We reached out to them and they said they had resolved most of those issues. If you find any more recent evidence of scamming, please let me know.
Current as of January, 2015:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=857344.0Current as of March 20, 2015 (a month ago):
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=984188.0Current as of January 31, 2015:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=935305.0Current as of January, 2015:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=911841.0Current as of March 13, 2015:
http://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinMarkets/comments/2yx2z1/scammed_on_hitbtc/Current as of February 15, 2015:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2vzhvj/hitbtc_exchange_no_withdrawal_possible_funds_not/Current as of January 29, 2015:
http://www.reddit.com/r/litecoin/comments/2u29a3/hitbtc_anyone_using_it_request_for_review/Current as of January, 2015:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=911995.0Negative trust from January not removed, additional negative trust added on March 12, 2015:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=194708There is ample, recent evidence that the volumes are inflated and outrightly false. They're flagged as scammers on this forum.
I find it utterly absurd that you thought you'd reach out to them and they'd say anything besides insisting that there was no problem. How did you imagine that conversation going down?
Reductio ad absurdum: "Oh haaaai scammers, we herd u mite b scammin?" "O NO U CAUGHT US SORRY GUIZE"