Just a reminder...

The below information is all I need from you, but I do need it all.

Safe trading everyone!  Just some tips...

Never accept paypal.  No matter how it is sent (gift, whatever), it can be reversed by the scammer several weeks later.

Never communicate trades off of this site.  Scammers are lazy and try to get you switched over to Skype to negotiate.

Always verify an address before sending.  Scammers pose as different users with altered names to get you to send BTC directly to them.  Always check the trust of someone giving you a payment address. 

Always use a trusted escrow.  Scammers will buy old accounts to leave fake trust and make fake stories of successful escrow trades for weeks while luring you into a sweet deal if you use their escrow agent of choice.  Make sure the trust ratings you are reviewing are left by trusted members. 

Good luck!

Used OgNasty for a deal for some physical coins. He was very professional and was quick to release escrow once the buyer requested escrow to be released

Edit:trust also left

Thanks OgNasty for agreeing to escrow my purchase. As my newbie account has been restricted from sending more PMs for an hour, I'll use this post/thread to send messages out, if you don't mind )


@OgNasty  I can confirm that the seller has sent it to me. Please release the full funds to his address

Used OGNasty escrow a couple of times for selling miners and stuff, everything went smooth funds released very fast. Great service! Will use again for sure!

Sent you a PM regarding an escrow deal

Thank you OG Nasty for the Escrow service. This process was painless and very fast! Much appreciated!

PM sent. Message limit of newbie account reached for hour, terrible feature imho.

BEWARE!  NEW SCAM ATTEMPT.

Some idiot is trying to fool people into sending BTC to their address by posting a link to a fake post that is supposedly on this forum by me.  It is obvious, but people should still be aware.  Always make sure any communication comes directly from me.  I am not shy.  You can reach out and confirm things that I've supposedly said, or just drop a line to say hi and make sure everything is on the up and up.  I am busy so I'm not much for chit chat, but I'm always willing to take the time to prevent a scam.

Here's the link that is being used to try and scam: http://bitcointalkboard24.pixub.com/

Please be careful and trade safely!

trilagy456 attempted to extort me for 20BTC a couple of months ago. The address he wanted me to pay to was 1rwxdcBaSSTAHRhjLmvvEVwpEiJsyxegn

The address he asked va23boam to pay to was 16f496WxdjtwGj1Tn8yBxVwZengZFLE4fj

archive of that website. Whois for that website is some kind of privacy protection service.