a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
#scam-watch 2025-10-18
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Highlights from this day
- VialBot — Digest for the week of 2025-05-03 has been published. 07:09
- ferrous_ash — a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not 10:11
- seven_five_sweet — nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply, i could be wrong 10:53
- seven_five_sweet — the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find… 10:55
- third_shift — a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear 10:57
Digest for the week of 2025-05-03 has been published.
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
no names please
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
no escrow here
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
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a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
pressure tactic
10:22ferrous_ash pinned a message to this channel
added to the watchlist
fridge-temps.csv
156 rows · not retained in the public archive
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply, i could be wrong
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear