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Case 76: Silk Road (Part 1)

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Silk Road's Biggest Sale Was a Scam

Tony76 used Silk Road's biggest sale to play the biggest scam anyone on the site had ever pulled off. He made a quarter of a million dollars in that one weekend of the sale But no one ever got their drugs When buyers complained, the response from the Dread Pirate Roberts was short and concise They explained that Silk Road's escrow system avoided scams like this, and it was the buyer's decision to disrespect that system Therefore, no one was getting refunded Meanwhile, Variety Jones got back to Ross with some info He had done some digging and spoke into several people, and it seemed Ross's fears were real There was talk of mutiny Sellers weren't sure what they were going to do

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