is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
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#scam-watch 2025-11-13
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thats the pattern
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report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
no escrow here
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
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redacting that
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
classic advance fee
no names please
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thats retail not fraud
someone claiming to be support for KP contacted me first, real or not
sorry to jump in an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
thats forged
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
thats a bad batch not fraud
screenshot it
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
slightly off topic but the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
do not engage
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
[edited]the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, someone check my working
added to the watchlist
pressure tactic
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
report it