Strange, as mine is most certainly just scratches. I touched, I rubbed, I caressed and it's the same.I think people are missing the fact that this stuff appears to be graphite like dust. It gets gooey when finger moisture touches it. I can get a bunch of it right under the top bezel by display. Could be aluminum touching aluminum causing, but I don't believe it myself. Mine isn't scratching anything... it's just dust that looks like a scratch. Completely dry until touched.