report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
#scam-watch 2026-05-17
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- reading_the_pins — someone claiming to be support for QYB contacted me first, real or not 15:48
- back_from_away — the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, for what its worth 15:55
- VialBot — On this day 2 years ago this channel logged 89 messages. 16:06
report it
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
group buy organiser has gone quiet after 23 days, what do people do
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
update on the earlier thing what is the actual advice, just do not engage
this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
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an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
*that should say weekly
someone claiming to be support for QYB contacted me first, real or not
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a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
right so do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it, take that with a pinch of salt
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, for what its worth
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a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
On this day 2 years ago this channel logged 89 messages.
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relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged, i think
quick one if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
sorry to jump in the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
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