Re: The real problem with Exchanges/Services...it's quite simple.

is there anyone out there at this point who has used bitcoin and not been scammed / stolen from ? (aside from the folks who did the stealing of course) Tongue

People get conned out of money every single day... no matter what the platform. What's your point?

People getting scammed in real life usually can report the scammer and let authority and the court system deal with him locally.

Bitcoin enable scammers from another part of the world to conduct scam where there is no global authority can deal with them.

... which is why, before making a non-refundable transaction to an untrusted party; one should always do some research: http://www.btcfeed.net/fraud/gaw-miners-scam/