a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
#scam-watch 2025-10-16
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nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply, for what its worth
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
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is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
[edited]read it character by character
pressure tactic
do not engage
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
sorry to jump in this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
thats a bad batch not fraud
is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
unrelated but update from 16 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged, thats just me
thats forged
ok so the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
group buy organiser has gone quiet after 4 days, what do people do
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
while im here is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
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a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
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a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, i think
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
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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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fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate