Quote from: RealMalatesta on July 21, 2015, 12:26:48 PM

Bitfinex: I had registered an account with cloudminr.io with a throw-away-e-mail, so I was able to log to these scammer's homepage and see if there is anything useful for getting information about their identity.

However, I never invested a dime since I was convinced from the very beginning that it is a scam.

But now the story becomes interesting.

I used a throw-away-email.
I used a fake name.
I used a fake address.

Now I received an e-mail from Bitfinex saying that my account has been opened.

Good. I never applied for an account. So it seems that cloudminr has opened it. Or someone who bought their information. And many people who had an account with cloudminr all the sudden receive an e-mail from you, telling that they have now an account.

Bitfinex: How is it possible that you opened an account for a fully fictious person? On your homepage you write:

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BITFINEX is committed in providing a safe, compliant and reputable service to our clients. For this reason, BITFINEX insists on a comprehensive and thorough KYC (Know-Your-Customer) and AML (Anti Money Laundering) compliance implementation. This includes the monitoring of suspicious transactions and obligatory reporting to local regulators and other compliance bodies.

Our AML and KYC policies differ depending on the country of origin of which our clients are located and furthermore recorded against through the BITFINEX registration process. The specific AML and KYC policies as per regional jurisdiction are located below. Our compliance framework ensures that regulatory requirements are being adhered to at both a local and global level, instilling a level of trust and ensuring BITFINEX will continue to operate uninterrupted.

BITFINEX reserves the right to refuse registration to persons from or in jurisdictions that do not meet international AML standards or could be considered as a Politically Exposed Person.

BITFINEX reserves the right to verify our users and their transactions. In addition to this, any attempt to abuse BITFINEX or its platform will result in an immediate account suspension.ommitted in providing a safe, compliant and reputable service to our clients. For this reason, BITFINEX insists on a comprehensive and thorough KYC (Know-Your-Customer) and AML (Anti Money Laundering) compliance implementation. This includes the monitoring of suspicious transactions and obligatory reporting to local regulators and other compliance bodies.

Our AML and KYC policies differ depending on the country of origin of which our clients are located and furthermore recorded against through the BITFINEX registration process. The specific AML and KYC policies as per regional jurisdiction are located below. Our compliance framework ensures that regulatory requirements are being adhered to at both a local and global level, instilling a level of trust and ensuring BITFINEX will continue to operate uninterrupted.

BITFINEX reserves the right to refuse registration to persons from or in jurisdictions that do not meet international AML standards or could be considered as a Politically Exposed Person.

BITFINEX reserves the right to verify our users and their transactions. In addition to this, any attempt to abuse BITFINEX or its platform will result in an immediate account suspension.

So there was no KYC nor any AML-process needed to open an account? At least in the case of my fake cloudminr-user

This stinks. And I'd like to get some answers from Bitfinex...

Alot of people in crypto dont wanna use their personal data, thats one of the key points of current crypto community, whats your problem? You wanna have a Big Brother from NSA checking out every single account tracking down every single BTC you send? Every crypto exchange now has an opportunity of unverified account opening and thats fine because if someone wanna wash their dirty BTC they're gonna use BTC mixers as all the darkmarket guys do. If you wanna make a wire transfer or CC deposit or withdrawal - you have to verify your account and thats right. If finex's gonna force verification for every single account - they will simply lose alot of customers, why should they do that?