#scam-watch 2026-06-08

somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail

read it character by character

how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience

screenshot it

no names please

do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it

what is the actual advice, just do not engage

thats a bad batch not fraud

redacting that

relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime

the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot, n of 1 obviously

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

the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply

read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works

certificate looks recycled from another lot, second opinion

tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake

ok so i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that

the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen

for the archive if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can

ok so update from 12 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake

a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not

the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves

report it

anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour

i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account

is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake

a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged

slightly off topic but how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it

unrelated but they asked for a second payment because the first one "did not clear"

added to the watchlist

no escrow here, still working it out

fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate

unrelated but somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell

classic advance fee

we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted

thats a bad batch not fraud