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Guy Orders 'Metroid Dread' For Launch Day, Receives Viagra Booklet Instead

Imogen Mellor

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Guy Orders 'Metroid Dread' For Launch Day, Receives Viagra Booklet Instead

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So we get pretty annoyed at scalpers all the time. During the launch of the new-gen consoles, we saw dozens of scammers on sites like Amazon and eBay attempting to sell PlayStation 5s and Xbox Series Xs at ridiculous prices, or just pictures of the consoles disguised as console adverts. But this... this time it's different and perhaps the funniest scalping situation we've heard of.

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A gamer has been disappointed with their purchase of brand new Metroid Dread as they didn't receive the game, but rather a booklet about Viagra instead. And a badly photocopied cover of the game. Although the listing on Amazon said it was a book, a paperback even, someone was fooled into purchasing a copy.

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One of the reviews, when translated from Italian, reads "ATTENTION, instead of the aforementioned game I was sent a booklet with a badly photocopied cover, with information on viagra. Immediately requested the return, it is a real scam. DO NOT BUY." Yep, sounds like you overpaid there buddy.

The images of the Amazon listing and the review were put on Twitter by user GeshGav. Interestingly it seems that these sorts of listings are put on Amazon, not to mess with the average consumer that should spot it's not the actual game, it's to mess with scalpers. Some people in the comments say that these sorts of listings are there to target bots that can't tell the difference between the real and fake listings, but obviously, the booklet was a little more convincing than anticipated.

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Unsurprisingly the other reviews for the product are all one-star - "This is a scam, not the game". But you know what, our review of the real Metroid Dread is great so why not read that? Better than a Viagra booklet at least.

Topics: Metroid

Imogen Mellor
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