Alphabay Are Scammers

Hello people of darknetmarkets, I have been a victim of a malicious scam on alphabay.

Anyways here is the story. I made a deposit of about 78 bitcoin. I waited and when it reached 3 deposits it didn't go through. So I contacted the support team, by the time they responded it had 4 confirmations already. So I talk to a moderator disc0 on there and he is very helpful at first sight. So whilst talking to disc0 I look on my balance page and the deposit address has changed, it changed about 3 -4 times. Anyways I show disc0 the proof that it was my deposit address and I had deposited the 78 bitcoins. But when I showed him it, he told me "It's a phishing link and theres nothing we can do". So i get a little bit frustrated and demand my money, he says he can't help. So since I am very savvy I though to myself, I'll take a picture of my deposit address on the onion and onion.to. So I come back to him with the other picture on the balance page with the onion link and I get ban immediately. It's bullshit and a selective scam. I heard many other reports of people getting fucked over this way but don't have anything to proof it. But I do so here it is.

http://imgur.com/a/XVRP0

First screenshot after I made the initial deposit on the onion.to balance page.

Decided to use hiddenservice.net considering it is faster and take a screenshot there also.

http://imgur.com/a/TrALS

The conversation was lengthy and I only got one screenshot of it before he ban me.

http://imgur.com/a/v9Co2

https://blockchain.info/address/1EvYf8vevcZeXk8rkNgmQ1FAEkHJjvPjpq

Absolute bullshit, do not use alphabay folks, they are fucking scammers.

Also remember take a screenshot of your deposit address and keep your tx recorded too.


Comments


[49 Points] alphabaysupport:

Let me repost what has been said in the ticket.

Hi NewVendorInTown, I am part of the admin team at Alphabay

I have doubled check the screenshot you sent to disc0, and unfortunately, you sent coins to a phisher address. Please open your screenshots and check:

1) Use a QR code scanner application, and scan the QR code beside the Bitcoin address - you will see that the code does not match the displayed address

2) Use the "Get signed PGP proof of ownership" link, and validate the signature with the PGP key in the Contact page, you'll see that it does not validate

3) Check the URL bar - you'll see that the URL is ".hiddenservice.net", which is an untrusted service.

By the way, there are no "faster" links. If you type "pwoah7foa6au2pul.onion" directly, you'll get our site. If you use this proxy, the proxy "hiddenservice.net" needs to query pwoah7foa6au2pul.onion anyway, so you're just adding a middleman for nothing.

All of the above, combined with a screenshot that shows that you're using Chrome on Windows (the most insecure setup ever), point to evidence that you're using a malicious man-in-the-middle attack, or you have a BTC stealer software that changes the on-screen address.

I am sorry to hear that the coins were sent to a phisher, and I wish I could help you, but this is not a BTC address that we control, so we can do nothing with the coins.

Also, ".onion.to" is also a middleman that can tamper with addresses.


tl;rd:

1) You're using Chrome on Windows with an onion middleman - the most insecure setup ever.

2) The QR code doesn't even match the Bitcoin address, everyone can see that on your screenshot

3) Please post the PGP proof of ownership if you want to prove that you're right.


[33 Points] ostespiseren:

Wow, haven't seen someone this stupid try to claim he was right in a long time. Congratulations.


[24 Points] 73536883:

Millions of children in Africa could have gotten high off those coins...


[12 Points] BoofStarbucks:

This has to be a hoax. Nobody is this fucking stupid.


[10 Points] sunchip14:

LMAO someone fucking scored off your dumb fuck ass


[8 Points] DirtyThiefsGlove:

78 fucking coins. And you got phished. Fucking hell. More money than sense.


[9 Points] SloppyJoeLieberman:

I bet those middlemen are ecstatic


[9 Points] Wamboz:

lol your fucking retarded


[9 Points] JohnnyDrama68:

Do you have any coins left? If so you can send some directly to me and skip the middleman.


[8 Points] throw_333_away:

Holy shit, you actually did send 78 bitcoins. OP, you're too stupid to handle sums of money like that. Stop blaming honest people for your fuckup. Just take your loss and move on, and while you do, head over to /r/darknetmarketsnoobs and read the buyer's bible before even THINKING of touching DNMs.

I hope you at least get some knowledge out of this experience.


[8 Points] Nano-Bunny:

I'd like to nominate this for the "Slow Clap of the Month" award.


[7 Points] Immaloner:

Capturing this post for posterity just in case OP discovers the delete option.

Hello people of darknetmarkets, I have been a victim of a malicious scam on alphabay.

Anyways here is the story. I made a deposit of about 78 bitcoin. I waited and when it reached 3 deposits it didn't go through. So I contacted the support team, by the time they responded it had 4 confirmations already. So I talk to a moderator disc0 on there and he is very helpful at first sight. So whilst talking to disc0 I look on my balance page and the deposit address has changed, it changed about 3 -4 times. Anyways I show disc0 the proof that it was my deposit address and I had deposited the 78 bitcoins. But when I showed him it, he told me "It's a phishing link and theres nothing we can do". So i get a little bit frustrated and demand my money, he says he can't help. So since I am very savvy I though to myself, I'll take a picture of my deposit address on the onion and onion.to. So I come back to him with the other picture on the balance page with the onion link and I get ban immediately. It's bullshit and a selective scam. I heard many other reports of people getting fucked over this way but don't have anything to proof it. But I do so here it is.

http://imgur.com/a/XVRP0

First screenshot after I made the initial deposit on the onion.to balance page.

