Beanie Babies Were the Gateway to a Life of Cyber Crime🎙Darknet Diaries Ep. 128: Gollumfun Part 1

Brett Johnson, AKA Gollumfun, suffered horrendous abuse as a child, which led him down a dark criminal path. When the Internet came along, he realized he could scam anyone around the world. Counterfeit collectibles like Beanie Babies and autographed baseballs were just the beginning of a dangerous online crime spree, which birthed a massive community of fraudsters. Visit https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/128/ for a list of sources, full transcripts, and to listen to all episodes.