A father and son duo has been caught scamming Pokemon card buyers on live streaming platform Whatnot. The incident went viral after viewers spotted suspicious activity during their nearly two-hour broadcast. The pair was selling Pokémon card packs that appeared to have been tampered with and resealed.
The scam was exposed when the father-son team opened a pack containing two identical Pokeball reverse holographic cards. One of the cards was placed suspiciously behind an Energy card. This mistake made it clear to viewers that the packs had been opened before and were not in their original condition.
According to Dexerto, after being caught, the father grabbed the camera and said, “We have to end there. We got caught.” His young son replied, “We’re done. We can’t do it no more.” However, the father quickly dismissed his son’s concerns, saying, “No, we can. Just not now. We got to make sure all of those people get off, and then we do it again.” This response showed that the father planned to continue the scam after things cooled down.
Pokemon card scams on the rise as popularity surges
The Pokemon Trading Card Game has seen huge growth in popularity over the past year. Streamers and sellers have been using platforms like Whatnot to auction off packs in live broadcasts. This surge in interest has led to valuable cards selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars. However, the boom has also attracted bad actors who try to make money by cheating buyers.
Parents are teaching their son to scam with resealed Pokemon packs. This is a lengthy video, but it's been making the rounds a bit. A dad is teaching his son to scam buyers on Whatnot by selling resealed Pokemon packs. Instead of teaching and raising your kid to do the right… pic.twitter.com/n0W5Fn7x2q
— Danny (@DannypTCG) September 6, 2025
Pack resealing is a common scam in the Pokemon card world. Scammers open packs, remove valuable cards, and then seal them back up to sell as new. This leaves buyers with packs that have fewer cards or cards with little value. The practice has become more widespread as rare Pokemon cards continue to break auction records.The father could be heard laughing and celebrating after being exposed. He said, “We made a great amount,” showing no shame about taking money from unsuspecting buyers. According to the reuploaded stream from DannypTCG, the only real valuable pulls during the entire stream were a single EX card and the two suspicious reverse holographic cards that gave them away. Social media users have criticized the father for involving his young child in the scam and teaching him dishonest behavior instead of right from wrong.
