Incognito Market
Website type | Darknet market |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Dissolved | 2024 |
| Owner | Rui-Siang Lin |
| Creator | Rui-Siang Lin |
| Website | incognito2sjotqmbkys7wivkpq7d4a4tkpweoiqefk7mpf7uvyfalad.onion  (offline) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | 400,000 users, 1,800 vendors |
| Launched | October 2020 |
| Current status | Defunct |
Incognito Market was a darknet market active from 2020 to 2024. Incognito Market formed in October 2020. Since that time, and through its closing in March 2024, Incognito Market processed more than $105 million worth of illicit drugs, including more than 1,000 kilograms of cocaine, over 1,000 kilograms of methamphetamines, hundreds of kilograms of other narcotics, and more than 4 kilograms of purported “oxycodone,” some of which were laced with fentanyl.
Operator
The owner of Incognito Market, Taiwanese national Rui-Siang Lin (known online as "Pharoah"), was arrested in May 2024 and pleaded guilty in December to money laundering, conspiring to distribute narcotics, and conspiring to sell adulterated and misbranded medication.
Extortion and exit scam
In March 2024, after reportedly carrying out an exit scam that left users unable to withdraw funds, the market's administrators began extorting vendors and buyers, threatening to publish order records and cryptocurrency transaction IDs unless they paid fees of between $100 and $20,000.
References
- ↑ "Daunt". daunt.link.
- ↑ "Kingpin of dark web-based drug marketplace "Incognito Market" sentenced to 30 years".
- 1 2 ""Incognito Market" Owner Sentenced To 30 Years For Operating One Of The World's Largest Online Narcotics Marketplaces". www.justice.gov. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- ↑ Gatlan, Sergiu. "Owner of Incognito dark web drugs market gets 30 years in prison". BleepingComputer. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- ↑ "Incognito Darknet Market Mass-Extorts Buyers, Sellers – Krebs on Security". 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2026-10-12.