Topic: please help me about bitcoin atm! SCAM or No (Read 612 times)

Old scam.
They will send you a check, you're going to a bank, cash in and then you're going to have to deposit 90% of the sum as a "test" to their bitcoin address.
The problem is that the check will bounce and you're going to be liable for the entire sum.

They have hundreds of so-called consulting or evaluation websites set up:
Bitcoin ATM evaluation Officer
Is This A Bitcoin Scam!? Help!?

People will fall for the trick of getting the money first and doing the job later, greed will take over and they are not realizing they will be liable for the entire sum.

It is a scam.
He is just telling lies to you just to get easy money, $700 is a huge amount and I don't think that you need to pay someone just to confirm your transaction. Always remember that if someone asks you to send him money, and it is from someone you didn't know, it is a scam.

from your story it looks like it's a scam
as usual the characteristics of the type of people who want to scam they are targeting people who are new to the world of crypto, with the lure of sending large amounts of bitcoin but on condition we have to send bitcoin or money first to him with a variety of other classic reasons

SCAM! ALERT !

See I would be honest with you , I never used the atm and I have no intentions of using it soon enough but whenever someone asks to pay upfront and that too 700$ , you have to say NO!

Even if you wanna buy and sell Bitcoins , do it on a exchange platform, do not go ahead and do this , just calm down and ask him that you are not interested anymore.

It does not matter if it is a scam or not you cannot take risks .

I've received this email along with a check sent by mail. Is this a scam? Has anyone ever seen this before?

Dear Applicant,

You are receiving this letter because you applied as a BITCOIN ATM SURVEY AGENT {BASA}. We are pleased to inform you that your application has been received, approved and successfully registered to our computer database for you to be part of the program.

A total check of $2,970 has been sent to you via USPS, UPS or FedEx and was attached with a letter which includes instructions of your 1st Bitcoin ATM Survey Assignment Payments and funds for the Observation. Once you have the check, kindly proceed to and deposit the check into your bank checking account and funds will be verified and available for withdrawal within 24hrs after it has been deposited.

As a BITCOIN ATM SURVEY AGENT {BASA}, your assignment is to Inspect and Observed our Bitcoin ATM Services at any of our Local Bitcoin ATM locations in your area. During this assignment you will visit a location and make several observations and inspections as regards their Customer Service Relationship and interactions also.

You are advised to contact our Bitcoin ATM Manager for further instructions or send a text to (828) 278-7109. It's fun and rewarding job and you choose when and where you want to shop.

ASSIGNMENTS OBSERVATIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW:

You are to ensure that you observe the following at the Bitcoin ATM location:

1. If any, Please observe the name of the agent that attended to you at the Bitcoin ATM location.

2. Your time of arrival at the venue.

3. Your time of departure.

4. How long the transfer took at the Bitcoin ATM location.

5. What you feel about our Bitcoin ATM customer services.

6. Any other area you think our Bitcoin ATM location should improve on.

7. Transfer charges at Bitcoin ATM.

We will be waiting for a confirmation message immediately the check is deposited. If you require additional information, do not hesitate to text us on (828) 278-7109.

Regards

Joe Moyer

It does not matter whether it is cryptocurrency or ordinary money, the fact that you first need to transfer a certain amount of money is already alarming. That's bullshit. Do not mess with this. There are many other options for transferring cryptocurrencies.

You need to ask yourself, is your friend really want to give sincerely or is there just something hidden to do? if friend sincerely give, but why do you have to pay even though what friend want to give is large enough and can be partly to pay. but why don't your friends do it? I hope you can think clearly about this.

$ 700 is only used to confirm Bitcoin transactions.
I think this is too much and will only waste your money. Better to transfer using other platforms than having to use a Bitcoin ATM. I myself do not know what a bitcoin ATM is and where I am also not available. Fee is usually only charged by the sender of bitcoin, we as bitcoin recipients will not be charged.
If you don't pay the $ 700 fee will the money be held and can't be taken?

