Quote from: BtcInter on April 22, 2015, 03:05:42 AM

Contact me in inbox, im ready to sell you btc.

Not a good practice! You should avoid such kind of "secret" dealings since peer review reduce risks of being scammed. 4 Red flags out of 13; I would avoid having any deal with you.

Quote from: Tomatocage on October 23, 2012, 03:50:07 AM

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0. Newbies, NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH OTHER NEWBIES, EVER. There are plenty of veteran members to do business with and ALWAYS use escrow. If you're a newbie and you're doing business with another newbie, there's a 100% chance that you will get scammed (or you're a scammer yourself).
1. New account (usually created within the last 3 months, plus or minus)
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2. Low-medium message count with vapid posts of little to no contributory value
3. Use of a seemingly realistic first/last name as their forum account name
4. Signs posts with full name
5. Straight out of Newbie mode right into Lending (requesting a loan of course)
6. Straight out of Newbie mode right into Currency Exchange (PayPal, Liberty Reserve, Western Union)
7. Straight out of Newbie mode and selling gift cards/codes/Steam games of any kind (they'll often be purchased with stolen CC info, leaving you holding the bag later on down the road)
8. Any user blatantly claiming to be female
9. New user trying to sell an Apple iAnything
10. Sob stories asking for handouts
11. Never send to a Bitmerch.com address for escrow!!!
12. Scammers will try to scam you out of amounts as little as BTC.001 or even less. Do not think that just because the requested amount is trivial that it's any more legit than a 1000 BTC loan request.
13. Any user who tries to get you to use escrow through Escrow.com is a scammer, PERIOD.

There. Pretty much in a nutshell how to spot a scammer. There's still some finesse to spotting a scammer, but these rules will separate most of the wheat from the chaff, so to speak. Oh, and I guess there's one more rule:

13. NEVER DO BACKROOM DEALS VIA PM WITH NEW USERS. Make sure all deals are negotiated in the open forum for both public record and peer review.
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TLDR: Be careful before you freely give away your coins. From the evidence collected here, you stand substantial chance of getting ripped off if lending to someone who fits the scammer profile. If that chance is worth making an extra 1-10% on your money, I can't stop you.

Quote from: RubberToe on April 22, 2015, 03:47:28 AM

I accept PP at the best rate on this forum, so I can certainly help you out

3 Red flags out of 13; I would avoid having any deal with you, too. Wink

Quote from: ash312 on April 22, 2015, 05:17:53 AM

Quote from: thenoblepoptart on April 21, 2015, 08:17:13 PM

I am new to this but am looking to buy a good amount of BTC.

I would prefer to send over the internet as I am unable to get out easily and do things in person, however if it is needed I can do that.
I can verify my identity and do anything you would like to make you feel comfortable.

Looking to spend around 630 - 780

I'm of course willing to take offers.

Thanks so much!

sent a pm

4 Red flags out of 13; I would avoid having any deal with you, too. Grin