I'd heard the story first hand from a guy in san jose. Never looked it up until now. This is the closest thing I could find to it. In which case it sounds like it's been debunked.

[0] https://www.pcgamer.com/no-half-a-million-geforce-rtx-30-ser...

[1] https://www.geeknetic.es/Noticia/20794/Encuentran-en-Corea-5...