By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) A scam involving “returning” some 16,000 counterfeit iPhones and iPads to Apple stores has resulted in five arrests that could lead to decades behind bars.Several crime rings have returned fake iPhones for genuine replacementsA criminal ring operating throughout southern California has been charged with stealing some $12.3 million worth of Apple products by “returning” real-looking counterfeits that didn’t work to Apple Stores. The stores would then replace the non-functional clones with genuine iPhones and iPads, which were then shipped overseas.Five Chinese nationals living in the Los Angeles area were apprehended on May 30th, 2024. Yang Song, Junwei Jiang, Zhengxuan Hu, Yushan Lin, and Shuyi Xing will be tried on charges of aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) After getting fed up with overnight thefts of tools, a Northern Virginia carpenter planted AirTags on his tools, leading police to series of storage facilities full of stolen goods.Stolen goods recovered from a tool theft ringTwice, an unnamed carpenter woke in the early morning to find his van broken into, and thousands of dollars of tools stolen out of the vehicle. He decided that if there was going to be a third time, he was going to hunt down the thieves.He bought a series of AirTags and planted them in some of the larger tools that had yet to be stolen. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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