11-15-2020, 12:48 AM
Warning: MoonPay.io fake reviews
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>With all the new users buying Bitcoin for the first time, I wanted to bring something to the community's attention, and I felt that this was the right time.</p> <p>MoonPay is a payment processing system that allows fiat to crypto transfers. This is a good thing! We need more on ramps (may not actually now we have PayPal but I digress).</p> <p>However, MoonPay is being very dishonest. Take a look at their TrustPilot page:</p> <p><a href="https://trustpilot.com/review/moonpay.io">https://trustpilot.com/review/moonpay.io</a></p> <p>The first red flag:</p> <p>Reviews: 2,534 huh, that sure is a lot of reviews for a company that's only been in business since 2018. Coinbase only has 2,653, and they've been in business for far longer, and are more well known.</p> <p>The second red flag, is that reviews are posted almost every hour. Take a look:</p> <p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Oe1aR3F.png">https://i.imgur.com/Oe1aR3F.png</a></p> <p>Now, get this. 90% of the 5 star reviews are from accounts that have only made ONE review! </p> <p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/I36z1Em.png">https://i.imgur.com/I36z1Em.png</a></p> <p>And, they often have no profile picture!</p> <p>Even weirder, they follow the same name scheme:</p> <p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/RPDCkIc.png">https://i.imgur.com/RPDCkIc.png</a></p> <p>Now, I can't comment on how good or bad MoonPay's service is, but what I can say is if they're buying fake reviews, I wouldn't trust them with $5. This is a serious breach of trust!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>With all the new users buying Bitcoin for the first time, I wanted to bring something to the community's attention, and I felt that this was the right time.</p> <p>MoonPay is a payment processing system that allows fiat to crypto transfers. This is a good thing! We need more on ramps (may not actually now we have PayPal but I digress).</p> <p>However, MoonPay is being very dishonest. Take a look at their TrustPilot page:</p> <p><a href="https://trustpilot.com/review/moonpay.io">https://trustpilot.com/review/moonpay.io</a></p> <p>The first red flag:</p> <p>Reviews: 2,534 huh, that sure is a lot of reviews for a company that's only been in business since 2018. Coinbase only has 2,653, and they've been in business for far longer, and are more well known.</p> <p>The second red flag, is that reviews are posted almost every hour. Take a look:</p> <p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Oe1aR3F.png">https://i.imgur.com/Oe1aR3F.png</a></p> <p>Now, get this. 90% of the 5 star reviews are from accounts that have only made ONE review! </p> <p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/I36z1Em.png">https://i.imgur.com/I36z1Em.png</a></p> <p>And, they often have no profile picture!</p> <p>Even weirder, they follow the same name scheme:</p> <p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/RPDCkIc.png">https://i.imgur.com/RPDCkIc.png</a></p> <p>Now, I can't comment on how good or bad MoonPay's service is, but what I can say is if they're buying fake reviews, I wouldn't trust them with $5. This is a serious breach of trust!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> Kind Regards R