One of the biggest thing is for companies and non-profits to show that they are legit and are legitimately using the BTC for their charitable purposes. In other words there need to be more proof that the non-profit is really receiving the Bitcoin. This stuff about unlocking their computer sounds like total BS to be honest...
Wow, is it really that fricken hard to use Google?? Aside from not knowing how to do an internet search, do you not know how to send an email or make a phone call either? I did post the contact info for the charity in the OP, did you not see it?
Since people have such a hard time searching something to find out if they even know what they're talking about before attempting to discredit someone, and potentially causing a very well known, well meaning charity to loose donations, I'll give a hypothetical situation that might put into perspective why one would be inclined to pay a ransom to retrieve the contents of their computer.
Say I was able to somehow hack into your computer and find a folder that contained the only copy you had of your Bitcoin private key to a wallet containing 1,000 Bitcoin. I encrypt said folder with a 4096 PGP key with a 40 character pass phrase. I then send you an email stating if you send me one Bitcoin, I will send you the password to decrypt your folder. What would you do? Would you take your computer to your local computer geek and ask him to crack the password?? Well, who knows you probably would think that you could just do that.
You do realize anyone can make a website, put pictures on it, put legit stuff on it, make if fully working, then ask for donations. Anyone can also answer a phone and pretend to be "anyone". I have made websites in some of my college courses and it isn't that hard to copy and paste source code from another website, register your own website, call it whatever the hell you want to make it seem legit, then grab a bunch of legit looking things. Granted you gotta shell out some money to host it and all that.
Just because you have "trust" on a forum doesn't mean you won't scam other people. Guess what, I am verified on
http://www.robotzindisguise.com/forum/showthread.php?9439-PP-irobut-s-Gold-Shop-55-M and could easily scam anyone I want. I don't do that though because I am a decent person. My forum footprint on there is way larger than yours on here.
I got unlimited botting for Runescape by competing in a very very LONG competition while working with tons of other people. So before you start lecturing us to just "fucking trust me bro I am a Hero member" how about you don't. I have seen people with more trust and higher rank and whatever scam people. Doesn't matter how much you are trusted, people really go out of their way to scam, and it is ALWAYS tempting to someone who isn't 100% against scamming. You're the one who red flagged yourself by saying a story that pretty much sounds like bullshit and might convince others. You legit had no reason to even mention that story, except to show some kind of Bravado/humble bragging. People who do that are not the people I classify as 100% trustworthy in my own experience, which severely out ranks what you have most likely been through.
just mah 2 sentz doe, nah'm Saiyan?
I have to say, you are really showing your stupidity here! I'll respond to some quotes from you:
From another post:
All I see is someone that already knows their wrong. You keep talking out your ass but you won't take a few minutes to pick up a phone. Vetting the company yourself is quick and painless. You won't do that though. You'll just continue to bla, bla, bla like all trolls.
Just not interested in doing that like I said, good for you that you read what me and another person said who were wary about another scam, and you looked into it and found it to be legit. Would you have looked into it without me and another saying to be wary?
So I did my part and you did yours, we each contributed in a different way.
That is my viewpoint on this so... ya....
Make it a great day!
Right there shows that you are nothing but an asshole and a troll! You would come in this thread and start spewing all your bullshit, calling me a scammer when you aren't even willing to take a couple minutes to even verify if the site is legit or not! I would think that someone who is so quick to bash on other people's posts like you are would be the furthest thing from being a trustworthy person there is! I can promise you, I am definitely 100% against scamming, and would NEVER do it to anyone, PERIOD! You on the other hand, I somehow doubt it.
So before you start lecturing us to just "fucking trust me bro I am a Hero member" how about you don't.
Please point out where I mentioned anything about trusting me because I have "Hero" status?
And this next one is my absolute favorite!
You're the one who red flagged yourself by saying a story that pretty much sounds like bullshit and might convince others. You legit had no reason to even mention that story, except to show some kind of Bravado/humble bragging.
This really shows your stupidity! I guess I should've spelled it out for people like you! The whole point of telling the story was to point out how someone was scammed involving Bitcoin, (which was a negative, next comes the possitive) and ended up accepting Bitcoin donations in the end of it all!
I also like how you accuse me of "Bravado/humble bragging" when almost your entire post was you talking about yourself and your "forum footprint" on some other irrelevant forum! If we wanted to compare who has the biggest "forum footprint" somewhere else, I have you beat hands down! This Bitcointalk however, and we are talking about being scammed for Bitcoin, not battle bots!
People who do that are not the people I classify as 100% trustworthy in my own experience, which severely out ranks what you have most likely been through.
Again, I'm pretty sure I am WAY more trustworthy than you will ever be! If severely outranking my experiences means sitting in my moms basement building robots, trolling forums to try and make you feel good about yourself, (not doing a very good job at that btw) and doing whatever other unspeakable things people like you do down there, then yes you have me beat because I have never done any of those things! Well maybe I have done a few unspeakable things in my parents basement, but that was when I was under 18, and only living there because I had to!
PS:Feel free to go through and correct my post too, as I don't have nearly as much time on my hands as you obviously do, I didn't really take the time to make sure everything was perfect, I have a life to attend to!
PSS: LOL! I fucking love your signature! I'm curious, do you even know what it means??
reconsideration has been applied in this area of effect.