that address belongs to blazed. If you somehow misspoke and meant to say that you sent 1.5BTC to 1BLazePhVzW6PsRpj4MEZtGnd1uDEKBmfs then this address has not received any funds in months either.
Why don't you explain how exactly he scammed you.....
Why don't you explain how exactly he scammed you.....
Proves nothing how? That is a message from the REAL account.
I PM'ed him asking if he was the person I was talking to on IRC. He replied.
I then sent 1.5 btc of an altcoin first as a trade. Of course, he never sent his side.
How much more proof is required? That seems to be plenty.
What exactly was the terms of the trade? What evidence can you show to back this up?
I warn the community and am attacked? Please relax people. Let's figure this out.
Not sure how I can "prove" the PM is real besides letting trusted members log into my account.
I don't feel like wasting my time posting a bunch of tx id's. it was 1.5 BTC.
Firstly, we're not attacking you. We're trying to get some information on the scam. You haven't even given us details about what the trade was, chat logs from IRC, or anything. And also, I find it hard to believe that you don't feel like posting transaction proof for 311.3 USD.Not sure how I can "prove" the PM is real besides letting trusted members log into my account.
I don't feel like wasting my time posting a bunch of tx id's. it was 1.5 BTC.
His address also only had a transaction from 8/12/15. That was the latest one.
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