quick one a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
#scam-watch 2026-05-08
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- sharps_bin_sid — a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged 12:48
- sharps_bin_sid — is it worth reporting or does nothing happen 12:53
- sharps_bin_sid — the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves 13:13
- manila_meniscus — update from 11 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake 14:09
- lisbon_lot — do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it 16:54
thats the pattern
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screenshot it
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genuine question this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
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
how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
thats forged
quick one we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted, ask me again in a month
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
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report it
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
classic advance fee
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
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thats a bad batch not fraud
redacting that
for the archive a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is, n of 1 obviously
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
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a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
unrelated but a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
someone claiming to be support for CPC contacted me first, real or not
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follow up i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account, take that with a pinch of salt
do not engage
update from 11 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
transit-times.csv
855 rows · not retained in the public archive
is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
Assay note: FGP lot D-0718 reported at 99.2% of label content.
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen, i have it written down somewhere
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
thats retail not fraud
added to the watchlist
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no names please
pressure tactic
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an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
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Reminder for a1c_lag: dose day is today. Set 9 days ago.
got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
16:13ferrous_ash pinned a message
New independent result logged — MKM, lot H-2814, purity 97.4% (VendorInvestigate).
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
coming back to this report it
quick one pressure tactic, from memory
thats retail not fraud
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
coming back after 4 months, is the watchlist still maintained
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
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for the archive this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell