On Friday, hardware site HardOCP revealed that one of its forum members received a counterfeit processor from Newegg, an online provider of computers and components.

He revealed to have found a counterfeit version of the processor and a plastic mold of a heat sink and fan, instead of a processor.

The fake processor, sold as a standalone or "boxed" chip, came with an instruction manual comprised of blank pages.

In addition, the sticker on the outside of the box had a spelling error, depicting the word 'socket' as 'sochet'. Other words too on the box were incorrectly spelled, giving an abstruse, but clear indication that the contents inside were not genuine.

"Intel has been made aware of the potential for counterfeit i7-920 packages in the marketplace and is working to identify how many and/or where they are being sold", revealed Nick Jacobs, an Intel spokesman, in an e-mail. "The examples we have seen are not Intel products but are counterfeits".

HardOCP has revealed that when it came to know about the issue, Newegg shipped a genuine processor to the affected customer.