Dick Smith bitcoin scam

[JustinHeywood]

Originally Posted by Dave Gittins

What staggers me is how many of the gullible actually sent money ...amounting to over 100,000 bucks.

What happened to "if it sounds too good to true it most likely isn't" ?????

That’s the thing that makes these scum bags the lowest of the low.

With these unsophisticated, obvious scams, they aren’t targeting normal, reasonably sceptical people; they want the oldies, the ESL, or people who are not too clever. Soft, easy targets for them but usually people who can least afford it. They are shameless.

[Cornish Jack]

This bitcoin rubbish has been going on for years. It is a scam just like any unsolicited offers to make money for you. There is a common denominator, whether it's bitcoin or pension investments or timeshare or any of the similar 'entrepreneurial ventures' which infest the 'honest and truthful etc.' world of advertising, - an appeal to ...greed. The 'something for nothing' appeal of all such schemes. And the greedy fall for it every time and then complain that they were duped!! There is no such thing as a free lunch!! and a recognition of the role of, and more frequent allocation of greed as the driving force might act as a 'wake-up' call!

[Kelly Slater]

Whenever I see Dick Smiths face come up on an internet add, I report it. Unfortunately Google only give you the following choices for the reporting;
"Not interested in this ad'
"Seen this ad multiple times"
"Ad was inappropriate"
"Ad covered content"
Because of me and others reporting these ads, the face of Dick Smith is now probably considered inappropriate by some computer bot.
There is no choice labeling the ad as false or a lie or misleading with the intent to steal money by falsely associating the product with a respected and well known businessman.
There have now been quite a few successful cases brought against internet companies for allowing these scams to go unchecked, perhaps it is Dicks turn to challenge them.