Episode
128: Gollumfun (Part 1)
1:03:07
Published: Tue Nov 15 2022
Description
Brett Johnson, AKA Gollumfun (twitter.com/GOllumfun) was involved with the websites Counterfeit Library and Shadow Crew. He tells his story of what happened there and some of the crimes he committed. Sponsors Support for this show comes from Axonius. The Axonius solution correlates asset data from your existing IT and security solutions to provide an always up-to-date inventory of all devices, users, cloud instances, and SaaS apps, so you can easily identify coverage gaps and automate response actions. Axonius gives IT and security teams the confidence to control complexity by mitigating threats, navigating risk, decreasing incidents, and informing business-level strategy — all while eliminating manual, repetitive tasks. Visit axonius.com/darknet to learn more and try it free. Support for this show comes from Linode. Linode supplies you with virtual servers. Visit linode.com/darknet and get a special offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapters
The speaker shares a traumatic experience from their childhood involving their mother threatening their father with a knife and various incidents of abuse.
00:00 - 03:40 (03:40)
Summary
The speaker shares a traumatic experience from their childhood involving their mother threatening their father with a knife and various incidents of abuse.
Episode128: Gollumfun (Part 1)
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The Darknet Diaries podcast contains an ad for DRADA cloud compliance software in an episode where the host discusses a story about his father attempting to sell stolen hand grenades, and his mother's struggles with mental health.
03:40 - 09:17 (05:36)
Summary
The Darknet Diaries podcast contains an ad for DRADA cloud compliance software in an episode where the host discusses a story about his father attempting to sell stolen hand grenades, and his mother's struggles with mental health.
Episode128: Gollumfun (Part 1)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Brett Johnson recalls a time when he was mistaken for a shoplifter and how his family reacted to the situation.
09:17 - 14:12 (04:55)
Summary
Brett Johnson recalls a time when he was mistaken for a shoplifter and how his family reacted to the situation.
Episode128: Gollumfun (Part 1)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
A man attempts to commit insurance fraud by faking a car accident and plans to collect lost wages.
14:12 - 20:36 (06:24)
Summary
A man attempts to commit insurance fraud by faking a car accident and plans to collect lost wages. However, his scheme goes awry when his mother unknowingly becomes involved and gets hurt in the process.
Episode128: Gollumfun (Part 1)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
A man shares how he got into the business of counterfeiting baseball memorabilia and how he was eventually caught by the FBI.
20:36 - 26:52 (06:16)
Summary
A man shares how he got into the business of counterfeiting baseball memorabilia and how he was eventually caught by the FBI.
Episode128: Gollumfun (Part 1)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
A man confronts a scam artist and threatens to put him in jail for not returning people's money.
26:52 - 28:29 (01:36)
Summary
A man confronts a scam artist and threatens to put him in jail for not returning people's money. The scam artist is caught with fake signatures for his product.
Episode128: Gollumfun (Part 1)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The speaker details their experiences with online crime and their progression from creating fake IDs to installing mod chips and programming satellite DSS cards.
28:29 - 34:00 (05:31)
Summary
The speaker details their experiences with online crime and their progression from creating fake IDs to installing mod chips and programming satellite DSS cards.
Episode128: Gollumfun (Part 1)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The host shares a story about a friend who got scammed in the collector's market and how he sought the help of a criminal psychologist to regain trust.
34:00 - 41:56 (07:55)
Summary
The host shares a story about a friend who got scammed in the collector's market and how he sought the help of a criminal psychologist to regain trust. He also talks about the common types of fraud in the industry.
Episode128: Gollumfun (Part 1)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Brett tried out the stolen credit cards sold by Dimitri by making purchases totalling $9,000.
41:56 - 47:33 (05:37)
Summary
Brett tried out the stolen credit cards sold by Dimitri by making purchases totalling $9,000. Users of the site bought expensive items with stolen credit cards and resold them on eBay.
Episode128: Gollumfun (Part 1)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The transcript describes how a former criminal engaged in fraudulent tax filing and carding activities, and how a moderator/administrator of Shadow Crew started a new site that allowed for these activities on a larger scale.
47:33 - 53:00 (05:26)
Summary
The transcript describes how a former criminal engaged in fraudulent tax filing and carding activities, and how a moderator/administrator of Shadow Crew started a new site that allowed for these activities on a larger scale.
Episode128: Gollumfun (Part 1)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The rules of the darknet market include no drugs, no child pornography, no counterfeit currency, and using traveler's checks and super bills to avoid detection.
53:00 - 57:40 (04:40)
Summary
The rules of the darknet market include no drugs, no child pornography, no counterfeit currency, and using traveler's checks and super bills to avoid detection. They relied on Secret Service to avoid law enforcement and always checked their logins before going to their drop address.
Episode128: Gollumfun (Part 1)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The speaker shares a story of a man involved in tax return fraud, who eventually decided to leave.
57:40 - 1:02:07 (04:26)
Summary
The speaker shares a story of a man involved in tax return fraud, who eventually decided to leave. The story involves an arrest and a getaway car.
Episode128: Gollumfun (Part 1)
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The podcast host thanks the guest for their crazy story and teases the final installment, then makes a joke about a spider.
1:02:07 - 1:03:09 (01:02)
Summary
The podcast host thanks the guest for their crazy story and teases the final installment, then makes a joke about a spider.