Quote from: namecointrader on January 23, 2014, 07:28:11 PM

Quote from: Owndapwn on January 23, 2014, 05:58:22 PM

Quote from: Cryptoin on January 21, 2014, 05:15:52 AM

Quote from: clshades on January 21, 2014, 05:05:34 AM

ok so this is a classic Ponzi scheme. Reporting it to the FBI or IRS would certainly raise eyebrows. If he stole as many coins as we think he's gotten away with tens of thousands of dollars.

With DOGE's current valuation it's probably closer to the $100,000-$200,000 range.

Actually, assuming he stole 3bil DOGE, it's worth $4807763, or $4.8 MILLION dollars.
Which means I lost $630 worth of DOGE and puts the bounty at $15k.

Phonetic, I'm sure you still read these just to see if we've dumped enough money on finding you that a hit can open up, and if DOGE pulls a LTC and jumps much higher, that is something you'll have to worry about.
Understand that you don't just walk away with $4.8mil without making some potentially very dangerous individuals very upset.
Until you turn over the DOGE, you run the risk of someone purchasing a contract against you.
At the very least, turn over the stuff from accounts with more than 100k DOGE. The ones with 10k aren't going to go to too many lengths to get their $15 back and you still pocket probably $300k-700k depending on the weighted average in each account.
But if hiring a hit against you can get me $2.4mil, I'm tempted to start looking at prices.
I have college and a house to think about, and if securing my future means the death of a thief, I'm sure I'd learn to sleep with it.

Owndapwn, that is very irresponsible and grim of you to say such a thing. We are all civilised people here. Let us approach this problem in a civilised and responsible manner.

So I guess I'm grim and irresponsible.
See, normally when people steal from me, I try to talk it out.
If they remain obstinate, I instruct them on the pain their betrayal inflicts on me.

I've tried talking. Money hasn't been returned.
3D printing has had some neat advancements, but I still can't print a sentient baseball bat.
This puts my next option at either "Golly gee shucks guys, how unfortunate I lost almost a grand" or hire out a third party individual with a specific set of skills to retrieve all of the money he stole.
Right now, it isn't worth it for ~$700, but remember when LTC was worth $0.06? They're now worth $25. They've hit $45.
Doge is worth 2 uBTC, or about $0.0016, but what about when it's worth $0.01? That's $4k.
How about if they become the new LTC and fluctuate from $0.12-0.40? That's $160k.
Now what about the people who lost more than 400k DOGE? What about the guy that lost 1.2mil DOGE? That's $480k. Of just the money he lost in the pool. Plus whatever else Phonetic lost. And that.. That is worth the life of a thief.
And he runs that risk every day until he returns all outstanding balances. If not me, there's plenty of others he screwed over, and even more that just drool over the thought of being able to snatch his laptop and find $4.8mil stuffed inside.