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Topic: StartMiner,is it trustworthy? - page 2. (Read 19191 times)

newbie
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March 24, 2017, 05:57:16 PM
#3
This is a Ponzi scheme.

A Ponzi scheme is a system in which earlier investors are paid with the investments of later ones.  Therefore it relies on a constantly increasing stream of new investors until the admin feels that they can make a good profit, at which point they run off and steal the investors' money.

Actually, this kind of Ponzi scheme is a lot more like Bitminer.io in which they never paid in the first place and are most likely a straight up scam.  The way that Bitminer.io did it is that they offer a free service in which you can only actually withdraw at a high amount and when you try to do it it says to wait up to thirty days, and in the meantime to pay for instant withdrawals and a better service.  They never intended to pay you for the free service, but since you now think they're legit because of the balance it built up, you put in money, which they steal.

They might even selectively pay monitors of these sites and other people which they believe will get them good publicity in a ruse to scams thousands more naive investors into the system.

Don't put any money in, and get away from that site straight away.  No one is going to give you free money unless they're actually interested in you individually, so don't believe it until it happens.


Hey,thanks for your answer,are there any other options to mine BTC without need to have special hardware?
hero member
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Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform
March 24, 2017, 03:46:30 PM
#2
This is a Ponzi scheme.

A Ponzi scheme is a system in which earlier investors are paid with the investments of later ones.  Therefore it relies on a constantly increasing stream of new investors until the admin feels that they can make a good profit, at which point they run off and steal the investors' money.

Actually, this kind of Ponzi scheme is a lot more like Bitminer.io in which they never paid in the first place and are most likely a straight up scam.  The way that Bitminer.io did it is that they offer a free service in which you can only actually withdraw at a high amount and when you try to do it it says to wait up to thirty days, and in the meantime to pay for instant withdrawals and a better service.  They never intended to pay you for the free service, but since you now think they're legit because of the balance it built up, you put in money, which they steal.

They might even selectively pay monitors of these sites and other people which they believe will get them good publicity in a ruse to scams thousands more naive investors into the system.

Don't put any money in, and get away from that site straight away.  No one is going to give you free money unless they're actually interested in you individually, so don't believe it until it happens.
newbie
Activity: 3
Merit: 0
March 24, 2017, 01:11:32 PM
#1
Hello guys, I am pretty new to BTC and I am looking for ways to earn some bitcoins and I came across https://www.startminer.com/
Up to now I have earned about 0.00071905 BTC  Roll Eyes
As I see, I will be able to withdraw only after mining 0.005 BTC but I am curious if I will have any problems with this, such as completing survey's, have to pay or in general make my life harder.
Have anyone tried that miner before? Did you have any problem with it? I am really looking forward to investing some money after my first earnings...
Thanks in advance Smiley
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