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Say I want a new RTX card, but I'd never in a million years be willing to pay the small fortune Nvidia is demanding due to the crypto/AI bubbles. What's the least risky way to scam one from Amazon? (hexbear.net)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Generally speaking, I get the feeling I should stick to something that isn't worth enough for felony theft charges to apply, so no RTX 4090 or 4080. The 4070 Ti isn't at all a bad deal for $0.00, so I suppose that's the one.

I've heard conflicting reports on how likely Amazon is to refund you if you simply claim the box showed up with a brick in it. I've also seen conflicting reports on whether or not they'll actually check if a return has the same serial number on it. What say you, Hexbear?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Better to claim it showed up with copy paper or or a bag of sand in the box. Whatever it is must weigh close to the same as the video card since the shipper weighs the package while in route to you. That way if they do an investigation the box will weigh the same as it did when it was scanned and they'll have no idea where the video card could have been stolen.

Make sure to order it on a credit card. If Amazon won't refund you, contest the charges and the credit card company will refund you.

If they ask for a police report, don't worry. Call the non emergency line and tell them you need the report to get a refund from Amazon. They're likely to take the report over the phone(some bigger departments even will do them via email). They will do no investigation as long as you tell them you got an empty box.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

After thinking it over for a little while, this seems like the way to do it. The weights should be inside the RTX box itself in place of the card, right?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

I mean, that way even if they took a picture of the box they sent, they couldn't prove that it wasn't actually a bag of rocks the whole time inside.