In China, Scammers Are Making ‘New’ iPhones From Broken Handsets

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By Brent DirksFeb 28, 2014, 4:49 pm287 pts
If you ever purchase an iPhone in China, you might want to be just a little more than careful. An interesting new report from The Telegraph details how a popular scam in the country makes “new” iPhones from the working parts of broken units. After creating a handset with the working parts, workers even use…

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