Quote from: zhoutong on July 24, 2012, 12:16:44 AM

I just tried the LastPass account. I didn't expect to be able to log in, but I was able to using the original credentials!

And LastPass didn't log the IP that reverted the master password. It's so weird.

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07/12/2012 22:17:04
LastPass.com

67.188.9.35
Master Password Changed
07/17/2012 08:30:52
LastPass.com

0.0.0.0
Master Password Reverted

This seems to confirm what we believe - that Tihan and/or Patrick sent the money to themselves and claimed a hack.

My claim - StrikeSapphire's claim - for $981.18 which was entirely in USD should have been processed months ago. You had all my documentation, including my passport. I spoke personally with Zhou, and with Patrick on separate occasions and was assured that it would be handled quickly.

I'll address Genjix here, because Zhou was out of the process at that point: There was absolutely no reason for you not to have paid back my USD long before your MtGox account was 'compromised'. It didn't involve any Bitcoins. The money was there in your account; you know who I am. You took my money.

There was also no reason to continue to ignore my emails. Long before this "theft" from your MtGox account, we began to suspect that the Bitcoin Consultancy (in particular, Patrick) was planning to take our money and run. I have a chat log with him where he denies he's planning to do that, and then immediately and rudely adds that I need to know that "Bitcoinica Consultancy" is not the same as "Bitcoin Consultancy". It was such transparent hedging, it was clear to me at that point he was a crook.

You didn't notice the first two large MtGox withdrawals? You didn't notice $40k and then $60k going missing, or the emails they must have sent? Tihan's LastPass password after the date of the initial compromise was the MtGox API private key...and still hasn't been changed? How stupid do you think we are? No one in their right mind would believe this bullshit. And it doesn't change the fact that you owe us money.

It's the position of StrikeSapphire that:

1. The Bitcoin("ica") Consultancy 3 and Tihan who financed the heist - never had any intention of returning our USD.

2. The USD withdrawn from their MtGox account into Liberty Reserve has undoubtedly gone right back into the pockets of the BC and Tihan - as will any other money should MtGox unlock their account. Had MtGox not locked their account, we would clearly have seen another "hack" already, since someone asked to have the password reverted. Then there would be another round of "oops, can't believe we were so stupid", and then silence.

3. Tihan gave BC $500k, supposedly for Coinlab. The real purpose of this money was to buy Bitcoinica and drain its users' accounts. All these "hacks" have been his withdrawals.

4. Patrick, Tihan, et. al. personally owe us $981.18... and until that's paid, we consider them thieves.

We recommend that everyone injured by this scam file a criminal complaint against Mr. Seale with the USDOJ. It's very easy to do, and you can file it online here:
http://www.ic3.gov/
It only takes a few minutes.

We will join any organized legal action against Mr. Seale in the United States, where I think there's a good chance of holding him personally accountable for stealing our money, given the trail of public claims to his ownership of Bitcoinica and his direct access to their USD accounts. Finally, we encourage anyone in Washington State who was harmed in Bitcoinica's theft to file in small claims court against Mr. Seale, which is the easiest way to put his involvement in the public record.