# A user who bought an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU from Amazon has discovered that he only got a CPU heatsink lid & is missing the whole CPU underneath.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-16 · Wccftech*

## Key points

- A buyer from Amazon's Returns Warehouse received only the CPU heatsink lid, missing the actual CPU.
- Amazon's policy prevented the user from inspecting the box before purchase, concealing the missing parts.
- The scam involved someone delidding the Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU and returning just the lid.
- Amazon's return process enabled a fraudulent return of a mutilated AMD Ryzen CPU package.

**Companies:** AMD, Amazon
**Countries:** United States

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