A buyer in Spain has reported receiving a sealed DDR5 memory kit that contained counterfeit parts, raising fresh concerns about return fraud affecting high-value PC components sold as new through major online retailers, as AI-induced supply shortages cause prices to skyrocket. First reported by VideoCardz after a reader tip, this latest example of memory mail fraud involves an ADATA XPG Caster 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 CL40 kit purchased from Amazon.
According to the account, the buyer ordered four identical kits, all of which were shipped from Ireland. Three arrived first, with the fourth following a few days later. One kit was resold unopened, another was installed and functioned normally, and the issue only became apparent when a third box was opened during a later system build. Despite being shrink-wrapped and appearing untouched from the outside, the contents inside were not DDR5 memory at all.
