Scammers have truly raised the bar with this one
WTF?
The GPU inside wasn’t Nvidia’s latest AD102 “Ada Lovelace” chip powering the RTX 4090.
The scammers used the GA102 because it was pin-compatible with the AD102.
Examining it further revealed that the card was anything but new.
The channel found a giant scrape on the board and a dead short on one component.
Fooling someone by passing off an older or repurposed GPU isn’t new.
However, this RTX 4090 scheme stands out for how much effort went into the scam.
The scammers were looking at a tidy profit from the fake cards.
The RTX 4090 retails for $1,599, while the older 3080 Ti costs around $700.
The scammers targeted buyers, hoping they wouldn’t scrutinize the GPU too closely.
Graphics cards are in high demand, so these scams aren’t going away.
Unless you could carefully inspect the card in person, you should avoid too-good-to-be-true deals.
