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TRX Reddit user reports losing 750.45 USD in suspected bitcoin merchant scam
A Reddit user on r/Bitcoin reports sending bitcoin worth 750.45 USD to a merchant who became unresponsive after payment, and says the funds were moved to another address the same day. The user also says they posed as a new buyer and were offered Chime, Apple Pay and Cash App as alternative payment options.
Why “Rumor”
- Only community or trader posts: r/Bitcoin
0 independent source groups across 1 post · evidence score 9/100. How labels work
Market around the story
| Asset | Price at first report | 6h before | 1h before | 1h after | 6h after | 1h move vs normal | 24h volume vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | $76,017 | −4.5% | +0.27% | +0.33% | +0.25% | 0.9σ | 1.6× |
Returns are measured from the moment the story first appeared. “vs normal” compares the move with the asset's typical hourly move over the previous 30 days.
What the sources claim
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The user says they sent bitcoin to a merchant who went unresponsive immediately after payment. BTC
“the merchant was immediately unresponsive after payment was sent”
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The user says the bitcoin sent on 11/04 for 750.45 USD was transferred to a different address the same day. BTC
“the bitcoin I sent on 11/04 for 750.45 USD was immediately transferred to a different address on the same day”
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The user says the suspected scammer offered Chime, Apple Pay and Cash App when asked not to be paid in bitcoin.
“He offered chime, Apple Pay and cashapp”
r/Bitcoin
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Summary and claims extracted by AI with prompt analyze-story@5 on 2026-11-06 14:00 UTC. Labels are computed from the sources, not by the model.