a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
#scam-watch 2025-12-06
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- wren_weighs_in — fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate 11:38
- tokyo_taper — the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves 13:05
- tokyo_taper — coming back after 21 months, is the watchlist still maintained 14:18
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
genuine question read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
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if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can, thats one data point
thats a bad batch not fraud
wren_weighs_inif you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until…
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
thats the pattern
wren_weighs_inthe lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or…
coming back to this relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
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the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version, ymmv
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
thats forged
no names please
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update from 25 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
janoshik-sg-1177.pdf
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somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
lot-log.csv
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a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
genuine question got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
someone claiming to be support for SSA contacted me first, real or not
coming back after 21 months, is the watchlist still maintained
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classic advance fee
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam, thats one data point
ok so do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it