LaLaland70
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SCAM ALERT TFC Alice Impersonation Scam
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If you didn't initiate contact, absolutely assume it's a scam. This should be automatic.
Mr. Blonde
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Exactly what the big guy said. That picture is of someone that is in the vendor section. However, I bet if you compared the contact details they would not match. Meaning this is definitely a scammer. I've never had any of the vendor reps reach out to me first/personally to solicit anything.
Jellybelly54
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So I thought this would be a good place to order my first order of peptides. Clicked on the links underneath the vendor. Took me to the discord page. Started a communication with “Alice“. Ended up, deciding on my order and sent my payment through bitcoin. No response Now for three days. Now they are asking for “$200 more to clear through customs“. Pretty much certain this is a scam and I just lost 800 bucks! Buyer beware
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nonyabizznez
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It's like "Alice" asked chat gpt for a scam response! Providing a crypto receipt to a carrier is not a thing!
keangkong
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She is a legitimate vendor. By that, I mean she has fulfilled purchases before. I do note that she promises to reship stuff if you have customs problems. I don't actually understand her message. Ask for clarification. But I wouldn't send any additional money to her other than for a new order after you received this order.
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It appears from your image that this conversation took place in Discord messaging. What is the actual user name shown if you click on the display name?
byefatlicia
GLP-1 Enthusiast
I'm sorry but it looks like you fell for a scam. Alice's name on TG is "No.1 Alice".
Airborne Daddy
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It would take 2 to 3 days to ship ur order. No way does customs have it.... also just use the salesperson email or whatsapp.... scammers jump on the discord and telegram all the time.
byefatlicia
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Honestly, I don't believe this was the real Alice that scammed anyone here. I've dealt with her and this doesn't look like how she would converse.
Until some more details are provided and there is an understanding of what happened and who was responsible, I think it's unfair to Alice to have this headline. I do think it's important to warn folks about scammers, But we can't just smear a vendor if the OP may have been duped by a predatory bad actor.
Until some more details are provided and there is an understanding of what happened and who was responsible, I think it's unfair to Alice to have this headline. I do think it's important to warn folks about scammers, But we can't just smear a vendor if the OP may have been duped by a predatory bad actor.
Jellybelly54
GLP-1 Apprentice
Alicepeptides is the name in discord. I clicked on the discord server link provided on her Vendor account here in this forum? I’m not sure what is going on other than I’ve been ghosted now by TFC. I
This is not me. Recently, many clients have encountered scammers. These scammers impersonate suppliers.
It's not just me; many suppliers have encountered this impersonation.
They usually use the same profile picture, with only slight differences in the username.
I have repeatedly warned everyone in my groups to be wary of scammers.
It's not just me; many suppliers have encountered this impersonation.
They usually use the same profile picture, with only slight differences in the username.
I have repeatedly warned everyone in my groups to be wary of scammers.
Jellybelly54
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This is what I have probably now figured out. I followed the link to the discord server for Alice. Shortly after joining the server I received a message from someone claiming to be Alice who basically asked “how can I assist you“ are you ready to place an order??“ I then communicated back-and-forth through the message section on discord with whom I thought was Alice. Apparently that was not the case. Be very careful messaging people on discord claiming to be a representative of one of the vendors. Obviously I was scammed and taken. This is my first time on discord so the messaging section, as well as being on the discord group was confusing to me and I let my inexperience play into the hands of the scammers. This was probably all my fault and has nothing to do with TFC and Alice.
keangkong
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If you read jellybelly54's post, he (or she) suggests that he followed the links from Alice's official vendor page. "So I thought this would be a good place to order my first order of peptides. Clicked on the links underneath the vendor. Took me to the discord page. Started a communication with 'Alice'." I'm skeptical things happened exactly as described. I'll include a hyperlink from a post from Alice that shows her contact information: https://glp1forum.com/threads/tfc-every-week-crazy-thursday-big-sale-welcome-to-order.2961/
Just to double-check and "follow in your footsteps" to see what would happen, I clicked on the link to Alice's Discord server, and when viewing her profile saw the same image she posted above with the 'alicetfcpeptides' username, not 'alicepeptides', so it would appear that you unfortunately fell victim to an impersonation scam (always remember that the name displayed in Discord is not always the same as the permanent user name, so always check their profile for the user name that they can't change).
Impersonation scams are disturbingly common, so double- and triple-checking the identity of the person with whom you're communicating is critical.
Even more important is NEVER, EVER SEND MONEY TO SOMEONE WHO CONTACTS YOU! That is the #1 sign of a scam. Reputable vendors do not need to contact potential customers out of the blue.
While not foolproof, IMHO the most sensible way to contact any vendor -- especially the ones who advertise here -- is to only use the contact information they personally post. Honestly, at this point I would be very reluctant to even consider contacting a vendor via contact information I found on Discord, Telegram, or any other social media. While I can't guarantee that a vendor's account here couldn't be hacked, the restrictions in place for new users (including not being able to send DM's) should be reasonably effective at weeding out most impersonation attempts.
Jellybelly54
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I figured out exactly what happened now for anyone following this thread still. When you click on the links provided on any of the vendor forms, especially the discord server link it will take you to discord and you get an invitation to join the server. I did that with TFC Alice. After joining the server, I got a message from “Alice“. I assumed I was just getting a welcome message for joining the server, (which is kind of what it said). The message Had the same picture and the message came from someone named Alicepeptides. This was my very first time using discord by the way.I asked if this is where I talk about making an order and the reply was yes. I began the process of ordering through the messaging section on discord thinking I was communicating with a legitimate company person with TFC. Turns out somebody just sent me a scam message, and I fell for it.
Airborne Daddy
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She's not I have her friend request 6 times on tfc discord. Real alice doesn't have time for that shit.
Airborne Daddy
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This person sent me repeated friend requests I deleted.
Jellybelly54
GLP-1 Apprentice
Alice TFC is legit. I messed up. The problem was all me and I take full responsibility for my screw up. I thought I was messaging Alice but fell for an impersonation scam. Please give Alice a chance as I’m sure she runs a reputable business. I will definitely try to make a legitimate transaction with her soon once I recuperate my losses from my failures. I would just warn everyone to check, recheck, and then recheck one more time the email as well as the discord name and any other messaging link that you may encounter. Usually these vendors will not message you. You have to message them first. If you get a “welcome message“ from any of these vendors when joining their forum or server it’s probably not the vendor but an impersonator based on my experience and research. Once again, I hope everyone can learn from my failures. If I can prevent someone else from getting scammed maybe that was a purpose in all of this. It certainly taught me a lesson and I was able to teach my kids a lesson about my screw ups. Now we just move on!
byefatlicia
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Very unfortunate. I'm really sorry this happened so early out of the gate. The silver lining is, the later successes you have will save you a ton over time.
Airborne Daddy
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We know friend.... tfc been around for a bit. You can even find folks here that ordered from a particular vendor and ask them here or even dm... "is this the email you used" .Good luck and know a majority of us got scammed/bunk shit at some point.... you can only slow down and be deliberate before ur next order with research and diligence which will definitely increase your batting average.
keangkong
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All your fault? You did get scammed. But it's easy to see how you were scammed. I ended up making a bad purchase too. It's quite common. Be very careful. Hopefully what you wrote will encourage folks to be more cautious. (Considering that we don't know where the people who scammed you are, I doubt there is much that a law enforcement response could accomplish.)
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