It looks like they are still active on their social media presence so hopefully for this users sake they just quit using bitcointalk or the guy in charge of it quit. I am doubting that but at least we can see for sure in a bit if this users phone shows up.
It's an obvious scam (and a bad attempt too). Look at their 'about us' text on their website:
"MIBTC was founded in 2012 by a group of Hong Kong-based businessmen, with the aim of providing the latest, industry-leading electronic goods at low prices, with great service and fast delivery times."
"Specializing in Xiaomi goods, we use advanced trading techniques to deliver excellent customer service, great value for money and a prompt delivery service worldwide. Xiaomi products have long been the best selling product in China but their quality and affordable products are beginning to make them popular worldwide. "
So the company was founded in 2012, when BTC was between $4 and $13, but decides to post on one of the biggest bitcoin communities in February 2017? That makes no sense does it?
Now take a look at their Whois information:
Registrant Name: Aaron Healey
Registrant Organization: bluegeeks
Registrant Street: 23-26 market street
Registrant City: yeovil
Registrant State/Province: somerset
Registrant Postal Code: BA20 2AR
Registrant Country: GB
Registrant Phone: +44.7484076426
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Email:
[email protected] So it is a Chinese company, with another office in the United States, but the domain is registered by someone from the United Kingdom? It makes no sense that a 'big, successful company' from China would outsource the registration of their website. As you can see the Registrant Organization is called
Bluegeeks. A quick Google sessions shows that Bluegeeks has a website but it's outdated:
https://www.bluegeeks.co.uk/.
That website was registered in 2008 by the same Aaron Healey:
Registrant:
aaron healey
Registrant type:
UK Individual
Registrant's address:
112 James Street
Gillingham
UK
ME7 1DJ
United Kingdom
Here is his Facebook profile:
https://www.facebook.com/aaron.healey.908I am not saying he is the scammer, but if you want your money back I guess it's a good start by contacting him
.