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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: preacherman444 on July 13, 2013, 05:12 pm
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I've been trying to buy BTC for 2 weeks or so now (wish I would have got them when they were cheaper). I can't find a Localbitcoins vendor that does a bank deposit without requiring phone verification. Are people doing this with their own cell phones? Seems a little sketchy. Do I really have to get a burner phone just for buying BTC? I don't want it in my phone records that I've been buying BTC though, in case I ever got a warrant for my records. What is everybody else doing?
I just bought some BTC that are in escrow because the listing didn't say anything about a phone but now I have to text to get the account information.
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Nobody eh? That's alright. It looks like I can get a burner phone for about 15 bucks so I'm just going to do that.
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You're not anonymous if you link your BTC to your bank account. I assume you want to be anonymous cos you're using a burner phone.
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Weird, I used localbitcoins earlier and did a bank deposit, no interaction between us required at all except for me leaving feedback.
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i dunno if he means the bank calling him to confirm the transaction. i went to buy my first btc last week and went to do a bank transfer. as i went to enter the details i noticed it said 'we will need to call you, are your numbers up to date'. i got a new phone number a few months back and forgot to change my number with my bank and so couldn't get my btc, all because of this. the bank won't allow transactions for 3 days after a number change.
i also used localbitcoin and in the end i just went into my local branch of the sellers bank and paid it into his account over the counter. it was even more instant than an online bank transfer. i'm in the UK tho, but ask the sellers in your country if its possible to do the same.
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You're not anonymous if you link your BTC to your bank account. I assume you want to be anonymous cos you're using a burner phone.
I'm not using my account. I should have used the words bank deposit instead of bank transfer. From what I know you don't need an account nor an ID to deposit money into somebody's bank account. So it would be anonymous right? Phone number that isn't tied to me and method of payment that isn't tied to me.
All the sellers on Localbitcoins seem to be requiring a phone confirmation to complete the deposit or to get the deposit information.
I'll check to see if there are one's that don't require a phone right now.
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I just bought some via bank deposit from a vendor that doesn't require phone verification. Keep looking.
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Nobody eh? That's alright. It looks like I can get a burner phone for about 15 bucks so I'm just going to do that.
you already know then so why even ask?
Just a tip, if your on a sim burner its not enough to change the sim card! Each phone has a ID number (think its called a idmei or something like that number that ID's the phone it self) so you when you cycle burners dont just cycle the sim but the phone it self!