Scammers are selling fake DDR5 with empty plastic chips relabeled to pass as legit — fake components mounted to PCBs are yet another sign of the RAMpocalypse

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It's a bad time to build a PC right now, given all the component shortages and political tensions that seemingly never leave sight of uncertainty. Bad times call for desperate measures, and that's precisely the window of opportunity that scammers are waiting to bank on. As such, reports of fake DDR5 memory circulating in Asian markets have begun to pop up, with some scammers replacing entire modules with counterfeit, hollow plastic chips. You can see the clever counterfeits by expanding the tweet below.

注意喚起DDR5のメモリの偽物が出回ってます。一見すると普通のメモリですが、実際に搭載されているチップはただの基板、プラスチックの板です。取り外して切断して確認しました。動作未確認のメモリーとかマジで購入する際は気をつけてください！4090の悲劇を起こさないように！ pic.twitter.com/gcKAjRDUeiMay 10, 2026