unrelated but got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
#scam-watch 2026-03-15
- thistle_tests — a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not 18:12
- lipase_lore — someone claiming to be support for GGPeps contacted me first, real or not 18:15
- thistle_tests — somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail 18:17
- VialBot — On this day 2 years ago this channel logged 63 messages. 18:57
- noct.titrate — tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake 20:24
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
coming back after 1 months, is the watchlist still maintained
someone claiming to be support for GGPeps contacted me first, real or not
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
On this day 2 years ago this channel logged 63 messages.
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
do not engage
redacting that
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
unrelated but this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
pressure tactic
slightly off topic but an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
added to the watchlist
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen