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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: Locker on October 29, 2012, 11:06 pm
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Haven't been on silkroad for months due to family troubles, missed you all ;D
Wanted to make an order this week and I usually go to vlad1m1r, but everyone's been saying he scammed everyone. Is this really true? I had used him for btc for a long time, for about £600 total, and have never had any problems with him in the past, and he seemed like a great guy, with great feedback. Does anyone know the story with him? Is it possible that he got busted/had to leave?
I know this was a while ago but I have been gone for months. Also, is there any trusted services similar to vlad's that i could use? If not looks like I'm going to try a bank transfer in the morning :/
Cheers,
Locker.
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At some point he just disappeared from the forum. No farewell message or anything. I don't know what happened to the people who had outstanding orders.
I've never used his services, but if I understood correctly, he had some kind of BitCoin for cash in the mail service. Maybe the address/PO box he used compromised his identity and got him busted. It's hard to receive mail and stay anonymous.
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I watched the whole scam unfold, aparently some people found his youtube account and a few other things.
not sure if anyone got their coin back.
wouldnt use a single one of the roads bitcoin providers.
the road is illegal, the bitcoin isnt.
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Probably the most likely tbh, I still have his address written down somewhere, and this wasn't a Po Box either, I just sent the cash to his/a friends house :/
Locker.
Edit: Damn, he really was a great guy :/
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Edit: Damn, he really was a great guy :/
How does running off with peoples money make someone a 'good guy?'
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I was never a customer of his, I have spoken with him a few times and I have read the threads about him though. Apparently his customers didn't get the BTC he owed them (He ran a Cash - BTC service). He deleted his account suddenly... So then a thread was made asking where he was. Because he owed money to A LOT of people. Somebody searched his username on Google, found his Youtube account, images of him, his real name AND ADDRESS.
I read in the thread that someone has ripped HIM off, therefore he took the money to make up the amount he lost (we assume anyway).
He seemed like a decent guy... But decent guys can make mistakes, or they can turn out to be assholes... either way, we've lost vlad. And this has lead to fellow SR members being out of pocket...
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I was never a customer of his, I have spoken with him a few times and I have read the threads about him though. Apparently his customers didn't get the BTC he owed them (He ran a Cash - BTC service). He deleted his account suddenly... So then a thread was made asking where he was. Because he owed money to A LOT of people. Somebody searched his username on Google, found his Youtube account, images of him, his real name AND ADDRESS.
I read in the thread that someone has ripped HIM off, therefore he took the money to make up the amount he lost (we assume anyway).
He seemed like a decent guy... But decent guys can make mistakes, or they can turn out to be assholes... either way, we've lost vlad. And this has lead to fellow SR members being out of pocket...
Yeah, i don't think he was really one for anonymity, like i said he was giving his address out to anyone who asked. But he didn't seem like he would, he even sent £40 of btc out of his own pocket when my money didn't arrive. (my fault, sent coins).
Either way he's gone, so is there another service like his?
Cheers,
Locker.
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I used him too - before the first time I sent him cash, I read the forum, checked his feedback and chatted with him in PMs. I was still wary, but felt it relatively low risk given his presence and track record, so sent cash. Right at the point he scarpered with everyone's money. It's my belief he got caught up in the Pirateat40 ponzi scam and decided to cut and run at that point.
He used the same nick on various clearnet sites, and it seemed he had SR users address their cash using his real name. It was even possible to find his Linkedin profile and at least one SR user called his work trying to track him down.
Personally, I was able to withstand my loss, so chalked that one up to experience.
However, he was also doing an investment / cash-out service for vendors, so there may be people who were scammed for alot more money that they couldn't afford to lose. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the outcome of his scam has made life VERY uncomfortable for him given his address was well-known in the SR community.
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I used him too - before the first time I sent him cash, I read the forum, checked his feedback and chatted with him in PMs. I was still wary, but felt it relatively low risk given his presence and track record, so sent cash. Right at the point he scarpered with everyone's money. It's my belief he got caught up in the Pirateat40 ponzi scam and decided to cut and run at that point.
He used the same nick on various clearnet sites, and it seemed he had SR users address their cash using his real name. It was even possible to find his Linkedin profile and at least one SR user called his work trying to track him down.
Personally, I was able to withstand my loss, so chalked that one up to experience.
However, he was also doing an investment / cash-out service for vendors, so there may be people who were scammed for alot more money that they couldn't afford to lose. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the outcome of his scam has made life VERY uncomfortable for him given his address was well-known in the SR community.
if u guys still want him i can tell u were he is. have started post abt this in off topic section
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I was never a customer of his, I have spoken with him a few times and I have read the threads about him though. Apparently his customers didn't get the BTC he owed them (He ran a Cash - BTC service). He deleted his account suddenly... So then a thread was made asking where he was. Because he owed money to A LOT of people. Somebody searched his username on Google, found his Youtube account, images of him, his real name AND ADDRESS.
I read in the thread that someone has ripped HIM off, therefore he took the money to make up the amount he lost (we assume anyway).
He seemed like a decent guy... But decent guys can make mistakes, or they can turn out to be assholes... either way, we've lost vlad. And this has lead to fellow SR members being out of pocket...
Yeah, i don't think he was really one for anonymity, like i said he was giving his address out to anyone who asked. But he didn't seem like he would, he even sent £40 of btc out of his own pocket when my money didn't arrive. (my fault, sent coins).
Either way he's gone, so is there another service like his?
