Apple Allegedly Ships Fake iPhone 15 Pro Max to Customer [Images]
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He probably ordered it from a fake apple store

Doesn’t Apple scan the box’ serial/IMEI/whichever code before sending off the package? Is the number then attached to the person/address sent to? If yes then Apple can just mark that phone as stolen and the person that stole it will never be able to use the phone. I have heard of many Apple phones/products being stolen in one way or the other lately when sent to someone’s home. So if and when I buy Apple products I go to the Apple store. If I preorder/order I make sure I get it sent to an Apple store and pick it up there. Last time I had to travel to another state to get my new iPhone but to me that is much less stress.

As i see it it’s an apple employee.

Why would they do that? Maybe the real one got switched for the fake in transit. I am pretty sure there would be a set of barcodes for every piece of the device and a certificate. It’s possible a batch go switched for the fakes and are being resold as new elsewhere. That’s my theory.

Dodgy I wonder where in the supply chain this happened?