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Shopping on Whatnot is supposed to be a safe way to buy your favorite cards. But sometimes, streamers take advantage of their buyers in the craziest ways. From rigged booster packs to stolen hits worth thousands of dollars, these are times that evil Whatnot streamers scammed their customers.
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Shopping on WhatNot is supposed to be a safe way to buy your favorite cards. But sometimes,
streamers take advantage of their buyers in the craziest ways. From rigged booster packs
to stolen hits worth thousands of dollars, these are times that evil WhatNot streamers
scam their customers. Kicking us off, this seller was opening a pack of Prismatic Evolutions that
one of his viewers purchased. However, something he finds in this pack will quickly unravel his
massive scam. Instead of admitting what he and everybody else saw just now, he scrambled for an
excuse. He later tried claiming the pack was meant for a friend, but the WhatNot community was not
having it, and he would end up getting banned not long after his scam was exposed. But this is
nothing compared to the stupid scam this next streamer attempted, because he spotted what
looked like a rare card in a customer's pack. And not knowing it was only worth $3,
he made a pathetic attempt at taking the card for himself. If you listen closely,
you can hear what's really going on behind the scenes. However, when his viewers got curious
about what happened, he felt pressure to come up with a terrible excuse.
Despite so many viewers witnessing this sloppy scam, the streamer's account still remains active
to this day. But this wasn't the only time that a scammer unsuccessfully tricked their viewers,
because this streamer tried convincing his viewers that the poll rates from this box were
far lower than they truly were. But in the process, his scheme to steal all the polls for himself
would slowly become obvious. This was the first sign that something was off. A Japanese specialty
set box typically has 10 packs. The numbers didn't add up, so this bold viewer decided to call him
out. After not getting many of the expected cards, the buyer asked about the missing secret rares.
The seller, trying to cover his tracks, claimed that the poll rates changed and these booster
boxes only had a couple of ARs, compared to the 1 MAR, 1 SR, and 3 ARs that the box typically
contains. Although it was evident that he was cheating his viewers, no action had been taken
on the account since this video was posted. But this next streamer ruined his selling reputation
for a whole lot less, as he turned what should have been an exciting poll into an unexpected
robbery. When he pretended to change his music, the whole mood of the stream went sour, yet his
viewers were not willing to let this slide. And after this post was released, and enough
people reported his account, this scammer was taken down for good. But while this card thief's
tricks only involved a single poll, this next scammer would raise the stakes far higher,
because this streamer's scam relied on pressuring his viewers on his auctions to bet ridiculous
prices on sealed packs. But when the chatters tried to expose the scam, they would quickly
face the consequences. And when questions kept arising, the streamer pretended like
they didn't even matter. Despite scamming hundreds from viewers on this stream alone,
he still got away unscathed. But this next ambitious scammer would not fly under the
radar for long, because this streamer thought he could get away with conning his viewers out
with his secretly worthless mystery packs. He claimed WhatNot allowed self-packaged mystery
bundles that would let him put whatever he wanted into the packs. However, this lie would go way too
far. One upset viewer even wrote that their free ETB they won as a part of the pack mysteriously
never arrived. Another, who was a former moderator for the scammer, tried without luck to expose the
streamer for his malicious behavior. Not long after the post reached the WhatNot community,
commenters noticed that the streamer was raking in hundreds of viewers per stream despite having
no selling history. After WhatNot employees found out about this, his account was quickly removed
from the platform. But make sure to watch to the end, because these scams only get more insane
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And best of luck to everyone. This next seller spotted one of the rarest cards in Korean Inferno
X while opening a viewer's pack, but he wasn't about to let this $300 card ship to the customer.
While any normal streamer would be excited for their buyer, this guy would act super suspicious.
He snuck the card out of sight, skipped the rest of the pack, and moved on like nothing ever
happened. Despite this, viewers caught the Charizard on camera and worked together to report
the streamer's activity, and once the whatnot team reviewed the footage, he was banned within days.
Yet the insanity doesn't stop here, because the next scammer would make no attempt to hide her
evil plans, as this scammer would end up pulling a Gengar alternate art worth $400 for a viewer.
And since she had been chasing this card all stream, she was extremely excited. A little
too excited. Unfortunately, she would not be kidding about wanting the card,
so I'm sure you all can guess what she decided to do with it.
After the post was released, the original uploader said the seller attempted to mask
her true intentions, insisting the card was stolen from her. But luckily,
once the whatnot community worked together to expose the scam, the streamer was removed from
the platform for good. Now unfortunately, the saddest part of this story was that the buyer
never got compensated for the card. However, the boldness of this next streamer's robbery will
leave you completely shocked, since the victim of this scam had spent nearly $500 on sealed product
from this streamer's live auction. However, their excitement for the cards would instantly turn to
confusion when the seller ended the stream right after the victim won. And unfortunately, the
victim had no idea what was coming next, because both orders were cancelled for no apparent reason.
And worse yet, the rest of the victim's orders would be quickly cancelled as well. And to top it
all off, the victim was blocked by the streamer, taking any chance of a fair deal off the table
completely. And after the scandal took place, the scammer changed their username on whatnot
and instagram. But the stain on the streamer's reputation still sticks to this day. However,
this next pokey thief would prove to be far more malicious, because when the streamer pulled a $500
Mewtwo SIR on stream, his greed kicked in immediately. But this was only the calm before
the storm. Yet he would cross the line even further. When the package arrived a few days
later, the Mewtwo the victim had won was missing. Only 2 out of 5 of their orders arrived,
and even crazier, the seller blocked the buyer, preventing any chance of getting what he was owed.
After this was posted online, commenters said that he changed his username and even harassed
people who messaged him about it. The buyer eventually received a full refund, but the
scammer's reputation was destroyed. But that hardly compares to the insanity of the second
when this scammer pulled the Mega Charizard EX for a customer, but he immediately began thinking
of the most ridiculous way to keep it for himself. Because 3 days later, the scammer messaged the
buyer and let him know that he accidentally spilled a glass of water over the Charizard,
and multiple other pulls that he got. But sensing a more sinister motive,
this viewer quickly took the issue to reddit. All of the worried commenters urged him to ask
the vendor for proof, but after he did, the victim received no evidence that the Charizard
was damaged. However, not much longer after the post was released, the victim dropped an update
that he had been refunded $615, the full value of the Charizard. It only took the entire community
pressuring the streamer for him to make things right, which is still insanely shady behavior.
But nothing compares to the most evil scammer on the list, since this victim thought they had won
not only an $850 Dragonite SIR, but also an additional 2 sealed ETBs, worth hundreds more.
Even more promising, the streamer said that the package would be insured. However,
the only thing he would actually be insuring was keeping it for himself, and after days of
follow-ups about whether the wins had been shipped, this unsuspecting victim was left on red.
Unwilling to let this slide, the victim reached out to the whatnot team to force the seller to
But even after the maximum of 4 business days had passed, not a single item had been shipped.
And to this day, this might be the most evil whatnot scam the internet has ever seen.
Check out this video on screen next to see even crazier Pokemon card moments.
Trust me, these are insane.