what is the actual advice, just do not engage
#scam-watch 2024-08-17
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- non_scale_win — do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in… 10:48
- ring_size_down — a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam 12:32
- belfast_bac — if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern.… 13:25
no escrow here
while im here the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
thats retail not fraud
fridge-temps.csv
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is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
report it
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
thats a bad batch not fraud
sorry to jump in nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
unrelated but the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen, n of 1 obviously
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
do not engage
added to the watchlist
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a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is, for what its worth
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear, thats just me
thats forged
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
janoshik-c-4402.pdf
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a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
[edited]the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
no names please
update from 3 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake, your mileage will differ
genuine question fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime, someone check my working
split_dose_sama discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there…
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
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i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
thats the pattern