Fraudsters imprisoned for scamming Apple out of 6,000 iPhones

October 3, 2024 at 12:36PM Two Chinese nationals, Haotian Sun and Pengfei Xue, along with co-conspirators Wen Jin Gao and Dian Luo, were sentenced to prison for scamming Apple out of over $2.5 million by exchanging more than 6,000 counterfeit iPhones for authentic ones. They exploited Apple’s replacement policy, used fake identification cards and driver’s … Read more

Fraudsters tried to scam Apple out of 5,000 iPhones worth over $3 million

February 21, 2024 at 03:32PM Two Chinese nationals have been convicted of submitting over 5,000 fake iPhones worth $3 million to Apple in a scheme to obtain genuine replacements. The company offers warranty services and replacement programs, allowing customers to return malfunctioning devices. Haotian Sun and Pengfei Xue now face 20 years in prison for … Read more