Two held in fake iPhone scam

KUALA LUMPUR: Police detained two men, including China national, believed to be involved in selling fake iPhone 6S.

Hulu Selangor police chief Supt R.Supramaniam said both men aged 24 and 25 were picked up Friday morning in Pandan Indah and Plaza Cheras here following a report lodged by a victim.

Police also seized 21 units of fake iPhones 6S and a car in the investigation, he told Bernama.

He said the local suspect, 24, met the victim at a petrol station in a rest and recreation area of the North-South Expressway and offered to sell the mobile phone for RM500.

"The victim agreed to buy and handed over the money without inspecting the set and later found he was cheated when the phone could not work after changing its SIM card," he said.