I am eating crow right now. My brother uncovered some information that says this is most certainly a SCAM. I verified his findings and have sent a note to hosting company that is hosting ctsminer.com
I went here:
https://support.namecheap.com/index.php?/default/Tickets/SubmitI chose "Domains -- Legal and Abuse" and submitted this data to them:
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SCAM WEBSITE you are hosting.
Domain: ctsminer.com
IP: 199.188.201.252
http://domains-by-day.com/2014-01-24/ctsminer.com-domain-name-data.htmlshows that ctsminer.com was originally associated with IP 185.8.106.66 (on another network)
THIS IS A KNOWN SCAMMER IP:
https://www.virustotal.com/en/ip-address/185.8.106.66/information/Many previous attempts at fraud from domains on that same IP have been perpetrated most notably "butterflyiab.com". It is famous. it was a copy of the legit site, butterflylabs.com. They tricked a lot of people out of their bitcoin. This company is currently taking bitcoin payments and swindling people out of their hard earned currency. Others on our forum also tracked the bitcoin payments on the block chain and this company is using their fraudulently obtained bitcoin to purchase mining hardware. This is a CLEAR SCAM. You are LEGALLY OBLIGATED to take it down IMMEDIATELY. BE ADVISED THAT YOU CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCURRED FROM THAT WEBSITE FROM THIS MOMENT ON. You have been informed.
YOU CAN REVIEW OUR RESEARCH ON THE FORUM HERE:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=429513.msg4744813#msg4744813_______________________________________________________________________________
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Everybody else on this forum needs to send something similar informing them of the scam. Unfortunately, they don'y provide a telephone number. I am totally distraught right now, because of the lost BTC. Going to go cry myself to sleep now. Good night all....
BTW, someone should probably contact FBI or something and let them know too. I'm to tired to deal with this right now. I need sleep.