Quote from: ETFbitcoin on March 21, 2015, 08:08:54 AM

How about you add how to detect / avoid scam
Especially about HYIP or cloud mining

It sure can help many people

Good idea. I'll be sure to add some guides soon.

Quote from: twister on March 21, 2015, 10:32:07 AM

Quote from: Bizmark13 on March 18, 2015, 01:13:07 AM

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

I'm not sure whether or not I should include borderline cases like Dicebitco.in or cases where it is unsure if there was a scam perpetrated or not - e.g. Mt. Gox or Inputs.io. Both sites claimed that they were hacked which if true, would disqualify them from being scams. What does the community think about these cases?

I'll tell you what I think about this. No site is ever going to claim that "Yeah. We scammed you losers", They are all going to sing the same song. "Sorry, We were hacked Cry

", so they can easily get away with it without anyone pointing fingers at them.

For me I think these were scams but I don't have proof so I can't claim that my statement is 100% true. So in the end it's up to you what scams you think should be included in your site and what not.

I decided to go ahead and include them even though they're not 100% confirmed to be scams (and chances are, we'll probably never know), since many of those in the community think that they were scams. Not to mention there seems to be a general consensus that even if they weren't outright scams, their owners were still negligent with their users' funds or dishonest at the very least.

That being said, I should also point out that there have been occasions where scammers actually admitted to their scamming behavior. Stackcoin is the most memorable example:

Quote from: Stack-Coin on September 09, 2014, 01:34:48 AM

Quote from: Drogean on September 08, 2014, 01:39:33 AM

never forget!

ah the good old days Grin

We didn't forget ahah

Still waiting for this gif to be the official alt-coin logo !

Thanks to everyone for the 69.5 btc, don't worry they have been well spent ! And thanks to the guy who sent 0.5 more to make a round 70, also for the retard who sent some btc 3 months after !

STACKCOIN WILL NEVER DIE ! NEVER FORGET YOUR LESSON !
WE WILL COME BACK
BETTER
STRONGER
STAY TUNED FOR THE BEST SCAM EVER !

The most recent example was the "Evolution" Darknet which happened earlier this week:

Quote from: Zero Hedge

Bitcoin Scammers Run Off With $12 Million: “Going to The Caribbean… Hope You Guys Understand”

The most recent example comes to us from the “Evolution” Darknet, which according to a report from Crytpo Coins News shut down their web server and ran off with $12 million in user bitcoins...

I’ll be around around for a short period of time before permanently moving to the caribbeans, I hope you guys understand.

Source: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-19/bitcoin-scammers-run-12-million-%E2%80%9Cgoing-caribbean%E2%80%A6-hope-you-guys-understand%E2%80%9D