The Darknet Collective: Markets Join Forces to Prevent Scams
In an a post on Dread, Monopoly Market, White House Market, and Darkmarket announced “The Darknet Collective.” Other marketplaces are encouraged to join. The Monopoly Market administrator stressed that the Collective is “not an elite group” that forces rules upon other markets.
What is The Darknet Collective
The Darknet Collective is ran by a group of marketplace administrators in order to combat scammers. The main aim is to prevent scammers from hopping between markets or even being able to apply to new markets once they have been banned on another market. Now you may think, well why can’t a vendor just create a new vendor account? They can, but when a vendor is new people will take extra caution as apposed to when a vendor is established. We have pretty much seen zero co-operation between markets where vendors are allowed to vend even though they have just ripped off a bunch of people on another market so by creating the first collective we can start to name and shame scammers without the fear of customers personal information being leaked.
The Requirements
A market must meet a short list of requirements in order to join, however. The requirements are simple and should be the standard for any market that values security. The requirements are listed below as posted on Dread:
Joining The Darknet Collective
If you meet the requirements above please send a mod mail from the account you wish to have added, once we have verified you are a representative of said market you will be added based on a majority vote.
Reporting Scammers
Scam reports submitted to the Collective must meet the following conditions:
Assuming the conditions are met, the Collective will accept the submission of a scam report. They currently request that scam reports get submitted through the mod mail feature on the /d/DarknetCollective subdread. They ask that reports adhere to the following format:Vendor Name: Answer HereMarket Used: Answer HereMarket Resolution: Answer HereBrief Explanation: Answer HereEvidence: Answer Here
After receiving a submission, the members of the Collective will review the report and cast a vote. They will publish the result of the vote publicly after all (or the majority) of the members cast their votes.
Who owns The Darknet Collective?
Nobody, this is a group effort by market admins to try and improve the state of the eco-system. We feel vendors should be held accountable and we feel customers should have the ability to complain to a independent third party if they are scammed. A market does not last forever, and while markets involved in this scheme are of low value in a few years time we will gradually raise in popularity - meaning the work here will eventually mean something.
The Collective’s new subdread is /d/DarknetCollective.
Comments (17)
LEs Way To Put Market Admin All In A Room2019-11-1155460160
Y’all are clowns if you think this is legit.
Clowns?2019-11-1170462050
Most admins need to be on Dread. There is nothing special here to capture admins it's a sub dread to report scamming vendors it's a good thing the only people throwing a fit over this are the vendors that want to scam.
gringo2019-11-12c9943200
must include pgp fingerprint also. anyway monero (xmr) markets only are the next generation markets so an early build db with scamer pgp fingerprint , userid , active vendor onion ( if known) , type of products , like digital or psychical/drugs/other is welcome.
Monopoly2019-11-14b7763b70
@gringo, thank you for the suggestion, you are right. We will include the PGP fingerprint/key in all of the reports made.
Unless Dread is le run2019-11-12f951a600
Unless Dread itself is le run. (it could be the time Hug went mia it may have been taken over who knows) This is a very good idea.
the Reincarnation of Hitler2019-11-12a7332430
A jew that did something good... The world is going mad...
LOLing2019-11-124f94d290
Scammers are mad and posting here. LE has nothing to gain from having a list of scammers dip shits. Actually, if LE would target scammers, that would be awesome!
LoLingatyou2019-11-14b4ce2a70
Compile a list of scamming vendors on dread, then LE knows which vendors are ACTUALLY sending goods. The only one saying that scammers are crying over this, are LE. Now let’s add all the admin of markets in a room full of LE and what do you have? A receipt for LE to start their profiling process.
LoLing@youyou2019-11-14a14bf2d0
No it isn't. You're saying let the scammers run free. Guess what happens when a vendor gets arrested and gives LE their account? They pretend to be scammers and gather addresses. Having this list can be anti-LE.
WhatIf2019-11-15a10854b0
What if LE can’t afford to be scammed anymore, so they make this list...........................you know LE funds are limited, the more they get scammed the less they’ll be funded to be able to make purchases in the first place. They can’t allow not to be funded, they need results, and y’all are playing right in. It was said earlier, Honeypot.
WhatIf2019-11-15a1ddf430
What if LE can’t afford to be scammed anymore, so they make this list...........................you know LE funds are limited, the more they get scammed the less they’ll be funded to be able to make purchases in the first place. They can’t allow not to be funded, they need results, and y’all are playing right in. It was said earlier, Honeypot.
Scammer2019-11-17e8347040
All the comments saying it's a honeypot, its Synchronizer because he has a million scamming accounts!!
Avaris2019-11-10004bb8d0
This is a good idea.