Be careful when sending money to exchanges
Sometimes we just hurry and allow simple errors to add some letter in the name of the exchanges and that can cost us a lot.
The finding
The article is inspired by @onceuponatime I saw his comment here
The Case
Another "user" try to make quick cash and created an account with name @blocktradess with two "s".
The right account is @blocktrades, with one "s", please pay attention and don rush when you send money.
Unfortunately for @marginal he mistakes the name and pays expensive.
7 days ago Receive 3799.981 STEEM from @marginal 56981555-8d8a-410f-bc76-e3c094b41a0e
The Scammer
As @sherlockholmes always says
"just follow the money".
Two transfers are made it one to @blocktrades ( original one of course ) and one to @mandrea
6 days ago Transfer 2800.000 STEEM to @mandrea
6 days ago Transfer 999.000 STEEM to @blocktrades a9913f34-0611-4847-92ab-d675dbe0b685
Let's check up this guy @mandrea
No doubts he owns the account @blocktradess and use it to upvote itself several times until the moment when receive this 28000 STEEM, now @mandrea decide to power up
and delegate to @minnowbooster, so he stops upvoting himself with the fake "exchange" account and tries to be smart.
@mandrea delegate 1,005.197 SP to @minnowbooster
@mandrea delegate 2,229.802 SP to @minnowbooster
and a few days later delegate some vests to @boomerang, what a nice guy.
@mandrea delegate 534.545 SP to @boomerang 2 days ago
This "investments" got him some daily profits
@minnowbooster transfer 1.299 SBD to @mandrea Your MinnowBooster payout is 1.299 SBD
@minnowbooster transfer 1.376 SBD to @mandrea Your MinnowBooster payout is 1.376 SBD
Attempt to connect
I decided to contact @mandrea and talk before I accuse him because I believe everyone has the right to first explain their actions.
The memo is sent and now I wait to contact me.
The problem
Obviously, anyone can register names close to exchanges and other celebrities and try to earn quick money, so be very careful when sending money.
The solution
I suggest if he does not justify his actions, his posts to be flagged and banned from @minnowbooster project and @boomerang
What do you think, how to counteract such people?
The case remains open until I get the explanation from @mandrea
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Type "suggeelson" into the box (without the quotes and @), and then click the vote button.
image source - Screenshots from blocktrades.us and steemit.com
Wow. Thank you for sharing. Upvoted and resteemed.
No worries i just try to warn people is a common mistake.
very good tip, thanks ☺
People always rush things, i advice to not rush this one.
This post has received a 6.32 % upvote from @booster thanks to: @suggeelson.
@mandrea is also conected to @stegaru
it's a joke? I worked for this account and I invested money too, I do not want to be associated with scam.
I received from others too for upvote,resteem, follow.
And i send for upvote,resteem, follow.