There is a major hacker posing as a buyer on Localbitcoins.com
Hi all,
This post is a major warning and one aimed at those who are heavy traders. We all know that Locabitcoins.com is one of the only places to sell your bitcoins for cash in many different ways such as Paypal, Moneygram, Bank transfer and much much more. On Aug. 26th I attempted to do a trade on their as I always do and came across a guy who was fairly new but had 100 percent feedback in his trades. I opted to try him out and sell Him 120 Dollars worth of my coins. Here is where the horror story begins.
The traders name is Ahmed.serghini. He is posted all over Localbitcoins offering many different ways to purchase them from you. I contacted him with a trade and he messaged me back. See corrospondence below...
**Aug. 27, 2017, 2:40 a.m.
Ahmed.serghini : code sent waiting for you
Aug. 27, 2017, 2:40 a.m.
Ahmed.serghini : I'll send you a verification code to make sure that all your informations matches , just past te code here so i can send the funds
Aug. 27, 2017, 2:31 a.m.
Ahmed.serghini : Please provide
Full Name
Country
City
Email adress
Phone number
Aug. 27, 2017, 2:31 a.m.
Ahmed.serghini : Hello
Aug. 27, 2017, 2:22 a.m.
ltndd1: Sorry meant to say Hi
Aug. 27, 2017, 2:18 a.m.
ltndd1: Ho please send $120.00 to moneygram. The location is at Walmart in Fl**
Corrospondence went as usual and He said he would be sending money ASAP. Soon After I was booted off of everything including Localbitcoins. I was soon able to sign back in after changing my password back from what he had changed it to. He is a hacker and attempted to steal everything I had through my email amd Yahoo account...He even shut off notifications to my phone which allows me to sign on securely to many different sites
After I finally shut him down and cleared his mess I contacted LocalBitcoins to make a complaint about the hacker and his other advertisements on their system. Here is what they said with little care.
max.localbitcoins
Aug. 30, 2017, 7:55 a.m. - 11 hours ago
(Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:55:52 +0000)
Hi!
I'm afraid that you will have to contact the police.
Best regards,
LocalBitcoins.com
ltndd1
Aug. 30, 2017, 7:07 a.m. - 12 hours ago
(Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:07:50 +0000)
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This os proof that he signed into my accounts including localbitcoin and changed my password. He released the coins to himself I never did. He is goin to rob a lot more people and i want my money back. Here is the email in spanish im guessing because his ip was from morocco that i received when he changed my password on here. I dont speak spanish.
max.localbitcoins
Aug. 30, 2017, 1:56 a.m. - 17 hours ago
(Wed, 30 Aug 2017 06:56:27 +0000)
Hi!
I'm sorry to hear that! Unfortunately as this happened outside of LBC you will have to report this to the police.
Best regards,
LocalBitcoins.com
ltndd1
Aug. 29, 2017, 7:08 p.m. - 1 day ago
(Wed, 30 Aug 2017 00:08:43 +0000)
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Here is proof on the same day he released the coins here himself he changed my bittrex pass and shut off my yahoo account security for my phone to receive notification when people are signing in.
xavier.localbitcoins
Aug. 27, 2017, 3:40 a.m. - 3 days, 16 hours ago
(Sun, 27 Aug 2017 08:40:30 +0000)
Hi!
care to provide said proof?
Best regards,
LocalBitcoins.com
ltndd1
Aug. 26, 2017, 7:53 p.m. - 3 days, 23 hours ago
(Sun, 27 Aug 2017 00:53:03 +0000)
He is a hacker who steals your coins I have proof and want my money back and him deleted from your system.
I have provided tons of proof including screen shots of password changes in different languages at the exact time my coins were released as well as screen shots of my Yahoo account security activity showing him disabling my security signed in from Morrocco where his IP address shows he is from on Localbitcoins.
This post is a warning and a hope that I can save you guys from getting hacked like I did.
Good luck all...