a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
#scam-watch 2025-10-05
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- amylin_amy — sorry to jump in an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby 20:14
- amylin_amy — this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist 21:11
- amylin_amy — how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it 21:18
- meniscus_mel — impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about… 22:52
sorry to jump in an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
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this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
report it
pressure tactic
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
read it character by character
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
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got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
do not engage
how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
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group buy organiser has gone quiet after 25 days, what do people do
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version, take that with a pinch of salt
thats the pattern
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam