added to the watchlist
#scam-watch 2026-05-09
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Highlights from this day
- month_six_me — how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience 16:10
- LC_MS_Lena — advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern 17:08
- typosquat_tay — unrelated but this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago 17:20
- rory_reships — report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not… 18:04
sorry to jump in do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
sorry to jump in fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works, i think
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
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relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
update on the earlier thing a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
[edited]is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
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no names please
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unrelated but this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
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the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
redacting that
read it character by character
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
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thats a bad batch not fraud
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
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impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money, anyway
someone claiming to be support for HJ contacted me first, real or not
is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
thats the pattern
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quick one the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
group buy organiser has gone quiet after 14 days, what do people do
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can, we shall see
coming back after 11 months, is the watchlist still maintained
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
*VendorInvestigate not the other one
anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
Batch lookup SG-1177: 2 independent reports on file, earliest 2025-10-21.
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pressure tactic
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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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thats forged
[edited]update from 5 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
genuine question nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
thats retail not fraud
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slightly off topic but is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
report it
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
screenshot it
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