New to the scene and SCAMMED by a BitcoinTalk member

some1

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Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 11:21:25 AM

Hi everyone,
I'm glad to be now part of this great community and start my adventure in the charming e-currency scene, whose first day for me wasn't unfortunately as I hoped. Yesterday I bought $150 worth of BTC via Paypal from the user Ludacrisx after seeing his thread here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-049-btc-paypal-406805 but he didn't send me anything. The scammer wanted to "sell" $600 worth of BTC but luckily I decided to try him with a quarter of the full transaction.

Since new members can't post, send pms, etc, but I still wanted to buy some BTC, I contacted that guy because he published his Skype (of course none of the posts about his negative reputation you can read now in that thread were present). In fact, I had previously contacted an established member who had their email in their profile, but as I expected, they didn't reply since I'm a forum newbie.

His details:

Name: Alvaro Barboza
Country: Costa Rica
Skype: mircx777
Paypal email: [email protected]

Please post a link to this thread in the scammer's thread above.

Don't forget to give him negative trust feedback so other people will know he is a scammer lokking at his profile

tonino

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why not buy through Virwox.com yes i tis a bit expensive but it is for sure and you will not be tricked out of your moeny

brokedummy

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if you really want you can buy on ebay using paypal. read the feedbacks. I've bought .1btc for $150 bucks. Now I've bought some more using coinbase from my bank account, but I had to get my account verified and wait 30 days to buy more. You can also buy on virwox with credit cards trade for sll and trade the sll for btc. You lose a lot in the trades. maybe spend 100 and get 70? I don't do that anymore, I'll just stick with coinbase now. I never tried the buying on the forum as a newbie route.

BitCoinDream

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Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 02:10:22 PM

Quote from: desired_username on January 11, 2014, 02:01:10 PM

Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 01:10:05 PM

If that's the case, I can consider myself out of the game as I only use Paypal pretty much everywhere on the net.

Can't you transfer money to a reputable exchange or pay via cash deposit to a reputable private seller?

Unfortunately at the moment my only viable solution is Paypal. All it would take is someone who I can buy some BTC or COYE from and then I can't forget Paypal for BitcoinTalk transactions and use only e-currency.

No serious guy will send u BTC against PayPal payment even if u r using escrow, because whoever u r paying with PayPal is at risk of ChargeBack. And plz dont go up to everywhere to claim 'U r Honest'. In internet every bloody scammer claim the same. If u want to do business, use escrow and use a transaction method which does not support chargeback. SIMPLE.

eurotalker

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Quote from: mindfulmojo on January 11, 2014, 11:47:30 AM

Just do a charge back with paypal... You will totally win.

Hi there, to you all!

I'm a newbie (on this forum) as well, and just stumbled upon this topic.
Sorry for the loss, but I do agree with minfulmojo and others here when they say: do a charge back/ open a dispute with paypal.

I've once been in that situation as well.
I paid for something, and ... wel you guess it already ... no delivery of what I ordered. Now, it was only a tiny amount of money (just a few dollars), but I heard from someone the same thing (that is: the possibility of getting your money back via Paypal). At first I was sceptic, and thought 'Yeah, right'. But still I did make the effort of reading information about it on the Paypal site.
I followed what the information said, and guess what ... couple of weeks later, I got everything I paid back!

So maybe this positive experience can help you over the line. Hope you check the information out there on Paypal, and take the actions as described there. Success! and wish y'all the best

the_poet

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Quote from: desired_username on January 11, 2014, 02:01:10 PM

Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 01:10:05 PM

If that's the case, I can consider myself out of the game as I only use Paypal pretty much everywhere on the net.

Can't you transfer money to a reputable exchange or pay via cash deposit to a reputable private seller?

Unfortunately at the moment my only viable solution is Paypal. All it would take is someone who I can buy some BTC or COYE from and then I can't forget Paypal for BitcoinTalk transactions and use only e-currency.

desired_username

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Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 01:10:05 PM

If that's the case, I can consider myself out of the game as I only use Paypal pretty much everywhere on the net.

Can't you transfer money to a reputable exchange or pay via cash deposit to a reputable private seller?

hilariousandco

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Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 01:10:05 PM

Quote from: hilariousandco on January 11, 2014, 01:05:35 PM

Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 12:57:44 PM

Quote from: guybrushthreepwood on January 11, 2014, 12:50:39 PM

Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 12:45:09 PM

Thanks again, wusolini.

Since I'd like to prove my honesty, I'm looking for someone (only established members) to sell me some small amounts of BTCs or COYEs and, of course, I go first. I have always thought that a good reputation is invaluable.

USE ESCROW.

I would, but it seems people fear paypal chargebacks even using Escrow. In my case you can't have any chargebacks because I'm paying via paypal balance, not cc.

Yes you can, it doesn't matter. Pretty much nobody but scammers use PP round here.

If that's the case, I can consider myself out of the game as I only use Paypal pretty much everywhere on the net.

Use an alternative then. PP isn't the only option,

the_poet

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Quote from: hilariousandco on January 11, 2014, 01:05:35 PM

Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 12:57:44 PM

Quote from: guybrushthreepwood on January 11, 2014, 12:50:39 PM

Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 12:45:09 PM

Thanks again, wusolini.

Since I'd like to prove my honesty, I'm looking for someone (only established members) to sell me some small amounts of BTCs or COYEs and, of course, I go first. I have always thought that a good reputation is invaluable.

USE ESCROW.

I would, but it seems people fear paypal chargebacks even using Escrow. In my case you can't have any chargebacks because I'm paying via paypal balance, not cc.

Yes you can, it doesn't matter. Pretty much nobody but scammers use PP round here.

If that's the case, I can consider myself out of the game as I only use Paypal pretty much everywhere on the net.

hilariousandco

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Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 12:57:44 PM

Quote from: guybrushthreepwood on January 11, 2014, 12:50:39 PM

Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 12:45:09 PM

Thanks again, wusolini.

Since I'd like to prove my honesty, I'm looking for someone (only established members) to sell me some small amounts of BTCs or COYEs and, of course, I go first. I have always thought that a good reputation is invaluable.

USE ESCROW.

I would, but it seems people fear paypal chargebacks even using Escrow. In my case you can't have any chargebacks because I'm paying via paypal balance, not cc.

Yes you can, it doesn't matter. Pretty much nobody but scammers use PP round here.

the_poet

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Bitcoin accepted here

Quote from: guybrushthreepwood on January 11, 2014, 12:50:39 PM

Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 12:45:09 PM

Thanks again, wusolini.

Since I'd like to prove my honesty, I'm looking for someone (only established members) to sell me some small amounts of BTCs or COYEs and, of course, I go first. I have always thought that a good reputation is invaluable.

USE ESCROW.

I would, but it seems people fear paypal chargebacks even using Escrow. In my case you can't have any chargebacks because I'm paying via paypal balance, not cc.

desired_username

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Make sure you leave a negative feedback and report him to the mods and LE (if it was a considerable amount of loss)

I would also pursue the paypal dispute route.

2 basic rules which can save you a lot of hassle:

1.) Use a reputable escrow
2.) Avoid members with lack of or negative feedback

guybrushthreepwood

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Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 12:45:09 PM

Thanks again, wusolini.

Since I'd like to prove my honesty, I'm looking for someone (only established members) to sell me some small amounts of BTCs or COYEs and, of course, I go first. I have always thought that a good reputation is invaluable.

USE ESCROW.

the_poet

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Bitcoin accepted here

Thanks again, wusolini.

Since I'd like to prove my honesty, I'm looking for someone (only established members) to sell me some small amounts of BTCs or COYEs and, of course, I go first. I have always thought that a good reputation is invaluable.

Wusolini

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Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 11:41:52 AM

How many posts do I need to post somewhere else?

here's your answer:

Quote

Due to a mass of trolling, only established posters are able to post in non-newbie sections. You are considered "established" if you have made one post and then waited 4 hours. This post must be substantial: at least several sentences.

sroberson

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best of luck. BTW, you CAN send authors a private message if you can't post to their forum entry.....

guybrushthreepwood

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Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 11:57:01 AM

Thanks for your support, guys! Unfortunately I can't do a chargeback because the money was sent from Paypal funds, not cc. Also, if I contact Paypal, wouldn't it be a problem if they find out about btc? I read accounts are at high risk of being closed because of that.

It doesn't matter you can still get your money back open a dispute. It's the sellers account that gets frozen or closed.

the_poet

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Thanks for your support, guys! Unfortunately I can't do a chargeback because the money was sent from Paypal funds, not cc. Also, if I contact Paypal, wouldn't it be a problem if they find out about btc? I read accounts are at high risk of being closed because of that.

guybrushthreepwood

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Quote from: the_poet on January 11, 2014, 11:21:25 AM

Hi everyone,
I'm glad to be now part of this great community and start my adventure in the charming e-currency scene, whose first day for me wasn't unfortunately as I hoped. Yesterday I bought $150 worth of BTC via Paypal from the user Ludacrisx after seeing his thread here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-049-btc-paypal-406805 but he didn't send me anything. The scammer wanted to "sell" $600 worth of BTC but luckily I decided to try him with a quarter of the full transaction.

Since new members can't post, send pms, etc, but I still wanted to buy some BTC, I contacted that guy because he published his Skype (of course none of the posts about his negative reputation you can read now in that thread were present). In fact, I had previously contacted an established member who had their email in their profile, but as I expected, they didn't reply since I'm a forum newbie.

His details:

Name: Alvaro Barboza
Country: Costa Rica
Skype: mircx777
Paypal email: [email protected]

Please post a link to this thread in the scammer's thread above.

You can get your money back with paypal. File a claim and tell them exactly what happened.

mindfulmojo

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Just do a charge back with paypal... You will totally win.

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