Amazon Ships Fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU to Reviewer

A hardware reviewer discovered a counterfeit Ryzen 7 9800X3D purchased directly from Amazon Germany was actually a decade-old AMD FX-4100 chip.

The counterfeit CPU was sold directly by Amazon Germany as a brand-new Ryzen 7 9800X3D for €478 ($518 USD).
The packaging appeared authentic, but upon unboxing, the CPU featured poor-quality printing and a sticker concealing its true identity.
Peeling off the sticker revealed the processor was an AMD FX-4100, a quad-core chip from 2011 that is incompatible with modern AM5 motherboards.
This incident highlights ongoing issues with counterfeit CPUs being sold on Amazon, including by third-party sellers and occasionally Amazon itself.
The reviewer has initiated a return process for a refund, which is expected to take up to three weeks.