This is how the criminals defrauded Apple of $6 million

Zhiwei “Allen” Liao and his two brothers got one to cheat Wealth. According to the 9to5Mac portal, the resulting damage amounts to several million US dollars. Now the last of the three brothers, Zhiwei “Allen” Liao, must go to prison as well.

Serial number scams

She was Advanced process: The brothers bought fake Apple devices in China that looked deceptively real. the iPads And iPhone It was correct Serial numbers Of products physically sold in Apple Stores in the United States.

But they did not resell these products to unsuspecting customers, as other scammers before them have tried to do. Instead, they sent hundreds of people they hired specifically to pass on the fake products to the real ones Apple Stores. They said their devices were not working. Apple then found the corresponding product numbers in its system and Warranty claims It has been applied. That's why “customers” got real Apple products as replacements.

The scammers then sent the real iPhones and iPads ChinaThe devices were sold at high prices. In total, Apple suffered $6 million in damages.

The criminal trio is cleverly disguised

The trio cleverly camouflaged their criminal activities. They used a sophisticated one for this purpose cue Of difference CompaniesAnd family members and other campers. They used pseudonyms… E-mail address.

Undercover investigators in FBI And the San Diego Police Finally, expose the criminals. While his two brothers were sentenced to prison last year, the last of the three fraudsters was also sentenced. An American judge sentenced him to 51 months in prison.