Nvidia RTX 5090 buyer is literally cleaned out as box contains no GPU, just laundry detergent

GPU scams have involved replacing the graphics card with rocks or lumps of metal in the past, but this is a new one.
TweakTown

Watch out for fake GPUs more than ever, as scammers try to take advantage of higher prices

TL;DR: GPU scams seem to be becoming more commonplace - and bolder - such as the case of an RTX 5080 reportedly purchased from Amazon, which turned out to be an RTX 5060 Ti. Another case flagged up ...
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$999 RTX 5090 GPU scam claims 42 victims — fanny-pack bait-and-switch tactic employed by top-rated Amazon seller

In a shocking ploy, a third-party Amazon seller is luring desperate buyers with a fake GeForce RTX 5090, one of the best graphics cards, for $999, masterminding an elaborate scam that leaves victims ...

Man orders RTX 5090 graphics card from Amazon, gets ghadi detergent instead: Here is what happened

An Amazon India customer claims he received Ghadi detergent after ordering a Gigabyte RTX 5090 graphics card worth ₹2.9 lakhs ...
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Shopper claims they were defrauded of $3,200 in Amazon scam

A user claims to have been scammed out of $3,200 after ordering a graphics card on Amazon and receiving a box of detergent ...