Topic: Scam accusation - miningusa (Read 2064 times)

So.... what exactly has to happen for this guy to get banned? He's abandoned this account but would make sense to still remove it.

It sucks that these people exist and that ultimately you/we lose out in the end.

He is aware of the thread, hence leaving me negative feedback. Can we move to scammer tag please?

yeah so he isnt/hasnt/wont respond so game over with this guy.  leaving negative feedback

Don't even worry about neg rep from non-trusted users. They don't count against your overall score at all. In fact I probably have one of highest amounts of negative trust ratings around aside from scammers.

Nobody can remove the trust ratings here I guess apart from theymos. Check my trust ratings - I've got a few bad feedbacks from scammers I neg-rated too.

I did post that he was a scammer in his thread....the signs were obvious.

I'm watching this thread intently.

I sent him 15.5 BTC in 2 different transactions (listed below).  As I have researched into this more over the past 2 weeks it does look like he is a scammer.  Will wait for him to reply to my last PM.

TRANSACTION 1
Status: 5907 confirmations
Date: 5/23/2013 16:27
To: miningusa avalon module purchase - 15.5 BTC 137TCA25LRnG7coiaV9w6BxG3ZiMsZNSPF
Debit: -1.00 BTC
Transaction fee: -0.001 BTC
Net amount: -1.001 BTC
Transaction ID: aa8a70be4ddcdb76a09eb7d5f88e18fd16d206e0783bd3f59ffea6170df5fc89

TRANSACTION 2
Status: 4908 confirmations
Date: 5/29/2013 16:10
To: miningusa avalon module purchase - 15.5 BTC 137TCA25LRnG7coiaV9w6BxG3ZiMsZNSPF
Debit: -14.50 BTC
Transaction fee: -0.0005 BTC
Net amount: -14.5005 BTC
Transaction ID: 44467e51a6f978ce07c2025782d72299d64342bcd876934db233035a3142cc15

Once admin is done banning him, can you remove the trust he left me please:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=87869

Definitely a scam!!!

... look at the following picture I found:

and this one (I lightened the drivers license image up a bit):


The signature is the same!!

Your life must be so sad to resort to scamming. Poor you.

You guys are hilarious 

Painted red until he can provide definitive proof of ownership.

This person has been selling unit after unit of Avalons, batch 2, batch 3, batch 2 in hand, batch 3 hosting, batch 2 hosting - every combination you can imagine. He has so far not delivered anything but has taken payment for >100btc. He has refused to provide any proof he has ordered anything or purchased anything.


His first 20 posts were 4 words each:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/miningusa-114370
And his following 20 were not any better. All were made on the same day.:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/miningusa-114370


On the same day [1 day old account], he first tried to auction a batch 3 hosting. It had to be signposted by a mod it was a likely scam. Thread was self locked with no sale:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2087043

After the failure, went back to spamming short posts to increase count:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/miningusa-114370
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/miningusa-114370


Then he tried to sell again:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2130407
Gains no interest.

Tries again, this time pretending he wants to sell a single batch 2 module. Continues spamming while selling:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/miningusa-114370
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2210250


Conveniently doesn't want all via escrow
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2215393


Sells a module but still has a buyer. Magically wants to sell another unit, at cost still.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2245692


https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2243285


Another user asked for verification (I've traded with dcou I'm pretty sure)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2257255


Sells a second unit to the original buyer. Remember these are batch 2 modules and he is selling them for 20btc.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2309136

He also claims a third unit was sold to finlof:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2306191


Then suddenly a 4th module appears:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2351994


Today he starts advertising a fresh Avalon 2, and says he has "a few coming in next week". He will only accept 50% by escrow, and posts a photoshopped tracking.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2573886

Note how DHL tracking should look:
http://www.dhl.co.uk/content/gb/en/express/tracking.shtml?brand=DHL&AWB=9112787364%0D%0A
Waybill number deleted
The command line is shortened. It would read "Departed facility from x...".
The path makes no sense. Why would it depart "Hong Kong", only to depart Hong Kong again 12 hours later?
Destination service area starts on the 2nd line, when it should on the 1st
And finally, Avalons are sent from China, not fucking HK.



tldr: miningusa has and is still selling fake units using fake information and has failed to provide actual proof of anything. He is now using photoshooped tracking screenshots to scam more people.