fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
#scam-watch 2025-10-24
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Highlights from this day
- vat_on_import — report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case 17:59
- noct.titrate — group buy organiser has gone quiet after 20 days, what do people do an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in… 18:55
- no_escrow_nate — is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam 20:22
- VialBot — Verification log updated: TFC — evidence added, status unchanged. 21:41
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
thats retail not fraud
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
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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
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works, ill dig out the number
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is, for what its worth
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted, anyway
added to the watchlist
pressure tactic
no names please
is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
group buy organiser has gone quiet after 20 days, what do people do
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
read it character by character
screenshot it
genuine question this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, not advice obviously
[edited]coming back to this got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
update from 1 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
genuine question what is the actual advice, just do not engage
redacting that
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
classic advance fee
while im here coming back after 10 months, is the watchlist still maintained
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
right so anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
Verification log updated: TFC — evidence added, status unchanged.
no escrow here
genuine question somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail