HELP me figure out how I was FLAGGED : OpSec | Torhoo darknet markets
So whether it was the best way to do things or not is not what I want to discuss, but I would buy bitcoin using different services and then send said bitcoin to my Exodus wallet. I would then convert my BTC to XMR. I would then send said XMR to my arch wallet. I did this numerous times with no issue. With that being said I didn't make deals often and when I did they were small so maybe that's why I didn't put the effort into finding different ways, like I said that's not what I Want to discuss. But again I did this method repeatedly with absolutely no issue. As soon as ARCH gets taken down a day or 2 later I try that same method. When I go to swap to XMR it alerts me that it is failed and I need to contact the support team. I contact said support team and they say my transaction has been flagged and I need to complete certain KYC tasks in order to get my coin back. Yes, i'm smart enough to know not to take part in ANY KYC requests so I just chalked it up as a loss. A week later I get a updated message saying they reviewed my case and my transaction is "subject to a refund". Also stated that after said refund they would "terminate services and blacklist all the addresses associated with my transaction". They say they can "to refund your transaction we incur operating costs that will be recovered from my refund due to my misuse of their services."
Now here is the part where I would love some feedback. How does something like this happen? I made a post weeks ago stating that I personally questioned whether after the take down of Arch LEO were able to a identify certain wallet deposit addresses within the market. I then questioned if LEO were able to identify the deposit addresses then were they able to determine where said deposits were coming from and "flag" them in some sort of way to block me from making further crypto swaps/deposits. I don't think it's a coincidence that this occured mere hours after the announcement of the Arch take down seeing as I NEVER had any issue remotely close to anything like this before.
What do you think? Was this just a mere coincidence? Is the timing just a fluke? Or are the take down and me being flagged connected? If they are connected, how did it happen?
I'm no genius but I do follow basic OPSEC and have been on and off dabbling in the DNM realm for quite some time. I always encrypt, I always follow the rules i've been made aware of. I'd appreciate it if genuine feedback was given and for this post to not be a opportunity to shame me or lecture me on my shortcomings, but educate me. CHeers
Something I noticed way back when Archetyp started to do pre generated public XMR addresses and recently speculated as one of identification ways for the market itself
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I do believe it is some precedent to observe such mistakes aren't repeated or encouraged by upcoming or superlist markets /u/Paris /u/HugBunter.
Markets shouldn't be sacrificing security or privacy for anti phishing functionality (non effective too) like Archetyp did with pre generated public Monero addresses. Despite what some markets falsely claim only for marketing, phishing isn't going away and you can only mitigate and minimize but not eliminate fully at this stage. Putting users at risk shouldn't come to a cost to everyone only because several users aren't diligent enough to protect themselves.
If that wasn't enough it could be possible the way you obtained your bitcoin had been flagged. Because it works today doesn't guarantee tomorrow it won't be flagged (concerning non-privacy coins). Crypto AML percentages explained and ranked /post/fa2baaa8344d156cccc4
But it's not that much of a big deal, as it only applies to people that use weird wallets and not the ones that use the official wallet or Feather or those that directly transfer to the market. It's mostly the end user's fault for not using a proper wallet.
But overall you got a fair point and it would be better without pregenerated addresses, but I just don't think it's that dramatic, that's my view about it.
And you learned from that part and don't put the blame on anybody else while still acknowledging it as a bad design choice though.
With this kind of thinking you will get far in life, a lot people would probably blame somebody else or insult me now in your situation.
you didnt ride the short bus as a kid?