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The other day I was playing in a private (pirate) server of World of Warcraft and some guy was yelling in one of the major cities that he was selling pills and

by qxnqd 7y ago

The other day I was playing in a private (pirate) server of World of Warcraft and some guy was yelling in one of the major cities that he was selling pills and shipping worldwide. I wondered if he was serious. It was, definitely, really original.

wil421 7y ago
I can remember this being done between my college dorms when Halo 2 came out. We were not able to play Xbox online but figured out we could play over LAN. Business hippies found an opportunity to spread the good word. A friends brother also met someone online from “Amsterdam” around 2003 who would acquire some choice product if you sent him cash. Nothing was ever sent back...
- Scoundreller 7y ago
  > A friends brother also met someone online from “Amsterdam” around 2003 who would acquire some choice product if you sent him cash. Nothing was ever sent back... I thought those were the ones that got reported to the FBI.
- giancarlostoro 7y ago
  > Nothing was ever sent back... How much did he sent before he realized? And this is like the nigerian prince story, but about drugs I suppose.
  - wil421 7y ago
    Probably much more than the average person. The first time the guy claimed the package was not received so he sent more. This was the friends brother that introduced us to Warcraft 3 and flashing xboxes to play burned games. He was not a sociable person. If you’ve ever seen the WOW episode of South Park he was the elite guy they were trying to stop.
    - giancarlostoro 7y ago
      > If you’ve ever seen the WOW episode of South Park he was the elite guy they were trying to stop. The only thing that guy was missing was an ergonomic keyboard and trackball mouse.
- lawlessone 7y ago
  >Nothing was ever sent back... perfect scam really, who is going to call the police and say their drugs never arrived?
  - na85 7y ago
    By the same token, who's going to go to the police and say they got the shit kicked out of them for not holding up their end of a drug deal?
    - jimmyspice 7y ago
      That is different because your face is now evidence something happened.
  - dbdjfjrjvebd 7y ago
    Nope but someone might anonymously report that there is someone with this mailing address selling drugs...
  - Jestar342 7y ago
    The "Silk Road" conundrum
  - tomatotomato37 7y ago
    I once worked with someone in college who claimed he had a friend who ran both a darknet drug site along with multiple popular darkent drug review sites. He would use the latter to push the former as one of the most reliable trustworthy services, despite literally never shipping anything at all. I'm honestly not even sure if doing so would be illegal either, since I can't imagine anyone pursuing a fraud case in an industry that's completely illegal to participate in in the first place
    - npo9 7y ago
      It’s illegal to pretend to sell drugs. It’s illegal to sell fake drugs. (in the US) You don’t have to worry about a customer complaining to the police. You have to worry about the police attempting to buy and collecting evidence against you. The question comes down to how good is your op-sec and how unlikely are you in collecting LE attention?
smolder 7y ago
There was some talk of terrorists using Club Penguin to communicate years ago. It's not really a new concept to use weird channels like that for illicit communication. I remember hearing about ISIS recruiting in clash of clans.
- save_ferris 7y ago
  Don't forget mainstream social media like twitter. Nothing catalyzed and unified disparate and fractured online terrorist communities like a single platform that allowed an individual to instantly broadcast a message worldwide.
- jjgreen 7y ago
  ... and Puffin Party being used similarly in "Four Lions"

by qxnqd 7y ago

wil421 7y ago

I can remember this being done between my college dorms when Halo 2 came out. We were not able to play Xbox online but figured out we could play over LAN. Business hippies found an opportunity to spread the good word. A friends brother also met someone online from “Amsterdam” around 2003 who would acquire some choice product if you sent him cash. Nothing was ever sent back...

Scoundreller 7y ago
> A friends brother also met someone online from “Amsterdam” around 2003 who would acquire some choice product if you sent him cash. Nothing was ever sent back... I thought those were the ones that got reported to the FBI.
giancarlostoro 7y ago
> Nothing was ever sent back... How much did he sent before he realized? And this is like the nigerian prince story, but about drugs I suppose.
- wil421 7y ago
  Probably much more than the average person. The first time the guy claimed the package was not received so he sent more. This was the friends brother that introduced us to Warcraft 3 and flashing xboxes to play burned games. He was not a sociable person. If you’ve ever seen the WOW episode of South Park he was the elite guy they were trying to stop.
  - giancarlostoro 7y ago
    > If you’ve ever seen the WOW episode of South Park he was the elite guy they were trying to stop. The only thing that guy was missing was an ergonomic keyboard and trackball mouse.
lawlessone 7y ago
>Nothing was ever sent back... perfect scam really, who is going to call the police and say their drugs never arrived?
- na85 7y ago
  By the same token, who's going to go to the police and say they got the shit kicked out of them for not holding up their end of a drug deal?
  - jimmyspice 7y ago
    That is different because your face is now evidence something happened.
- dbdjfjrjvebd 7y ago
  Nope but someone might anonymously report that there is someone with this mailing address selling drugs...
- Jestar342 7y ago
  The "Silk Road" conundrum
- tomatotomato37 7y ago
  I once worked with someone in college who claimed he had a friend who ran both a darknet drug site along with multiple popular darkent drug review sites. He would use the latter to push the former as one of the most reliable trustworthy services, despite literally never shipping anything at all. I'm honestly not even sure if doing so would be illegal either, since I can't imagine anyone pursuing a fraud case in an industry that's completely illegal to participate in in the first place
  - npo9 7y ago
    It’s illegal to pretend to sell drugs. It’s illegal to sell fake drugs. (in the US) You don’t have to worry about a customer complaining to the police. You have to worry about the police attempting to buy and collecting evidence against you. The question comes down to how good is your op-sec and how unlikely are you in collecting LE attention?

smolder 7y ago

There was some talk of terrorists using Club Penguin to communicate years ago. It's not really a new concept to use weird channels like that for illicit communication. I remember hearing about ISIS recruiting in clash of clans.

save_ferris 7y ago
Don't forget mainstream social media like twitter. Nothing catalyzed and unified disparate and fractured online terrorist communities like a single platform that allowed an individual to instantly broadcast a message worldwide.
jjgreen 7y ago
... and Puffin Party being used similarly in "Four Lions"