Becareful not to send money to the wrong blocktrades account

in #steemit7 years ago (edited)

Just recently I saw a scam alert by @arcange and in one of the comments to @arcange post, I saw @onceuponatime talk about an account that is similar to @blocktrades.

what is blocktrades?

IMG_20171011_173735_980.JPG

I'll just briefly explain what blocktrades.us is because I know new users come to Steemit everyday and some might not know what it means.

blocktrades was founded by Dan Notestein in 2015 and it has been used by steemians as a market place where you can exchange one cryptocurrency for another.

The first payout from steemit through blocktrades was on the 4th of July 2016 and ever since then, steemians have been using blocktrades for transactions.

You can use @blocktrades to send your earnings from steemit through blocktrades.us
to convert earnings ( SBD and STEEM) to bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency of your choice.

With that being said, It's important for us to notice that there is an account that is similar to @blocktrades . it has an extra "s" added to the blocktrades

IMG-20171011-WA0024.jpg

so while sending money, always cross check the spelling, so you won't end up sending to @blocktradess instead of @blocktrades

IMG-20171011-WA0023.jpg

It will be frustrating for you to send your funds to the wrong address after you've spent hours, days and months to earn through your rich contents.

So check and double check the name of any account you're sending funds to. I mistakenly sent $8 to a resteem bot few days ago and I've not been refunded till today, just because I mistakenly typed $8 instead of $0.057.

So guys carefully check your transactions before sending money to anyone, so you don't make transactions that you're supposed to make


8b57af0c02.gif

Sort:  

Jeez! People have mind ooo
Thanks for this bro
It'll be a sin to me if i don't resteem this important post

Thanks for resteeming @valency

Thank you for providing this useful information to new comers like me.

You're welcome to Steemit family

Fraud everywhere and in every form

We just need to be careful

Thanks for this bro...
It's well appreciated.

You're welcome sir, thanks for stopping by

Thanks for the heads up @@@samstickkz !!!

You're welcome

This is very important thank you for sharing.

You're welcome @mike26

This is great info bro. There is also a phishing site too that preys on people's mistake.

Bittrec instead of bittrex. People should be careful and take note.

Newbies will fall victim mostly

Hi @gunneresq i believe all this accounts where created on purpose, with assurance that such mistakes will occur

Exactly. They were deliberately created. Humans are bound to make this mistake, and some crook are there to reap from it.

I know someone who lost over 100SBD to his phishing account.

e get anoda account wey be @blocktades and @blocktrade many pple done send dis acount dem sbd think say na d original @blocktrades dem send am give.

Nawa oh, we just need to becareful

Carefulness is only found in the minds of wealthiest people, while carelessness comes from poor mind (poverty)

Hmmmmmmmm word

Hi @samstickkz, I didn't even know i could make transactions through @blocktrades directly thought it was necessary to go through blocktrades.us

Yes you can, if you're sending through blocktrades.us you'll have to send your money to @blocktrades

thank you bro. i wish this people can just stop all these things and divert their knowledge into doing good things

My brother you'll always have fraud around, people like this should always get flagged when they are seen. I mean why will u use that kinda username? There are lots of username to be used.

small time they will say Nigerians

I pray not to fall a victim...thanks for the info boss