Quote from: Dlcoates1 on May 07, 2013, 03:34:13 PM

Quote from: RonSwanson on May 02, 2013, 11:24:19 PM

It's quite difficult to find anything conclusive since it's probably a fake name

If it was a fake name, then he couldn't even have his paypal up and running. As you should know, paypal is requiring proof of SSN, Poof of ID, and proof of address. And this is not just for old accounts either. Also, paypal can tell if the email was just created, or what it has been used for. They can also scan names to tell if the name is fake or not. Paypal is very thorough.

I also got scammed 40 AUD against btc I have never seen, I have paid with paypal on a verified paypal account, the guys persists in saying he is going to refund me. It is really beyond the point as he is using my money to scam ADfocus??? That guy had the nerves to tell me: (obviously I was enraged):

(guy disappears from the chat just after payment sent)

==>Day of the payment
Me: wtf man thats not cool (16:09)
Me: I am about to do it (call paypal) seriously last chance (16:12)
Me: Not funny (16:14)
Me: I can't believe you did that! (17:00)

==>Day after, reappearing on the public chat..
Me: Are you shitting me or what? (6:20)
ChrisMaher96I: will give you a refund. Soon (6:23)
Me: are you just kidding me I am mad, you are just lucky you are not in front of me!! (6:23)
Me: refund? (6:23)
Me: sent the bitcoin or cancel the paypal transaction (6:24)
Me: NOW!!! (6:24)
ChrisMaher96Yes, I used the money to purchase Advertising on AdFocus. Once the ad is approved I'll login to PayPal and refund the money. (6:24)
ChrisMaher96That way, you get your money, and I get to rip off AdFocus... hehe (6:24)

...decency forbids me to go on :

Now I can't care too much about 40 bucks, let's say it's the price of a lesson, I nevertheless believe the community should come down with the greatest fury on this kind of behaviors that cast a black-hat cloud on cryptocurrencies.

Mainstream will stay away from it, as they are more and more associated with greed, child porn, internet scams, hacking, gambling and prostitution, guys... that's not good!! If you value your cryptrowallets and the price attached to it, this kind of scams need to be reduced to a minimum. I don't know how, but that is going to be the main hurdle to mainstream, it's blatant.

All I know is that I am/was on the market for bitcoins, because I wanted to use websites that accept cc, and play a bit on the exchange, I mean use them, I like the concept. I think Yacoin and it's CPU friendly inception could reinvigorate the all concept and with the plug and mine software you have nowadays...

But so far I have spent time and money, and had to deal with shady characters that make me go paranoid about every bit that passes my firewall. Not a great experience so far...