<p>There is no way to know.  Bitcoin addresses are designed to be used only once.  As you can see <a href="https://blockchain.info/address/165aBmgtQJFDLkSYPU5C8jq5gpnAtHdKBh" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>, nobody except you has ever sent coins to that address, and in all likelihood nobody else ever will.  And Bitcoin addresses are anonymous, so it is likely to be difficult to trace the address to its owner.</p>

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2016-12-06T04:33:10.400Z
2016-12-06T04:33:10.400Z
Nate Eldredge
<p>Hard to tell if the <a href="https://blockchain.info/address/165aBmgtQJFDLkSYPU5C8jq5gpnAtHdKBh" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://blockchain.info/address/165aBmgtQJFDLkSYPU5C8jq5gpnAtHdKBh</a> is bound an authentic PayPal address unless there is an xpub extended key correlation service that is rendered through a trusted channel.  Whatever the case, the 0.12 BTC deposited is gone.</p>

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2016-12-07T03:05:38.460Z
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skaht
<p>Is this bitcoin address authentic: 165aBmgtQJFDLkSYPU5C8jq5gpnAtHdKBh</p>

<p>I sent BTC to the address for Paypal funding but no response from them since yesterday.</p>

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2016-12-06T04:34:29.580Z
Please don't use all caps in titles or anywhere else.
Nate Eldredge
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Is 165aBmgtQJFDLkSYPU5C8jq5gpnAtHdKBh a scam Bitcoin address?
James
# Is 165aBmgtQJFDLkSYPU5C8jq5gpnAtHdKBh a scam Bitcoin address?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-06)

Is this bitcoin address authentic: 165aBmgtQJFDLkSYPU5C8jq5gpnAtHdKBh

I sent BTC to the address for Paypal funding but no response from them since yesterday.

**Tags:** fraud

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Please don't use all caps in titles or anywhere else.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-12-06. Score: 1

There is no way to know. Bitcoin addresses are designed to be used only once. As you can see [here](https://blockchain.info/address/165aBmgtQJFDLkSYPU5C8jq5gpnAtHdKBh), nobody except you has ever sent coins to that address, and in all likelihood nobody else ever will. And Bitcoin addresses are anonymous, so it is likely to be difficult to trace the address to its owner.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-12-07. Score: 0

Hard to tell if the <https://blockchain.info/address/165aBmgtQJFDLkSYPU5C8jq5gpnAtHdKBh> is bound an authentic PayPal address unless there is an xpub extended key correlation service that is rendered through a trusted channel. Whatever the case, the 0.12 BTC deposited is gone.


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