i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
#scam-watch 2026-06-30
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what is the actual advice, just do not engage
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
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no names please
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read it character by character
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added to the watchlist
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
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a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
redacting that
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
update from 6 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
thats the pattern
no escrow here
someone claiming to be support for SSA contacted me first, real or not
unrelated but a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
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genuine question we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
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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while im here the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
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a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over, ask me again in a month
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
screenshot it
classic advance fee
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right so read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
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a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
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certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
for the archive do not engage, i could be wrong
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
slightly off topic but somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
while im here this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
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unrelated but 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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unrelated but thats a bad batch not fraud
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
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