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Topic: Lunamine.com is a BIG SCAM - Scammed Customer and Forum Members (Read 4861 times)

legendary
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The revolution will be digital
Yea, it had ponzi written all over it. If they don't post pictures, or some other evidence them Im very skeptical. Gavin Anderson came out and said that most cloud mining services are ponzi schemes. Even pbmining is. they just keep getting enough users to keep it going. I posted when they first started that those that invested then would probably make money, but in the end it will turn disastrous.

Best to buy btc and hodl..... but sorry for those that got scammed, it sucks.
Then again there's nothing wrong with using a cloud mining service that is in fact a ponzi, as long as they pay out what they're supposed to pay out. The problem is when they run, and people lose thousands of dollars. PBMining has so far stayed around, and kept all promises on their behalf, however as they're not honest about service I have chosen not to invest a single penny.

Why do u find them dishonest about service if they are paying out what they're supposed to pay out ?
newbie
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Merit: 0
Quote from: whois
Domain Name: LUNAMINE.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1864919480_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.enom.com
Registrar URL: www.enom.com
Updated Date: 2014-06-30 08:00:44Z
Creation Date: 2014-06-30 15:00:00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2015-06-30 15:00:00Z
Registrar: ENOM, INC.
Registrar IANA ID: 48
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4252744500
Reseller: NAMECHEAP.COM
Domain Status: ok
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: CHRISTOPHE VERWEIRE
Registrant Organization:
Registrant Street: TIMMERMANSGATAN 16A
Registrant City: LULE??
Registrant State/Province: NA
Registrant Postal Code: 00000
Registrant Country: SE
Registrant Phone: +46.0920400200
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +1.5555555555
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: [email protected]
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: CHRISTOPHE VERWEIRE
Admin Organization:
Admin Street: TIMMERMANSGATAN 16A
Admin City: LULE??
Admin State/Province: NA
Admin Postal Code: 00000
Admin Country: SE
Admin Phone: +46.0920400200
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax: +1.5555555555
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: [email protected]
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: CHRISTOPHE VERWEIRE
Tech Organization:
Tech Street: TIMMERMANSGATAN 16A
Tech City: LULE??
Tech State/Province: NA
Tech Postal Code: 00000
Tech Country: SE
Tech Phone: +46.0920400200
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: +1.5555555555
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: [email protected]
Name Server: NS1.LINK.NET
Name Server: NS2.LINK.NET
DNSSEC: unSigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/
Last update of WHOIS database: 2014-06-30 08:00:44Z

Some deposits I got from them prior to disappearance:
https://blockchain.info/tx/1819e302f2eee71f4e3371ce49f89ccecc6ae9618996c2ee7b86a1dfa3e28b61
https://blockchain.info/tx/33375459489ec78872806d3980b2ac38ca262c6830828aa026d1cc1d781bb5c9

Ripped off about 1BTC from me. Oh well. With a name like Luna I should have known a lune set it up... Sad
full member
Activity: 168
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Yea, it had ponzi written all over it. If they don't post pictures, or some other evidence them Im very skeptical. Gavin Anderson came out and said that most cloud mining services are ponzi schemes. Even pbmining is. they just keep getting enough users to keep it going. I posted when they first started that those that invested then would probably make money, but in the end it will turn disastrous.

Best to buy btc and hodl..... but sorry for those that got scammed, it sucks.
Then again there's nothing wrong with using a cloud mining service that is in fact a ponzi, as long as they pay out what they're supposed to pay out. The problem is when they run, and people lose thousands of dollars. PBMining has so far stayed around, and kept all promises on their behalf, however as they're not honest about service I have chosen not to invest a single penny.

nothing wrong with a Ponzi scheme!!!, are you fucked in the head?
No, as long as people know what they're investing in and aren't fooled, there's nothing wrong with it.

Ponzis have clear rules, problem is first when someone breaks them. Smiley

How blinkered are you?
full member
Activity: 224
Merit: 101
Yea, it had ponzi written all over it. If they don't post pictures, or some other evidence them Im very skeptical. Gavin Anderson came out and said that most cloud mining services are ponzi schemes. Even pbmining is. they just keep getting enough users to keep it going. I posted when they first started that those that invested then would probably make money, but in the end it will turn disastrous.

Best to buy btc and hodl..... but sorry for those that got scammed, it sucks.
Then again there's nothing wrong with using a cloud mining service that is in fact a ponzi, as long as they pay out what they're supposed to pay out. The problem is when they run, and people lose thousands of dollars. PBMining has so far stayed around, and kept all promises on their behalf, however as they're not honest about service I have chosen not to invest a single penny.

nothing wrong with a Ponzi scheme!!!, are you fucked in the head?
No, as long as people know what they're investing in and aren't fooled, there's nothing wrong with it.

Ponzis have clear rules, problem is first when someone breaks them. Smiley
full member
Activity: 168
Merit: 100
Yea, it had ponzi written all over it. If they don't post pictures, or some other evidence them Im very skeptical. Gavin Anderson came out and said that most cloud mining services are ponzi schemes. Even pbmining is. they just keep getting enough users to keep it going. I posted when they first started that those that invested then would probably make money, but in the end it will turn disastrous.

Best to buy btc and hodl..... but sorry for those that got scammed, it sucks.
Then again there's nothing wrong with using a cloud mining service that is in fact a ponzi, as long as they pay out what they're supposed to pay out. The problem is when they run, and people lose thousands of dollars. PBMining has so far stayed around, and kept all promises on their behalf, however as they're not honest about service I have chosen not to invest a single penny.

nothing wrong with a Ponzi scheme!!!, are you fucked in the head?
full member
Activity: 224
Merit: 101
Yea, it had ponzi written all over it. If they don't post pictures, or some other evidence them Im very skeptical. Gavin Anderson came out and said that most cloud mining services are ponzi schemes. Even pbmining is. they just keep getting enough users to keep it going. I posted when they first started that those that invested then would probably make money, but in the end it will turn disastrous.

Best to buy btc and hodl..... but sorry for those that got scammed, it sucks.
Then again there's nothing wrong with using a cloud mining service that is in fact a ponzi, as long as they pay out what they're supposed to pay out. The problem is when they run, and people lose thousands of dollars. PBMining has so far stayed around, and kept all promises on their behalf, however as they're not honest about service I have chosen not to invest a single penny.
hero member
Activity: 924
Merit: 1000
Yea, it had ponzi written all over it. If they don't post pictures, or some other evidence them Im very skeptical. Gavin Anderson came out and said that most cloud mining services are ponzi schemes. Even pbmining is. they just keep getting enough users to keep it going. I posted when they first started that those that invested then would probably make money, but in the end it will turn disastrous.

Best to buy btc and hodl..... but sorry for those that got scammed, it sucks.
full member
Activity: 224
Merit: 101
Looks like someone is promising an announcement in the service announcement lunamine thread. I'm skeptical at best though. I mean what could the announcement be that would be good news other than if the guys been arrested?
It doesn't seem promising at all, on the contrary, it seems to be a false lead.
legendary
Activity: 2394
Merit: 1216
The revolution will be digital
I just stumbled upon the following post. Will this help in anyway to track down Lunamine ?

dekodoge that’s a lot of information you gathered.

I’ll give you some more information and share you a little bit of what I gathered from you  today.

I’m Gabriel Kleiman, if you google my name there are about 15,000 results. I’m not Mexican nor I sell pizzas.

I started mining back in 2011, and to be honest I have always been secretive about my operations and I’m not going to share them with you.

