how much of what we believe about scam actually comes from PDF metadata threads
how much of what we believe about scam actually comes from PDF metadata threads. If this has been answered properly somewhere, link me and I will delete. The group-buy structure, described neutrally, because the arguments here always get personal. One person collects money, places one order, receives it, splits it…
What is the exact domain, character for character?
Disagree with naming anyone on that basis. One person’s bad month is not a pattern and the sidebar exists for this exact reason.
a domain registered last month with a decade of testimonials is the whole tell
Cloned storefronts copy assets, layout and testimonial text. What they cannot easily copy is a batch-specific document that ties to a lot you can then have tested independently.
I would separate the two claims. The site being newly registered is checkable. The motive you are inferring is not.
What dates are we talking about — order, payment, last contact?
the pattern repeats because it works, not because people are stupid
check the domain character by character before you check anything else