Discovering Apple Loophole by a fraudster
Edward Hornsey
24 years old sent 51 used mobiles to the technology giant Apple, and they
replaced them with brand new ones. This young man was jailed for £27,000 IPhone after discovering a loophole in the phone.
Apple was
founded by the late Steve Jobs in 1976, it is known for its innovative designs
and popular hardware consumer electronics, have now revolutionized personal
computers with the release of the iPad.
Edward
sent 51 used mobiles to Apple and he was amazed when the replaced them with
brand new handsets. What Edward did was that he
bought dozens of second-hand mobiles phones before sending them to Apple and in
return Apple quickly sent back to him shiny new models.
The company
has no cross referencing system and Edward to advantage of the system and
started buying second-hand phones with
the help of Gumtree and eBay accounts he has set up.
He was
caught when police raided his house and found his bedroom full of mobile
phones. 45 out of the 51 phones recovered from his bedroom were registered as
lost or stolen.
The persecutor
Laurence Jones says in a clear word “Hornsey
exploited a loophole in Apple’s replace or repair service. He made a profit
and undeclared living dealing in second
hand mobile phones”
Edward found
he loophole in Apple and exploited it. He exploited the Apple’s replace and
repair scheme and ran a lucrative business out of his parents house in
llanrumney suburd of Cardiff.
Edward employs
the method of buy used mobile phones, and since people do not asked where the
phones comes from, he used it to make money and jailed for six months.
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