READ THIS! MASSIVE SCAMMER ON THE LOOSE!

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Not sure if this is the right section or not, but I had to post this asap.

1amDev

So I was looking for a developer, and posted a thread which can be found here.

I immediately got a friend request on skype from 'live:1amdev.business' who claimed to be 1amDev and gave me his website link which was https://1amdev.com

He talked all normal, but what astonished me was he got my skype username from my profile page, and contacted me directly via skype without messaging me on mcmarket, which I thought was very unusual. Anyway, here is screenshots of our first conversation;

http://prntscr.com/c6e2tl
http://prntscr.com/c6e30d
http://prntscr.com/c6e35e
http://prntscr.com/c6e39k
http://prntscr.com/c6e3ej


Before we continue, at this point I noticed a few odd things.
  • This guy was very negotiable, he did not hesitate and immediately offered to take on 50% - WITHOUT any questions.
  • He wanted the money immediately.
  • On his skype account, you could see he only had '2 contacts'. Why did he only have two contacts, if he was such a big developer? http://prntscr.com/c6e4gs
  • He messaged me straight away the next day, does he have a lot of time on his hands?

I then proceeded to get suspicious, so I messaged 1amdev himself on mc-market. Luckily, he had an automated response set, which told me his real skype.

http://prntscr.com/c6e5bu

It was now clear that I was talking to an impersonator. I checked 1amdev's store, and he was apparently closed due to 'revamp'. I also sent 1amdev a friend request, because I was thinking that the skype ID I had was simply an aliases. However, when I sent 1amdev a friend request, it took me to a totally different skype ID. http://prntscr.com/c6e9ou

http://prntscr.com/c6e5sz (When I said BRB, I was expected him to say something in panic)

However, the dumbshit continued to play along. So I decided to play with him. NOTE: The conversation I had with 1amdev was titled 'Paypal' (you will want to know this for the next part of the conversation).

http://prntscr.com/c6e61u
http://prntscr.com/c6e6hr
http://prntscr.com/c6e6ne

When he asked for a screenshot of the conversation title, I sent him this meme;


2yv6x3d.png



Remember lads, don't fall for these stupid tricks. We might have hibernating moderators here at mc-market, but we do have brains!
 
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Hey,

Thanks for exposing that impersonator. I'm currently working with Skype to get all this solved hopefully. A bit ridiculous really.

I'll be adding updated info and edits to this thread when they happen - www.mc-market.org/threads/126957/

I have a lot to do this week and am currently closed for orders. So just note that.

Best regards,
Michael // 1amDev
https://1amDev.com
 
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Hey,

Thanks for exposing that impersonator. I'm currently working with Skype to get all this solved hopefully. A bit ridiculous really.

I'll be adding updated and edits to this thread when they happen - www.mc-market.org/threads/126957/

I have a lot to do this week and am currently closed for orders. So just note that.

Best regards,
Michael // 1amDev
https://1amDev.com


Not a problem. I'm still looking for a dev to help me with my server btw! ;)
 

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Not sure if this is the right section or not, but I had to post this asap.

1amDev

So I was looking for a developer, and posted a thread which can be found here.

I immediately got a friend request on skype from 'live:1amdev.business' who claimed to be 1amDev and gave me his website link which was https://1amdev.com

He talked all normal, but what astonished me was he got my skype username from my profile page, and contacted me directly via skype without messaging me on mcmarket, which I thought was very unusual. Anyway, here is screenshots of our first conversation;

http://prntscr.com/c6e2tl
http://prntscr.com/c6e30d
http://prntscr.com/c6e35e
http://prntscr.com/c6e39k
http://prntscr.com/c6e3ej


Before we continue, at this point I noticed a few odd things.
  • This guy was very negotiable, he did not hesitate and immediately offered to take on 50% - WITHOUT any questions.
  • He wanted the money immediately.
  • On his skype account, you could see he only had '2 contacts'. Why did he only have two contacts, if he was such a big developer? http://prntscr.com/c6e4gs
  • He messaged me straight away the next day, does he have a lot of time on his hands?

I then proceeded to get suspicious, so I messaged 1amdev himself on mc-market. Luckily, he had an automated response set, which told me his real skype.

http://prntscr.com/c6e5bu

It was now clear that I was talking to an impersonator. I checked 1amdev's store, and he was apparently closed due to 'revamp'. I also sent 1amdev a friend request, because I was thinking that the skype ID I had was simply an aliases. However, when I sent 1amdev a friend request, it took me to a totally different skype ID. http://prntscr.com/c6e9ou

http://prntscr.com/c6e5sz (When I said BRB, I was expected him to say something in panic)

However, the dumbshit continued to play along. So I decided to play with him. NOTE: The conversation I had with 1amdev was titled 'Paypal' (you will want to know this for the next part of the conversation).

http://prntscr.com/c6e61u
http://prntscr.com/c6e6hr
http://prntscr.com/c6e6ne

When he asked for a screenshot of the conversation title, I sent him this meme;


2yv6x3d.png



Remember lads, don't fall for these stupid tricks. We might have hibernating moderators here at mc-market, but we do have brains!
Good post. Well done on finding this scammer
 

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If people started spending a extra minute to research the person they are sending money to like you do, a quarter of the scam reports here wouldnt exist.

1+ nicely done
 

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Lol, these impersonators are always funny to look at. Good Catch !
 
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