So much for blurring and redaction, the identity of the scammer is given away in the blog post.
Unless it's been changed since you posted this, I can't see anything that would give away the scammer's identity.
A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
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Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#82I'm a cynic, I know, but the I'm sorry sounds like a prepared cut and paste for when it goes bad. He had other Apple giftcards in large amounts laying around that he could use to appease the author??? This is a well worn machine.
Eh? He got paid in bitcoin at the end I thought
"I'm broke and don't have the BTC otherwise I would have given it to you already, here's an Apple gift card for $477 and the remainder is still on this other card here." -- something like what the scammer said.
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
Or use an escrow service / middleman that people trust. Bitcoin transfers aren't the problem here. Its transferring money to a trusted 3rd party, and then that 3rd party transferring the money forward (or back) once the items are confirmed to be transferred. The problem then becomes dispute resolution. Even priority mail can be faked. Close the envelope with fake cards or whatever... so no matter what, dispute resolu…
Which are the best ones?
This one looks totally legit: http://cardingmafia.ws/f60/
"Forum: Carding Mafia Escrow Service: Do you need to buy in safe way And Not To Get Ripped From some kid ? Come here and use CM Escrow Service Its Free.. Warning Not allowed To reply in threads .. who allowed to reply in thread just seller and buyer and escrow man anyone else will got banned for 7 days"
Pulsating banner ads: $0.00
PHPNuke discussion board: $0.00
Blinking animated emoticons: $0.00
Mafia run escrow service: $0.00
Knowing the little bastard will end up with a decapitated horse head in his bed if he doesn't pay up: priceless.
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#84100% sure he will do this again. He's not some sort of teenage delinquent going through a phase, he's an adult and this is a police matter. The apologies and excuses are all well rehearsed.
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#85I don't think you need 100% unique usernames across the web, just use a unique one on reddit!
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#86So much for blurring and redaction, the identity of the scammer is given away in the blog post.
Unless it's been changed since you posted this, I can't see anything that would give away the scammer's identity.
The elance overview contained a unique description, but now it is blurred[0]. The original is still up on archive.org.
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#87I don't do these sort of trades but if I did I'd try: Buyer sends 1/4 of the BTC Sellers sends 1st card Buyer sends 1/2 of the BTC Seller sends 2nd card Buyer sends 1/4 of BTC That way the risk is shared, and both parties stand to lose at most 1/4 of the value (if seller defects after receiving the first payment, or buyer defects and fails to make the last payment).
Or use an escrow service / middleman that people trust. Bitcoin transfers aren't the problem here. Its transferring money to a trusted 3rd party, and then that 3rd party transferring the money forward (or back) once the items are confirmed to be transferred. The problem then becomes dispute resolution. Even priority mail can be faked. Close the envelope with fake cards or whatever... so no matter what, dispute resolu…
Too bad escrow service in eBay means pretty much "you're getting scammed"
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
Eh? He got paid in bitcoin at the end I thought
"I'm broke and don't have the BTC otherwise I would have given it to you already, here's an Apple gift card for $477 and the remainder is still on this other card here." -- something like what the scammer said.
The author after that quote:
"He wanted to give my my cards back but I tried for years to get rid of them so I say he can sell them and give me the BTC. Which he did and our deal was finally forfilled."
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
Unless it's been changed since you posted this, I can't see anything that would give away the scammer's identity.
The elance overview contained a unique description, but now it is blurred[0]. The original is still up on archive.org. [0] https://www.pictshare.net/ee61c0c5ba.jpg
So he's been scamming over Steam too and for years. And author thinks he won't do this again, seriously? This is a way of life for him.
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#90Obviously what the kid did was illegal and morally wrong, and contacting his family was certainly effective. But I believe that contacting his family probably violated most state and federal debt collection laws. After all, essentially what happened is that he was late on a $380 debt payment.
Imagine if you were a few days late on a credit card payment, and they started calling your relatives telling them that if they weren't paid, they would be going to the cops. That is very illegal, and in that scenario the credit card company could be sued for damages. These two scenarios have some legal equivalence - someone that is owed a debt contacts family and uses embarrassment as leverage to collect. There have been many cases where criminals have successfully sued their victims and this may be a good candidate. This blog post, which this kid's lawyer would paint as a public celebration of the damage done to his client's life, doesn't help matters.
So what he did in this case was logical, and probably even cut the kid a break, but it probably exposed him to legal liability. He should have just gone to the cops and let it play out if that was his actual intention after not being paid.