Teen, lured by cheap iPhone listing, ends up buying table instead of real iPhone from e-com site
3 years, 9 months ago

Teen, lured by cheap iPhone listing, ends up buying table instead of real iPhone from e-com site

India Today  

People have often received fake iPhones or soap bars inside the boxes delivered by e-commerce platforms but never have they have ever received life-sized iPhones instead of real ones. As per Oriental Daily Malaysia, a teenager from Thailand was rather excited when he saw an e-commerce platform selling the iPhone for a price much cheaper than the market. But the table seems a lot better than the fake iPhones, detergents soaps that are sometimes replaced with the original iPhone in the box. Soon enough, the e-commerce platform replaced his order and delivered the original iPhone.

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As Amazon Great Freedom Sale 2024 approaches, be wary of delivery scams
5 months ago

As Amazon Great Freedom Sale 2024 approaches, be wary of delivery scams

The Hindu  

Amazon’s Great Freedom Festival sale that begins on August 6 at noon, or from midnight for Prime members, will see Indian users filling up their digital shopping carts with everything from brand name goods to common household items, in order to make the most of discounts. For example: Mukund P. Unny, Advocate on Record, Supreme Court, who posts on X …

Delhi lawyer's Amazon iPhone 15 delivery turns nightmare: 'Staring at ₹38,000 loss, possible scam'
5 months ago

Delhi lawyer's Amazon iPhone 15 delivery turns nightmare: 'Staring at ₹38,000 loss, possible scam'

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi-based lawyer took to X to share his nightmarish experience with an Amazon delivery agent after placing an online order for an iPhone 15 recently. As is the procedure, Unny shared the OTP with the man, gave his iPhone 13 in exchange for the new phone brought by the delivery agent. After speaking with the supervisor, the delivery executive …

E-tailers adopt pragmatic approach ahead of '618'
7 months, 1 week ago

E-tailers adopt pragmatic approach ahead of '618'

China Daily  

A salesperson promotes jewelry via livestreaming in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. GENG YUHE/FOR CHINA DAILY Major Chinese e-commerce platforms are offering steep discounts and shopping subsidies as well as simplifying promotional methods by canceling presale campaigns during this year's extended June 18 online shopping carnival, with direct price cuts being a preferred strategy. Data from Tmall, Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group's …

E-tailers adopt pragmatic approach ahead of '618'
7 months, 1 week ago

E-tailers adopt pragmatic approach ahead of '618'

China Daily  

A salesperson promotes jewelry via livestreaming in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. GENG YUHE/FOR CHINA DAILY Major Chinese e-commerce platforms are offering steep discounts and shopping subsidies as well as simplifying promotional methods by canceling presale campaigns during this year's extended June 18 online shopping carnival, with direct price cuts being a preferred strategy. Data from Tmall, Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group's …

MP Man Orders iPhone 15 From Flipkart's 'Republic Day Sale', Receives Defective Device Instead
11 months, 1 week ago

MP Man Orders iPhone 15 From Flipkart's 'Republic Day Sale', Receives Defective Device Instead

News 18  

Flipkart’s ‘Republic Day Sale’ kicked off on January 14 for the masses and a day earlier, on January 13, for the elite Flipkart Plus members. However, the sale seems to be revealing its ‘true colours’ to unsuspecting shoppers who hoped for discounts but found themselves facing unexpected ‘disadvantages.’ A resident of Madhya Pradesh, Ajay Rajawat, alleged that despite utilising his …

Man Orders iPhone 15 From Flipkart, Gets Bar Of Soap Instead
1 year ago

Man Orders iPhone 15 From Flipkart, Gets Bar Of Soap Instead

News 18  

In a bizarre incident, a man recently fell victim to an iPhone 15 fraud. Explaining what happened, he wrote, “I ordered an iPhone 15 from FLIPKART India app on 16th November 2023. Then the iPhone 15 was supposed to be delivered the next day but I was travelling out of the station, so I scheduled the delivery date for 22nd …

