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Re: Skrill Allows BTC now?
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AruTrader
on 30/11/2016, 13:28:41 UTC
No idea but the fees are outrageously high

You are buying    1.00000000 BTC
Buy price 706.52 EUR/BTC    706.52 EUR
Payment fee    + 38.28 EUR

Well in USD they charge 4.4 %..
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Re: Skrill Allows BTC now?
by
AruTrader
on 30/11/2016, 13:20:46 UTC
Yea thats what it looks like.


My only concern is if they change their policy and cubits not aware of it, then bamm. you lost your funds...

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Skrill Allows BTC now?
by
AruTrader
on 30/11/2016, 11:47:10 UTC
I bought BTC from this company cubits.com (they are very good actually) Very good rates. But I had to ask them if my Skril can get banned by purchasing from them. Here is the reply:

11/30/16 08:58Support wrote:
Dear Tariq,

thank you for your reply!

Skrill is part of the Paysafe Group now and they have changed their policies toward Bitcoin now. Paysafe Group is totally in favour of Bitcoin!

There is nothing for you to worry about and Skrill is 100% aware of our Business activity.

We wish you a pleasant day.

Your Cubits Team

-----

What you guys think?
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Re: BTC Stolen at Paxful - Social Engineering .
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AruTrader
on 26/06/2016, 01:26:29 UTC
You need to contact Paxful now and get your account removed, or a lot more people will fall victim to him.

I'm planning on selling and buying at Paxful soon, so this is very good information to know.


It's banned and suspended.
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Re: BTC Stolen at Paxful - Social Engineering .
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AruTrader
on 26/06/2016, 01:15:26 UTC
If the session was already open for him when you enabled 2fa he would have still had access using a session that didn't have 2fa.

It depends how the site is programmed, but usually its keep session variables until logout button is hit.

too many scumbags around.

That's true...but it seems he no longer has access to my emails which a good thing...

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BTC Stolen at Paxful - Social Engineering .
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AruTrader
on 25/06/2016, 02:56:18 UTC
On Paxfull on 6/13/16 my account "AruTrader" was hijacked after a social engineering attack. This member under the Screen Name "Profiter" had a very attractive AD to buy BTC. Very good deal. So I made him an offer,  he even showed an ID and one with Selfie.. He also asked for my Cell number pretending that he want to verify it. He already knew my email where to send payment to. The BTC were already in Escrow. So he asked if I received a code which I gived to him right away! That code he used it to reset my email account to get access to my paxfull then release the coins to himself. What a thief! I didn't realize that untill it was too late that I was a victim of a Social Engineering Attack!.

And still not satisfied he gain access to several of my btc wallets and tried to spend 500EU on one of them, which fortunately was canceled.

After changing my passwords and enabled 2FA (2 Factor Authentication) I reported him, and his account got suspended and banned. But It's not over yet. He still had access to my paxful account, using it to scam others under my behalf until my account was also banned and suspended!! I reported this to Marcos, the moderator, and he believed that Profit hacked my account but he also believed that I did the same thing also!! WTF! His IP location is from Morocco, but of course he could be using some proxy or VPN.

So I don't know how come he still had access to my account. I Enabled 2FA on my email and my paxful account also had 2FA enabled, but through SMS, and I heard it's possible for the Hacker to Port your SIM card Number to his phone, maybe that's how he got access.  But maybe there were also some settings in my email account that he knew about. So I reset all security codes and devices etc..and changed my password again with 2FA enabled. Also I started Enabling 2FA on the accounts that were compromised. Since then, no more issues!!  If I did that earlier, this would not have happened!.

Lesson learned: Becareful when giving numbers, and read the sms code verify carefully if it's from your email provider. Do not give numbers to any buyer. If you do then make sure is for legitimate purpose. Just because the buyer or seller provides ID doesn't mean it's real no matter how legitimate it looks!

Always Enable 2FA (2 Factor Authentication), Not SMS 2FA but Mobile App 2FA. This will make hard for the hacker to get access t your account. If my email had 2FA enabled, my account wouldn't be hijacked... I learned the hard way!!

Update:  The scumbag tried to gain access again to my Email, from an IP from Netherlands....but this time he failed!! Thanks to 2FA!!!
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Re: How to trade safely.
by
AruTrader
on 17/06/2016, 04:27:58 UTC
My Skrill account just got restricted, and has funds in it.

I think some of the buyers might be using unverified accounts? hmm

What's the best way to to sell bitcoins safely without the risk of getting a reversal or a red flag my merchant account?

I cannot ID everybody I trade with especially when they have a solid rep.

So what's your take on this.


Try escrow if you have the option. Unfortunately, since bitcoin transactions are one way, you have to receive a non refundable form of payment at the same time in order for the transaction to "resolve". If not, it's technically pending until the end of the charge back window.

TLDR

Use cash.

