The person who called me claims that they can send me money that I had invested in an online trading platform that was found to be fraudulent and was subsequently shutdown. This person claims that my funds will be sent without me making a payment to them until after I have received my funds.
It seems the caller knows you because if you are a seasoned trader and knowledgeable about Bitcoin you will just laugh at his claim that he is from Bitcoin.org and he knows that you have lost from online trading is an obvious attempt to scam you again even if he says you will not pay anything, he just said that to continue the communication, but its good that you are aware of this scheme, other will be tempted to take it, these scammers know that those who lose money in trading platform because of a shutdown are desperate for help to get their money. 
Topic: Who is Bitcoin.org (Read 258 times)
bitcoin.org is a legitimate site with the aim of providing knowledge about Bitcoin for those of us who visit.
If someone calls and claims to work at bitcoin.org, then it is important that you do not directly believe anything that he wants.
It could just be a mode to deceive you.
It really is an attempt to scam OP, it's his choice to become a willing victim or do research, and because he posted it here that could mean he is suspicious of the call and just by checking Bitcoin.org he'll know that it has nothing to do with any trading platform.If someone calls and claims to work at bitcoin.org, then it is important that you do not directly believe anything that he wants.
It could just be a mode to deceive you.
OP should post the complete conversation if possible post the number here to expose the scammer so people will be warned of their scheme.
If a fraud is to be carried out, there must be a way for the perpetrator to emerge, even though the fraud will be uncovered one day.
Regarding whether or not it is necessary to publish the contents of the OP's conversation, I don't think it is necessary.
OP is only limited to making a topic, but in reality according to my guess everything said in the topic is not so true.
Just to make it clear, I am not looking for free Bitcoin. I lost a significant amount to a fraudulent online trading platform which has now been shutdown. I have accepted my loss and am not soliciting these people who randomly contact me. I would never pay anything upfront to these individuals. if someone claims to have access to any of my investment funds and wants to transfer them to me without an upfront payment then I would do my due diligence first. My first inclination when someone contacts me is that it is a scam. If I am unsure then I seek the advice of the forum members to educate me. In this instance I knew nothing about Bitcoin.org but you guys have educated me and I now know how what red flags to look for.
Bitcoin.org has its own page to learn how to trace scammers you can check it all here
https://bitcoin.org/en/scams#pump-and-dumps
and what you received is a call impersonating and pretending to be from Bitcoin.org, because Bitcoin.org has no jurisdiction over any platform, you can easily arrive at a decision that these people are impostors and its good to know that you have the decision not to fall victim, these people are targeted people who got scam and offering them to help you get back the money that you've lost, because these scammers know that you are finding ways to recover lost funds.
There are investors and traders who do not know sites like Bitcoin.org its surprising because if you're an investor you do diligent research and check out sites associated with Bitcoin, like Bitcoin.org and Bitcointalk.
Just to make it clear, I am not looking for free Bitcoin. I lost a significant amount to a fraudulent online trading platform which has now been shutdown. I have accepted my loss and am not soliciting these people who randomly contact me. I would never pay anything upfront to these individuals. if someone claims to have access to any of my investment funds and wants to transfer them to me without an upfront payment then I would do my due diligence first. My first inclination when someone contacts me is that it is a scam. If I am unsure then I seek the advice of the forum members to educate me. In this instance I knew nothing about Bitcoin.org but you guys have educated me and I now know how what red flags to look for.
The community here is always here to provide advice and support, so don't hesitate to reach out if you have any further questions or concerns, not unless you're trolling us with a fake story. Sorry, for your loss, but yet, that's great that you accepted your loss.
Never entertain strange people on the Internet, there are many scams and fraudulent schemes out there, and it can be difficult to distinguish between legitimate offers and those that are designed to take advantage of people. Do your own due diligence and thoroughly research any offers or opportunities before agreeing to anything, and always verify their claims before making any decisions.
However, since someone introduced you the Bitcoin.org, I suggest that this is the best tool to gain knowledge and will protect you from any fraudulent attempt in the future.
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If I am unsure then I seek the advice of the forum members to educate me. In this instance I knew nothing about Bitcoin.org but you guys have educated me and I now know how what red flags to look for.
If I am unsure then I seek the advice of the forum members to educate me. In this instance I knew nothing about Bitcoin.org but you guys have educated me and I now know how what red flags to look for.
I must say, I am still a bit skeptical. How could you not know what bitcoin.org is? A simple 5-minute Google search would have sufficed. It is baffling that you would create a topic about it, as if you are probably the first person in the history of this forum to be so clueless. It is basic courtesy to put in some self-initiative and effort before seeking advice from those more experienced. Don't expect others to do all the work for you.
