Newbie on BHW, got scammed here on day 1 :'(

deceivedbird said:

Hey everyone,

I honestly did not expect my first day on BHW to turn into something like this, but I feel it is important to share what happened, especially for other newcomers.
Yesterday was my very first day here. I was excited, motivated, and genuinely happy to finally start this journey. I made a post requesting help with data scraping for real estate agent services, hoping to connect with someone experienced or potentially work together.

Not long after, I received a private message suggesting we continue the conversation on Telegram. The discussion there was actually very good. It was productive, detailed, and felt professional. We talked through the approach, timelines, and how the project would be put together. It genuinely felt like the start of something solid.

I agreed to pay a small deposit to get things moving. It was 50 USDC. The conversation did not stop after the payment. He continued responding and even later messaged me offering additional services through one of his friends on BHW for Google Ads, which I was also interested in.
A few hours later, I opened Telegram and saw that all of our messages had been deleted and his last seen showed “a long time ago,” which usually means I was blocked. At that point, it became clear what had happened.

What hurts is not the 50 USDC. I can accept that loss. What hurts more is the trust built during what felt like a genuinely productive conversation and the excitement of thinking something real was about to be built. Losing that on my very first day was discouraging.
I joined BHW because it appears to be a tight knit and genuinely helpful community with a lot of serious and knowledgeable people. Experiencing something like this right away was unexpected and unfortunate.

I am not posting this to cause drama or attack anyone. I simply wanted to share my experience and remind other new members, especially beginners like myself, to be extremely cautious.


Thanks for reading.

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deceivedbird said:

Hey everyone,

I honestly did not expect my first day on BHW to turn into something like this, but I feel it is important to share what happened, especially for other newcomers.
Yesterday was my very first day here. I was excited, motivated, and genuinely happy to finally start this journey. I made a post requesting help with data scraping for real estate agent services, hoping to connect with someone experienced or potentially work together.

Not long after, I received a private message suggesting we continue the conversation on Telegram. The discussion there was actually very good. It was productive, detailed, and felt professional. We talked through the approach, timelines, and how the project would be put together. It genuinely felt like the start of something solid.

I agreed to pay a small deposit to get things moving. It was 50 USDC. The conversation did not stop after the payment. He continued responding and even later messaged me offering additional services through one of his friends on BHW for Google Ads, which I was also interested in.
A few hours later, I opened Telegram and saw that all of our messages had been deleted and his last seen showed “a long time ago,” which usually means I was blocked. At that point, it became clear what had happened.

What hurts is not the 50 USDC. I can accept that loss. What hurts more is the trust built during what felt like a genuinely productive conversation and the excitement of thinking something real was about to be built. Losing that on my very first day was discouraging.
I joined BHW because it appears to be a tight knit and genuinely helpful community with a lot of serious and knowledgeable people. Experiencing something like this right away was unexpected and unfortunate.

I am not posting this to cause drama or attack anyone. I simply wanted to share my experience and remind other new members, especially beginners like myself, to be extremely cautious.


Thanks for reading.

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BassTrackerBoats said:

This is not your first day on the forum.

You registered on September of last year.

If you have an issue with a seller, please open a dispute resolution thread here:

https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/dispute-resolution.31/

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medialounge said:

There are.many scammers on the internet
I understand how you feel though, one could loose trust in the entire system just like the scammer who has no proper live to leave

Unfortunately I don't have the list you looking for ,so would have given it for free to offset the loss

What you will now need to do is to make sure you are buying from

a paid member
Who you can see with lots of filtering to be contributing to this community
And has a sales thread providing the service you need or who has proof that they can provide such a service for you
You can also go a step further using a. Escrow if you feel the person can't be trusted

This is not exhaustive,but if gives you a bit of a model to follow in buying your next service

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deceivedbird said:

Hey everyone,

I honestly did not expect my first day on BHW to turn into something like this, but I feel it is important to share what happened, especially for other newcomers.
Yesterday was my very first day here. I was excited, motivated, and genuinely happy to finally start this journey. I made a post requesting help with data scraping for real estate agent services, hoping to connect with someone experienced or potentially work together.

Not long after, I received a private message suggesting we continue the conversation on Telegram. The discussion there was actually very good. It was productive, detailed, and felt professional. We talked through the approach, timelines, and how the project would be put together. It genuinely felt like the start of something solid.

I agreed to pay a small deposit to get things moving. It was 50 USDC. The conversation did not stop after the payment. He continued responding and even later messaged me offering additional services through one of his friends on BHW for Google Ads, which I was also interested in.
A few hours later, I opened Telegram and saw that all of our messages had been deleted and his last seen showed “a long time ago,” which usually means I was blocked. At that point, it became clear what had happened.

What hurts is not the 50 USDC. I can accept that loss. What hurts more is the trust built during what felt like a genuinely productive conversation and the excitement of thinking something real was about to be built. Losing that on my very first day was discouraging.
I joined BHW because it appears to be a tight knit and genuinely helpful community with a lot of serious and knowledgeable people. Experiencing something like this right away was unexpected and unfortunate.

I am not posting this to cause drama or attack anyone. I simply wanted to share my experience and remind other new members, especially beginners like myself, to be extremely cautious.


Thanks for reading.

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deceivedbird said:

Hey everyone,

I honestly did not expect my first day on BHW to turn into something like this, but I feel it is important to share what happened, especially for other newcomers.
Yesterday was my very first day here. I was excited, motivated, and genuinely happy to finally start this journey. I made a post requesting help with data scraping for real estate agent services, hoping to connect with someone experienced or potentially work together.

Not long after, I received a private message suggesting we continue the conversation on Telegram. The discussion there was actually very good. It was productive, detailed, and felt professional. We talked through the approach, timelines, and how the project would be put together. It genuinely felt like the start of something solid.

I agreed to pay a small deposit to get things moving. It was 50 USDC. The conversation did not stop after the payment. He continued responding and even later messaged me offering additional services through one of his friends on BHW for Google Ads, which I was also interested in.
A few hours later, I opened Telegram and saw that all of our messages had been deleted and his last seen showed “a long time ago,” which usually means I was blocked. At that point, it became clear what had happened.

What hurts is not the 50 USDC. I can accept that loss. What hurts more is the trust built during what felt like a genuinely productive conversation and the excitement of thinking something real was about to be built. Losing that on my very first day was discouraging.
I joined BHW because it appears to be a tight knit and genuinely helpful community with a lot of serious and knowledgeable people. Experiencing something like this right away was unexpected and unfortunate.

I am not posting this to cause drama or attack anyone. I simply wanted to share my experience and remind other new members, especially beginners like myself, to be extremely cautious.


Thanks for reading.

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deceivedbird said:

I received a private message suggesting we continue the conversation on Telegram

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deceivedbird said:

I joined BHW because it appears to be a tight knit and genuinely helpful community with a lot of serious and knowledgeable people. Experiencing something like this right away was unexpected and unfortunate.

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