My friend got scammed because of her greediness.
She saw a mail asking her to do verification for one Airdrops, she clicked on it and started in putting her details.
Not knowing that the mew link that was provided is a phished site.
That was how she was locked out of her wallet and all her coins gone for good.
It was very painful.
Topic: So, who hasn't lost coins or been scammed? - page 2. (Read 22313 times)
I keep my coins on my computer in a TrueCrypt encrypted volume, which I only open briefly when I need to check my balance or send coins, and I make frequent wallet backups in a different encrypted volume on Dropbox, which gets automatically backed up to multiple physical locations (and to the cloud).
I've never considered storing Bitcoins in an e-wallet, and I only leave significant quantities of them (or of dollars) on an exchange long enough to execute a trade, and then I make an immediate withdrawal.
I had a few coins on Mt. Gox when it crashed, but I got them back through the claims process with no problems.
And, I sold all my coins prior to the market downturn of the last few days, although I am planning to re-buy as soon as the price bottoms out.
So, I haven't lost any investments or been scammed by anyone yet; of course, I could still lose money if I buy some coins and then the price crashes and never recovers...
Also, I haven't yet recovered the full cost of my investment in mining hardware... And it's starting to look like that may take a while.
I've never considered storing Bitcoins in an e-wallet, and I only leave significant quantities of them (or of dollars) on an exchange long enough to execute a trade, and then I make an immediate withdrawal.
I had a few coins on Mt. Gox when it crashed, but I got them back through the claims process with no problems.
And, I sold all my coins prior to the market downturn of the last few days, although I am planning to re-buy as soon as the price bottoms out.
So, I haven't lost any investments or been scammed by anyone yet; of course, I could still lose money if I buy some coins and then the price crashes and never recovers...
Also, I haven't yet recovered the full cost of my investment in mining hardware... And it's starting to look like that may take a while.
I still got all the BTC i didn't willingly removed my ownership of.
I have never been scammed.
I never lost any coins, unless you count the ones that didn't get mined due to a power outage.
I never lost any coins, unless you count the ones that didn't get mined due to a power outage.
I have not been scammed.
You didnt backup wallet.dat? Copy the file in a couple of cd's and you are set.
I lost about 4btc a few weeks ago because my Live USB Ubuntu went kaput and freezes at startup. The data is still intact when I mount casper-rw on another PC but it's encrypted. Anyone know how I can get my sweet Bitcoins back?
You didnt backup wallet.dat? Copy the file in a couple of cd's and you are set.
wallet.dat is still there. It's just that it's encrypted and I can't access it.
No problems here, just remember to think for yourself 
I excitedly made my first ever bitcoin purchase from btcdeals.com on July 1st. Five weeks later they're shut down, the owner no longer responds to email, and my purchase never arrived.
I don't know if I was a victim of a scam, or an irresponsible vendor. Either way I'm out 4+ btc.
I don't know if I was a victim of a scam, or an irresponsible vendor. Either way I'm out 4+ btc.
I've been mining for a little over two months now and have had no problems cashing out my earnings and moving money from bits to dollars 
Not sure what all the fuss is about
Not sure what all the fuss is about
well that's just bliss isn't it, simply not knowing whats going on
i haven't lost any i bought 25$ @ 0.75$ and again 100$ at 13ish
and i will NEVER cash them our for USD.... that would just be crazy
I've been mining for a little over two months now and have had no problems cashing out my earnings and moving money from bits to dollars
Not sure what all the fuss is about
Not sure what all the fuss is about
I survived the MtGox event.
I have 2 wallets (Savings and Spending) - No Issues.
I have bought real world items using Bitcoins and had no problems.
As a merchant I have received Bitcoin with no problems.
Looks good from my end...
I have 2 wallets (Savings and Spending) - No Issues.
I have bought real world items using Bitcoins and had no problems.
As a merchant I have received Bitcoin with no problems.
Looks good from my end...
Not me. I lost either $100 in the postal service or 140 odd BTC in a scam called bitcoin4cash.com, take your pick. What a welcoming way for my first Bitcoin transaction to go, way back in April. I tried contacting the guy, the only solution he could come up with was effectively "wait for it...wait for it..." until the order got "cancelled" by an "automated system" and he started ignoring my mail. It would have been worth resending for me, but how can I resend to a guy like that? I believe his alias is "Mad Hatter" on the forum.
Rumor has it that bitcoin4cash and mybitcoin.com were both the same guy.
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Nothing of value was lost
Coins lost: 0
I have never lost coins or been scammed.
never lost a bitcoin. My method is to never do business with a stranger.
If I were to sell bitcoins to someone I do not know well they would have to incur the risk. I would do cash in person, Or I might send coins after I have received payment and moved that money to a safe place.
Don't like those terms? Go find someone else.
If I were to sell bitcoins to someone I do not know well they would have to incur the risk. I would do cash in person, Or I might send coins after I have received payment and moved that money to a safe place.
Don't like those terms? Go find someone else.
Never been scammed, and only lost some test coins while playing with Android Wallet.
All bitcoin services should have a phone number listed with a live person on the other end.
There is no excuse to not do this.
There is no excuse to not do this.
Because people can't lie to you if they're talking over the phone.
0% loss.
Had a spare gmail account I used for bitcoin sites hacked somehow, but managed to reset password, and didn't lose that either. No coins lost.
Had a spare gmail account I used for bitcoin sites hacked somehow, but managed to reset password, and didn't lose that either. No coins lost.
All bitcoin services should have a phone number listed with a live person on the other end.
There is no excuse to not do this.
There is no excuse to not do this.
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