Something I just considered. Should it be cause for concern?

I've been using the DNM's for about 2 years now, and followed several markets before their demise. When I go to register on these new markets and check them out, I'm noticing that my username is already taken. Vendor name squatting is one thing, but could it simply be coincidence that several of my market aliases are now taken on these new markets?

Since I'm the paranoid type, I picture LE phoning up several vendors who gave me "+" feedback under this new guise and claiming to be asking vendor X for an address confirmation, or simply using an identity to fish for info.

Thoughts? Or should I go to bed?


Comments


[4 Points] MDMangel:

I'm getting ready to put on my tin-foil pajamas too. You can never be to careful.

(Seriously though, you can never be to careful..........)


[2 Points] trynakick:

Go to bed. Think about it. Federal LE posing as one random buyer, trying to connect to vendors it looks like you ordered from and asking them questions about your identity!?

Best case scenario for them, the vendor is the dumbest vendor of all vendors, gives them an address, then they have reasonable suspicion that you purchased drugs 2 years ago. So then this federal three letter agency has to call the local cops and coordinate a bust to maybe get a few ounces of weed or whatever. It's just not gonna happen...

I'm always interested though. Can you give me your theory for how exactly it would make sense for LE to engage in this behavior? Like... I know they do crazy things to bust non-violent drug offenders, but they do act with a modicum of rational self interest. Rhis would be such a low yield endeavor if it were actually for busts that it could t make sense. But I want to hear your theory, I could be missing something.

Most likely, your market name is 420BlAz3it and that's just a common name.

But... If it is some concerted, deliberate effort, I'd assume it's a two-bit scammer who saw you reviewing shit on a forum, then registered your name on another market and messaged, "hey vendor I just reviewed over on that other market on their forum, I was wondering if you were gonna follow through on that sample of fire dank you promised" or something weird like that.


[1 Points] toesknowz:

Hardcore /r/DNMParanoia. You're definitely fucked.