Duo uses fake iPhones and aliases in RM14mil scheme to defraud Apple, US officials say

Apple iPhone 15 Pro smartphones at a store in Canada. The duo submitted more than 5,000 fake iPhones to Apple, complete with spoofed serial numbers. The men claimed they were defective iPhones, prompting the company to replace them with real ones, as per policy. — Bloomberg

Two Maryland men have been found guilty of a scheme to defraud Apple of millions of dollars.

According to government evidence, the men received shipments of fake iPhones from Hong Kong at various UPS mailboxes, using numerous aliases.