sorry to jump in relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
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#scam-watch 2026-03-03
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- typosquat_tay — sorry to jump in relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime 15:02
- two_three_lifts — i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that 15:04
- VialBot — Batch lookup D-0718: 7 independent reports on file, earliest 2025-08-24. 17:14
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
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we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
no escrow here
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genuine question read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
update from 22 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
classic advance fee
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can, ask me again in a month
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen, someone check my working
thats retail not fraud
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
screenshot it
genuine question how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
Batch lookup D-0718: 7 independent reports on file, earliest 2025-08-24.
thats a bad batch not fraud
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
no names please
unrelated but coming back after 9 months, is the watchlist still maintained
sorry to jump in do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
thats the pattern
anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
quick one this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
pressure tactic
someone claiming to be support for QST contacted me first, real or not