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Sam Bent

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Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Prior to living in Vermont, I had lived in Rhode Island. And prior to living in Rhode Island, I lived in Massachusetts. So like, you know, most people they move, you know, from these states for whatever reasons, economic reasons, job opportunities, right? So I was in Massachusetts. I caught my first case. It was assault and battery with intent to murder.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Prior to living in Vermont, I had lived in Rhode Island. And prior to living in Rhode Island, I lived in Massachusetts. So like, you know, most people they move, you know, from these states for whatever reasons, economic reasons, job opportunities, right? So I was in Massachusetts. I caught my first case. It was assault and battery with intent to murder.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And when I lived in Rhode Island, I sold... It's been way over the statute of limitations at this point. But I sold coke, powder cocaine and weed and stuff. And I moved up to Vermont because I was tired of doing that kind of stuff. Because... Like, it's a rough life, you know? It's no joke. So I moved up to Vermont. When I moved up to Vermont, I got my high school diploma.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And when I lived in Rhode Island, I sold... It's been way over the statute of limitations at this point. But I sold coke, powder cocaine and weed and stuff. And I moved up to Vermont because I was tired of doing that kind of stuff. Because... Like, it's a rough life, you know? It's no joke. So I moved up to Vermont. When I moved up to Vermont, I got my high school diploma.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

From there, I continued on. And with my education, when I came up to Vermont, I couldn't turn a computer on. Like, if you were like, turn this computer on, I wouldn't be able to turn it on. I couldn't reformat one. I couldn't defrag a hard drive. I couldn't do anything. I didn't know anything about it. So I spent, you know, the next 10 years educating myself about computers and technology.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

From there, I continued on. And with my education, when I came up to Vermont, I couldn't turn a computer on. Like, if you were like, turn this computer on, I wouldn't be able to turn it on. I couldn't reformat one. I couldn't defrag a hard drive. I couldn't do anything. I didn't know anything about it. So I spent, you know, the next 10 years educating myself about computers and technology.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So like I had hopped on their site and I was on their site for a while and I started making posts. Like how I ended up establishing my name was just helping as many people as I could and calling out the people that I knew were scammers. So, you know, you had a ton of people obviously that are on that forum.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So like I had hopped on their site and I was on their site for a while and I started making posts. Like how I ended up establishing my name was just helping as many people as I could and calling out the people that I knew were scammers. So, you know, you had a ton of people obviously that are on that forum.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

or any darknet forums that are trying to get people to conduct transactions with them outside of the escrow system so you know someone's like oh like i'm looking for this vendor he had pound he had a pound of weed hypothetically he had a pound of weed for 1200 bucks

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

or any darknet forums that are trying to get people to conduct transactions with them outside of the escrow system so you know someone's like oh like i'm looking for this vendor he had pound he had a pound of weed hypothetically he had a pound of weed for 1200 bucks

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

You'd see, you know, some shark come in and be like, oh, I like I have his weed and I bought it in bulk and I'll sell it to you for 600 bucks a pound. And like this guy is just a random person like you're never going to get anything. He's just he's there to rob you.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

You'd see, you know, some shark come in and be like, oh, I like I have his weed and I bought it in bulk and I'll sell it to you for 600 bucks a pound. And like this guy is just a random person like you're never going to get anything. He's just he's there to rob you.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

He might even be a fed and he's just there to try to get your address, you know, and he'll rob you, too, you know, but he'll get your address, too. So, like, I used to call those people out. Like, if you said that to someone on the forum, you're like, oh, like, I can beat his price. And, like, you don't have that vendor star. Or, like, you can't prove that you're a legit vendor.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

He might even be a fed and he's just there to try to get your address, you know, and he'll rob you, too, you know, but he'll get your address, too. So, like, I used to call those people out. Like, if you said that to someone on the forum, you're like, oh, like, I can beat his price. And, like, you don't have that vendor star. Or, like, you can't prove that you're a legit vendor.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Like, you can't provide a signed PGP message saying you're vendor X, Y, and Z from this market. Then I'd be like, dude, like, you're a fucking fraud. You know? Like, you're trying to rip this dude off, you know? And, like... Like they used to hate that because I would call them out. And I made 5,000 posts in a month on Hansa. And that was how I established my name.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Like, you can't provide a signed PGP message saying you're vendor X, Y, and Z from this market. Then I'd be like, dude, like, you're a fucking fraud. You know? Like, you're trying to rip this dude off, you know? And, like... Like they used to hate that because I would call them out. And I made 5,000 posts in a month on Hansa. And that was how I established my name.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Hansa came out with a policy where they were like, listen, you can't post on our forums unless you're a buyer or a vendor.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Hansa came out with a policy where they were like, listen, you can't post on our forums unless you're a buyer or a vendor.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So I was like, son of a bitch. So there was a there was a big Carter. He was like, listen, man, like, you know, I know like you like being on the forums. You do a lot of good. He was like, if like if you, you know, are you going to buy something that way you can stay on the forums? And I was like, well.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So I was like, son of a bitch. So there was a there was a big Carter. He was like, listen, man, like, you know, I know like you like being on the forums. You do a lot of good. He was like, if like if you, you know, are you going to buy something that way you can stay on the forums? And I was like, well.