I just received a phone call from someone in Scotland claiming to be with Bitcoin.org. What is Bitcoin.org and what is its purpose?
Bitcoin.org does not have a staff or a virtual assistant who will call you. There is no provision for phone numbers in the site, how come someone called you and claimed to be from bitcoin.org.
To enable us guide you better, can you tell us the type of conversation that ensured between you and the person that called you. From there we can know what is really happening and the type of scam it is if it's a scam.
Just to make it clear, I am not looking for free Bitcoin. I lost a significant amount to a fraudulent online trading platform which has now been shutdown. I have accepted my loss and am not soliciting these people who randomly contact me. I would never pay anything upfront to these individuals. if someone claims to have access to any of my investment funds and wants to transfer them to me without an upfront payment then I would do my due diligence first. My first inclination when someone contacts me is that it is a scam. If I am unsure then I seek the advice of the forum members to educate me. In this instance I knew nothing about Bitcoin.org but you guys have educated me and I now know how what red flags to look for.
If anyone offers anything about investment especially with high returns then don't ever believe they just want to try to trick you by claiming to be from a legitimate site even though that is a trick they are doing to those who don't know anything of course this is a classic trick but still many people are affected by the investment on offer.You have lost a lot of money, it means you are wrong in choosing a trading platform, just choose a trading platform that has a good reputation with the following names, Binance, Kucoin, Coinbase, Huobi and many others. You can see several platforms here.
Because there are no free bitcoins, if you want to have it, you can only buy from one of the platforms above, never use an unknown platform, if you don't know, maybe you can ask on the forum, there will be many members who will give advice later.
I am also concerned about you losing a lot of money on that shady platform.
I just received a phone call from someone in Scotland claiming to be with Bitcoin.org. What is Bitcoin.org and what is its purpose?
bitcoin.org is a legitimate site with the aim of providing knowledge about Bitcoin for those of us who visit.If someone calls and claims to work at bitcoin.org, then it is important that you do not directly believe anything that he wants.
It could just be a mode to deceive you.
OP should post the complete conversation if possible post the number here to expose the scammer so people will be warned of their scheme.
I just received a phone call from someone in Scotland claiming to be with Bitcoin.org. What is Bitcoin.org and what is its purpose?
bitcoin.org is a legitimate site with the aim of providing knowledge about Bitcoin for those of us who visit.If someone calls and claims to work at bitcoin.org, then it is important that you do not directly believe anything that he wants.
It could just be a mode to deceive you.
Just to make it clear, I am not looking for free Bitcoin. I lost a significant amount to a fraudulent online trading platform which has now been shutdown. I have accepted my loss and am not soliciting these people who randomly contact me. I would never pay anything upfront to these individuals. if someone claims to have access to any of my investment funds and wants to transfer them to me without an upfront payment then I would do my due diligence first. My first inclination when someone contacts me is that it is a scam. If I am unsure then I seek the advice of the forum members to educate me. In this instance I knew nothing about Bitcoin.org but you guys have educated me and I now know how what red flags to look for.
The person who called me claims that they can send me money that I had invested in an online trading platform that was found to be fraudulent and was subsequently shutdown. This person claims that my funds will be sent without me making a payment to them until after I have received my funds.
Did you invest in any online trading platform if you did not then just ignore them they are fishing for a potential victims, but if you did then there's a possible leak of data.
Bitcoin.org is not a regulatory website, it's an information website, there's nothing on their website that says they have control over any trading platform, obviously, they have an attempt to scam you, don't be greedy to fall to their scheme, you're wiser than this.
Bitcoin.org does not have enough credit to contact people at random and give them money.
anyone who asks for your data or will give you money for free or in exchange for effort without a specific job is a scam.
anyone who asks for your data or will give you money for free or in exchange for effort without a specific job is a scam.
Bitcointalk.org is not a person, but rather a website where all bitcoin talks take place, with the goal of learning everything there is to know about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Don't believe the individual who contacted you and claimed to be from bitcointalk.org;
dude, OP asking about Bitcoin.org, not bitcointalk.org 
I just received a phone call from someone in Scotland claiming to be with Bitcoin.org.
Contacting first and claiming to be someone, representative of any organization, entity, company is like scam. Later, if the offer is related to money and worse you have to go first by sending your money, your bitcoins, it is surely a scam attack.Satoshi created both bitcoin.org and this forum, which was originally at bitcoin.org/smf. Later, the forum got its own domain name, but due to this history, bitcoin.org and bitcointalk.org have traditionally been linked, and for quite some time Cøbra and I have together managed the domain names. However, Cøbra has never had much involvement in bitcointalk.org's operation, and I haven't involved myself in bitcoin.org for a couple of years, so the linkage between the two no longer really made made any sense. Therefore, we decided to separate the domains: I no longer have any access to the bitcoin.org domain name, and Cøbra no longer has any access to the bitcointalk.org domain name. The two sites should be viewed as totally separate, which in practice they have been for years.
