anyone recognise this pattern, a discount that expires in an hour
#scam-watch 2026-06-24
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Highlights from this day
- deadspace — what is the actual advice, just do not engage 19:18
- amsterdam_aliquot — i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account 19:29
- marrow.mod — a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam 20:05
- maintenance_mo — a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not, i could be wrong 22:21
report it
what is the actual advice, just do not engage
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someone claiming to be support for HJ contacted me first, real or not
read it character by character
the room holds no money and runs no escrow. anybody offering to is speaking for themselves
do not engage
i have never seen a real supplier ask for payment to a personal account
thats a bad batch not fraud
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screenshot it
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while im here this certificate has the same chromatogram as one from two years ago
no escrow here
thats forged
is an underfilled vial fraud or a bad batch
is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam
we do not name private individuals in this channel. that is why some lines here are redacted, we shall see
report it even if nothing happens. the pattern is the value, not the individual case
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a bad batch is not a scam. an underfill is not a scam. slow support is not a scam
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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
the lookalike domains almost always differ by one doubled letter, a swapped letter, or an added hyphen
if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can, happy to be corrected
read the domain character by character. that is the entire defence and it works
do not engage. do not negotiate. do not send a test payment. screenshot and post it
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a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
a second payment because the first "did not clear" is the pattern. there is no first payment to clear
tracking number does not resolve on any carrier, is that a fake
coming back after 20 months, is the watchlist still maintained
thats the pattern
advance payment for a "reservation", has anyone seen this pattern
is a hyphenated version of a real domain always fake
impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money
an anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby
pressure tactic
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classic advance fee
added to the watchlist
redacting that
update from 24 months ago: the domain from that report is still live and still fake
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thats retail not fraud
no names please
a fake tracking number that resolves on no carrier at all is conclusive. one that resolves and stalls is not, i could be wrong
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how do you check a domain is the real one without clicking it
a discount that expires in an hour is a pressure tactic and it is the oldest one there is
the watchlist is pinned and maintained. add anything you find with a screenshot
a reply from a different address than the one you wrote to is worth stopping over
is it worth reporting or does nothing happen
nobody legitimate contacts you unsolicited offering a discount. report it, do not reply