tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
#scam-watch 2026-05-02
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Highlights from this day
- two_eight_c — someone claiming to be support for TFC contacted me first, real or not 14:06
- plus_sixteen — unrelated but relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern… 16:11
- swab_dry_first — got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing 17:14
- u100_pat — fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate 17:22
screenshot it
someone claiming to be support for TFC contacted me first, real or not
no names please
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
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is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
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we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
coming back after 4 months, is the watchlist still maintained
pressure tactic
read it character by character
group buy organiser has gone quiet after 26 days, what do people do
unrelated but relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
slightly off topic but the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
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ok so if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
right so do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
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i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
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update from 7 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
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thats the pattern
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal