Indeed it is, perfectly as in unsuspecting newbs like myself send you coins and you do not send them back.  Insert the above post over an over (social aspect to the scam) to cast just enough doubt (perhaps we are the scammers right, trying to tarnish your good name) and with that perhaps you'll catch another newb.  Enjoy my coins! 

Thank you TryNinja, I reported the scam here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5233545

I'll chalk it up to a relatively expensive lesson but it ain't the end of the world as I was mostly interested in learning about how mixers work.  Careful out there! 

What happened:

- Searching for a reliable mixer to perform security research I discovered Atobmixer via Google.
- I cross-referenced the URLs on a number of websites including this forum and found nothing obvious indicating a scam.   
- I clicked "start mixing" and entered a new Wasabi Wallet receiving address into the form.
- I sent the funds to the address provided and received the MP2C code: SQEEHP
- I checked the Check Mix link on their website using the MP2C code several times, status is "Waiting For Funds"

Scammers Profile Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2726873



Reference Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5207219.80



Amount Scammed: 0.01337075 BTC
Payment Method: Bitcoins
Proof of Payment: https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/c8d3f8041351661ca0fd32a02446c904551e98b5a5060933d4fd3736dab55c30

PM/Chat Logs: No response in the thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5207219.80, to the https://www.atobmixer.com/contact/ message that I sent or to my email which I posted in the thread above.


Additional Notes: Careful here, I was tricked mostly because of the few sources I checked including this respected forum, I noticed the ATOBMIXER ADMIN user frequently posting in response to user issues.  This gave me the perspective that this was a well-supported tool with a helpful.  If you look more closely you can see that these posts seem not to resolve but just provide the appearance that issues are being handled.  An interesting social aspect to this scam. 

Please look into why you aren't responding to my message in this thread or my message submitted through your contact form while you are at it...   

How does one make a scam accusation?  I've tracked my information well.   

@atobmixer, can you share my your PGP public key and I'll happily post the details of the transaction on this forum?

I tried to send you a DM but it does not allow me as this is a newbie account.  PS.  As mentioned I've already contacted you via atobmix5vwucluyj.onion. 

My temporary email is hakaiserpent@gmail.com so please reach out, will happily update these posts if the matter is resolved. 

100% sure this is a scam. 

Here is why I think that:

1.  I used the URL: http://atobmix5vwucluyj.onion/ and when I "Check Mix" the status is:  Status : "Waiting For Funds"

 

2.  I contacted the admin via: http://atobmix5vwucluyj.onion/contact/ and got no response.

3.  I checked the transaction ID on Blockchain.com and the received time is 2020-03-10 18:59 with 237 confirmations.  I'd be happy to share the transactionID with an admin over PGP. 

Note: I will edit or repost if anything is resolved, but tread this with the upmost caution based on my experience and the posted before me

It seems I'm 0/2 with mixers recently and I'm down $500.  Its a shame as these formerly reliable services have been replaced by sprawling scams.  I think the only legit solution I'd try in the future is Wasabi Wallet's coin join and similar methodologies.