a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
#scam-watch 2024-08-31
Saturday34 messages6 participantstimes are UTC
Highlights from this day
- vial_ledger — the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal update from 7 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake 11:48
- chlorhex — is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake 13:19
- chlorhex — someone claiming to be support for SGN contacted me first, real or not 13:56
no escrow here
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is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
ok so we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime, thats one data point
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
update from 11 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
update from 7 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
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classic advance fee
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
coming back after 22 months, is the watchlist still maintained
12:55marrow.mod pinned a message
redacting that
thats retail not fraud
thats forged
how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
update on the earlier thing the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, someone check my working
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
added to the watchlist
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
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certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear, n of 1 obviously
ok so they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
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i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
sorry to jump in impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
someone claiming to be support for SGN contacted me first, real or not
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not, i have it written down somewhere
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
[edited]14:15marrow.mod pinned a message