redacting that
#scam-watch 2026-06-07
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Highlights from this day
- igf_one_ivy — the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal 19:41
- underfill_uma — i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account 19:57
- meniscus_mel — do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it 20:20
- igf_one_ivy — certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion 20:27
- VialBot — New independent result logged — QYB, lot B-0329, purity 99.2% (Janoshik). 20:29
slightly off topic but somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can, anyway
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
update from 21 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
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no names please
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
no escrow here
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over, someone check my working
right so a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
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thats the pattern
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
read it character by character
screenshot it
pressure tactic
do not engage
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
[edited]unrelated but tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
sorry to jump in relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
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the reply came from a different address than the one i wrote to, is that normal
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report it
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
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update from 22 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
while im here someone claiming to be support for Homopeptide contacted me first, real or not
anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
peptidemeter-summary-sg-1177.pdf
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report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
thats forged
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
[edited]certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion
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New independent result logged — QYB, lot B-0329, purity 99.2% (Janoshik).
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
Batch lookup C-4402: 3 independent reports on file, earliest 2025-12-07.
classic advance fee, we shall see
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
[edited]while im here somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell
added to the watchlist
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quick one how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
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