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⚠ Peptide Sciences SHUT DOWN March 6, 2026 — looking for input

raj_cambridge Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM 12 replies 1,080 viewsPage 1 of 3
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raj_cambridge
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Sep 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM#1
I spent the last month doing a deep dive investigation into Instagram peptide sellers and I need to share what I found because people are getting scammed every single day. I contacted 15 different Instagram accounts selling semaglutide and tirzepatide. Here's the pattern: What they all had in common: - Polished profiles with before/after photos (stolen from Reddit and TikTok) - Claims of "pharmaceutical grade" or "FDA approved" (neither is true for their products) - Prices too good to be true ($80-150 for "semaglutide 10mg") - Only accept Zelle, CashApp, Venmo, or crypto (NO chargebacks possible) - Pressure tactics: "only 5 vials left!" "price going up tomorrow!" - "COAs" that are obviously photoshopped I bought from 3 of them and sent to Janoshik: 1..rx.official — "Semaglutide 5mg" = 0.8mg actual semaglutide (84% under-dosed) + unknown impurities at 12% 2..direct.usa — "Tirzepatide 10mg" = No tirzepatide detected. Contained BPC-157 at ~2mg (??) 3..shop — "Semaglutide 10mg" = 3.1mg semaglutide, 69% under-dosed, 91.2% purity NONE of them delivered what was advertised. One of them literally contained the WRONG PEPTIDE. Let that sink in.
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LeilaHI
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Sep 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM#2
I wish I had seen this before I spent $450 with.rx.official last month. They were so convincing. Had "customer testimonials" in their stories, replied quickly, seemed professional. I paid via Zelle like an idiot. When I messaged them after two weeks of no results, they told me I was "probably not responding to semaglutide" and tried to sell me their "premium blend" for $200 more. Then they blocked me when I pushed back.
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Sep 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM#3
The BPC-157 finding in #2 is actually really concerning and I want to highlight why. Whoever filled that vial likely has a bunch of different peptides and is just filling vials with whatever they have on hand, with ZERO regard for what the label says. Imagine if instead of BPC-157 it was insulin, or GHRP-6, or literally any peptide with acute physiological effects at the wrong dose. Someone could die from this kind of negligence. Also — 12% unknown impurities in #1? That could be residual solvents, bacterial endotoxins, degradation products, or synthesis byproducts. Any of those could cause serious harm.
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Sep 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM#4
I'm embarrassed to say I almost bought from one of these accounts last week. They had 12k followers and tons of comments saying "just got mine, works great!" I was THIS close to sending $200 via CashApp. What stopped me was finding this forum and reading the testing threads. You guys literally saved me from injecting mystery liquid into my body. Thank you.
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Sep 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM#5
Important reminder: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Telegram are NOT legitimate pharmaceutical distribution channels. No reputable peptide vendor operates exclusively through social media DMs. Red flags for social media sellers: - No verifiable business address or phone number - Payment only through non-reversible methods (Zelle, CashApp, crypto) - No third-party testing or clearly fabricated COAs - Pressure selling tactics - Claims of being "FDA approved" (compounded peptides are not FDA approved) - Before/after photos with no verification If you see these accounts, report them to Instagram. They violate platform rules for selling regulated substances.
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