update on the earlier thing a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
#scam-watch 2026-02-13
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- brisbane_bac — how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience 22:38
- wrong_network — somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail 22:42
- pin29g — the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen 22:48
- pin29g — impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money 22:57
- brisbane_bac — advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern 23:25
do not engage
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update on the earlier thing someone claiming to be support for QSC contacted me first, real or not
how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
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for the archive how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
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pressure tactic
no names please
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the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
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the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version, someone check my working
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
redacting that
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impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
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do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
update from 21 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
[edited]thats the pattern
read it character by character
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
thats forged
*that should say weekly
Batch lookup A-2418: 9 independent reports on file, earliest 2025-04-08.
they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
unrelated but group buy organiser has gone quiet after 23 days, what do people do
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
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classic advance fee
update on the earlier thing a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
Recon calculator: 20mg in 1.5ml = 5mg/ml.
genuine question tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
no escrow here
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ok so an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
[edited]got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing