Crowdfunding for Assassination or Scamming for Bitcoins?

by Kim D.

The dark web is a ominous place. Our newly elected president and vice-president should beware. 

A website hosted on the Dark Web claims to be asking for Bitcoin donations and "expert advice" to help fund the assassinations of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence. 

According to CSO, which first uncovered the "murder-for-hire" site, the darknet portal went live last week and calls for assistance to fund an assassination attempt against Trump, and features an image of the president-elect in crosshairs. The website is located on the Dark Web, and can be accessed only using the Tor browser, which masks IP addresses.

"As you are all well aware, the consequences of having Donald Trump and Mike Pence as the leaders of the free world is extremely dangerous," reads a statement on the "murder-for-hire" website. "The political, environmental and social consequences will change the United States for the worst."

Or is this just a scam? Like Jill Stein and her ridiculous vote recount, right after the election is the perfect time to solicit funds from the losing team. An alleged hacker who goes by "The kind Austrian citizen, 1k4" looked into the source code of the website and has claimed,

"This site is being hosted by the Canadian citizen [redacted]. He once worked for a Canadian Best Buy's Geek Squad . . . He's actually just a little scammer. . . "

The hacker goes on to claim he (or she) has altered the Bitcoin wallet to thwart this fundraising or scamming effort.