nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
#scam-watch 2025-11-08
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Highlights from this day
- slow.taper — the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen 14:59
- blind_submit — a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear, your mileage will differ 15:02
- blind_submit — quick one a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is 15:55
- fake_tracking — i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime 15:57
- shame_and_meds — report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case, i could be wrong 16:10
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam, i think
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear, your mileage will differ
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quick one a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
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
[edited]report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case, i could be wrong
do not engage
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, anyway
is it worth reporting or does nothing happen