is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
#scam-watch 2026-05-22
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thats forged
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i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
sorry to jump in 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
*PeptideMeter not the other one
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works, for what its worth
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
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an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
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we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
thats retail not fraud
*that should say weekly
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
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read it character by character
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
[edited]this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
sorry to jump in if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
ok so fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
report it
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
Assay note: QST lot F-1330 reported at 98.1% of label content.
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a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
sorry to jump in i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
pressure tactic
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
thats a bad batch not fraud