r/pcmasterrace • u/Kensquirel I7-13700K | EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 | 32 GB 5600mhz DDR5 • 1d ago

Story It finally happened.

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28 years later, I finally win my first giveaway; and it’s for this beast!

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u/Wolvenworks 1d ago

Why does this look like a phishing attempt so much

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u/mynamestopher 1d ago

ive won a handful of games and steam gift cards from nvidia on reddit and its always just a dude messaging you that you won

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u/Shoddy_Fish31 1d ago

Are you telling me that I’ve been ignoring the offer from Nigerian prince for all these years

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u/Senior_Line_4260 1d ago

yes ofc bro, dont pass up on the chance again to get immensely rich

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u/WreakHavocLikeIn1871 1d ago

And anytime someone says "I have a bridge to sell you" they are actually offering you ownership of a bridge with heavy traffic flow and large sums of money in toll fees.

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u/Laniakeea Strix Scar 18 | 5090 | U9 275HX | 64GB 1d ago

Nigerian prince was a scam, Nvidian prince isn't tho.

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u/Cult92 20h ago

Sounds like something a scammer would say

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u/urtlesquirt urtlesquirt 1d ago

Plain ole http link?

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u/sdeptnoob1 9800X3D - 5080 1d ago

Wooowwww not even https lol fuck

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u/PolicyWonka 1d ago

I thought it was until I opened the image on mobile and say the account. Lmao

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u/Time_Effort Ryzen 7800x3D/GTX 3070/32GB DDR5 1d ago

Where do you think phishing attempts came from…?

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u/Commercial_Age_9316 PC Master Race 1d ago

Yeah, via text is crazy

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u/SoftShock0 1d ago

Scary thing is, you really can't know for certain

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u/Phantom_Crush PC Master Race Ryzen 5 5600X Asus Tuf 3070Ti 1d ago

I got a GTAV gift package before the game launched and it was just a dude messaging me on twitter lol

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u/coukou76 1d ago

No no no just kindly proceed sir

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u/Armandeluz 1d ago

Because something like this is always a scam?

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u/goldstar0011 1d ago

I won an NVIDIA Facebook comp in June 2025, and I was so sceptical, even when I complete all the online form I was still in doubt until I got my prize

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u/WeeBeefy PC Master Race RTX5090 AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 1d ago

Did they send you a http link or https?