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Quote from: DonBirb on Today at 07:36:53 AM

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I can’t recall there being fake replicas of Ledger Nanos S (I do recall a 2018 article on Fake Trezor Ones): https://blog.trezor.io/psa-non-genuine-trezor-devices-979b64e359a7). That does not mean it can’t happen, especially if the market on a bull run, and that is why it is essential, as you say, to purchase the devices on the official seller’s site (they will list official resellers if need be).

What we have seen are sites that allegedly sell Ledgers in bulk for a very low price (you’ll probably receive nothing at all there) and people that sell a preconfigured Ledger (as is described in the 34K$ case).

What made me think Ledger Nano replicas exist is when i saw them on eBay for 20 usd each and they had lots of sales. It was also New in Box. I just checked and they are no longer selling them that cheap, it was few months ago when I saw them. Or they could have bought original ones and did the custom scratch card with their own personal seed like this:

https://news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ledger-ebay-scam-628x1024.jpg

Either way we should all be careful. I personally own a Ledger Blue myself and that's where i keep my crypto but i got it directly on Ledger website.

DonBirb

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