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作者: admin 时间: 2011-5-18 08:54 标题: 莱斯特:市中心二手店出现假iPhone

莱斯特Trading Standard(类似中国的消费者协会)，最近在市中心查获有些二手店假冒的iPhone，每只假冒手机仅卖60镑。

[来源: Leicester Mercury 5月18日]

http://www.thisisleicestershire. ... detail/article.html

Shoppers are warned after counterfeit iPhones seized

By david mclean political correspondent

Trading standards officers are warning consumers to beware of cheap counterfeit iPhones being offered for sale in the city.

Leicester City Council officials have been handed three of the fake devices, which were seized by police from people selling them in the city during the past few months.

The phones were being offered for sale as new in the street for £60. However, they are copies of earlier iPhone models which sell for £120.

Three people have been interviewed as officials try to establish how the handsets came to be in the UK and how many are in circulation.
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The three people, who are not thought to be linked, are all from Leicester. Police officers searched them when they were reported behaving suspiciously in the street.

It is understood their homes and cars have also been searched, but no other phones came to light.

Although the fake Apple iPhones look similar to the genuine article, they have not been tested and are likely to be inferior in terms of their functions and durability.

Counterfeit models may also have fuzzy printing on the box and spelling mistakes on different icons.

Another giveaway is that the batteries can be removed on the fake sets, whereas on the genuine models the battery compartment is sealed.

Trading standards manager Ron Ruddock said it was the first time his team had come across counterfeit iPhones.

He said: "It's clear from the phones we have seen that the build quality is poor – one of the phones lasted only a few days before it stopped working altogether.

"We are investigating the source of these counterfeits, and ask consumers to be vigilant when purchasing such items, particularly from markets and traders in temporary stalls, or second-hand dealers.

"Anyone interested in buying an iPhone should ensure they do so from a reputable dealer. If there is any doubt – don't buy one."

Karen Whittle, 26, from Aylestone uses an iPhone. She said: "I wouldn't be daft enough to buy a phone from someone in the street, but I suppose some people would, although I can't imagine why."

A spokesman for the UK Border Agency, which monitors illegal imports through airports and ports, said a number of counterfeits had been intercepted at East Midlands Airport.

A spokeswoman for HM Revenue and Customs, which also monitors the movement of illegally imported goods, said: "You have to smell a rat if you are offered an iPhone in the street for £60. It's either going to be stolen or counterfeit.

"If you buy anything in these circumstances, you have no comeback when it goes wrong."

If you know of anyone selling fake iPhones, or see them for sale, contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, or visit:

www.ripofftipoff.net

作者: bill 时间: 2011-5-18 10:33

山寨风侵入英国了~

作者: Y_L 时间: 2011-5-18 11:57

同上

作者: Rio 时间: 2011-5-18 12:54

admin 发表于 2011-5-18 09:54
莱斯特Trading Standard(类似中国的消费者协会)，最近在市中心查获有些二手店假冒的iPhone，每只假冒手机仅 ...

有没有山寨ipad看看

作者: purple 时间: 2011-5-20 12:44

从国内带过来来这里卖的吧哈哈可能还是双卡双待噢

作者: 兔兔 时间: 2011-5-20 12:49

回复 purple 的帖子

山寨手机会把英国人吓到的 ..

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