Chinese man guilty of defrauding Apple out of 1,500 iPhones

FILE - This Sept. 12, 2018, file photo shows an Apple iPhone XR on display at the Steve Jobs Theater after an event to announce new products, in Cupertino, Calif. A Chinese national in Oregon sent hundreds of supposedly broken iPhones to Apple over two years, and got replacements under warranty of almost 1,500 devices. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

SALEM, Oregon: Over the span of two years, a Chinese national in Oregon sent devices that looked like iPhones to Apple, saying they wouldn’t turn on and should be replaced under warranty. He didn’t just submit a couple of the devices – he delivered in person or shipped to Apple around 3,000 of them.  

Apple responded by sending almost 1,500 replacement iPhones, each with an approximate resale value of US$600 (RM2,516).