Please help verify if this a fake crypto exchange website - page 2.

Stalker22

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Quote from: Deathstroke100 on December 03, 2023, 02:23:18 PM

Hello, I am trying to figure out if this website mercadobitcoinaps.com is real or not.
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Well, right off the bat, that domain name oughta raise some eyebrows. No self-respecting exchange would slap together such a silly, meandering URL and meanwhile scammers snatch up every cheap domain they can get their hands on if it is even tangentially related to a legit brand - in this case, Mercado Bitcoin.

And another telltale sign here is an exchange demanding upfront payment for some kind of penalty or fee or whatnot. They could just deduct charges straight from a user's balance instead of hassling folks for more money.

So, definitely a scam. There is no doubt.

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I tried opening both of them; the first one gave me “404” error while the other one just kept loading and gave me “timeout” error, so I was unable to check the site out.

But nevertheless, it’s a scam… as long as they are requesting you to put in more funds before you can remove the one that you currently have there, it’s a scammy move. Normally when you have coins in an exchange, if you want to withdraw they’ll take their fee from your current account balance they won’t ask you to deposit a different fee (from even typing it, is sounds stupid. Although some might still fall for it cos of the amount the have in the exchange) and you should comply with it you’ll only add to the amount that they want to scam off you.

A link has been provided that contains lists of exchanges, use one of them. Don’t just go around the internet searching for random exchanges to use you’ll only end up in the hands of scammers and no matter how hard you try you won’t be able to recover your money back from them once the deed is done.

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You don't need anyone to tell you it's a scam mate, to be completely safe and not put yourself in any compromising situation know this any exchange or platform requiring you to pay any fee to get your funds has a high chance of being a scam.
Why pay for a fee when your fund is on the platform, that's what transaction fee is for, they deduct the transaction fee from your funds in their possession and you get what's left.

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It is a scam.

There is no exchange that goes by this name that is legit. It is a scam.

If you are looking for a centralized exchanges, these are lists of them

https://www.coingecko.com/en/exchanges

Use the one that has high trust score because some of them can be shady and not worth using.

Deathstroke100

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Hello, I am trying to figure out if this website mercadobitcoinaps.com is real or not. It was recommended by a friend of my uncle whom neither of us have met. My uncle has been using this site for crypto futures and recently had his account frozen. The site is requesting that he pay a fine in order to release his funds. Is this a scam? I believe it is a scam because it also has 2 domains that take you to the same site. Was his money lost once he transferred it over to that site or is there anything that can be done.

The other site link is mercedobItcoinIkx.com

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you,

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