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RedThere’s absolutely nothing that SGC and PSA can do to prevent criminals from using an imitation of their product to run a scam. You don’t even need a physical item to run a scam. All you need is a stolen image or Photoshop skills.
What makes these scams so easy to pull off is there's a long line of people looking for bargains who are willing to take big risk in order to save and make a few dollars.
The good thing is that these scams are quickly discovered because it doesn't take long for a counterfeit item to get into the hands of somebody who knows what they’re looking at. The police get involved, the grading companies get involved, and hopefully the present situation is resolved. Then you just sit back and wait to see what the next criminal will try to pull off.
These scams happen a whole heck of a lot more with non-graded cards than they do with graded cards. Trying to incorporate PSA or SGC into their scam will get them exposed very quickly.