Quote Originally Posted by Mr.BB View Post
So it seems you are buying bitcoins through a UK broker/exchange.

There are literally dozens of brokers, online and physical, most on US. The biggest one its probably Coinbase.
I use coinbase. They bill your card through Shazam which is in the U. K. so as far as my card is concerned, they shut it off until fraud alert has contacted me.
I cant see how there is any more scams in U.K. than in the U.S.