genuine question the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
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#scam-watch 2026-01-12
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- pharmac_pen — genuine question the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen 15:30
- factory_direct_fi — while im here someone claiming to be support for QYB contacted me first, real or not 17:48
- VialBot — Recon calculator: 30mg in 2ml = 8mg/ml. 18:26
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
thats a bad batch not fraud
no escrow here
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
pressure tactic
redacting that
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
report it
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relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
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they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
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do not engage
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
update from 8 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam, ymmv
is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
genuine question how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
while im here someone claiming to be support for QYB contacted me first, real or not
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the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
Recon calculator: 30mg in 2ml = 8mg/ml.
got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
screenshot it
no names please
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if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
update from 24 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
coming back after 25 months, is the watchlist still maintained
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
for the archive what is the actual advice, just do not engage
*Janoshik not the other one