Need to pay attention to brokerage fees. It would make more sense to consult a person who used the same method. And it's getting harder. I think it would make sense to withdraw the money by sending it directly to a place. These problems may not exist in the future. Only Bitcoin will be used for payments and we will not need the dollar. (They guess)

why not reduce 700$ from your friend? so he just send about 29300$? im not sure if you want to make transaction, the receiver must send bitcoin first to verif that transaction. its scam, and many problem in real life like that.

In many cases, if someone is promised to receive a gift with a quite fantastic, making people unable to think healthy again. if the gift is followed by something we must do with payment in order to receive what has been promised, it should immediately suspect. if you really want to give a great value why not all of the costs will be borne? why make it difficult that you have to accept? need to be wise to see a situation like this.

Using Bitcoin ATMs doesn't make much sense. Because it is still a developing technology. It is risky to try a new technology for the first time. In addition, Bitcoin ATMs charge too much. I would try, though, near me: d I would like to exchange a small amount of Bitcoin at the ATM.

maybe not many people have ever used a bitcoin ATM because of regional limitations. and in some countries there is also no bitcoin ATM, so it's quite natural if you never use it, including me. And to make transfers we must always be careful in doing so

I have never used Bitcoin ATM, so I have never seen how it works. But if he asks you to deposit $ 700 to verify the wallet address and verify the transaction then I think you need to think carefully because it is most likely a scam.
On the blockchain, we do not need to send anything to verify, if he is an unfamiliar friend, it is best to stay away from him.

He is your trusted friend or not as you first to sent $700 before sent back to you $30,000, how come you look so stupid with not really trusted transaction and not logic with our mind, just sending $700 and then your friend sent back more than $30,000. You are really scam by your friend, there are no way possible will sent to you if you want sent $700 to your friend.

I have never used a Bitcoin ATM before, but I also don't need anyone to tell me that this is a scam. Like seriously, are you sure that this is your friend or someone you just met online and all of a sudden you think they are your friend?

I wonder what kind of business you're doing with such a person that will require him to tell you to send $700 for verification, lol, that's a big scam and you don't even need anyone to tell you. Maybe you should try telling them to make use of other payment methods like TransferWise or PayPal, and you will see how they will try to divert the topic.

Whoever that person is, he or she is a full time scammer lol. Don't send the $700 to tell them, and I know for sure that they are not your friend.

In normal transactions, it doesn't need money for verification, it's very unusual and risky to put your money there.
I recommend you to not use and centralized platform when making a transaction in bitcoin.

The whole purpose of bitcoin will be disregarded and I think it's better to use local money transfer than this BTC atm, it's probably a scam.
700$ is huge money, I can live for a few months with that money, isn't it obvious? 700$ for a verification? really.  

Be careful about what you're trying to do in your money.

At first, people will think this is truly a type of scam on Bitcoin. However, few people know that BTC transaction or transfer have fees with it. How? This is due to the increasing data on BTC transfer. Earlier, few transcations are happening on Bitcoin. However, due to more people using it, transaction fees have gone off the chart. This is because of the space Bitcoin block occupies and there is no room for transaction with low fees. Another thing, is that transaction usually takes 21-30 days depending on the block you will pay with the transaction fee. The more you pay, the less days your transaction will take.

However, there are also certain counter measurements to lessen your transaction fee. You can use address wallets that can reduce 50-70% of the total transaction fee, fee recommendation websites, or sites that allow you to decide your own transaction fee instead of a forced recommended fee structure.

But your instincts to ask for help here is also good because you get to know important facts aboout BTC transactions. Hope this helps.

Full article here https://coinsutra.com/bitcoin-transaction-fees/

It turns out that such cases or fraud can occur in the crypto world as well, because such cases often occur in the real world with the reason of having to pay taxes or as verification or whatever reason must be handled for immediate processing.
and although I have never done transactions using bitcoin atm, but such an event is clearly a fraud.

LOL.

I would not use any centralized product to transfer Bitcoin (and other crypto currency) with that huge amount. Usually, they ask for more and more verification before you can send lot amount of crypto currency.

In your case, it doesn't make sense. It is either you are scammed by your friend or the ATM need more money.