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Sam Bent

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292 total appearances

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Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Because in my short period of time, I inserted myself into the community and ended up working with these markets and starting up Dread. And I had made myself an indispensable part of the community by contributing. and contributing in meaningful ways. And that's what made me valuable to the community at the end of the day. And...

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Because in my short period of time, I inserted myself into the community and ended up working with these markets and starting up Dread. And I had made myself an indispensable part of the community by contributing. and contributing in meaningful ways. And that's what made me valuable to the community at the end of the day. And...

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

You know, they said, hey, listen, like, you know, someone with your knowledge, like we could absolutely use that. And, you know, going forward, we'd like to bring you a laptop and, you know, you can continue taking orders and, you know, vending. You're not actually going to be sending drugs, but, you know, just gathering information. And I was like, man, I'm what? Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

You know, they said, hey, listen, like, you know, someone with your knowledge, like we could absolutely use that. And, you know, going forward, we'd like to bring you a laptop and, you know, you can continue taking orders and, you know, vending. You're not actually going to be sending drugs, but, you know, just gathering information. And I was like, man, I'm what? Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Remember, I had been to county before, right? I had been to state prison before. Nah, I'm set, man. I'm like, yo, are you kidding me? I work with cartels, dude. You know what I mean? I work with multiple cartels. You think I'm going to tell on people? No. I'm good. I have a family, man. You know what I mean? Like, I did this for my family.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Remember, I had been to county before, right? I had been to state prison before. Nah, I'm set, man. I'm like, yo, are you kidding me? I work with cartels, dude. You know what I mean? I work with multiple cartels. You think I'm going to tell on people? No. I'm good. I have a family, man. You know what I mean? Like, I did this for my family.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Now you think I'm going to risk their lives to get out of whatever punishment's coming? You're delusional. I'd die for them. I'd kill for them. They're my family. You know what I mean? So...

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Now you think I'm going to risk their lives to get out of whatever punishment's coming? You're delusional. I'd die for them. I'd kill for them. They're my family. You know what I mean? So...

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And like she didn't know, obviously, she didn't know anything about what I was doing because it would be, I just consider it to be a massive opsec risk, right, to tell her. So like I just told her that like I had a business and I wasn't specific about it. And like we learned a lot about each other as I was like doing my vending and she was completely unaware of it.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And like she didn't know, obviously, she didn't know anything about what I was doing because it would be, I just consider it to be a massive opsec risk, right, to tell her. So like I just told her that like I had a business and I wasn't specific about it. And like we learned a lot about each other as I was like doing my vending and she was completely unaware of it.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And like after I got raided, I lost all my electronics. So I like lost her number. I lost all her info. So I had to go like, you know, find it all. And my cousin was able to do it through her Facebook. And I remember contacting her and being like, she was like, oh, you haven't talked to me in four days. Is there an issue? And I was like, no, I got raided by the feds.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And like after I got raided, I lost all my electronics. So I like lost her number. I lost all her info. So I had to go like, you know, find it all. And my cousin was able to do it through her Facebook. And I remember contacting her and being like, she was like, oh, you haven't talked to me in four days. Is there an issue? And I was like, no, I got raided by the feds.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And it's like those Jews that break up with a woman and tell her that, like, oh, I'm a spy. You know what I mean? I was like, I got raided by Department of Homeland Security. They came in 30 deep in cooperation with the state police, like the Cyber Crimes Task Force came in. And she's like, yeah. all right, whatever, Sam. Like, listen, if you don't want to talk to me, like, you just tell me.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And it's like those Jews that break up with a woman and tell her that, like, oh, I'm a spy. You know what I mean? I was like, I got raided by Department of Homeland Security. They came in 30 deep in cooperation with the state police, like the Cyber Crimes Task Force came in. And she's like, yeah. all right, whatever, Sam. Like, listen, if you don't want to talk to me, like, you just tell me.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

I was like, I swear to God, I got raided by the Department of Homeland Security. You know, obviously, you know, she ended up learning that it was true that my phone did get taken. And then she ended up moving from where she was living up to up here with me. Because I told her, I was like, listen, I have this indictment. I was like, just forget about me. I'm probably going to do 20 years.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

I was like, I swear to God, I got raided by the Department of Homeland Security. You know, obviously, you know, she ended up learning that it was true that my phone did get taken. And then she ended up moving from where she was living up to up here with me. Because I told her, I was like, listen, I have this indictment. I was like, just forget about me. I'm probably going to do 20 years.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Because we wanted to get married. We had learned, we had fell in love by talking to each other. And we fell in love intellectually. I didn't know what she looked like. And I didn't think she knew what I looked like. We spent two years talking to her. I had hated, I wouldn't take a selfie because of my OPSEC. You know what I mean?

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Because we wanted to get married. We had learned, we had fell in love by talking to each other. And we fell in love intellectually. I didn't know what she looked like. And I didn't think she knew what I looked like. We spent two years talking to her. I had hated, I wouldn't take a selfie because of my OPSEC. You know what I mean?

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So, so after I got raided, like I ended up talking to her, I sent her a selfie is now like, who's going to raid me now, you know? And she's like, Oh, like, I know, you know, I know you look like that. Cause like your cousin had showed me a picture of you. a while ago. I was like, are you kidding me? She sent me a picture of herself and she was way out of my league.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So, so after I got raided, like I ended up talking to her, I sent her a selfie is now like, who's going to raid me now, you know? And she's like, Oh, like, I know, you know, I know you look like that. Cause like your cousin had showed me a picture of you. a while ago. I was like, are you kidding me? She sent me a picture of herself and she was way out of my league.