group buy organiser has gone quiet after 6 days, what do people do
#scam-watch 2025-02-23
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- snac_and_water — do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk… 19:15
- first_and_last_four — someone claiming to be support for MKM contacted me first, real or not 19:24
- protein_floor — sorry to jump in is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake 20:09
- protein_floor — an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby 20:10
- early_satiety — tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake 20:18
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advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
quick one is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
do not engage
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
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someone claiming to be support for MKM contacted me first, real or not
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam, from memory
[edited]certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
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got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
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sorry to jump in is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
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an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
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tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
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anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
added to the watchlist
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
[edited]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
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
coming back after 21 months, is the watchlist still maintained
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
follow up impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
*that should say weekly
Reminder set. I will post here in 2 days.
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves