tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
#scam-watch 2026-04-16
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- non_scale_win — fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate, thats one data point a chromatogram that appears on… 09:32
- non_scale_win — a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not 09:41
- maintenance_mo — how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it 11:52
- typosquat_tay — while im here the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot 12:47
- seven_five_sweet — update on the earlier thing i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that 12:55
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
sorry to jump in relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
right so report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case, from memory
for the archive a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
added to the watchlist
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we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate, thats one data point
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
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report it
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
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a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
slightly off topic but a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
thats the pattern
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
no names please
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen, still working it out
this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
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is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear, n of 1 obviously
slightly off topic but nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
shame_and_medsthe lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or…
while im here the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
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update on the earlier thing i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
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update on the earlier thing group buy organiser has gone quiet after 14 days, what do people do
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
no escrow here
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
sorry to jump in read it character by character
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
thats forged
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
classic advance fee
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thats a bad batch not fraud
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do not engage
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account, still working it out