I understand why you're upset, and if I were in your position, I'd be frustrated too. However, there are several assumptions being made that simply aren't accurate.
First, I did not become aware that people had actually been scammed until today. The only previous comment I saw was from someone claiming there was an issue and asking for help. Since I do not own, operate, or have access to the service, I told him to contact the actual owner. At that point, I had no evidence that the service was an outright scam.
The moment I became aware that customers were reporting losses and a dispute was opened, I removed my thread, signature, and advertisements because I did not want anyone else depositing money into the service. If my goal was to scam people, removing the advertisements immediately would make no sense because I was not receiving any of the deposits in the first place.
Second, I never received any money from this service. I did not receive your $36.38, I did not receive referral earnings from you or anyone else, and I never had access to customer funds. Every payment went directly to the Cryptocard bot and its owner. If I had received your money, I would have no problem refunding it. The reality is that I cannot refund money that I never received.
Third, the reason I trusted the service and left positive feedback was because I personally used it successfully. I was one of the early users and spent hundreds of dollars through it without issues. My first card alone was funded with $125 and fully used. I also had another card that I used for advertising expenses, spending over $350 on it. From my experience at the time, the service appeared legitimate, which is why I recommended it.
As for Cryptocard's reputation, he did not have negative feedback when I started using the service. The positive feedback I left was based on my own experience, which is exactly what the reputation system is intended for: reflecting personal trading experiences. It is not a guarantee of every future action someone may take.
I understand the argument that my reputation influenced your decision. That's fair. But influencing someone's decision and being the person who took their money are two different things. I recommended a service that had worked for me personally. I did not own it, operate it, receive customer funds, or profit from your loss.
If I had known this was a scam from the beginning, I never would have advertised it. I gained nothing from this situation-not even referral earnings-and now my own reputation is being damaged because of someone else's actions.
This is similar to someone advertising a service in their forum signature and later being blamed if that service turns out to be a scam. Throughout my posts and comments, I made it clear that this was not my service. I used referral links openly and never claimed ownership of the platform.
My intention was simply to share a service that had worked well for me and, if possible, earn a small referral commission. Unfortunately, neither of those things worked out. I never received any referral earnings, and it now appears that the service was not what I believed it to be.
I understand why you're upset, and I am genuinely sorry for your loss. If there were something I could realistically do to recover your funds or make the situation right, I would. However, I never owned the service, controlled any customer funds, or received the money that was deposited into it.
The person who can refund you is the person who received your money. Unfortunately, that was never me.
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Again, refunding $36.38 would not financially impact me in any meaningful way. The reason I am not doing so is not because I can't afford it, but because I do not believe I am responsible for the loss. I never owned the service, received the funds, or had any control over customer deposits.
I have been a respectful and contributing member of this forum for months, and my record speaks for itself. If the admins ultimately decide that I should be held accountable for promoting a service that later turned out to be a scam, then I will respect and accept whatever decision they make. My only goal here is to be honest about what happened and the role I actually played in it.
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