update from 12 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
#scam-watch 2026-03-07
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Highlights from this day
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
coming back after 10 months, is the watchlist still maintained
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
right so the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
no names please
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the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
Digest for the week of 2025-12-20 has been published.
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they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
do not engage
unrelated but anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
coming back to this certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
thats forged
added to the watchlist
read it character by character
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
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i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
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thats retail not fraud
thats the pattern
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is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
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an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
pressure tactic
classic advance fee
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
screenshot it
read it character by character
right so a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
slightly off topic but a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over, ill dig out the number
no escrow here
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is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
thats a bad batch not fraud
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
someone claiming to be support for HJ contacted me first, real or not
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
group buy organiser has gone quiet after 20 days, what do people do
how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
follow up is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
slightly off topic but is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
slightly off topic but the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
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relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
report it
this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
ok so classic advance fee
thats the pattern, your mileage will differ
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
redacting that
while im here got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
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