This Man Hired A Hitman On The Dark Web With $13,000 Bitcoin (BTC) To Kill His Ex-Girlfriend

Bitcoin is used to hire paid killers on the Dark Web. (Unsplash)

JAKARTA – One of the Bitcoin owners from Los Angeles, United States, is reportedly planning to commit a crime by hiring assassins through the Dark Web. The Bitcoin owner named Scott Quinn Berkett, a 25-year-old man, wanted to kill his ex-girlfriend.

According to a report from CBS News, Berkett met his girlfriend online in 2020. A few months later, the two started a relationship. However, shortly after, Berkett's boyfriend wanted to end the relationship, arguing that Berkett was "sexually aggressive."

Berkett himself admitted that he wanted to continue his love affair with his girlfriend. But the woman's family contacted Berkett to keep him away from her. Berkett disobeyed his girlfriend's family request. He then hired a hitman on the Dark Web for $13,000 (RP192 million) in Bitcoin (BTC), to kill his ex-girlfriend.

Luckily, the action was spotted by an undercover police agent. Knowing Berkett's evil plans, the agent immediately contacted Berkett and introduced himself as a hitman he had hired via the Dark Web.

Berkett then sent photos of the potential victims and sent the detective an additional $1,000 in return. The murder plan has not been carried out, finally the 25-year-old man was arrested by the authorities.

The sentence will be handed down to him at a hearing that will take place on September 13. Berkett faces a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.

Dark Web users are reported to be using cryptocurrencies for illegal activities including buying drugs, human trafficking, buying and selling weapons and so on. According to information on the official website of the US Secret Service, the United States Secret Service (USSS), crypto currency is often used to facilitate various crimes.

"In recent years, digital assets have been increasingly used to facilitate various crimes, including various fraudulent schemes and the use of ransomware," reads a statement from the USSS website.