Unwanted gift” or “unwanted birthday present” or “unwanted upgrade”. These would be the typical headlines that scammers use on free classifieds websites to sell their devices as they hide among the legitimate sellers of unwanted devices (and there are plenty of those). The ad would typically include a picture of the phone and its box with the charger and headphone accessories too. The box is the convincer. That the part that visually convinces the prospective buyer that the phone is not stolen but an actual upgrade as that is the only explanation of why the seller would have the box. Unfortunately when you don’t know what to look for and especially when it is the first time you are seeing a new operating system, then its easy to fall victim. Everyone except the scammer suffers Fake phones are no-win situation and are a major problem facing mobile manufacturers. Fake phones are not the “grey” imported phones which are legitimate products just purchased overseas and not bought from the local supplier. But these are phones that are dressed up to look exactly like the real branded phones and sold with the sole aim to dupe the public into parting with their money. WHEN these fake devices fail, the unsuspecting purchaser is very quick to jump onto social media and aim their frustrations at the brand which causes reputational damage to the brand even they are not at fault. While a cheap phone sound like you are getting a bargain, they can be very expensive. Not only can the device have software installed that will steal your info but the software could subscribe you to premium services that are billed to your account costing your thousands. There is no assurance of the quality of the device nor its battery and therefore you run the real risk of holding a device to your head that could literally explode. If you leave the device in the wall charger overnight, the device could heat up and cause a fire. You simply don’t know. Don’t be a victim So that no one falls victim to these scammers, check out this video where I compare the fake Galaxy S4 phone to the real Samsung Galaxy S4 phone. The differences become obvious quickly.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:06:57 +0000
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