how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
#scam-watch 2026-06-18
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- typosquat_tay — the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal 14:15
- typosquat_tay — update from 15 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot 14:20
- pinch_not_stretch — a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator… 15:46
- pinch_not_stretch — ok so a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear, thats one data point 15:50
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
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pressure tactic
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
update from 15 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam, happy to be corrected
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
ok so a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear, thats one data point