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 from Flipkart and even paid the Rs. Instead of getting the iPhone 11 Pro, Kushwah received a ‘fake’ iPhone that had a sticker of the triple-camera module found on the iPhone 11 Pro. Following the revelation, Kushwah contacted Flipkart and was assured that his fake iPhone will be replaced by a genuine one.

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How to identity a fake iPhone? Smart tips
1 month ago

How to identity a fake iPhone? Smart tips

India TV News  

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Flipkart asked to pay ₹10,000 to customer over an Apple iPhone order. Why?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Flipkart asked to pay ₹10,000 to customer over an Apple iPhone order. Why?

Hindustan Times  

E-commerce platform Flipkart has been ordered by a consumer disputes redressal panel in Mumbai to pay a customer ₹10,000 for mental harassment suffered by him after the company cancelled his iPhone order. In its order, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission said that the cancellation by Flipkart was ‘intentional' to make extra profit and amounts to “deficiency in service and …

MP Man Orders iPhone 15 From Flipkart's 'Republic Day Sale', Receives Defective Device Instead
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Flipkart customer receives iPhone 15 with ‘fake battery’ ordered during Republic Day Sale
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Flipkart customer receives iPhone 15 with ‘fake battery’ ordered during Republic Day Sale

Hindustan Times  

A man placed an order for an iPhone 15 during Flipkart’s Republic Day Sale. “I ordered iPhone 15 from Flipkart on January 13, and I got it on January 15, but Flipkart has committed fraud; they delivered a defective iPhone 15, and the box packaging was also fake. This could be because the part is non-genuine or not functioning as …

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 …

Man orders iPhone 15 from official Apple store, receives Android phone instead
1 year, 1 month ago

Man orders iPhone 15 from official Apple store, receives Android phone instead

India Today  

A person named Ed, who lives in Surrey, England, and goes by the name theEdmard on Reddit, got a big shock. Ed claimed to have placed the order directly through Apple's official website, following its progress through legitimate tracking and receiving confirmation emails from both Apple and DPD. While the phone outwardly resembled the desired iPhone 15 Pro in Natural …

Is Mr Beast iPhone 15 Giveaway Video Fake Or Real? Find Out
1 year, 3 months ago

Is Mr Beast iPhone 15 Giveaway Video Fake Or Real? Find Out

News 18  

Jimmy Donaldson, widely recognised as Mr Beast, recently drew attention to a concerning trend infiltrating social media platforms. In the deepfake footage, the impersonator asserts, “If you’re watching this video, you’re one of the 10,000 lucky people who’ll get an iPhone 15 Pro for just $2. I’m Mr Beast, and I’m doing the world’s largest iPhone 15 giveaway.” The misleading …

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, …

Apple iPhones stolen by delivery executive; replaces 10 mobiles with dummies on his way to delivery in Gurugram
1 year, 8 months ago

Apple iPhones stolen by delivery executive; replaces 10 mobiles with dummies on his way to delivery in Gurugram

Live Mint  

On Thursday, police reported that a delivery executive working for an e-commerce firm stole 10 Apple iPhones by swapping them with fake phones during the delivery process. According to the complaint filed by Ravi, the station in-charge of Matrix Finance Solution, the package containing the iPhones and an AirPods was delivered to the customer's address by the accused delivery executive …

Flipkart delivery goes wrong again: Man orders iPhone 13, gets iPhone 14 instead
2 years, 2 months ago

Flipkart delivery goes wrong again: Man orders iPhone 13, gets iPhone 14 instead

Live Mint  

In another episode of misplaced delivery by online commerce platforms, a man claims that he has received Apple iPhone 14, instead of iPhone 13 which he actually ordered. He says that one of his followers ordered iPhone 13 from Flipkart, but to his surprise the e-tailer delivered iPhone 14. “Even i ordered nokia 105 single sim from Amazon and received …

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 …

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 …

Fake phone charger is a multi-million dollar counterfeit industry on Instagram
3 years, 9 months ago

Fake phone charger is a multi-million dollar counterfeit industry on Instagram

India Today  

As various social media platforms turn to e-commerce to profit from their large user base, the practice of counterfeit sales online haunts them persistently. Andrea Stroppa, a cybersecurity researcher who works at Ghost Data Team, experienced a life scare due to one such counterfeit Apple product. Compiling their results in a soon-to-be-released report, the Ghost Data Team found that such …

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 …

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