Feb 23, 02:42 PM

Iranians Lose $35M in Celebrity-Backed iPhone Scam

Thousands of Iranians have fallen victim to a sophisticated scam involving cut-price Apple iPhones, resulting in a total loss of $35 million. The scam, which promised iPhones at half their market price, was notably endorsed by several Iranian celebrities, lending it an air of credibility. This fraudulent scheme has not only impacted a large number of individuals financially but has also entangled celebrities in its wake, with the scam netting the fraudster $35M.

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Written with ChatGPT (GPT-4).

Sources

ReadWrite@RWW
2 years ago
A multinational company’s Hong Kong office was the victim of an elaborate scam using deepfake video technology to impersonate executives […] The post Deepfake video call scam cons company out of $25 million appeared fi... https://t.co/UwBstxNFok
AppleInsider@appleinsider
2 years ago
Iranian celebrities caught up in $35 million iPhone scam https://t.co/84iduJMgIa #Apple
AppleInsider@appleinsider
2 years ago
Thousands of Iranian citizens have been scammed out of a total of $35 Million, after being promised #iPhones for half the price, backed by celebrity endorsements. 👀 https://t.co/VB85IwF47o

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