Edited on 20/08/2025, 19:16:13 UTC
Given the current situation, I have decided to contact the authorities and see what can be done.
Reasons:
*The domain Freebitco.in is registered only until October 10, 2025 – less than two months away.
*Even if they were paying every half-month or once a month, that is too short a time for me to withdraw my full balance.
*Since July, Trustpilot has been full of complaints.
*Personally, I believe this is the end phase of an exit scam, and on October 10, 2025 everything will be shut down.
Therefore, on Monday, October 18, 2025, I will contact KSA (the Dutch Gambling Authority) to start an official case with them. Since they have investigated FBC B.V. in the past, I believe they know the owners and that this is one of the rare cases where the people behind a crypto gambling site are actually traceable. I plan to use that. It is also possible that we will need to contact ECC-Net (The European Consumer Centre Network), but that depends on communication with KSA.
I think the chances of a “win” are high, but I want to warn in advance that it is unlikely we will recover our funds. FBC B.V.’s assets are probably not large enough to pay both the KSA fines and the people they owe.
What can be achieved is making life more difficult for the owners – so that they can’t move freely without wondering if they might end up in jail in certain countries.
I know many people here believe nothing will come of this, that they are anonymous and unreachable. Maybe that’s true, maybe not. But doing nothing is voluntarily giving up. Even a small chance is better than no chance at all.
I have intentionally set the date to Monday, October 18, 2025 so that if anyone wants to join me, you have time to reach out. The more of us there are, the bigger the “mess” we can create.
EDIT 14.08.2025 : After reviewing the information I was pointed to, I acknowledge that contacting the authorities is pointless.
Original archived Re: freebitco.in not sending withdrawals
Scraped on 13/08/2025, 19:16:49 UTC
Given the current situation, I have decided to contact the authorities and see what can be done.
Reasons:
*The domain Freebitco.in is registered only until October 10, 2025 – less than two months away.
*Even if they were paying every half-month or once a month, that is too short a time for me to withdraw my full balance.
*Since July, Trustpilot has been full of complaints.
*Personally, I believe this is the end phase of an exit scam, and on October 10, 2025 everything will be shut down.
Therefore, on Monday, October 18, 2025, I will contact KSA (the Dutch Gambling Authority) to start an official case with them. Since they have investigated FBC B.V. in the past, I believe they know the owners and that this is one of the rare cases where the people behind a crypto gambling site are actually traceable. I plan to use that. It is also possible that we will need to contact ECC-Net (The European Consumer Centre Network), but that depends on communication with KSA.
I think the chances of a “win” are high, but I want to warn in advance that it is unlikely we will recover our funds. FBC B.V.’s assets are probably not large enough to pay both the KSA fines and the people they owe.
What can be achieved is making life more difficult for the owners – so that they can’t move freely without wondering if they might end up in jail in certain countries.
I know many people here believe nothing will come of this, that they are anonymous and unreachable. Maybe that’s true, maybe not. But doing nothing is voluntarily giving up. Even a small chance is better than no chance at all.
I have intentionally set the date to Monday, October 18, 2025 so that if anyone wants to join me, you have time to reach out. The more of us there are, the bigger the “mess” we can create.