a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
#scam-watch 2026-05-04
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Highlights from this day
- adelaide_assay — coming back after 6 months, is the watchlist still maintained 07:16
- wrong_network — we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted 10:50
- wrong_network — how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience 11:51
- revoked_ro — update from 2 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake 11:58
- swab_dry_first — read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works 14:37
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
no escrow here
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
coming back after 6 months, is the watchlist still maintained
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sorry to jump in relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
added to the watchlist
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
thats a bad batch not fraud
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
medutest-report-e-2205.pdf
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redacting that
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
do not engage
thats forged
anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
lot-log.csv
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nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
[edited]this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
classic advance fee
is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
slightly off topic but a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
thats the pattern
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
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the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
report it
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
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for the archive got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
thats retail not fraud
is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
screenshot it
how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
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do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
update from 2 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
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the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
peptidemeter-summary-g-0641.pdf
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coming back to this if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
while im here a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
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what is the actual advice, just do not engage
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, your mileage will differ
read it character by character
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pressure tactic
14:01ferrous_ash pinned a message
someone claiming to be support for WXT contacted me first, real or not
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read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
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no names please