Tuesday 13 September 2016
When cybersecurity researcher Christian Haschek recently decided to sell his $500 Apple Store gift card, he had no clue he’d be dealing with a serial scammer. Shortly after posting a threat on Reddit, Haschek was contacted by a potential buyer that offered to purchase the voucher for the equivalent of $380 in Bitcoin. Having struggled to find a buyer for four years, the security researcher was happy to accept the deal as he thought it would be more difficult for the buyer to swindle him using Bitcoin. The scammer promised he’d pay once he has received and confirmed the authenticity of the gift card, refusing to transfer…
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