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Lookalike domains, fake COAs, unsolicited sales contact. Report, do not engage.
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Impersonators and lookalike domains, recycled chromatograms and re-dated certificates, unsolicited sales contact, advance-fee patterns, fake tracking numbers, group-buy organisers who go quiet, and the distinction this channel works hardest to keep: a bad batch is not fraud, and an impersonator is not the company being impersonated.
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A bad batch is not a scam. An underfill is not a scam. A slow support reply is not a scam. Fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. Keep the words separate or the channel is worthless.
Lookalike domain watchlist is pinned and updated. Check the spelling character by character. Most of these differ by one letter or a hyphen.
Nobody legitimate will contact you unsolicited offering a discount. Report it, do not reply.
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2026-06-30i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account42 msgs · 8 people2026-06-29a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is, n of 1 obviously34 msgs · 6 people2026-06-28a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is16 msgs · 6 people2026-06-27if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can15 msgs · 4 people2026-06-26advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern17 msgs · 5 people2026-06-25a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged15 msgs · 6 people2026-06-24anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour45 msgs · 9 people2026-06-23relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime18 msgs · 4 people2026-06-22i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account40 msgs · 9 people2026-06-21unrelated but do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it55 msgs · 12 people2026-06-18how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience13 msgs · 3 people2026-06-17the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal36 msgs · 8 people2026-06-16relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime24 msgs · 6 people2026-06-10right so a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged39 msgs · 8 people2026-06-08somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail57 msgs · 12 people2026-06-07redacting that48 msgs · 12 people2026-06-06update from 4 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake41 msgs · 10 people2026-06-05a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged14 msgs · 5 people2026-06-04relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime, your mileage will differ13 msgs · 6 people2026-05-31how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience25 msgs · 5 people2026-05-30read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works62 msgs · 12 people2026-05-29report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case16 msgs · 5 people2026-05-28thats a bad batch not fraud16 msgs · 5 people2026-05-27is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake17 msgs · 5 people2026-05-25we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted23 msgs · 6 people2026-05-22is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch30 msgs · 7 people2026-05-21update from 5 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake, ill dig out the number25 msgs · 3 people2026-05-20a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged, happy to be corrected14 msgs · 3 people2026-05-17report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case if you cannot tell an…29 msgs · 7 people2026-05-16is it worth reporting or does nothing happen44 msgs · 11 people
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slightly off topic but somebody is using the room2026-06-30 · 11 msgsi have never seen a real supplier ask for2026-06-24 · 5 msgssomebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a2026-06-21 · 12 msgsreport it even if nothing happens. the pattern is2026-06-06 · 14 msgsa second payment because the first "did not clear"2026-05-30 · 10 msgsthe lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled2026-05-04 · 7 msgsa second payment because the first "did not clear"2026-03-29 · 6 msgsok so do not engage. do not negotiate. do2026-03-19 · 5 msgsthe lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled2026-03-13 · 11 msgsthis certificate has the same chromatogram as one from2026-01-17 · 6 msgscoming back after 20 months, is the watchlist still2026-01-07 · 9 msgsa reply from a different address than the one2025-12-04 · 13 msgsrelabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it2025-10-06 · 12 msgswhile im here read the domain character by character2025-09-13 · 5 msgssomebody is using the room name to sell things2025-09-10 · 8 msgscertificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion2025-08-24 · 5 msgsfive checks that catch a forged certificate without any chemistry2025-03-19 · 2 msgsa bad batch is not a scam. an underfill2025-03-17 · 13 msgsan anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money2025-03-08 · 6 msgstracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is2025-03-01 · 8 msgscertificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion2024-10-19 · 7 msgs