Scam reports to XmrBazaar Admin for investigation

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Jun 20 03:04

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Added warning to WorldwideLaker’s profile.

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As an admin, I’ve received multiple complaints from honest XmrBazaar sellers about scammers inflating review counts with alt accounts. Of course, it’s possible that even some honest traders might try to “level the playing field” through questionable means. That said, the screenshots shared by a brand-new account could also easily be fabricated (especially with today’s AI tools). The key point remains: virtualp2p has a consistent track record of completing trades as promised including with well-known, established community members who have personally and publicly confirmed it.

On a personal note, with the experience I have, this situation smells like an amateur attempt to frame an established trader. Even the shared (potentially fabricated) screenshots seem to show a deliberate setup: an attempt to manufacture the narrative that someone contacted virtualp2p asking for a job, and that virtualp2p allegedly asked for reviews. (Note that with the same amount of typing and messages, virtualp2p could have simply created accounts and left reviews for free with virtually identical effort.)
Then two accounts (likely controlled by the same person) completing multiple trades with virtualp2p -> leaving positive reviews -> then immediately scamming other users -> getting warnings, conveniently makes it look like virtualp2p's positive feedback comes from scammer accounts. This feels more like a manufactured smear than organic evidence.
In the end, the whole situation: whether virtualp2p did it or not, and the person I now suspect is behind framing him, makes me kinda sad.

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Jun 20 03:20

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Interesting take.
When I talked w/ him, Holoh claimed he controls both of the accs, yes.
Who do you exactly suspect is trying to frame the guy?

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AilliA

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Jun 20 03:29

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I do not share personal suspicions on a public forum... or anywhere else, for that matter.

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Jun 20 06:59

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Virtualp2p does seem to fulfill trades, otherwise we would see complaints here. But, there does seem to be evidence of review manipulation. You could check in the back-end when those 7 reviews were left and see if they align with those 23 minutes the screenshot claims to have positively review bombed.

Though, as the system currently is, there is no point in removing those disingenuous reviews. Anyone can spin up tons of accounts and review oneself, or incentivize others to do so for payment. That is the trade-off of not requiring KYC, and people simply need to use escrow for elimination of scams, you can't really trust reviews on here. You may see a few real accounts, but scammers know to: verify an account, donate for a badge, buy a few small things from reputable sellers so the scammers' reviews look legit, and review himself with fake accounts. Then an account looks real.

I forgot what the current warning is in the checkout process for users that choose not to use escrow, but if there is not already a note about being cautious when a seller/buyer suddenly reneges on escrow and tells their trade partner to not use escrow anymore, it's probably a scam. That's ultimately the only issue on this platform, faked reviews or not.

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Jun 20 08:49

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https://xmrbazaar.com/user/WorldwideLaker/

I'll hint just like Mr_Monero_Man has pointed out.
This small penny 'scammer' also took off with my Euros although not alot but enough for him.

"possible scammer, never paid me in my local currency.
lesson learnt in using escrow, but at the same time, not that much lost.
I will just always demand up front payment if I do it direct, without exception."

https://xmrbazaar.com/order/nYH4/

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Jun 20 09:25

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Not that shaving off couple of reviews from the front of the row resolves the whole fake review suspicion entirely, but I feel your point about unreliability of evidence stuff. Now the guy says he's working for the enemy, perhaps the one you had in mind, lol.
Not to mention that AFAIK we don't even have definitive evidence this guy controls the two accs in question, might just be a troll even.

https://drive.proton.me/urls/J5M68NFQNC#1XrU11IHlHAZ

I have this sudden sympathy towards the firing squad solution.

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Jun 20 13:03

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you make an interesting point; "enough for him", makes me wonder where in the world this person would have to be, that these scams are actually worth the time. Unless they are constantly hustling via multiple acc on this website , and the number of scammers is actually physically less than one thinks, as it is multiple acc for only a few individuals.

this might sound obvious, but what I'm saying is, do they scam enough to make a reasonable profit, or is it just a hobby, in the same way it is a hobby for most of us doing honest trades. I just kinda told the guy, you must be poor for this to be worth your time.

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Jun 20 15:44

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Or he was paid to deflect the situation once again. This guy has proven he will do or say anything for money, you can't trust his word. Hence, why my suggestion of checking out when those reviews were posted would validate his original claims or not. If made within those 23 minutes he claims in the DMs, then it was orchestrated.

The Holoh guy in these screenshots is the one making the rounds scamming everyone currently. Each one of his accounts links to another. I knew him as TokyoDream, where he messaged me asking for work and I provided him with work. He later messages me as Ozaka asking if I can be a reference since he I gave him legit work. The new Holoh account mentions his other Ozaka account in the virtualp2p screenshots, being fake or real doesn't change that he is talking about his other account.

Therefore, we can see these accounts spamming good reviews on virtualp2p's account all link back to the same scammer taking the same actions on the same day, lending more credence to what he originally claimed, to spam good reviews for money. So if anyone is looking for good reviews, you know who to contact. He messages everyone asking for work, that part of the conversation reflects what happened with me and him too.

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Jun 20 16:04

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We should really only use direct evidence of scamming in administrative decisions, and in a timely and verifiable manner so no party can fabricate evidence long after a reasonable transaction. I am so thankful escrow exists. In the case of virtualp2p I made a big sale and he did indeed deposit his total amount in the multisig wallet, so with an honest mediator and my right steps I was covered. The only issue really lies with the people not choosing escrow and the occasional technical issues that escrow multisig presents. Sometimes you will indeed need a mediator to assist when the other party can't fix issues on their end, which is what happened in my trade with virtualp2p. I needed Aillia's troubleshooting and mediator signature for payout. I cannot say anymore without speculation. Speculation usually aids in malicious parties anyway and it is not the philosophy and behavior we should encourage.

