unrelated but do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
#scam-watch 2026-06-21
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Highlights from this day
- VialBot — Channel stats, last 30 days: 38 messages from 39 members. 16:07
- blind_submit — coming back after 26 months, is the watchlist still maintained 18:11
- impersonator_ip — somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail 18:21
- yara_yields — update from 8 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake 19:45
is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
screenshot it
[edited]classic advance fee
Channel stats, last 30 days: 38 messages from 39 members.
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an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
no escrow here
slightly off topic but the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
pressure tactic
relabelling and marking up is retail, not fraud. it is a risk profile question, not a crime
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
thats the pattern
thats retail not fraud
group buy organiser has gone quiet after 5 days, what do people do
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
a chromatogram that appears on two different lots is forged. not sloppy, forged
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply
redacting that
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the careful version of this channel is worth ten times the angry version
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
for the archive how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
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coming back to this anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
fraud means somebody set out to take your money or deceive you about what is in the vial. keep the words separate, i could be wrong
i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that
report it
a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
do not engage
no names please
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thats a bad batch not fraud
read it character by character
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is, we shall see
while im here update from 2 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
coming back after 26 months, is the watchlist still maintained
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while im here what is the actual advice, just do not engage
thats forged
somebody is relabelling and marking up, is that a scam or just retail
how do you tell an impersonator from a genuinely bad support experience
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account, i could be wrong
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
sorry to jump in if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can
no escrow here
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not
redacting that
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
redacting that
thats the pattern
no names please
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we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted
update from 8 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
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is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
Inter-lab diff for lot G-0641: 99.2% vs 99%. Within expected range.
somebody is using the room name to sell things, who do i tell