#scam-watch 2026-03-08

a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam

is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam

no escrow here

do not engage

the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works

report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case

slightly off topic but a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over

anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour

for the archive a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged

follow up if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
update from 21 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake

report it

somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell

update from 9 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake

slightly off topic but fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate

i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that

how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it

Verification log updated: SSA — evidence added, status unchanged.

i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account

coming back to this tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake

pressure tactic

no names please

somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail

unrelated but read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works

thats a bad batch not fraud

nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply

an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby

*PeptideMeter not the other one

a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not

advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern

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

screenshot it

read it character by character

this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist

genuine question the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version, from memory

is it worth reporting or does nothing happen

update on the earlier thing read it character by character, we shall see

what is the actual advice, just do not engage

coming back after 6 months, is the watchlist still maintained

relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime

redacting that

report it, ymmv

no escrow here
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account

thats retail not fraud

the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen

got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing

this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago

for the archive do not engage