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legendary
Activity: 896
Merit: 1000
April 27, 2015, 03:40:55 PM
#15
It's tracking that I'm concerned about.  But the address the coins were sent to isn't empty to I guess it's just spam.

Then it is definitely a spam bot that is sending it to you. Accept your free prize with grace!
sr. member
Activity: 826
Merit: 250
April 27, 2015, 03:11:12 PM
#14
No, no... this will broke the 'decentralized system'. Everyone can send money withouth any type of restrinction (this is why a lot of people 'love' BTC). If 'you' start to put restrinction, I think a lot of folk will abandon bitcoin.

yes, agreed with.
we use bitcoin because own control and not restriction.

you got free deposit money, many thing can be happen.
maybe you got a prize from some webs.
being talking about hacked, but recently hacked acc use it to send money, not to received money.
legendary
Activity: 1372
Merit: 1000
April 27, 2015, 03:09:22 PM
#13
It's tracking that I'm concerned about.  But the address the coins were sent to isn't empty to I guess it's just spam.
newbie
Activity: 24
Merit: 0
April 27, 2015, 03:01:06 PM
#12
I received a tiny BTC deposit in my wallet recently.  I don't know where it came from and I hadn't sent or received to or from my wallet in about 2 weeks before the deposit.  Could this be something to be concerned about?

I'm afraid you've been hacked. Those coins are a virus and you've now been infected. Next time you log in your balance will be sent to the ghost of satoshi.

Seriously, you're a hero member and you're worried about someone sending you bitcoins?  Shocked It's most liklely nothing but blockchain spam.
hero member
Activity: 882
Merit: 1006
April 27, 2015, 02:35:33 PM
#11
I received a tiny BTC deposit in my wallet recently.  I don't know where it came from and I hadn't sent or received to or from my wallet in about 2 weeks before the deposit.  Could this be something to be concerned about?
I have received nominal amounts of bitcoin before, but then it disappears again a while later..
I was a bit worried about it when it first happened, then concerned about how someone can send money and it not actually be in my account, I still don't get it, but it seems to be a bitcoin quirk..

That was probably an unconfirmed transaction. Most likely the sender didn't include a transaction fee, so the transaction never got mined and never made it into a block.

I received a tiny BTC deposit in my wallet recently.  I don't know where it came from and I hadn't sent or received to or from my wallet in about 2 weeks before the deposit.  Could this be something to be concerned about?

It is the Bitcoin equivalent of "spam" so no real need to worry about it (if you are concerned about it being used to *track* some future tx you make then you might want to do some research about "coin control").


How would the deposit be used to track my future transactions?  Can't my transactions be tracked just the same with or without the deposit?

What they can do is they can send a small amount to one of your old, empty addresses. One day your client will likely spend these coins in a transaction that involves other addresses you own, revealing some of your other bitcoin addresses. To avoid this you can use the "coin control" feature available in most wallets to prevent the tracked address being used in the same transaction as your other addresses.
legendary
Activity: 1372
Merit: 1000
April 27, 2015, 02:31:12 PM
#10
I received a tiny BTC deposit in my wallet recently.  I don't know where it came from and I hadn't sent or received to or from my wallet in about 2 weeks before the deposit.  Could this be something to be concerned about?

It is the Bitcoin equivalent of "spam" so no real need to worry about it (if you are concerned about it being used to *track* some future tx you make then you might want to do some research about "coin control").


How would the deposit be used to track my future transactions?  Can't my transactions be tracked just the same with or without the deposit?
legendary
Activity: 1218
Merit: 1003
April 27, 2015, 02:24:44 PM
#9
I received a tiny BTC deposit in my wallet recently.  I don't know where it came from and I hadn't sent or received to or from my wallet in about 2 weeks before the deposit.  Could this be something to be concerned about?
I have received nominal amounts of bitcoin before, but then it disappears again a while later..
I was a bit worried about it when it first happened, then concerned about how someone can send money and it not actually be in my account, I still don't get it, but it seems to be a bitcoin quirk..
legendary
Activity: 1778
Merit: 1043
#Free market
April 27, 2015, 02:21:20 PM
#8
Bitcoin wallets should have a protected code like Perfect Money has wherein a person can chose to receive the money or not. Receiving such unwanted bits is just a waste. Two more users reported this and received 0.0001 BTC from an HYIP/Ponzi website.


No, no... this will broke the 'decentralized system'. Everyone can send money withouth any type of restrinction (this is why a lot of people 'love' BTC). If 'you' start to put restrinction, I think a lot of folk will abandon bitcoin.
legendary
Activity: 2632
Merit: 1094
April 27, 2015, 02:20:07 PM
#7
Bitcoin wallets should have a protected code like Perfect Money has wherein a person can chose to receive the money or not. Receiving such unwanted bits is just a waste. Two more users reported this and received 0.0001 BTC from an HYIP/Ponzi website.
legendary
Activity: 3542
Merit: 1352
April 27, 2015, 02:18:56 PM
#6
I received a tiny BTC deposit in my wallet recently.  I don't know where it came from and I hadn't sent or received to or from my wallet in about 2 weeks before the deposit.  Could this be something to be concerned about?

Should be advertising spam or anything like that. See the transaction in blockchain if there are some comments regarding that tx. Services often do that even in the past, and I can't see why they're doing such a thing. It's kinda ineffective and clogs the network and the receivers' wallet.
legendary
Activity: 3066
Merit: 1147
The revolution will be monetized!
April 27, 2015, 02:16:26 PM
#5
Free money is no concern.  Cheesy

Others have had this happen and reported that it turned out to be a marketing campaign. I think it was a gambling operation that sent out tiny amounts. If I remember correctly there was also a message broadcast with the transaction.
 Huh

But it does not lead to taking your bitcoins, anyone can send you some.
legendary
Activity: 1386
Merit: 1000
KawBet.com - Anonymous Bitcoin Casino & Sportsbook
April 27, 2015, 02:13:50 PM
#4
I received a tiny BTC deposit in my wallet recently.  I don't know where it came from and I hadn't sent or received to or from my wallet in about 2 weeks before the deposit.  Could this be something to be concerned about?

Whatever you do, don't open it!  It will give the keys to all your wallets and then the sender will get all your coins.  Please be careful!  It is a scam. 
legendary
Activity: 1890
Merit: 1086
Ian Knowles - CIYAM Lead Developer
April 27, 2015, 02:12:56 PM
#3
I received a tiny BTC deposit in my wallet recently.  I don't know where it came from and I hadn't sent or received to or from my wallet in about 2 weeks before the deposit.  Could this be something to be concerned about?

It is the Bitcoin equivalent of "spam" so no real need to worry about it (if you are concerned about it being used to *track* some future tx you make then you might want to do some research about "coin control").
legendary
Activity: 1778
Merit: 1043
#Free market
April 27, 2015, 02:12:13 PM
#2
I received a tiny BTC deposit in my wallet recently.  I don't know where it came from and I hadn't sent or received to or from my wallet in about 2 weeks before the deposit.  Could this be something to be concerned about?

Nah... you should be happy. However if you want, can you post the transaction ID? Thanks. However, again ... don't worry (free money  Cheesy).
legendary
Activity: 1372
Merit: 1000
April 27, 2015, 02:10:10 PM
#1
I received a tiny BTC deposit in my wallet recently.  I don't know where it came from and I hadn't sent or received to or from my wallet in about 2 weeks before the deposit.  Could this be something to be concerned about?
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