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Why put a weight? DDR2 weight vs DDR5 weight difference wouldn't be noticeable until they put the weight in because now it would weight 3x what it should. I suspect the person claiming fraud is the one committing fraud or this is a fake article.
The article that this article is based on (found here) has pictures showing that the DDR2 sticks had fake heat sinks put on. The weight is behind the fake heat sink to make it feel more authentic. I had the same initial thought as you, but heat sinks add a decent amount of weight.
Maybe they ordered a kit of 2 sticks and they put 1 stick and a weight in there
In case Amazon does weight comparison to the original in the shipping center. They have to be close or the package gets rejected and inspected.