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'Buy fake iPhone-replace with original- SELL in China- REPEAT': Scam that cost Apple $6 MILLION DECODED https://t.co/UWkW3XTl8h
In a never-heard before scam, a man tricked #Apple by making the company pay for fake #iPhones and #iPads. He has now been sentenced to 4 years in jail. Zhiwei Allen Liao and his two brothers have been sentenced for running a complex scam involving fake Apple products. Liao… https://t.co/3ienwnXvlz
Leader of counterfeit Apple crime ring sentenced to more than four years https://t.co/ppL4il4J0D #Apple
A fraudster involved in a sophisticated scam involving counterfeit Apple products has been sentenced to 51 months in prison. The scam, which involved returning fake iPhones and iPads to Apple, cost the company $6 million. The head of this international crime ring, identified as Zhiwei Allen Liao, along with his two brothers, orchestrated a scheme where they would buy counterfeit Apple products, replace them with original ones, and then sell the originals in China. This elaborate scam led to the return of 10,000 counterfeit devices to Apple.