I could suggest that URLs should contain a special ID like a UUID or similar before the specific username. This is so that users might be more aware of homoglyph attack on the website in addition to relying on the Web of Trust PGP ecosystem we are trying to foster. Either in the URL or somewhere on the account website page as a unique identifier, and where the user cannot change it and is always observable to other users. I think an unchangeable and high entropy mnemonic at the header of an account is probably the best compromise to alert users aside from after a scam has been identified by staff.

Example:
https://anonbazaar.com/user/WorldwideLaker/
https://anonbazaar.com/user/fe8c54f4fb63b23fc51c45e66a36b85d/WorldwideLaker/

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Jun 20 16:19

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I am waiting on my refund? He said he did not provide service. Either ban or refund. I am out of -0.5 XMR! @Aillia

Edited: Jun 20 16:19

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Jun 20 16:20

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harlequins refund this person

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Jun 20 16:21

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He will keep saying my friend will or when im in the office. It is complete crap and lies. Give him a time he must refund me by please.

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Jun 20 16:34

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Added warning to harlequins’s profile: This warning will remain here until a refund is issued to Tallwhale16.
https://xmrbazaar.com/forum/topic/51/post/1461/#post_1461

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Jun 20 16:56

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What you say about paysafe card being niche and less mainstream is completely correct.

However, paysafe card vouchers are easily brokered and used in scams. These need to then be cashed out, which is why a vendor that doesn’t ask questions and sits on an annon platform can score a large bundle of trades.

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Jun 20 17:17

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If all these sock puppet accounts are Tokyodream, then I can weight in here a bit.

Tokyodream contacted me. I have absolutely no idea who he is. Having said that, he knows exactly who I am. He knows my name.

He also divulged the information that he had just been released from jail a few months ago, most likely for some scamming tactics, cause he acknowledged I had warned him.

So with that being said, he probably has a lot of experience in this scamming business, a lot more than I think you guys would be able to catch him out.

He is most likely therefore related to Australia in some way. Could be Africa, there is a few students in Africa I know of scamming in Australia before.

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Jun 20 21:02

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This was a very long read. This is my opinion:

[ b ]Niche is Monero.[ /b ] Monero is not what is nowadays called Bitcoin (BTC) , with all the popularity and the Traditional Finances behind it. So, for Monero to grow and stand out of the crowd is a long a difficult road, but not impossible. That being said, I think that for XmrBazaar and us, the users, is a very hard job.

There is no magic pill, magic listing, one size fits all kind of business or listing that grows exceptionally rapid. It takes time, especially for a new P2P market like the ones (listings and accounts) being debated here.

From my own experience, I have noticed that when price of XMR pumps the business increases and vice versa. My business has been growing steadily and I do not always receive orders (registered ones) nor reviews. I have, thank God, hundreds of trades from other sources like SimpleX, goxmr.click, regular PGP messages and some from Session, not even counting those from MoneroMarket.io (now extinct) . That's reason why, I do not have an excessive amount of daily reviews.

SoulReaver had a very strong point with all the analysis and proof that they have provided.
It is sad to see those images that SoulReaver had posted.

I feel that the case is obviously suspicious and unfortunate. There will always be scammers around (I was a victim of one, and several attempts here).

I will never never lose my integrity here and I believe that most users are on the page.

Thank you for reading my comments about this topic.

Please be careful and only do business with reputable users and use escrow if needed.

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Jun 21 11:15

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"There is no magic pill, ... ... or listing that grows exceptionally rapid". I think this part is about my listing. I understand community suspicions about my listing, because it is probably fastest growing business in XMR Bazaar history.

However in my case I can easily prove every of my sales, because I have full redemption history. I think the best way to prove that is to make live meet with admin, because images and video can be easily fabricated nowadays. I can share my screen and prove everything. Admin will just have to pledge not to record nor share with anyone my confidential business data and use it only for verification purpose.

I play fair until competition do the same. I have no mean of scamming or manipulating XMR community, because once I discovered it I fell in love and wanna stay here forever. I was here from early 2025, initially just buying stuff then in early 2026 I decided to offer my web development service as "nobswebdev". Meanwhile I was craving the idea of this exchange, because I knew it will be successful, but costly and super tricky to do.

In the future, I’ll offer you more outstanding solutions. You’ll get to know me more as a web developer. I have a few ideas that will be implemented—for example, a certain SaaS that I’m currently working on will be published within the next 2 months.

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Fake screenshots or not, that blatant feedback farming is sleazy, and virtualp2p bloody well knows it.
As a by product, virtualp2p acts as an exp totem pole for fresh scammer accounts setting up quickly,
with positive feedback. Who then setup crypto/FIAT listings, with the only intent to scam the first one that bites.
As is the case of: https://xmrbazaar.com/user/WorldwideLaker/
Which then leaves a row of... on virtualp2p's lawn. All working as intended?

Also, puzzling, why https://xmrbazaar.com/user/EuroNOVA/ with over 40 feedback goes first on a trade with https://xmrbazaar.com/user/WorldwideLaker/ who has 3 feedback. And without escrow, when escrow was available...
and then get's scammed...

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FYI.
We had agreed to do a €20,00 trade via escrow or I send him first so as to orove my legitimacy..
He then proceeded to promise when it's successful he'll transact larger amounts later.
I didn't give a damn about the promise, just went on and checked their* profile.
He had a number of reviews from a specific reputable merchant here.
I had a 2nd thought on why do an slow escrow while I can risk €20,00 for future reward.

That's how I got scammed!!

I've evidence if required..!

Thanks for the observation though..

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