New scam trick: buy RTX 5080 online and get free gifts first: the graphics card is promised to be shipped in 7 days

Abstract:

Recently, a Reddit netizen posted a story about a new graphics card scam he encountered. After ordering an RTX 5080 graphics card from Amazon, he only received a cheap thermos cup. The seller claimed it was a gift and the graphics card arrived shortly after.

It is understood that the netizen spent nearly 1,400 US dollars (approximately 9,980 yuan) to order an MSI RTX 5080 16G SUPRIM Liquid SOC graphics card. Although the price was significantly higher than the official recommended retail price, due to the scarcity of high-end graphics cards, and the netizen was eager to buy, he did not carefully check the seller's "non-Amazon self-operated" status.

After the package arrived, there was no graphics card packaging box in the box, but an ordinary box with the words "VACUUM CUP" printed on it, with only an ordinary thermos cup inside.

Here comes the important point. A leaflet included with the box claims that due to logistics reasons, the graphics card will be delivered within 7 working days, and the thermos cup is an "extra gift" given by the seller as an apology.

In addition, the flyer also provides a fake customer service email address "

[email protected]

" and inform users that if they don't want to wait, they can apply for a full refund.

These seemingly considerate after-sales compensations are actually well-designed fraud traps. Scammers use players' psychological expectations that "the product has been shipped, but it is just delayed" to significantly reduce the vigilance of victims. At the same time, a false Amazon customer service email is reserved in the flyer to induce users to consult the progress and apply for a refund through off-site channels.

Once a user leaves the platform's official channel for communication, Amazon will not be able to supervise the order after-sales. After the 7-day rights protection window expires, the scammer can completely lose contact and directly donate money and run away.

Some netizens pointed out in the comment area of ​​this post that the fake after-sales email address uses a niche “.

At present, because the player noticed the anomaly in time and did not believe the false words of the flyer, he has initiated a refund claim through Amazon’s official order channel, temporarily saving his personal property.