relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime, ymmv
#scam-watch 2024-05-18
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- mg_per_ml — read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works 18:47
- logrotate — got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works 19:39
- ferrous_ash — a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over, i think 19:51
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
group buy organiser has gone quiet after 10 days, what do people do
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
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no names please
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged, still working it out
thats retail not fraud
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not, for what its worth
is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate, thats one data point
report it
got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
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a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over, i think
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screenshot it
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
do not engage
how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
[edited]somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell