anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
#scam-watch 2024-05-19
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- coa_or_cope — a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not 19:32
- mg_per_ml — we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the… 20:03
- coa_or_cope — the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves 20:41
- tenpence — update on the earlier thing the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal 21:40
- mg_per_ml — follow up a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is… 21:45
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
redacting that
sorry to jump in group buy organiser has gone quiet after 21 days, what do people do
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
while im here report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
pressure tactic
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impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
follow up how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
quick one do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
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the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
thats the pattern
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
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got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
follow up if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
update on the earlier thing the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
*that should say weekly
thats forged
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follow up a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
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i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account, anyway