a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
#scam-watch 2025-05-20
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- egfr_ed — this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago 13:57
- cricket_or_footy — is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch 14:07
- cricket_or_footy — the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves 14:58
- hair_month_four — while im here impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money 17:32
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
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right so fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
Batch lookup D-0718: 3 independent reports on file, earliest 2025-03-29.
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i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that, take that with a pinch of salt
is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
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do not engage
added to the watchlist
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged, i have it written down somewhere
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
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a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
*PeptideMeter not the other one
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted, ymmv
update from 10 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
thats retail not fraud
someone claiming to be support for MKM contacted me first, real or not
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
while im here impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
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unrelated but report it
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
*Medutest not the other one
pressure tactic
is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
Batch lookup F-1330: 4 independent reports on file, earliest 2024-10-05.
no escrow here
classic advance fee
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no names please
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a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
screenshot it
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can