they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
#scam-watch 2025-03-08
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- area_percent — do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it 21:35
- hot_mailbox — a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over 22:06
- gip_glp_gil — a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged 23:00
- monoisotopic — an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby 23:36
someone claiming to be support for SGN contacted me first, real or not
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
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how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not, thats one data point
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
[edited]thats forged
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we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
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the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
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a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
added to the watchlist
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
[edited]genuine question i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
thats the pattern
pressure tactic
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i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that, anyway
[edited]the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
slightly off topic but the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
screenshot it
read it character by character
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
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if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can, we shall see
thats retail not fraud
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thats a bad batch not fraud
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
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this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
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