a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
#scam-watch 2026-01-05
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- bp_down_bex — read it character by character 16:20
- bp_down_bex — fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate 16:21
- fridge_thermo — report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for… 18:09
report it
[edited]read it character by character
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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
anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
classic advance fee
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
right so a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
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report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
unrelated but the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
genuine question i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
group buy organiser has gone quiet after 21 days, what do people do
update from 6 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake