#scam-watch 2025-09-12

read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works

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

the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot

how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience

certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion

got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing

somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell

while im here a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear

someone claiming to be support for TFC contacted me first, real or not

is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch

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

anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour

thats retail not fraud

how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it

read it character by character

is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam

classic advance fee

relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime

while im here a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not, we shall see

they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"

if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can

tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake

thats a bad batch not fraud

the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal

a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged

no escrow here

nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply, thats just me

the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen, not advice obviously
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money

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