In february I met Esteban, a web designer,   in a  London bar, we started to talk about Bitcoin and he told me he could build our website. He showed me his portfolio and I saw other Bitcoin websites and I agree to hire him, some of these sites later turned out to be scams. I realized I didn’t want to work with this guy. But he did’t want to give me my domain back, he forced me into giving him money to recover it.  Later I found out that  he registered  my business under his name. As I write the legal mess is still going on. This guy scammed me too in other ways, that I won’t discuss as there is a legal investigation going on. Once I find this fucker I’ll share this information with other victims.

We have nothing to hide  and you connected  your “dots” just by googling this page https://support.bitcoincloudservices.com/hc/en-us/articles/202363764-Is-your-company-legit-


If we  were trying to hide something probably I wouldn’t post this information. Esteban’s name is still present in the company registration, because some names, like shareholders, can’t be changed until the next tax return date.  


About your Facebook comment, if paying for Facebook ads is “buying a load of likes from india”. I won’t deny it and I’ll tell you that I’ve did. I’ve invested part of our marketing budget in social media, paying for ads and boosting our page’s publications. If Bitcoin is big in India and you didn’t know it,  a little bit of positive research will tell you that Bitcoin is big in emerging markets.

People like you are the ones to blame that Bitcoin became a big witch hunt. But I now start to understand why you are doing what you are doing

So here is the information I’ve gathered from you, during my silence today.

I honestly believe

lunamine
ronskii
dekodoge

are the same person.

dekodoge your username is older, but around when lunamine went online you came out of the silence, and suddenly our topic, lunamine  and your little investigative report was your main interest. weird!

ronskii you pretty much came to light when lunamine showed up. you’ve been lunemine’s bigger supporter (if not the only one) and questioned everything including pbmining’s operations but never lunamine, I find this a little bit odd. and also our topic got your attention today. when if you do the math you’ll realize that they give you the lowest price but you have to pay for electricity.  I see your posting pattern and you are praising Lunamine most of the time.


It was funny to see a couple of hours ago how both ronskii dekodoge activity was going from this topic to lunamine’s but what really caught my attention was that I never saw them online at the same time. although the 3  have set the same local time.  this probably doesn’t mean anything but it’s good start to connect your “dots”. Probably after I bring  this up these patterns will change, we’ll see.

In general these 3 posting patters make sense.

One thing I tell you, you’ll get more focusing in your customers than in your competitors, and investing a little bit in social media won’t hurt  you either.

Like we mentioned in a previous post we are upgrading our referral program, and it’ll be better than our competitors, so probably there will be some tears and more of your investigative reports.

So bring it on!


We wish you the best, and we’ll focus in our mining and our customers.

legendary
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Looks like someone is promising an announcement in the service announcement lunamine thread. I'm skeptical at best though. I mean what could the announcement be that would be good news other than if the guys been arrested?

What do you mean?
hero member
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Looks like someone is promising an announcement in the service announcement lunamine thread. I'm skeptical at best though. I mean what could the announcement be that would be good news other than if the guys been arrested?
legendary
Activity: 2422
Merit: 1451
Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform
Well for future reference don't invest in newly started cloud mining sites that offer you unrealistically cheap GH/s contracts. They did pay me for referral work and I too thought it was legitimate but I would never have invested a single satoshi.

Did you manage to get those money out of their website before they went away?
full member
Activity: 224
Merit: 101
Well for future reference don't invest in newly started cloud mining sites that offer you unrealistically cheap GH/s contracts. They did pay me for referral work and I too thought it was legitimate but I would never have invested a single satoshi.
hero member
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Merit: 500
I can't believe no one has tried any further to dox this jerk.  You just know he's coming back, he's probably somewhere on the forum already with some BS business.  Doesn't someone want to put out a bounty on lunamine, who lost a sh*t-ton with them?

propably we should check other "cloud minings" as they will just modify current layoutto new one

Agreed.  Anyone involved in cloud mining without visiting the site (or knowing a trusted person that visited) is foolish at this point.  It's starting to smell like most are ponzis.
legendary
Activity: 2338
Merit: 1124
Okay, it seems now that Lunamine is part of a bigger scam. However, the guy behind it obviously lost track of what he's doing. So he didn't realize that he left some very odd traces. I'm putting a report together for the police and will hand this out to them next week.

So if anybody has lost money, please inform me about it.

Thanks
hero member
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http://fuk.io - check it out!
I can't believe no one has tried any further to dox this jerk.  You just know he's coming back, he's probably somewhere on the forum already with some BS business.  Doesn't someone want to put out a bounty on lunamine, who lost a sh*t-ton with them?

propably we should check other "cloud minings" as they will just modify current layoutto new one
hero member
Activity: 700
Merit: 500
I can't believe no one has tried any further to dox this jerk.  You just know he's coming back, he's probably somewhere on the forum already with some BS business.  Doesn't someone want to put out a bounty on lunamine, who lost a sh*t-ton with them?
crk
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i had 1230 gh/s with this fucker Huh
newbie
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https://blockchain.info/tx/d9e809056a204a63341019bb80a42a63e7993e5d6537c555563c7cd7de2a5964

They seemed honest people

Bitcoin may not be important, as these things happen with impunity  Huh
hero member
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Lunamine I did your stupid signature campaign instead of spending more time with my son. I was going to get him something nice with my signature payment.  May god have mercy on your soul.
legendary
Activity: 2338
Merit: 1124

This could be a legit operation and he - as part of it - just wanted to make some extra money - or it could be something bigger

Yes, if it is a part of something bigger, then it would take disclosure from the owner of the "pooling address" to come clean about things !



Unless it is a bigger scam - and that's what I suppose...
full member
Activity: 151
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This could be a legit operation and he - as part of it - just wanted to make some extra money - or it could be something bigger

Yes, if it is a part of something bigger, then it would take disclosure from the owner of the "pooling address" to come clean about things !

legendary
Activity: 2338
Merit: 1124
My 1TH Order: https://blockchain.info/tx/bbd34fb5fa353178d04a4e1a60c142a95989b29a50e51d89cc95c3d5a6827a62

It all ended up in this address 1B8XBJ3g7sNZj4AUtJ15UgcfE3waYw7pPL with almost the same coin count as the suspected address 15YoDfLcYWpY39C5eHANviTj1CjQ75UH5e.

https://blockchain.info/address/15YoDfLcYWpY39C5eHANviTj1CjQ75UH5e
https://blockchain.info/address/1B8XBJ3g7sNZj4AUtJ15UgcfE3waYw7pPL

Still we do not know if the ultimate adresses are from someone within Lunamine or not. He wrote that he is part of a bigger operation and mentioned 200 TH which are running for this "operation" on another pool. This could be a legit operation and he - as part of it - just wanted to make some extra money - or it could be something bigger. Remember how often there was some complains about 200 TH hopping from one pool to the other?

Third version: He made it up....
full member
Activity: 151
Merit: 100
My 1TH Order: https://blockchain.info/tx/bbd34fb5fa353178d04a4e1a60c142a95989b29a50e51d89cc95c3d5a6827a62

It all ended up in this address 1B8XBJ3g7sNZj4AUtJ15UgcfE3waYw7pPL with almost the same coin count as the suspected address 15YoDfLcYWpY39C5eHANviTj1CjQ75UH5e.

https://blockchain.info/address/15YoDfLcYWpY39C5eHANviTj1CjQ75UH5e
https://blockchain.info/address/1B8XBJ3g7sNZj4AUtJ15UgcfE3waYw7pPL

Wow that's a VERY CLEAR path into the "holding address" ! I wasn't able to track my BTC deposit very far as it seemed to get split up after a number of transactions ... however yours looks utterly UNMISTAKABLE !

I wonder if it's because you bought in at the beginning of their operation when there would have been fewer customers due to it being a new 'business' and word hadn't got around yet ? i.e. there would've been fewer Addresses in use back then ...

