report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
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#scam-watch 2025-09-10
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Highlights from this day
- no_escrow_nate — a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is, not advice obviously 20:50
- VialBot — Batch lookup H-2814: 6 independent reports on file, earliest 2025-02-23. 21:10
- back_from_away — quick one the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot 21:25
- hair_month_four — coming back after 26 months, is the watchlist still maintained 21:50
- reta_resting_hr — a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not 22:36
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, ymmv
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, not advice obviously
fridge-temps.csv
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do not engage
sorry to jump in i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
thats forged
thats a bad batch not fraud
added to the watchlist
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that, ymmv
Batch lookup H-2814: 6 independent reports on file, earliest 2025-02-23.
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relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
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update on the earlier thing how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
quick one the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
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the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
report it
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screenshot it
classic advance fee
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
thats retail not fraud
coming back after 26 months, is the watchlist still maintained
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a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
[edited]no escrow here
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how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
*VendorInvestigate not the other one
got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
read it character by character
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
peptidemeter-summary-f-1330.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
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advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
no names please
is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
redacting that
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate