Kingston, Ont. police warn of fake iPhone scam – Kingston | 24CA News
Police in Kingston, Ont., are reminding the general public to be cautious when buying objects from personal sellers, saying there may be an inherent threat of fraud.
Recently police say they’ve been made conscious of pretend Apple iPhones being offered on personal categorised websites reminiscent of Kijiji.
“One recent occurrence involved phones advertised as being Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max. The phones come in what appear to be genuine iPhone boxes. The phones look like an iPhone 13 and even indicate it is an iPhone 13 in their settings. However, they are actually running on an Android operating system,” Kingston police stated in a news launch.
They add that residents ought to concentrate on purple flags reminiscent of lower-than-average asking costs, and the vendor wanting to satisfy out entrance of a constructing or different public location moderately than at their precise residence.
