a bad batch is not a scam

quick one is a bad batch ever grounds for calling something a scam, or is the pinned answer still current

asked the lab about a reference a bad batch is a quality problem and fraud is an intent problem. this channel is only about the second one, patterns not names

impersonating a real supplier support desk is the pattern that has cost members the most money, the real company will want to know

if you cannot tell an impersonator from bad support, treat it as an impersonator until you can, that is the usual template

watch this one a site that cannot produce a lot specific certificate for anything is telling you what it is, more of these around year end

i was wrong to call something a scam in 2024 and it was a fill problem. i try to remember that, it will be gone in a fortnight and back under another name

ask the lab

never has been

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

never post someone real name or personal details here. the channel is about domains and documents, pressure is the tell

the operator wants a decision made quickly. every part of the approach is built to shorten your thinking time, nothing here is legal advice

screenshot with the address bar visible, always. a screenshot of a page with no url is a picture of some text

we do not arbitrate