Japanese YouTuber's Pet Fish Commit Credit Card Fraud Against Owner While Playing Pokémon

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A Japanese YouTuber fell victim to credit card fraud, and the culprit was his own pet fish.

The entire incident was caught on camera during a live stream on the Mutekimaru Channel on YouTube. The channel is famous for its clips of fish playing video games on the Nintendo Switch through motion detection tracking software, which can track fish as they swim through a tank and use the information to input commands on the video game system based on where the fish are positioned.

However, things went awry during a live stream of a group of fish playing Pokémon Scarlet and Violet after Mutekimaru stepped away. The video game crashed, but the gaming system continued to follow the fish's inputs leading to the Nintendo Store, where users can purchase games and other downloadable content.

The fish managed to swim in a way that allowed them access to the store before exiting and re-entering, after which they made a purchase.