crunchgear.com - 3/20/2009
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An enterprising young man in Kalamazoo, Michigan, found an easy way to make money fast by exploiting Apple’s iPod Shuffle replacement process. Basically, he guessed serial numbers for Shuffles still under warranty and used Apple’s online replacement service to have them shipped ...
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iPod Repairman Scammed Apple out of 9,000 Shuffles? [Crime]
Gizmodo —
... warranty, then entered them into Apple's site as broken. He was shipped a new iPod shuffle that could be sold for $50 while his debit card rejected Apple's eventual attempt to charge him for the broken shuffle that was never mailed in. (Apparently, this exact scenario was repeated 8,999 more times.) 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 CrunchGear]
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