You buy an iPhone 15 from Apple and they send you a fake iPhone with Android
This user bought an iPhone 15 Pro from the Apple Store online and received a fake Android version.
Imagine if you decided to spend the 1,219 euros that the iPhone 15 Pro costs at the Apple Store and how much that is. What you get is a rough clone copy of Apple’s Android phone. But imagine also placing the order from Apple’s official website, with tracking number and everything.
Ed, who lives in England, says this is what happened to him and explains it on reddit. But I walked into the UK Apple Store and ordered an iPhone 15 Pro Received an apparent scam with Android pretending to be the iPhone 15 Pro. One of the copies that can be found in different online stores and usually costs around 100 euros.
The order was placed directly via Apple’s UK website and tracking was legit. I received confirmation emails and tracking details from Apple. When my package arrived, I immediately knew this was wrong.
This is the fake iPhone 15 Pro that Ed bought
There were a few things that made him realize something wasn’t right. As soon as he opened the door he realized: Supposedly the iPhone 15 Pro had a screen protectorSomething Apple has never done. iPhones come with a white protector that must be removed in order to use the screen.
But when I turned it on everything was confirmed. On the one hand, quality the screen was pretty bad and didn’t look like OLED. But also, the subframe was exaggeratedly larger. On the iPhone, all the bezels are symmetrical, and especially on the iPhone 15 Pro, the bezels are very small.
This bottom frame does not belong to iPhone 15 Pro
When I opened it it looked like this An Android layer that acts like iOSEven popular applications such as Facebook, YouTube or TikTok were installed. It’s also unthinkable on the iPhone, which only includes official Apple apps. Of course, the phone was slow, which is the exact opposite of what an iPhone 15 Pro should be.
Ed says he’s been in contact with Apple and they’re investigating what’s going on. Despite Most likely, someone in the delivery chain replaced your iPhone with a fake one.. Some of the operators were able to perform this operation and this clone tried to “sneak” the iPhone 15 Pro with Android. However, it is very difficult to think that this fraud can convince someone who spends so much money on a smartphone. There are many ways to detect whether an iPhone is original or fake.

Source: i Padizate
