Thieves are starting to steal RAM now that it’s as expensive as gold — a memory kit disappears in the snail mail at four in the morning with a bogus signature

A PC builder who ordered new RAM found nothing but an empty package on arrival, according to a thread posted November 28 on the PCMR Reddit. The user said the parcel — which included a Crucial 32GB DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM memory module — had been reported as delivered at 4:15 am with a fake signature.

While this case involves a single buyer and a single courier, it sits within a broader trend. Posts across Reddit’s PC hardware communities show a pattern of components disappearing in transit,…