22-year-old boy deceived Amazon with iPhones worth Rs 20 lakh, here is what happened
1 year, 4 months ago

22-year-old boy deceived Amazon with iPhones worth Rs 20 lakh, here is what happened

India Today  

Almost every day we hear about new scams that are going on and people are losing money in lakhs. But, today, you might be shocked to know that a 22-year-old boy along with other suspects managed to deceive Amazon of a whopping Rs 20 lakh by faking the return of expensive iPhones. Bengaluru police, in collaboration with Amazon's local representatives, …

Customer orders iPhone 13 on Flipkart sale, receives iPhone 14 instead; internet goes tizzy
2 years, 2 months ago

Customer orders iPhone 13 on Flipkart sale, receives iPhone 14 instead; internet goes tizzy

Firstpost  

Here we are today again with another blunder by e-commerce giant Flipkart during its ongoing festival season sale. Now in a recent one that has taken place during the company’s Big Billion Days Sale, a person after ordering iPhone 13 accidentally received iPhone 14 instead. While the order clearly shows placing a request for iPhone 13, which costs around Rs …

Women orders Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, got soap instead. Details here
2 years, 10 months ago

Women orders Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, got soap instead. Details here

Live Mint  

Apple iPhones have fans across boundaries and they try to get it on offers, discounts, cashbacks both online and offline. A similar incident of mistaken delivery occurred in UK when a woman who purchased iPhone 13 Pro Max got soap instead of the phone. Khaoula Lafhaily, a UK woman, ordered the iPhone 13 Pro Max from a local vendor by …

iPhone SE for a Kilo of Apples? Man Orders Groceries, Gets 'Super' Surprise Instead
3 years, 8 months ago

iPhone SE for a Kilo of Apples? Man Orders Groceries, Gets 'Super' Surprise Instead

News 18  

Ever wondered what would the reaction be for those who order a smartphone, and receive misdirected items such as bars of soaps instead? But what if you ordered a kilo of apples from your everyday grocery outlet, and came back home with an Apple iPhone SE instead – and that too not because of a mistake? That’s exactly what happened …

Teen boy orders cheap iPhone, receives iPhone shaped coffee table instead; see pictures
3 years, 9 months ago

Teen boy orders cheap iPhone, receives iPhone shaped coffee table instead; see pictures

India TV News  

Everyone especially youngsters want to own an iPhone but the smartphone is quite expensive that there's a joke that one needs to sell his kidney to purchase it. Recently, a teenager from Thailand thought he was getting a steal on a used iPhone, therefore he grabbed the opportunity and ordered the smartphone online but to his utter shock what delivered …

Apple iPhones at Crazy Discounts or Organised Aatmanirbhar iPhone Scam? The Story So Far
3 years, 10 months ago

Apple iPhones at Crazy Discounts or Organised Aatmanirbhar iPhone Scam? The Story So Far

News 18  

The Apple iPhone sale scams aren’t particularly new. Given the attraction quotient and the aspirational factor attached to owning a new generation Apple iPhone, many scammers have often attempted to dupe users by using iPhones as bait, in various ways. The latest in this queue has been alleged to involve self-titled businessman Hitesh Patel, aka Neel Patel, who has been …

Man orders iPhone 11 Pro via Flipkart, gets fake iPhone with a ‘sticker’
5 years ago

Man orders iPhone 11 Pro via Flipkart, gets fake iPhone with a ‘sticker’

India TV News  

Another incident of scary online shopping has taken place wherein a Bengaluru man ordered the latest Apple iPhone 11 Pro and got something else instead of the latest flagship. Read on to know more about the incident: Fake iPhone 11 Pro delivery According to a report by IBTimes, a Bengaluru-based software engineer Rajani Kant Kushwah ordered an iPhone 11 Pro …

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