!! SCAMMER ALERT !! Sent him 0.044 BTC (40%) for an amazon gift card (0.104 btc).
He sent me a " redeemed / used " gift card code, doesn't work.
[email protected] Is this the guy you wanted me to escrow the deal for? You should be wary of the telltale signs of a scammer since this user fit a good number of them:
[*DING*]0. Newbies, NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH OTHER NEWBIES, EVER. There are plenty of veteran members to do business with and ALWAYS use escrow. If you're a newbie you're doing business with another newbie, there's a
100% chance that you will get scammed (or you're a scammer yourself).
[*DING*]1. New account (usually created within the last 3 months, plus or minus)
[*DING*]2. Low-medium message count with vapid posts of little to no contributory value
[*DING*]3. Use of a seemingly realistic first/last name as their forum account name
4. Signs posts with full name
5. Straight out of Newbie mode right into Lending (requesting a loan of course)6. Straight out of Newbie mode right into Currency Exchange (PayPal, Liberty Reserve, Western Union)
[*DING*]7. Straight out of Newbie mode and selling gift cards/codes/Steam games of any kind (they'll often be purchased with stolen CC info, leaving you holding the bag later on down the road)
8. Any user blatantly claiming to be female
9. New user trying to sell an Apple iAnything
10. Sob stories asking for handouts
11. Never send to a Bitmerch.com address for escrow!!!