quick one this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
#scam-watch 2026-03-24
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Highlights from this day
- nordic_price_nils — impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money 12:27
- assay_not_purity — somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail 13:08
- quiet.hours — report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case 13:22
- ferrous_ash — if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can 13:27
- area_percent — someone claiming to be support for ERP contacted me first, real or not 18:04
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
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do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
group buy organiser has gone quiet after 6 days, what do people do
pressure tactic
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classic advance fee
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thats forged
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
slightly off topic but the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
thats retail not fraud
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screenshot it
nordic_price_nilsdo not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
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while im here the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version, your mileage will differ
redacting that
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
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how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
genuine question update from 11 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
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is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
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coming back to this the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
follow up a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
while im here 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
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
do not engage
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
added to the watchlist
how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
thats the pattern
they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
thats a bad batch not fraud
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report it
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged, ill dig out the number
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
someone claiming to be support for ERP contacted me first, real or not
coming back to this read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
right so fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate, thats one data point
is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
no escrow here
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
report it
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen