Claudia Pina has been the talk of the FC community since the last few days previously for her hype and now for the controversy. Players were exploiting the sudden hype around Claudia Pina with a classic pump and dump scheme to inflate their in game coin balance. Since she was dirt cheap before competitive players realized her value, these opportunists started selling her at insanely high prices, artificially inflating her cost by 20k- 30k and relying on other players’ FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) to drive the sales.
When a popular player card becomes profitable to flip, it creates the perfect storm for automated sniping programs. These bots continuously scan the transfer market, instantly purchasing underpriced cards within milliseconds faster than any human trader could react. Pina’s card became a prime target due to consistent price fluctuations and high demand, making it ideal for automated profit farming. The situation was so bad, her price went from 30k to 25k then a big spike to 70k all within a few minutes.
EA is taking action against the exploiters with a wave of bans and coin wipes. Since it’s just a game, there’s no need to manipulate the market for coins. Please play fairly and do not engage in these unethical practices.
If you sold Pina last night when she went over 40k, bans are currently rolled out. 3 guys in the free part of my discord just advised me they’re now banned.
— FUTSPY (@FUTSPY) September 30, 2025
The crackdown on Pina sniping has created controversy among legitimate traders. EA Forums are flooded with complaints from players claiming they received false bans for simply trading frequently or successfully sniping cards manually. One common scenario involves players who aggressively snipe popular cards during market crashes or special promotions. Their rapid fire bidding and buying can trigger EA’s automated detection systems, resulting in bans.
To understand why cards like Pina’s attract so much attention, you need to understand the economics. A skilled sniper (human or bot) can identify a card listed for 10,000 coins below market value, purchase it instantly, and relist it for a quick profit. Scale this across hundreds of snipes per day, and it becomes a significant coin-making operation. For bot operators, the math is even more attractive. Automated programs can monitor the market 24/7, making thousands of attempts per day across multiple accounts.
For the time being if you have multiple Pina cards i would keep hold of them to avoid getting a transfer market ban as rarely do EA ever overturn these decisions.
