thats the pattern
#scam-watch 2026-04-06
Monday22 messages7 participantstimes are UTC
Highlights from this day
- eight_mm — someone claiming to be support for MKM contacted me first, real or not 15:18
- pinch_not_stretch — a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam 15:42
- madrid_mg — slightly off topic but a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is 17:11
- VialBot — Channel stats, last 30 days: 22 messages from 18 members. 18:30
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
no names please
someone claiming to be support for MKM contacted me first, real or not
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unrelated but they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
no escrow here
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
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how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
classic advance fee
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
pressure tactic
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
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the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, anyway
slightly off topic but a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
thats a bad batch not fraud
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impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
Channel stats, last 30 days: 22 messages from 18 members.
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update from 7 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
*Janoshik not the other one
do not engage
group buy organiser has gone quiet after 4 days, what do people do