Scammers using schemes to fraud bitcoin sellers at LocalBitcoins

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Scammers on Canadian exchange Localbitcoins are exploiting sellers via E-transfer Localbitcoins scam. Many users reported that their bank accounts got frozen after making a transaction with buyers on the platform. Scammer allegedly used hacked bank accounts to purchase bitcoins from sellers.

According to crypto analyst Fiach Dubh, several users of Canadian exchange Localbitcoins have reported that they have been victims of etransfer frauds while making transactions on the platform. The scammer attracts victims by advertising to buy bitcoins on a much higher price than the market rate.

When a user contacts the buyer to initiate a trade, the seller receives the payment in his bank account via e transfer from a different account then on Localbitcoins. The seller assumes that the transaction is valid and releases the bitcoins. But later the buyer reports the transaction as fraud to his bank and bank initiates a claw-back of the transfer.

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One user reported that he lost $1500 to the scammer and got his credit card and bank accounts frozen. Fiach Dubh also pointed out towards the possibility of that scammer might be using hacked bank accounts to make transactions. A user reported a complaint against the scammer after he suspected that something was fishy and investigated the matter.

After looking into the accounts of some of the known scammers, Fiach Dubh found that they have been scamming users since August. It is highly advised to crossreference everything before making a transaction. And avoid the transaction if anything seems fishy. Let us know in comments what measures you take before making a transaction on an exchange.

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