for the archive the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
#scam-watch 2025-08-10
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Highlights from this day
- plus_sixteen — they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear" 13:29
- split_the_cost — an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby 15:04
- first_and_last_four — got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing 16:55
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
ok so update from 12 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
screenshot it
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, i have it written down somewhere
do not engage
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
ok so report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
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if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
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this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
unrelated but 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
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
someone claiming to be support for Homopeptide contacted me first, real or not
classic advance fee
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read it character by character
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
group buy organiser has gone quiet after 23 days, what do people do
[edited]the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
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report it
pressure tactic
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it, i could be wrong
thats forged
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
[edited]somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
coming back after 12 months, is the watchlist still maintained
how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
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impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
redacting that
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
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