Walmart reportedly confirmed that the Booster box was ordered from a third-party account named “JoyBuy” - which Deep Pocket Monster claims is actually tied to a Chinese online retailer named JD. According to the content creator, they were told that a box of Pokémon cards bought from Walmart by their sister turned out to be a counterfeit, as seemingly proven with a Charizard card that was instead named “Caterpie.” Deep Pocket Monster then bought the Pokémon XY Evolutions Booster box in question to verify these claims, and contacted Walmart for more information on the $169 set. HobbyGaming YouTuber and Pokémon card collector Deep Pocket Monster recently posted a video regarding a message they received from a fellow collector, as reported by Dexerto. Related: Pokémon Card Scammer Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison It’s reached the point where online retailers like eBay have launched authentication services for collectors to verify that the cards they order are real, but it seems that even major retailers like Walmart could be selling counterfeit Pokémon products to unsuspecting fans.

Not even big-name celebrities have been immune to Pokémon-related scams, as Logan Paul discovered that he spent upwards of $3.5m on fake Pokémon cards earlier this year. Recently, a Japanese shop owner was arrested for selling fake Pokémon cards, and a Georgia resident was also sentenced to three years in prison for falsely applying for a COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan that they instead spent on a rare Charizard card.

This in turn has led to many scams involving fraud and counterfeit Pokémon cards.

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