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🚨 WARNING: New P2P Bitcoin Scam Involving Revolut and Online Marketplaces 🚨

There’s a growing scam that combines RoboSats, Revolut, and platforms like Facebook Marketplace or eBay.

It’s a classic man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack — and both Bitcoin users and online sellers can become victims.

🧠 Here’s how it works:

A scammer opens a BTC sell offer on RoboSats, requesting payment via Revolut.

At the same time, they contact someone selling an item (e.g., a MacBook) on Facebook Marketplace.

The scammer gives the seller’s Revolut account details to the Bitcoin buyer on RoboSats.

The buyer sends money (thinking it’s for Bitcoin), but it actually goes to the unsuspecting seller of the MacBook.

The seller, seeing the payment, ships the item — to the scammer.

The scammer gets a free MacBook, the buyer gets BTC, and the seller loses their item.

📌 Everyone loses — except the scammer.

🔐 How to protect yourself:

For Bitcoin buyers/sellers:

⚠️ NEVER send money to an account that doesn’t match your trade partner’s name.

Ask for a screenshot of the Revolut profile before sending payment.

Be skeptical of anyone who says “use my friend’s account” or “this is my assistant’s Revolut.”

If anything feels off — cancel the trade.

For marketplace sellers (Facebook/eBay, etc.):

Be cautious if someone pays via Revolut but the account name doesn't match your buyer’s.

Don’t ship products unless you’re sure the payment is legit and not part of a crypto scam.

If someone says “my friend will pay you” — it’s likely a scam.

Stay sharp. Scammers are evolving — so must our awareness.

Don't trust. Verify. ⚡

#Bitcoin #P2P #RoboSats #ScamAlert #CryptoSecurity #Revolut

This is not a scam, it is a purchase of a macbook with sats using an intermediary to swap sats for fiat.

The triangulation scam is when the scammer opens an offer to buy sats and another one to sell an item. The buyer of the item pays to the btc seller. The scammer gets the sats, the btc seller gets fiat, and the buyer gets nothing. Then the buyer reports the btc seller.

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This seems more logical

You're right that, at first glance, it seems like everyone gets what they want — but that’s exactly why this scam is dangerous.

The key issue is informed consent and misrepresentation.

The Bitcoin buyer thinks they’re paying the Bitcoin seller (scammer) — not some random MacBook seller.

The MacBook seller thinks the person paying them is their buyer — not someone buying Bitcoin.

Meanwhile, the scammer orchestrates the whole thing without spending a cent — and receives a valuable item.

This is a classic man-in-the-middle scam. The scammer exploits trust on both sides to steal physical goods without ever paying for them.

Even if no one initiates a dispute, the MacBook seller loses because:

They ship to a scammer.

They can’t contact the real payer.

They have no way to undo the transaction or recover the item.

It's not a “proxy buying service” because neither party agrees to be part of this triangle. That’s what makes it fraud.

👉 I’m not trying to lecture anyone — just raising awareness about a scam tactic that’s been affecting people recently.

The more people recognize it, the harder it becomes for scammers to succeed