The number of fraudulent sites selling iPhone 16 has multiplied almost by 30

From September 1 to September 8, the company’s experts identified only seven dubious domains; after September 9, this number increased to 170, the number of such resources reached 197;

BI.Zone Brand Protection warns that the desire to buy a new iPhone model before others or at a reduced price increases the risk of becoming a victim of scammers. The director of the company, Dmitry Kiryushkin, stresses the importance of paying special attention to the sites and asks not to transfer personal data if you are not sure of the reliability of the source.

According to Kaspersky Lab, one of the scammers’ common schemes is to offer a pre-order of an iPhone 16 with a huge discount of up to 40%.

These fake sites, for example, offer to buy the Pro Max model for $499, despite its market value being $1,199. When trying to complete a purchase, a fake invoice is created and the user provides their payment information to scammers who then sell the information on the dark web.

• On September 9, Apple held its main presentation of new products for 2024. The company introduced a new line of iPhone smartphones, Apple Watch smartwatches, and AirPods headphones.
• Russian retailers announced the prices for these devices on September 10. The cheapest among smartphones turned out to be the iPhone 16 (128 GB) – you can buy it for 130 thousand rubles. The Pro Max model (1 TB) will cost more – from 250 thousand rubles. They will be delivered to the first users on September 30.