Twitch streamer falls for £37,000 Magic: The Gathering card scam

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A YouTuber has been scammed into opening what was supposed to be a rare pack of Magic: The Gathering cards but which was anything but.

PayMoneyWubby pulled a measly £0.017 Raise Dead card Buying and selling trading cards can be a very costly – or lucrative – hobby, exemplified by the recent auction of the world’s rarest Pokémon card, which had an asking price of £400,000. Another popular trading card game, Magic: The Gathering, also has a range of very sought-after rarities, if they’re in good condition. Last year Post Malone bought one card that was valued at a staggering £1.5 million.

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