[swamp40]

If you are insinuating Arrow, Digikey, Mouser, we buy NXP from all these same sources and have never seen a problem.

They all have traceable lot codes and and entire chains of custody that go directly back to the manufacturer. And during Covid we were checking.

That traceability is the reason people buy from them instead of brokers. If you could prove what you are saying it would be a huge scandal.

How do you qualify them as being fakes?

[JohnFen]

I buy almost exclusively from Mouser and Digikey for this exact reason. They are both very active about ensuring that what they sell is what they say it is.

I'm sure that even they get scammed from time to time, but I've never had a problem with my orders (or at least, none that I've noticed). Their prices are higher, but I consider their markup well-earned.