Arctic MX-4 4g fake?

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I bought a 4 gram arctic mx4 paste today.
It has an arctic 3D code for participating in the prize game where they give $ 1000.
And now I scan the code and give me a warning that the paste is fake and has no performance like the original. And they immediately offered me a solution to request a refund at the store where I bought it. What to do now? Packaging and everything looks fine, the importer is a company from Croatia, Microline, as far as I know they are ok.
The packaging is not open and looks fine.
Is it really possible that this is not the original arctic MX-4 paste?
I paid the full price, is it possible that there is some cheap Chinese paste inside?
It was produced in 2021 and says made in china.
It was not at a discount and comes in a resealable bag.
I take pictures of the packaging later.
 
If the site that said it's fake was arctic's site, I'd be inclined to believe them. But if you doubt, contact arctic and tell them where you purchased the paste from and details about the packaging, and they'll probably be able to tell you if it's legit.
 
Nobu said:
If the site that said it's fake was arctic's site, I'd be inclined to believe them. But if you doubt, contact arctic and tell them where you purchased the paste from and details about the packaging, and they'll probably be able to tell you if it's legit.
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The page is lucky.arctic.ac,they have a prize game scan & win us $ 1000every month.
I scanned the code on the packaging and it threw me there, and after i entered the necessary data, it threw out an error and a warning that the product was fake.
I have been using MX-4 for years and it has proven to be good, i use it for everything, gpu, cpu, mbo, vrm etc.
I have a little old left so i bought this one. IMG_20210702_093733.jpgIMG_20210702_093758.jpg
 
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That it is not an authentic ARCTIC product.They confirmed me from the arctic. I'll take it back to the store.
 
jmilcher said:
What was the “necessary data” you entered into the scan?
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I entered all the data, and the ones I didn't need.
The MX-4 is fake, the only question is how many packages entered the state.
 
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I thought Arctic switched to cardboard boxes for MX4
 
2019 it came in a bag, 2020 was a box, 2021 is a box and new mx5 is a box.

op, post a screen cap of the message you get.
 
If I hadn’t signed up for the game and hadn’t been notified I probably wouldn’t even know it was fake, I would probably have thought that such packaging is for our market.
Now I wonder if my old MX-4 is original or a copy?
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This is an old MX-4, is it original or fake?
 
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Bought this a couple months ago from Canada computers. I'd say yours is fake. Typeface is entirely different and there's no logo present.
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pimp_squeak said:
Bought this a couple months ago from Canada computers. I'd say yours is fake. Typeface is entirely different and there's no logo present.
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This is new packaging, i ask for old. I've had this one for over 5 years now. I asked about this old tube MX-4, read a little.MX-4-F06.jpg
It could be either this first pack or the second in a row.
 
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The answer from the arctic arrived:

Thank you very much for the pictures of your old MX-4. Unfortunately, with this product and the photos, we can not identify it exactly, but we would assume that the product is also not an original ARCTIC product.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Best regards
 
Update:
I found when i bought and where the old mx-4 paste.
It is a webshop: www.protis.hr
I bought on 20./21.04.2015., I have everything, the bill and the offer.I don't have the packaging it was in,i just have a syringe.
 
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