update from 4 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
#scam-watch 2026-06-06
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Highlights from this day
- fake_tracking — this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist 13:37
- sharps_bin_sid — report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case 14:59
- sharps_bin_sid — a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear 15:10
- taper_tess — we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted, i have it written down somewhere fraud means somebody set out to take… 16:22
- taper_tess — a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged 19:09
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
pressure tactic
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
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is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
screenshot it
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
Reminder set. I will post here in 4 days.
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen, from memory
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report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
thats retail not fraud
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
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genuine question relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime, your mileage will differ
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
no names please
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
no escrow here
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
classic advance fee
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted, i have it written down somewhere
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
16:23quiet.hours pinned a message to this channel
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
thats a bad batch not fraud
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
report it
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, happy to be corrected
do not engage
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classic advance fee, i have it written down somewhere
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
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impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money, ask me again in a month
thats forged