Well my Skrill account has been re-activated. I answered some basic questions, what I am using it for etc.
and they reactivated my account and no Money was gone thankfully. 
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Paxful Account Hijacked - Social Engineering Scammer - Lesson Learned!
by
AruTrader
on 17/06/2016, 04:19:46 UTC
On Paxfull on 6/13/16 my account "AruTrader" was hijacked after a social engineering attack. This member under the Screen Name "Profiter" had a very attractive AD to buy BTC. Very good deal. So I made him an offer,  he even showed an ID and one with Selfie.. He also asked for my Cell number pretending that he want to verify it. He already knew my email where to send payment to. The BTC were already in Escrow. So he asked if I received a code which I gived to him right away! That code he used it to reset my email account to get access to my paxfull then release the coins to himself. What a thief! I didn't realize that untill it was too late that I was a victim of a Social Engineering Attack!.

And still not satisfied he gain access to several of my btc wallets and tried to spend 500EU on one of them, which fortunately was canceled.

After changing my passwords and enabled 2FA (2 Factor Authentication) I reported him, and his account got suspended and banned. But It's not over yet. He still had access to my paxful account, using it to scam others under my behalf until my account was also banned and suspended!! I reported this to Marcos, the moderator, and he believed that Profit hacked my account but he also believed that I did the same thing also!! WTF! His IP location is from Morocco, but of course he could be using some proxy or VPN.

So I don't know how come he still had access to my account. I Enabled 2FA on my email and my paxful account also had 2FA enabled, but through SMS, and I heard it's possible for the Hacker to Port your SIM card Number to his phone, maybe that's how he got access.  But maybe there were also some settings in my email account that he knew about. So I reset all security codes and devices etc..and changed my password again with 2FA enabled. Also I started Enabling 2FA on the accounts that were compromised. Since then, no more issues!!  If I did that earlier, this would not have happened!.

Lesson learned: Becareful when giving numbers, and read the sms code verify carefully if it's from your email provider. Do not give numbers to any buyer. If you do then make sure is for legitimate purpose. Just because the buyer or seller provides ID doesn't mean it's real no matter how legitimate it looks!

Always Enable 2FA (2 Factor Authentication), Not SMS 2FA but Mobile App 2FA. This will make hard for the hacker to get access t your account. If my email had 2FA enabled, my account wouldn't be hijacked... I learned the hard way!!

Update:  The scumbag tried to gain access again to my Email, from an IP from Netherlands....but this time he failed!! Thanks to 2FA!!!







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Re: How to trade safely.
by
AruTrader
on 17/06/2016, 03:26:54 UTC
I try to keep skrill to a minimum in the bitcoin scene, because I notice they are very very wary about btc transaction.

I heard neteller is more receptive toward bitcoins, but I will just give them a call to make sure.

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Re: How to trade safely.
by
AruTrader
on 14/06/2016, 06:46:14 UTC
I totally agree!..
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Re: How to trade safely.
by
AruTrader
on 14/06/2016, 06:18:12 UTC
Well Skrill just emailed me with good news! My account's restriction has been lifted!

I really thought I was going to loose it!..

It all depends how you respond to them. Don't be rude, keep it nice and cool..

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Re: How to trade safely.
by
AruTrader
on 13/06/2016, 06:03:14 UTC
cash only

Using any third party processor or your bank,
you are very open to losing their service

problem is people (young idiots usually)
will just contact the processor or bank
and they make a fraud claim in an attempt for them to scam you
(most likely it would also be for a petty amount from a petty buyer)

once a report is made your account is automatically frozen/limited etc.
even taking their ID cannot prevent this,
you may be able to get account reopened
but thats always a maybe.



But you can decide before trading with them by taking their ID along with proof that the account is theirs. This way can prevent a possible reversal. Alot of buyers at LBC does it that way. But its such a long a process, and who want's to go through all that?
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Re: How to trade safely.
by
AruTrader
on 13/06/2016, 05:54:04 UTC
Well I just got an email from skrill to answer a few questions.

One of the questions is - What is your relationship to xxxxxx@gmail.com?

My basic reply would be for services rendered, customer i met online or something...

But  I wonder if they will buy this.. they might also have asked xxxxx@gmail.com the same question they ask me, so they might get different answers....

I wonder how people make it selling large volumes of btc without getting a red flag...



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How to trade safely.
by
AruTrader
on 13/06/2016, 04:37:30 UTC
My Skrill account just got restricted, and has funds in it.

I think some of the buyers might be using unverified accounts? hmm

What's the best way to to sell bitcoins safely without the risk of getting a reversal or a red flag my merchant account?

I cannot ID everybody I trade with especially when they have a solid rep.

So what's your take on this.

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Neteller BTC Policy
by
AruTrader
on 13/06/2016, 04:28:53 UTC
So from what I understand it's now possible to deposit btc directly to Neteller.

But I understand you can not cash it out through the Net+ Card.

But the terms and conditions of Neteller forbids buying or selling btc using Neteller.

Now here is the question:

If it's prohibited to sell bitcoins using Neteller why do they allow bitcoins to be deposited in to the account.

Why many BTC Sites support Neteller as a deposit?

Is it safe to sell bitcoins and get paid with Neteller?

I need help grasping this

Thank you.