There will be no changes whatsoever on bitcointalk.org due to this, and I'd assume that the same will be true of bitcoin.org. The bitcoin.org open-source project has been advancing steadily, and I hope and expect that it will continue to do so thanks to the efforts of its contributors.
Thanks to Cøbra for handling much of bitcointalk.org's domain-name-related work in the past.
Since April 17, 2020, 07:13:47 PM, the Bitcointalk.org forum is no longer related to both Cøbra and bitcoin.org.There will be no changes whatsoever on bitcointalk.org due to this, and I'd assume that the same will be true of bitcoin.org. The bitcoin.org open-source project has been advancing steadily, and I hope and expect that it will continue to do so thanks to the efforts of its contributors.
Thanks to Cøbra for handling much of bitcointalk.org's domain-name-related work in the past.
OP, almost all of your posts here are about attempts to scam you.
My suspicion is that you are hunting for free coins or any kind of Bitcoin giveaway. Because of this, and since many, if not all, of these Bitcoin giveaways are scam, you fell victim to a number of them. I also suspect that you readily give away personal details to these scammers with the hope that you will receive free coins.
I suggest that you stop hunting for free coins. Stop signing up for giveaways. Stop chasing all kinds of promos; they're mostly fake, baits, fraudulent schemes. You need to stop this madness.
I hope I'm wrong!
My suspicion is that you are hunting for free coins or any kind of Bitcoin giveaway. Because of this, and since many, if not all, of these Bitcoin giveaways are scam, you fell victim to a number of them. I also suspect that you readily give away personal details to these scammers with the hope that you will receive free coins.
I suggest that you stop hunting for free coins. Stop signing up for giveaways. Stop chasing all kinds of promos; they're mostly fake, baits, fraudulent schemes. You need to stop this madness.
I hope I'm wrong!
Bitcoin.org give you full explanation to what bitcoin is about, even to purchase bitcoin also to download the whitepaper of bitcoin.
.org means organization, and how will someone called you and said of being the organization does that make sense to you?
You better block such person or user otherwise you could get scammed.
.org means organization, and how will someone called you and said of being the organization does that make sense to you?
You better block such person or user otherwise you could get scammed.
The person who called me claims that they can send me money that I had invested in an online trading platform that was found to be fraudulent and was subsequently shutdown. This person claims that my funds will be sent without me making a payment to them until after I have received my funds.
Typical scam. Bitcoin.org would never do something like this. They're also not a service and don't ask for people's phone numbers.
But let me guess? you have never placed a single cent to the trading platform they're talking about?
If you're still confused, you can always cross check with bitcoin.org if the claim is true because if it is, you would've seen it on the front page. Upon checking, there's nothing ofc.
It is almost certain that it's a scammer that has got your details from websites or forms that you've signed up with in the past. Didn't you ask anything where did he got your contact details? Well, even so, I doubt it that it will be said.
Well, someone can just call you out of nowhere can claim that they're from the FBI and tax bureau trying to fish you some money.
Well, someone can just call you out of nowhere can claim that they're from the FBI and tax bureau trying to fish you some money.
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What is Bitcoin.org and what is its purpose?
What is Bitcoin.org and what is its purpose?
Based on your previous forum posts, are you intentionally trolling or is it that you lack the necessary intelligence to contribute constructively to this forum? Please clarify which one it is.
I just received a phone call from someone in Scotland claiming to be with Bitcoin.org. What is Bitcoin.org and what is its purpose?
Possibly scam and attempt phishing to give out sensitive information to strangers over the phone, and don't click any link sent to your phone, i don't know what websitehase that domain name and the only Bitcoin.org know is this forum and It has a (talk) added to the Bitcoin to specify that this is a discussion forum.
I can assure you that the call is a scam attempt and you should disregard the caller by all means possible you can block that user outrightly.
Bitcointalk.org is not a person, but rather a website where all bitcoin talks take place, with the goal of learning everything there is to know about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Don't believe the individual who contacted you and claimed to be from bitcointalk.org; we all know it's a website for bitcoin discussion. That person who phoned you is a fraudster, believe me; otherwise, how did he know you invested in bitcoin and that your money would be refunded without you making payment? I believe they know what they're doing, and they need your public key to accomplish their goals.
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