Purity check: no report on file for lot A-2601. Nothing logged either way.
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#scam-watch 2025-05-30
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Highlights from this day
- VialBot — Purity check: no report on file for lot A-2601. Nothing logged either way. 21:39
- tarpit_tam — the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the… 22:46
- VialBot — Inter-lab diff for lot B-0114: 96.8% vs 99%. Within expected range. 23:58
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
quick one report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
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group buy organiser has gone quiet after 23 days, what do people do
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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
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it, still working it out
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
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the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
fridge-thermometer.png
800 × 800 · 886 KB · not retained in the public archive
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classic advance fee
is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged, n of 1 obviously
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
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nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
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the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
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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
thats retail not fraud
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*that should say weekly
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
someone claiming to be support for SGN contacted me first, real or not
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the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
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screenshot it
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do not engage
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
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no names please
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impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money, thats one data point
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
Inter-lab diff for lot B-0114: 96.8% vs 99%. Within expected range.
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