Ouch—a customer got scammed when buying a graphics card, in this case an RTX 5070 Ti. After paying the equivalent of $1,125 in rubles, the Russian customer opened the box for his graphics card, only to find that it contained no card at all—just a bottle of water. This is the classic scam we’ve covered many times before. The interesting part is that the box was sealed, leading the customer to believe it was a brand-new product.
As seen in the video, he ends up with 2 liters of water instead of an RTX 5070 Ti!
The card had been swapped!
Basically, this happened in Russia, where a customer had just purchased a Gigabyte RTX 5070 Ti Eagle via Amazon. Although the box was sealed and the card was advertised as new, the unboxing didn’t go as planned. In fact, while still in the store at the time of pickup, the new owner decided to film himself unboxing his graphics card. This move likely saved the day, since what he discovered wasn’t a graphics card at all, but a bottle of water.
Usually, with online purchases, the retailer might have suspected the customer of trying to scam the store. In this case, unboxing the product in the store—combined with the video recorded immediately after receiving it—provides solid evidence that a problem occurred during the packaging process. Clearly, the card was swapped out during the packaging process. One can only imagine that the warehouse worker walked off with a brand-new RTX 5070 Ti.
Film your unboxing videos:
The point is that with online shopping—especially on Amazon—filming the unboxing of your packages, particularly when they’re high-value items, is practically a necessity. It’s still best to check the condition of your package before signing the delivery receipt, but that’s not always possible—especially when some delivery drivers pressure customers to sign quickly so they can get back on their route.
