read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
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#scam-watch 2026-04-07
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Highlights from this day
- flint_fills — read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case 16:01
- pinch_not_stretch — got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing 17:19
- first_and_last_four — for the archive a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged 18:34
- VialBot — Digest for the week of 2025-07-24 has been published. 19:07
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
genuine question nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not, for what its worth
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thats the pattern
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money, i could be wrong
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
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*PeptideMeter not the other one
they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
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the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
update on the earlier thing this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
lot-log.csv
576 rows · not retained in the public archive
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report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
do not engage
coming back to this this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, ill dig out the number
how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
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no escrow here
update from 26 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
read it character by character
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
report it
classic advance fee
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
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17:42chlorhex pinned a message to this channel
is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
thats retail not fraud
group buy organiser has gone quiet after 4 days, what do people do
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is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime, i could be wrong
*that should say weekly
no names please
redacting that
pressure tactic
screenshot it
for the archive a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
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thats a bad batch not fraud
coming back after 17 months, is the watchlist still maintained
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
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screenshot 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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Digest for the week of 2025-07-24 has been published.
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added to the watchlist