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Title: Celebrity-backed iPhone scam reportedly netted fraudster $35M
Post by: HCK on February 29, 2024, 04:05:12 pm
Celebrity-backed iPhone scam reportedly netted fraudster $35M

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/02/Celebrity-backed-iPhone-scam.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>An <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-15/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iPhone[/url] scam carried out in Iran has reportedly generated around $35M, after celebrities were hired to promote the fake deal. It was made possible because <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/aapl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple[/url] isn’t allowed to sell iPhones in the country.</p>



<p>The man alleged to be behind the scam has been located abroad by Iranian police, who say that he will be extradited back to the country through Interpol …</p>



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Source: Celebrity-backed iPhone scam reportedly netted fraudster $35M (https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/23/celebrity-backed-iphone-scam-iran/)