Quote from: Lucius on February 27, 2020, 11:46:44 AM

Quote from: Hanna on February 27, 2020, 11:29:41 AM

I guess 611 EUR goes a long way in Colombia/Venezuela... Maybe from his perspective, it's worth skimming a European who doesn't have her wits about her.

How 550 EUR from the first post turned into 611 EUR? And can you clarify if this money has already been sent to the alleged seller and what was used as a means of payment? I don't understand why you agreed to the transaction outside of exchange, and why you pay for something in advance (if I understood correctly that the money is already lost)?

The difference of the EUR figure mentioned is just because I sent the money in SEK (Swedish) not in EUR. When writing here, I wanted to mention the price in a currency that people are likely to be familiar with. SEK is not a big currency, so I just did a very sketchy calculation in my head,to give a rough estimate. Then somebody specifically commented on the sum, so I decided to double check and it turns out I was off and the value in EUR was a little bit higher than I thought. Exact price for anyone who is really interested, was "Buying 0.07592263 bitcoins for 6,885.00 SEK". This is approx. 611 EUR. Sorry about any confusion.

The payment method he asked for was World Remit, which was new to me. Register and then use your Visa/Mastercard to send money. The seller said the transaction with World Remit would be complete in 1 hour. However, as it turned out, it took close to 4 hours. His window for the transaction, was something like 1.5 hour. Additionally, it was late at night, I was not at my sharpest and aware I needed to go to bed. When the window was nearly up, I was warned by Local Bitcoin Exchange, made a stupid gut reaction, i.e. closing the trade even though the transfer was already made.

As for me handling this the wrong way: I knooooooow!!! I started out by explaining that I realise that I did everything wrong and that this may be the price I have to pay for learning that lesson. I am angry with myself and feel very stupid.

Quote from: LoyceV on February 27, 2020, 11:53:05 AM

Quote from: Hanna on February 27, 2020, 11:12:35 AM

In the meantime, I would be super grateful for help by an experienced person, to check the blockchain.

https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/address/1JW9NJneiHVqpvDgcNah4FLXRF62Mw1Np5

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I just don't get scammer vibes from him at all, even though I realise anyone could be tricked.

Some scammers are obvious, but others are experienced con artists.

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His high score on Local Bitcoin Exchange also indicates he's honest.

Those accounts also get sold, or hacked.

Yes. I really thought I was dealing with a nice Christian guy who was trading BTC to make a living in Venezuela. I even chatted with him a bit while waiting for the transaction. I am normally very good at telling bad people from good, but of course, I am not God, so I don't know what's in people's heart!

Sometimes CIRCUMSTANCES makes an otherwise honest person behave dishonestly. Here, I had already transferred the money to him and cancelled the trade by mistake. Maybe, sitting there in Venezuela, with all the challenges the people there are facing, it seemed to him like "money from the sky", simply too good to reject. He could accept the money and not send any BTC, and probably get away with it. He might not even be sanctioned by Local Bitcoin Exchange. It's between him and his conscience.

I have now asked him to provide the Transaction ID, Re-send the BTC or refund my money
To be continued...

Hanna

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