Can anyone else make a connection to https://blockchain.info/address/1B8XBJ3g7sNZj4AUtJ15UgcfE3waYw7pPL ?
newbie
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My 1TH Order: https://blockchain.info/tx/bbd34fb5fa353178d04a4e1a60c142a95989b29a50e51d89cc95c3d5a6827a62

It all ended up in this address 1B8XBJ3g7sNZj4AUtJ15UgcfE3waYw7pPL with almost the same coin count as the suspected address 15YoDfLcYWpY39C5eHANviTj1CjQ75UH5e.

https://blockchain.info/address/15YoDfLcYWpY39C5eHANviTj1CjQ75UH5e
https://blockchain.info/address/1B8XBJ3g7sNZj4AUtJ15UgcfE3waYw7pPL
legendary
Activity: 2338
Merit: 1124
legendary
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Well, lost 0.86199199 BTC. Not the first time, won't be the last time. Such is live...
hero member
Activity: 784
Merit: 500
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I wonder why there more people trust in lunamine than PBmining just because lunamine has signature campaign.
Finally Lunamine is the BIG FAT SCAM
hero member
Activity: 700
Merit: 500
I think we need to be very wary about new new clod mining or similar  service that opens up soon or just recently opened. I really think in amine is going to try this again. All services need to be investigated.
hero member
Activity: 784
Merit: 1004
Glow Stick Dance!
I invested 4.4 BTC with Lunamine for 2THs. This is my second failure after the BFL Monarch. But I've been very lucky otherwise. I'm even close to break-even with PBMining.
hero member
Activity: 672
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http://fuk.io - check it out!
People that used their service were also scammed? Do we have any sum of how much money they went away with?

i know at least 1 user who paid 20BTC...
hero member
Activity: 700
Merit: 500
I was scammed of .048 BTC from their signature campaign.

Yes, people who bought hashing power with them were scammed too. They can't withdraw anything and the website is gone. The owner came on with some excuse about blackmail and said there would be a delay in payments. Also indicating his bad intent though, he went on his sig campaign thread and deleted the second post of the thread where he kept track of past payments and how much he owed to current members.

The sig campaign was less than 1 BTC owed I believe. However he was over 1000 bitcoin scammed for cloud mining, I think it was like 1900 someone had tracked. 
legendary
Activity: 2422
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People that used their service were also scammed? Do we have any sum of how much money they went away with?
legendary
Activity: 1162
Merit: 1001
Saw a lot of signatures for luamine around. Unfortunate they are nothing more than scammers.

I thought the appeal of their campaign was up front payments? That didn't occur?
hero member
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http://fuk.io - check it out!
got scammed too for advertising on my blog/twitter etc.
sr. member
Activity: 364
Merit: 250
yep got scammed with sig campaign of 0.08btc, Im afraid people should trusting newbies that come in here, and let them put there btc in escrow for now on.  This way we can avoid scams and not just for one month for like 6 months they should do this.
legendary
Activity: 1904
Merit: 1074
Yes.. I was one of the members of this campaign, and they got me for 0.032 BTC. {80 Posts}

They could have had a good business, but they decided to run and steal. Which is a pity, because, people thought they were legit.

I guess we going to see a lot of these in future. They just pop up under a new name and a new site. {Nobody vet them or regulate them, so they free to steal as much as they want} Angry Angry Sad
newbie
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What happened::

Lunamine.com stole from customers and forum members.

Scammers Profile Link:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/lunamine-351373

Reference Link:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wwwlunaminecom-00025-btcghs-mining-contracts-on-demand-withdrawals-675315

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/0-avail-upfront-payments-for-your-signature-limited-offer-lunaminecom-686826

Amount Scammed:
If you were a victim Please post the amount and links to the Blockchain

Payment Method:

Bitcoin

Additional Notes:

Watch  out for this scam it will probably be rebranded under a new name.
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