right so a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
#scam-watch 2026-06-10
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- VialBot — On this day 7 years ago this channel logged 107 messages. 21:27
- cat_on_the_tray — we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted, i have it written down somewhere 21:43
- constipation_con — someone claiming to be support for JEEP contacted me first, real or not 21:45
- abdo_two_inch — an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby, thats one data point a discount that expires in an hour is… 22:04
- seoul_swirl — relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not… 22:46
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
sorry to jump in is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
no escrow here
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On this day 7 years ago this channel logged 107 messages.
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
coming back after 26 months, is the watchlist still maintained
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
thats the pattern
added to the watchlist
got an unsolicited message offering a discount, is this a known thing
constipation_cona second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first…
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted, i have it written down somewhere
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someone claiming to be support for JEEP contacted me first, real or not
sorry to jump in i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
this domain is one letter off the real one, adding it to the watchlist
thats retail not fraud
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby, thats one data point
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
report it
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
thats forged
how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
do not engage
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
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update from 2 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
redacting that
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can, ymmv
this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
no names please
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted