Bitcoin - Mt. Gox Ponzi?

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j&j

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Initiated a 10K wire back in early June, Gox gives their bs about 2 week delay awhile ago doing a complete overhaul. still 0 cash, mtgox looks like the biggest bitcoin Ponzi we've ever seen.

any recourse to go after them in japan?
 
Brigandier

Brigandier

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j&j said:
Initiated a 10K wire back in early June, Gox gives their bs about 2 week delay awhile ago doing a complete overhaul. still 0 cash, mtgox looks like the biggest bitcoin Ponzi we've ever seen.

any recourse to go after them in japan?
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Contact their local Yazuka chapter.
 
Doppel

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Why whatever do you mean? BTC is as legitimate as a Thai hooker's assurances she (he?) doesn't have an STD.
 
ultimatebob

ultimatebob

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Ouch... you actually gave that shady exchange site some real money? I never understood while people do this, given Mt. Gox's horrible track record.

Just buy some mining hardware and mine your own Bitcoin. I never exchanged it for cash, but just bought stuff using Bitcoin instead.
 
IGemini

IGemini

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You tried investing in an exchange a month after the bitcoin bubble burst AND the Fed froze Mt Gox's ability to do US business but before they were legitimately registered?

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j&j

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I've made thousands off bitcoins and this wasn't the first transaction with Gox, we've made multiple 5 figure transactions and they were/possibly are the most reputable exchange, and by far the largest.

they weren't shady, never acted as such either.
 
Murloc

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ultimatebob said:
Ouch... you actually gave that shady exchange site some real money? I never understood while people do this, given Mt. Gox's horrible track record.
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maybe he buys white ponies or something so it's worth the risk.
 
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T9D

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j&j said:
I've made thousands off bitcoins and this wasn't the first transaction with Gox, we've made multiple 5 figure transactions and they were/possibly are the most reputable exchange, and by far the largest.

they weren't shady, never acted as such either.
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yeah that's how ponzi scams work. Or confidence man I guess.

Give them a little, they make you some money, give some more and wow we made more! Then give them a lot and it's "see ya later!" runs off with your money. Oldest scam around :p
 
Dr. Zaus

Dr. Zaus

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T9D said:
yeah that's how ponzi scams work. Or confidence man I guess.

Give them a little, they make you some money, give some more and wow we made more! Then give them a lot and it's "see ya later!" runs off with your money. Oldest scam around :p
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The oldest scam is convincing a tribe to cut off their for-skin so the chief can marry your daughter; then killing them all while they are recovering.
 
Miramonti

Miramonti

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j&j said:
I've made thousands off bitcoins and this wasn't the first transaction with Gox, we've made multiple 5 figure transactions and they were/possibly are the most reputable exchange, and by far the largest.

they weren't shady, never acted as such either.
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paper money is...paper.

It's not over yet, but it might take a long time to recover atleast some of your funds.
 
WelshBloke

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Out of interest, what were you buying/selling that involves regular 5 figure bitcoin transactions?
 
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j&j

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just trading bitcoins like you'd trade a stock, other index, etc. we were withdrawing in under 10K increments to not get flagged by IRS on the incoming transfer. so we made multiple transfers of 9xxx. Plenty went through, then something happened to them all of a sudden, I think the hammer came down somehow and either they can't afford to pay out all of their customers now and or maybe their funds got frozen by some government.
 
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Pantoot

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j&j said:
we were withdrawing in under 10K increments to not get flagged by IRS on the incoming transfer. so we made multiple transfers of 9xxx. .
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Wow, clever. oh, if you havent already, maybe read 31 USC § 5324 :colbert:

(Structuring transactions to avoid reporting is a federal crime.)
But, maybe you already knew that, and decided that nobody cares about such things and it would be cool to admit it on a public forum.
 
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