1. Yes, sure. But the way my account was reset first, and then email changed... makes me think some fuckery afoot.
2. Yes, and I chose Og because I have used him for other transactions in the past. Those that weren't with a scammer though... smaller transactions as well.
3. Agree maybe I shouldn't have, but this is also one of the only places to really facilitate such trades... The platform should be more secure especially considering how common these trades take place.... and apparently how easy it is to hack a btctalk account... is there even auto-lock on too many failed attempts? Can it be attempted a million times if the guy just changes his IP address and clears cache?
4. The agreement was that after the item was shipped, and after I received it and verified it is a authentic Antminer L7 miner... I would release the funds.
5. I have gotten some replies from Og, but nothing from Burky155. I do not believe Burky155 sent the miner... because the "hacker" told Og to release the funds to Burky.. Clearly a scam took place and there is no mythical Antminer L7 in the mail on it's way to me.
Funny, the seller was only okay with using OgNasty or minerjones.
ONLY THEM.
Doesn’t that imply some sort of coordination?
Probably because they're two of the most established and trusted escrows here? That's what you requested, right?
Sending you a DM, interested. Must use trusted escrower here, or Bitrated.
Didn't you make a little research as to the two options provided? How did you come up with Og and not minerjones?
Also, did you not also check the background of the user you're about to do transaction with? I'm asking because burky155 was inactive for more than 3 years before suddenly coming out of nowhere selling something.
How can I properly secure my account when this platform doesn’t even have basic (and FREE) services to do so? Like google 2fa.
A 2FA could indeed be of help. But knowing that it doesn't have this feature, why did you proceed with the transaction? Also, what happened to you could be considered isolated. I mean, it's not everyday that an account involved in a transaction got hacked in the middle of it.
And the reason the escrower should also have had a red flag was that there’s no physical way the package could have arrived to me that quickly. Not just the fact that he hadn’t given tracking info yet.
What was the agreement, by the way? When could the escrow release the fund? Is it when the item has already arrived? Or is it enough that a tracking number is provided? Or could he release the funds upon instruction of the buyer?
1) does OgNasty have any access to any backend systems that allows him to reset a password for a user? Like a support feature.
I don't think so.
Have the three of you been communicating until now? How would you proceed from here? Do you believe that user burky155 really sent the item that you bought? I guess you should communicate with him/her. If he/she indeed sent it, then no problem. If he/she didn't, then it is obvious he/she is scamming you.