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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: qwert12 on April 27, 2012, 07:47 pm

Title: Am I Exaggerating This in My Mind?
Post by: qwert12 on April 27, 2012, 07:47 pm
Hey, I'm still newer but have been reading up constantly to try to educate myself on the important matters involved with being on here, however, I am not entirely confident in myself yet to not to feel obligated to reach out to the rest of you for advice.

In a rush to make a cash deposit this morning for some bitcoins, I could not get bitinstant to work and tried contacting their phone line multiple times for help yet no one answered. So, in a pinch to get coins I went and tried get-bitcoin.com because I saw some good reviews highlighting how anonymous the transactions were. Assuming that the policies for transfers were different than those of bitinstant for over $1000 since they were not clearly stated anywhere, I made a deposit with a value between $1600 and $1800. Now, I know that the service that these sites offer is perfectly legitimate, and if LE wanted to check if I had been using these sources they very well could, however unlikely that may be, but get-bitcoin.com contacted me and said they need a photo of my ID before they can process this transfer through. How serious is it of a risk to send them a photo? I know it's not ideal and all, but how much does it compromise my ability to remain safe enough to make one purchase?

It's too bad that I can't just e-mail them back and be like, "Oh, may I please have that split up into two deposits for $850 each then please?"

Thanks anyone and everyone for your help and I apologize for the silly nature of this question. 
Title: Re: Am I Exaggerating This in My Mind?
Post by: goblin on April 27, 2012, 08:09 pm
Hey, I'm still newer but have been reading up constantly to try to educate myself on the important matters involved with being on here, however, I am not entirely confident in myself yet to not to feel obligated to reach out to the rest of you for advice.

In a rush to make a cash deposit this morning for some bitcoins, I could not get bitinstant to work and tried contacting their phone line multiple times for help yet no one answered. So, in a pinch to get coins I went and tried get-bitcoin.com because I saw some good reviews highlighting how anonymous the transactions were. Assuming that the policies for transfers were different than those of bitinstant for over $1000 since they were not clearly stated anywhere, I made a deposit with a value between $1600 and $1800. Now, I know that the service that these sites offer is perfectly legitimate, and if LE wanted to check if I had been using these sources they very well could, however unlikely that may be, but get-bitcoin.com contacted me and said they need a photo of my ID before they can process this transfer through. How serious is it of a risk to send them a photo? I know it's not ideal and all, but how much does it compromise my ability to remain safe enough to make one purchase?

It's too bad that I can't just e-mail them back and be like, "Oh, may I please have that split up into two deposits for $850 each then please?"

Thanks anyone and everyone for your help and I apologize for the silly nature of this question.

Didn't they first email you an order notice with an order number on it? I can't believe they wouldn't have said on it that they needed that ID for such a large sum. Did you check it before running to the bank to put down your hard-earned cash? 

I don't mean this as criticism of you, understand, but you must be used to running risks, either that or you're rich. I would never think of plonking down such a sum of money on an unknown to me service; I would start off with much smaller amounts, just to see if everything is on the level with them.

But that's water under the bridge. Send them the ID as you can't get your money back anyway. Then when you get your bitcoins, sell them immediately and get your cash back through a currency exchange service, even if at a loss. That is, don't use the BTC for anything illegal. Next time, send a much smaller amount, and first ask them on the sly what the limit is for totally anonymous cash to BTC transactions.
Title: Re: Am I Exaggerating This in My Mind?
Post by: yournamehere on April 27, 2012, 08:12 pm
Use a service like bitcoin fog once you get your coins.  It won't be everything but will make your coins harder to trace
Title: Re: Am I Exaggerating This in My Mind?
Post by: qwert12 on April 27, 2012, 08:21 pm
goblin, I totally understand man and appreciate your feedback! No, surprisingly they did not provide any notice in the e-mail confirmation with the order number and account to deposit to that detailed it either! The only mention of it on their site is buried deep within their FAQ, which I did glance at real quick before purchasing but did not notice it. So, I will admit that part of the blame lies on me even though I think it's enough that a person could argue with the company. But, I really don't have an interest in doing that at all.

yournamehere, Do you think running them from instawallet to bitcoinfog before SR would be sufficient?