Decided to use hiddenservice.net considering it is faster and take a screenshot there also.

http://imgur.com/a/TrALS

The conversation was lengthy and I only got one screenshot of it before he ban me.

http://imgur.com/a/v9Co2

https://blockchain.info/address/1EvYf8vevcZeXk8rkNgmQ1FAEkHJjvPjpq

Absolute bullshit, do not use alphabay folks, they are fucking scammers.

Also remember take a screenshot of your deposit address and keep your tx recorded too.


[6 Points] None:

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[7 Points] t41m3n:

180k dollars in the drain ... OMG


[3 Points] Elisa-Yamaha:

Why would you deposit a whopping 160k euro onto Alphabay? Sorry for you loss..


[4 Points] kaif_veenis:

Bet this is a hoax and OP is just flexing with the amount of coins he has and is also stirring up shit just for giggles.


[3 Points] IgotScammed1231:

This is absolute bullshit, the laptop I have is completely brand new laptop. no man in the middle, no phishing just a deposit that's it. I deposited on the onion.to, I have used to it many times to deposit 1k+ btc, this is bullshit. and if you are all not blind, it's pretty obvious that alphabay fucked me out of my money and probably ton others too.


[3 Points] Badass_moose:

OP, I've seen a lot of angry, rage-fueled, desperate displays of showmanship on Reddit but yours has to be the most transparently pathetic that I've ever seen. Even middle schoolers would probably cringe at the absolutely hilarious comments that you've been posting. Do you think that even a single person cares about how much money you claim to make, or how many Ferraris you drive? Better yet, do you think that even a single person believes you? And before you go on some senseless tirade about how you "don't care what a bunch of stupid virgin redditors think", I'll remind you that you've bothered to defend yourself a hell of a lot already, so it's obvious that you not only care but you care more than any of the rest of us ever will. You probably think you're coming across as confident and powerful but in reality you're coming across as a weak-minded narcissist who will never be as half as smart as he thinks he is.


[2 Points] IgotScammed1231:

I'm now giving away 1 bitcoin to each and every member, that will help me recover my funds from alphabay.


[2 Points] Jay-__:

78 btc... I can't even...


[2 Points] HungriestOfHippos:

How the fuck does this happen? Not the obvious phishing but...

I know, I know... "a fool and his money are soon parted", but how the fuck does this fool have so much money to lose trying to be the criminal he's not? Retard literally just lost a house.


[2 Points] Immaloner:

Goddamn! Money like that could get me out of debt and seriously turn my life around and you give it away to a fucking scammer?? Idiots like you do not deserve money.

PS...please send me 10 BTC. I will love you forever. :)


[2 Points] hugTHEmeatshit:

hahahahaha this is funny as hell!


[2 Points] Fugduhfacts:

Very smart of you to post your blochain info as well


[2 Points] JasperBuds:

Dude it's not even my money and I'm hella mad because I could a scammed ur as for 180 thousand DOLLARS wtf were you thinking man c'mon u got money to wipe ur ass with or something


[1 Points] Derrick4Real:

This hurt to read...until I read stated you were using an onion proxy. Why in God's name would you even do that on any given instance...let alone when transferring $178,000 to a DNM?!

You do realize that when you used that onion proxy for convenience/usability, you lost all protection a hidden service and Tor provides...and now your coin?


[1 Points] thatboydubby:

Lmao yeah I just scanned that QR code and it definitely doesn't line up to the address you sent coins to. Unfortunately that was not AB my friend.


[1 Points] robynbanxx:

Rekt


[1 Points] JRST99:

If you pay me 150 bitcoin i can track your 78 for you ;)


[1 Points] Aussiedrygfucker:

You are a fucking dumbass loser! Have fun sucking dick for your drugs from now on dooshbag.


[1 Points] None:

.


[1 Points] Dmurdep3:

OH SHITTT £150k to a phishing link DAYYYMN


[1 Points] None:

A cool $194k sat there now. 14SQgB9BY6cqcJirNbYjzyXghp5P5y6QSa


[1 Points] Kekistanian9000:

I still don't get it - should we use tor gateways or not?


[1 Points] None:

You're a fucking idiot


[-2 Points] IgotScammed1231:

I laugh at everyone here calling me a fucking idiot, I wouldn't just transfer 78 bitcoin if I only had 78 bitcoin. All of you need to fucking get on my level. I just want fucking justice, not my money back you fucking losers wouldn't even understand would you? If 78 bitcoin is alot to you, then you seriously are a loser, a fucking nobody. Completely out of your heads LMFAO, fucking druggies man you all need to fucking blow your brains out, for being such a waste of life you faggots. Bahahha get the fuck on my level.


[-4 Points] IgotScammed1231:

Ok for those who are saying i got fucking phished, I didn't. The deposit address I deposited the 78 bitcoins in was also on the .onion page on the tor browser, meaning it couldn't of been phished or stolen. Thus the only one to blame is alphabay for being the scamming bastards they are.