what is the actual advice, just do not engage
#scam-watch 2026-03-13
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- area_percent — nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply 11:48
- noct.titrate — report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case 13:00
- vacuum_vic — follow up a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not 15:34
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
classic advance fee
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
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a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
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is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money, take that with a pinch of salt
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
no escrow here
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
no names please
update from 18 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
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coming back after 7 months, is the watchlist still maintained
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
thats a bad batch not fraud
thats the pattern
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
coming back to this they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
while im here an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime, someone check my working
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is, not advice obviously
follow up a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
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we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves, take that with a pinch of salt
coming back to this fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate