{"id":279685,"date":"2024-04-30T00:34:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T07:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=331264"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:36:58","slug":"are-you-looking-for-an-nvidia-rtx-4090-be-very-careful-with-this-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/are-you-looking-for-an-nvidia-rtx-4090-be-very-careful-with-this-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you looking for an Nvidia RTX 4090? Be very careful with this scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-rumors-of-nvidias-new-graphics-cards-are-getting-too-weird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The star graphics card from NVIDIA, the GeForce RTX 4090<\/a>, is being used to scam dozens of people, so buyers are advised to proceed with caution.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Netflix\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/bb71af8a-96bf-11e6-8279-00163ec9f5fa\/1690710143\/netflix-Download-Netflix.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Netflix<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/netflix.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/netflix.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/downloads\/nvidia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"When it comes to scams in the second-hand GPU markets\">When it comes to scams in the<strong> second-hand GPU markets<\/strong><\/a>, it is quite common to come across one, especially in resellers like eBay, that are not properly regulated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Buyer be ware of FACEBOOK GPU\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AFVwfKEajvo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An incredible case: an empty 4090 inside<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In view of this, Northwest Repair has highlighted an incident experienced by one of these customers, <strong>who had bought a second-hand GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card from an individual on Facebook Marketplace<\/strong>, only to realize that the unit had been stripped of its most vital components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, this is certainly not new, as we see buyers becoming victims of this type of fraud quite often simply due to lack of knowledge or deception by the seller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another scam 4090 again on Facebook marketplaces<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cTvqIu9nhw\">https:\/\/t.co\/cTvqIu9nhw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vNVASppX3W\">pic.twitter.com\/vNVASppX3W<\/a><\/p>&mdash; I_Leak_VN (@I_Leak_VN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/I_Leak_VN\/status\/1784623255200112652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After realizing that the GPU was not working, the victim took the defective unit to a nearby technology store, where they were told that <strong>the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 they had purchased was fried, and they were offered to buy it for 200 dollars.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victim rejected the offer, hoping that their GPU would sell for an even higher price, but <strong>they didn&#8217;t realize what was coming their way and that offer was the best they could have received.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the unit was sent to Northwest Repair, upon opening it, it was shocking to witness that <strong>the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 had been completely removed from the GPU and memory, and was literally empty inside<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Netflix\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/bb71af8a-96bf-11e6-8279-00163ec9f5fa\/1690710143\/netflix-Download-Netflix.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Netflix<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/netflix.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/netflix.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This means that the buyer only received the original PCB of the card<\/strong>, and the components were probably sold separately for profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the dark side of second-hand markets, and we advise users not to resort to them for their purchases unless they come from verified sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to fraud in the second-hand GPU markets, it&#8217;s quite common to encounter one, especially among resellers. 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