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"Chinese Nationals Convicted of Duping Apple with Fake iPhones in $3 Million Scam"

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"Chinese Nationals Convicted of Duping Apple with Fake iPhones in $3 Million Scam"
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Two Chinese nationals were convicted by a federal jury in Washington, D.C., for submitting over 5,000 fake iPhones to Apple for repair, aiming to defraud the company of over $3 million. The scheme involved receiving genuine iPhones in exchange for the counterfeit ones, which were sent from Hong Kong to UPS mailboxes in the Washington, D.C., area. The men face up to 20 years in prison and will be sentenced on June 21.

Topics:technologycrime#apple#chinese-nationals#counterfeit-iphones#crime#fraud#mail-fraud
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  1. DC federal jury convicts 2 Chinese nationals of duping Apple out of over $3 million with fake iPhones  Fox Business
  2. Two Men Convicted for Using 5000 Counterfeit iPhones in Repair Scheme  PCMag
  3. Scammers Sent Fake iPhones 'For Repair' to Get $3 Million in Authentic Phones From Apple  Gizmodo
  4. ‘Sophisticated’ iPhone fraud involving fake handsets leads to convictions  Digital Trends
  5. Duo That Defrauded Apple Out of 5000 iPhones With Repair Scheme Will Spend Up to 20 Years in Prison  MacRumors

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