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Homem é acusado de fraudar e comercializar 9.000 iPods shuffle
MacMagazine —
... De acordo com reportagem do Boston.com, um técnico está sendo acusado de ter solicitado mais de 9.000 unidades de iPods shuffle para substituição pelo sistema de reparos da Apple e os comercializado ilegalmente. ...
Michigan man takes bite out of Apple, Apple bites back
CrunchGear —
... According to a Bostom.com story Nicholas Woodhams, the con artist at work here, would also swap the cases of Shuffles, replacing the backing from an out-of-warranty unit with the backing — and serial number — of a warrantied unit, in order to get broken Shuffles fixed for free. He, in turn, charged his customers for the service. ...
iPod Repairman Scammed Apple out of 9,000 Shuffles? [Crime]
Gizmodo —
... At the moment, the government is attempting to seize Woodhams' real estate, seven Apple computers (heh), two vehicles, motorcycle and $571,000 in cash. Oopsies! [Boston via ...
Repairman Allegedly Conned Apple out of 9,000 iPod Shuffles
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... unit and charges your credit card if you don't send a defective Shuffle in return. However, Woodhams used cards that rejected the charges, according to prosecutors. Woodhams allegedly sold thousands of replacement Shuffles for $49 apiece.
The government plans to seize Woodhams' real estate, seven Apple computers, two vehicles, his motorcycle and $571,000.
That's a clever trick, but who in their right mind would think it would work 9,000 times?
Michigan iPod repairman charged with fraud [Boston Globe via Gizmodo]
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