Unbelievable Fish Phishing Scam Accomplished When Pet Fish Commits Credit Card Fraud Using Owner's Nintendo Switch

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jan 27, 2023 5:00 PM EST

The title says it all folks, and you read it correctly, a man's pet fish committed credit card fraud by accessing his Nintendo store on his Nintendo Switch. The Japanese youtuber set up a controller to his Nintendo Switch that used movement tracking to allow the fish to control the game. This isn't his first rodeo either. In 2020, he did a similar experiment where he tasked his fish to complete Pokemon Sapphire - which it did manage to complete in 3,195 hours.

This time, however, things didn't go as planned. The fish managed to open the Nintendo store on the Switch and enter the numbers for his credit card into the online store. He only lost about 500 yen (less than $4), but his credit card information was broadcasted to thousands of viewers who were watching this whole shenanigan on a livestream. Nintendo refunded him the money, but he did have to cancel his card and get a new one. 

The moral of the story is, if you think fish are innocent creatures, you're wrong! They can be criminals too. We often think fish have no personality, but this little guy is changing our minds. He's pretty meme-able, in our humble opinion. Fish memes, anyone?

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    Organism - PET FISH COMMITTED CREDIT CARD FRAUD ON OWNER USING A NINTENDO SWITCH
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    Font - epomerance My fish ate my homework
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    Font - _ayeeitsshawna You could not convince me as a customer service representative to refund you 500 yen because your pet gold fish made a purchase. That sounds outrageous Imaooo
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    Just imagine the conversation: "Um, hi, Nintendo customer service? Yeah, I need a refund. My fish accidentally used my credit card to buy something on the online store. Yes, that's right, my fish. I know it sounds crazy, but it really happened, I have a recording of it. No, this is not a prank call."

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    Font - npc.evan i'd cook the fish
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    Font - jjbruh_500 At this point in life, why wouldn't I believe this happened
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    This is kind of true - we see a lot of ridiculous headlines these days, but this is definitely one of the craziest we've seen. We'll never know if it was an accident or not, if the fish actually planned it or it was completely random. One of life's greatest mysteries. 

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    Font - isr_spook Phishing at it's finest
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    Font - gi.acca Im convinced Japan isn't real
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    Font - call_me_keev Imagine trying to explain this to Nintendo customer service
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    Font - tunaonwhitenocrust what a sentence
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    Font - reneta.gancheva I say sue the fish
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    Font - sirdigby.chicken.caesar I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS
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    Ecoregion - FEE 는 졌 Badge x1 つぎのイベント / Next Event x1 カラフシティ ジムリーダーのハイダイとバトル Battle with Gym Leader Kofu in Cascarrafa. A ↓ A B ►YouTube twitch ↑ 桐生はるか 舐めプされとる カゲっ子! ヤバい • カゲっ子: 砂漠に行ったあー A ↓ #むてきまる #Mutekimaru B A ↑ Command: B / Time: 1144:16:32 月峰ありか: おや カゲっ子!お カゲっ子: 今日も砂漠に行くかな? 最: 一番相性悪い敵はまずい 月謝ありか
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    Light - Settings PR Badge x1 ジムスターだん交 エラーが発生したので、 ソフトが終了しました。 OK つぎのイベント / Next Event カラフシティ ジムリーダーのハイダイとバトル Battle with Gym Leader Kofu in Cascarrafa. A決定 A ↓ A B ►YouTube twitch ↑ 月ありか 桐生はるか 舐めプされとる カゲっ子! ヤバい･・･ カゲっ子: 砂漠に行ったカー A ↓ ↓ #むてきまる #Mutekimaru B → A ↑ Command: / Time: 1144:16:40 月峰ありか: おや カゲっ子:お カゲっ子: 今日も砂漠に行くかな? : 一番相性悪い敵はまずい
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    Rectangle - このクレジットカードを使います。 VISA Badge 해 新しいクレジットカードを保存すると、 自動継続購入や予約 済み商品の決済で使われるクレジットカードも変更されま す。 OK x1 もどる ヌシ A ↓ A B ►YouTube twitch ↑ A ↓ ↓ #むてきまる #Mutekimaru B B A ↓ 決定 Command: A / Time: 1144:28:32 ガケつ子:あ れいぱん したたたたあああああ つぎのイベント/Nero +コんあかん カラフティネージャ Youtubeライブ配信中です® Battle with Fish to disclose credit card information in even larger letters. (I hate to believe this, but this happened during a live stream on Youtube.)
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    Product - Badge x1 残高が500円 追加されました。 泌スターだん交 x1 OK つぎのイベント / Next Event カラフシティブジムリーダーのハイダイとバトル Ⓒsopor ↓ A B ►YouTube twitch ↑ ↑ A #むてきまる #Mutekimaru Pop El Utopian: ツイートにあるけど出先らしい れいぱん! 今の所また買い物してないよな?? ヘルシェイク飛鳥 まだ買い物はしてない?? B A B L ↑ A Command: ↓ / Time: 1145:50:00 -18MxAts: PayPayと誤解した人やっぱいるよね ZERO: 主外出中
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