The P-P-P-Powerbook is a legendary piece of internet history originating from a 2004 thread on the Something Awful forums. It documents an elaborate counter-scam where a user named Jefferey targeted an eBay scammer who was trying to steal a high-end Apple PowerBook G4. Instead of the real laptop, the scammer was sent a crude replica made entirely of cardboard, binder reinforcements, and hand-drawn keys, famously labeled the P-P-P-Powerbook. The saga became one of the first viral instances of scambaiting, where the hunter became the hunted. Today, the meme is used to reference internet justice, low-quality knockoffs, or to mock those attempting to pull off obvious deceptions.