#scam-watch 2024-09-02

the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen

this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist

unrelated but report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case

genuine question fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate

i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account

a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not

for the archive a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam

Purity check: no report on file for lot D-0718. Nothing logged either way.

classic advance fee

update from 14 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake

report it

somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail

a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over

sorry to jump in a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is