Cheers,
Locker.
yeah u ordered wit him again nly this time u sent english n euros together rite - his ex has his laptop so we no. now du u all believe me i no him n i no were he is
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I can still remember that epic yet ridiculous face off over the university degrees he had with another member, each one threatening the other to hire hitmen and other coke-fueled fantasies. That was as ridiculously dark as darknet could get. :)
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I can still remember that epic yet ridiculous face off over the university degrees he had with another member, each one threatening the other to hire hitmen and other coke-fueled fantasies. That was as ridiculously dark as darknet could get. :)
wow rly why did he hire hitmen for a univ degree? i only no bowt him selling bitcoins
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I can still remember that epic yet ridiculous face off over the university degrees he had with another member, each one threatening the other to hire hitmen and other coke-fueled fantasies. That was as ridiculously dark as darknet could get. :)
wow rly why did he hire hitmen for a univ degree? i only no bowt him selling bitcoins
Haha, no, not for a degree, for a disagreement with another guy about something else, in the Oscar seller thread. Something like Vlad opening an illegal bank account with the real name of someone else, and the shit hit the fan.
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I can still remember that epic yet ridiculous face off over the university degrees he had with another member, each one threatening the other to hire hitmen and other coke-fueled fantasies. That was as ridiculously dark as darknet could get. :)
wow rly why did he hire hitmen for a univ degree? i only no bowt him selling bitcoins
Haha, no, not for a degree, for a disagreement with another guy about something else, in the Oscar seller thread. Something like Vlad opening an illegal bank account with the real name of someone else, and the shit hit the fan.
srsly wat a dick. well guys if u want him i no were he is. get in touch if ur interested
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Here's what happened to him, at least most recently - he came back and ran a scam, or so he says. He was prof Moriarty (and himself, and a thug, three actors in the play that we're aware of) and claims he got some folks to send BTC's in exchange for information about vlad/Nate's current whereabouts.
I suspect he might be behind another current scam that's being perpetrated on vendors, no evidence except for writing style, but here's the last missive from our boy:
http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=100280.msg703009#msg703009
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I love these self-styled geniuses whose only ability to make money is to scam people on drug forums. If he's so smart, why not invest in the stock or something?
I'd also like to point out that I was the first person in the deleted thread to mention that they are all the same person, and most people disagreed with me. So maybe I'll be wrong about Rocker, but my paranoia has served me well so far. :)
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Yes such an intelligent chappy.
On that La Hougue Bie historical short his family come across as really lovely too, eh nate :)
Nice shades by the way, lookin good.
There's so much more too, haha.
This guy could go down as the worst scammer of all time.
Could someone please give me the address he gave to send the money too.
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I love these self-styled geniuses whose only ability to make money is to scam people on drug forums. If he's so smart, why not invest in the stock or something?
I'd also like to point out that I was the first person in the deleted thread to mention that they are all the same person, and most people disagreed with me. So maybe I'll be wrong about Rocker, but my paranoia has served me well so far. :)
Yep, you nailed him pretty quick IIR, when everyone else was gathering their coins to pay the thug...what's the story with Rocker, he's the one who's leaving with a giveaway if I read right. Surely he's not running a scam, hasn't he been around since the opening of SR?
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just trying to summarize what I have surmised to have taken place with this guy.
I am new to SR and as I sifted through threads on security vlad1m1r came across as an incredibly intelligent guy who was well-versed in security. In one thread he mentioned his idea to become a personal BTC transfer service; many critiqued the obvious flaws and necessary degree of trust in making a purchase from him. So, he went on to complete some successful transactions, then disappeared with a significant amount of money. Only to come back using aliases that advertised to find personal info for vlad1m1r. People proceeded to give him money and he returned with bogus info from bogus YouTube accounts etc... Can y'all verify that this was the case? I mean, that was a pretty ingenious scheme, though to purchase BTC's from someone on SR seems incredibly risky. He really made an effort to plant a good rep for himself; his responses to any questions on the threads were always helpful. Just kinda blows my mind.
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Hash: SHA1
Hi guys,
I was disappointed to see my thread has been removed as I was reveling in all the attention but onwards and upwards say I!
I just want to thank you once again for all your comments and donations both for information and to have me tortured. As you've already worked out, I was the man behind Professor Moriarty and vladisdead, it's really not difficult for an intelligent man to imitate two imbeciles, although I admit the reverse is much harder. :-) It seems there's no fooling experienced SR users, I should have known better but I clearly underestimated you.
As for obtaining information about being in the Scrubs, well any fool with Google can find out all there is to know about prisons. Many thanks once again for your time and your Bitcoins, rest assured they will be gratefully spent!
All the best,
Vlad
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gpg --verify vlad_scam_confession.txt
gpg: armor header: Hash: SHA1
gpg: armor header: Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32)
gpg: original file name=''
gpg: Signature made Fri 04 Jan 2013 01:03:46 PM EST using DSA key ID F5509CC0
gpg: using classic trust model
gpg: Good signature from "Vlad1m1r <vlad1m1r@tormail.org>"
gpg: Note: This key has been disabled.
gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
gpg: There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.
Primary key fingerprint: 3CAA 2F30 22D9 868D 08C8 3227 D61B C195 F550 9CC0
gpg: textmode signature, digest algorithm SHA1
I half-expected the above to be a forgery, but bloody hell, the PGP signature verifies!
NC
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Lol he is fucked if somebody decided to dox him and succeeded.
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I love these self-styled geniuses whose only ability to make money is to scam people on drug forums. If he's so smart, why not invest in the stock or something?
I'd also like to point out that I was the first person in the deleted thread to mention that they are all the same person, and most people disagreed with me. So maybe I'll be wrong about Rocker, but my paranoia has served me well so far. :)
What about Rocker?? I've searched through your posts for several pages and don't see anything else. Just interested in what your theory is.
thanks
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I deleted my posts in that thread because everyone was crying that I was shitting on their parade.
When something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Rocker may be that 1% exception, and I hope that's the case, but I'm highly suspicious of a $5000 drug giveaway, especially when each person wins more than a personal amount.