do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
Thread · #scam-watch · 2026-03-13
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled
Spun off from a message in #scam-watch on 2026-03-13. 11 messages, 4 participants.
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- vacuum_vic — the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen 14:55
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
thats the pattern
is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
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pressure tactic
do not engage
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
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the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
thats the pattern
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works