A man who has exchanged 100 million yen worth of iPhone and fake iPhone with a guarantee to arrest
Two Chinese men who entered the United States on a student visa imported thousands of counterfeit iPhones, sent them to Apple for 'no power', and arrested for replacement with a new iPhone with warranty it was done. According to court documents, the new genuine iPhone that Apple exchanged was worth $ 895,800 (about 100 million yen).
Counterfeit Apple iPhone scam tied to China, Oregon college students, feds allege-oregonlive.com
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/04/counterfeit-apple-iphone-scam-tied-to-china-oregon-college-students-feds-allege.html
2 Oregon students returned thousands of fake iPhones, costing Apple $ 900,000, feds say-The Olympian-BusinessTelegraph
https://www.businesstelegraph.co.uk/2-oregon-students-returned-thousands-of-fake-iphones-costing-apple-900000-feds-say-the-olympian/
College students allegedly scammed Apple out of nearly $ 1M in iPhone replacements-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/4/18295920/apple-iphone-scam-oregon-replacement-counterfeit-chinese-phones
Two defendants, Yangyang Zhou and Quan Jiang, are reportedly profiting from exporting to sell in China a new iPhone obtained through a warranty. The plan also included Jiang's mother, who said that the mother's mother had benefited from China and transferred it to Jiang's account in the United States. According to the prosecutor's office, Zhou just received an engineering degree from Oregon State University and Jiang studied engineering at Lynn Benton Community University. The two claim that they did not know that the iPhone they sent was forged.
However, Jiang has been sued in the past for illegal counterfeit sale and telecommunication fraud, and Zhou has likewise been sued in 2018 for illegal export of goods and is under surveillance by GPS. On the other hand, they are not in detention while facing the detection of the federal government for counterfeiting charges.
The United States Department of Homeland Security has stated that the two-part plan worked because the Apple Store employee can not verify that the unpowered iPhone is genuine or counterfeit, but the product guarantees If it is claimed that it is covered by Apple, Apple's exchange service will be performed, and Apple will not ask for proof of purchase upon exchange. '
Of the 3069 iPhones that Jiang claimed for warranty, 1493 were approved for replacement by Apple. It is calculated that Apple has lost $ 900,000 (approximately 100 million yen) as a total of $ 600 (approximately 67,000 yen) per iPhone. In June / July 2017 Apple sent Zhou a notice of suspension of violations, and Jiang knew that Apple had noticed their actions, but Jiang did not respond to this notification. did.
Fraud is not the only way to deceive huge tech companies, other than being guilty of a man who has made more than 11 billion yen in fraudulent communication fraud against Google and Facebook.
A guilty man who sent fake invoices to Google and Facebook for more than 11 billion yen is guilty, how is that trick? -GIGAZINE
In Korea, there are also reports of cases in which 100 million yen worth of fake Apple accessories are seized.
About 100 million yen worth of fake Apple accessories are seized in Korea-GIGAZINE
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