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One of the most revealing characters is "Dread Pirate Roberts," the pseudonym for Ulbricht himself. The logs show a meticulously maintained facade, with Ulbricht navigating threats from various individuals claiming to be rivals, collaborators, or scammers. Notably, a notorious vendor called "Lucy Drop" built a significant reputation before allegedly executing an exit scam—abandoning his account, claiming he was imprisoned, and stealing over $900,000 worth of Bitcoin, only for the entire process to turn out to be an elaborate scam.