Apple responded by sending almost 1500 replacement iPhones, each with an approximate resale value of US$600 (NZ$924). But the devices that Quan Jiang sent Apple were fake. Jiang received packages containing between 20 and 30 counterfeit iPhones from associates in Hong Kong between January 1, 2016, and February 1, 2018, according to court documents. The lawyers said the company knew he was importing counterfeit Apple products, according to Duffy's affidavit. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP A man in Oregon sent hundreds of supposedly broken iPhones to Apple over two years, and got replacements under warranty of almost 1500 devices.

Source: Stuff May 23, 2019 01:02 UTC