Scammers pass off sophisticated fake RTX 4090 GPUs as genuine hardware

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A sophisticated counterfeit RTX 4090 graphics card was discovered when a repair shop received it for service. The fake card featured laser-etched markings on its VRAM and core to mimic genuine components. Scammers employed factory-level techniques to create this convincing fake, making it difficult for unsuspecting customers to identify the fraudulent hardware. AI

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RANK_REASON The item describes a sophisticated scam involving counterfeit hardware, which falls under a 'tool' category as it's an AI-adjacent product/scam.

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RTX 4090 sent for repair is a sophisticated fake with laser-etched VRAM and core, 'This is the best scam … Northwest Repair was sent an Asus ROG Strix 4090 that

RTX 4090 sent for repair is a sophisticated fake with laser-etched VRAM and core, 'This is the best scam … Northwest Repair was sent an Asus ROG Strix 4090 that had a dead core and memory chips with fake markings to make it look like the real thing. Unfortunately, there's no way …

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RTX 4090 sent for repair is a sophisticated fake with laser-etched VRAM and core, 'This is the best scam … Northwest Repair was sent an Asus ROG Strix 4090 that

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