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Hall of Shame: more scammers banned. BenzosOpiates
I realized that it can be tough for users to get reliable information on the legitimacy of new vendors if there isnt much specific content about the vendor on Dread. Scammers thrive on creating new accounts and alternating between market platforms hoping to get an unsuspecting user before they inevitably get banned. But if a scammer is banned on Dark Matter, a buyer on Archetyp, for example, wont see that info unless there is a public post about it on Dread.
So going forward, I will be making regular public updates about scammers we remove from Dark Matter including their username and PGP fingerprint. That way buyers can see this public info if they search a suspicious vendor's username on Dread. Of course, scammers will just keep changing their usernames but we can make it as hard for their business as possible.
Scammer username: BenzosOpiates
Scammer PGP fingerprint: BDE341CE115B9CCD0EAF2095B37ED168599B7DF6
Scammer info: Unlike most scammers who try to get a free account, BenzosOpiates actually pays the bond so he is more likely to get past a market's first line of defense. BenzosOpiates puts up listings with drug images but open closer inspection they are the usual stock drug images one can get off a search engine. He will accept buyer's orders and mark them as shipped but then send the buyer a PGP encrypted message requesting that they communicate with him on telegram for faster communication. Once on telegram, he'll come up with some reason for the buyer to finalize early. No product is ever sent.
Stay vigilant against scammers. Keep your funds in escrow and report any vendors that try to get you to communicate off-market and/or finalize early or do direct deals. Check Dread about a vendor's reputation.
