if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
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#scam-watch 2026-03-21
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- vial_ledger — if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can 10:05
- triple_ag_tom — i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that 12:08
- typosquat_tay — nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply 13:13
- noct.titrate — a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged, ask me again in a month 15:13
- noct.titrate — anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour 15:26
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
read it character by character
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
thats the pattern
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
no names please
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
no escrow here
right so is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
thats a bad batch not fraud
redacting that
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
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do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
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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a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
added to the watchlist
update from 23 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
pressure tactic
do not engage
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby, not advice obviously
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
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for the archive the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, still working it out
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
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no names please
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
follow up tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
right so is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged, ask me again in a month
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unrelated but thats a bad batch not fraud
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anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
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screenshot it, ask me again in a month
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
slightly off topic but no names please
they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
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thats forged, your mileage will differ
for the archive redacting that
thats retail not fraud
sorry to jump in how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
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read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
classic advance fee