Robbed While Buying Coin

Just read this over on /r/Agmarketplace.. Be careful out there !!

https://www.reddit.com/r/AgMarketplace/comments/3ihwyh/just_got_robbed_trying_to_buy_bitcoins/


Comments


[7 Points] rogueXleader:

This has always been my concern in doing in-person cash deals with LBC. I pretty much avoid it altogether at this point with LibertyX, but it's gone through my mind more than a few times what an easy setup to rob someone that could potentially be. Sure, why not show up to a location with an already disclosed amount of cash to deal with a complete stranger?! I'm sure plenty of people have success with this but it's just too sketchy for me personally


[4 Points] KnightoftheLions:

Why would anyone meet in an empty parking lot to buy or sell bitcoins? Meet at a Starbucks or McDonalds or something. It's legal. You don't need to be clandestine about it. I would never meet someone in an empty parking lot, especially to buy fucking bitcoin.


[2 Points] BTVA:

Im not selling any more bitcoins for cash to any of you, if youre all going to bring guns.

Do the trade in a bank where hoodlums arent going to rob you.


[1 Points] young_k:

Unfortunately totally avoidable...dude sounds like he was way to focused on the dope he was getting and less on opsec/general safety.

didnt notice that the parking lot was empty till after, let dude pick spot..i mean I get it...complacency, but still..this seems a little excessive, like a dope fiend for bitcoin


[1 Points] IDontKnowWhyImPostin:

Reading things like this makes me so thankfull I live in a city where there is a bitcoin atm lol.


[1 Points] None:

You gotta assume theres a reason that the person wants to buy/sell btc f2f instead to begin with... Lbc f2f transactions are always for some type of shady reason. I bet this happens alot


[0 Points] hdheuud:

How hard is it to bring a friend and a gun? Now I'm not necessarily saying you have to fire this gun. I'm also not saying you don't have to. But really. How hard is it? I guarantee the likelihood of you getting robbed will drop to next to nothing


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[-4 Points] Clix828:

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