Jeez is nothing beyond the scammers these days
A close friend of the missus recently purchased an iPod Nano for her daughters Birthday. She got it off some random website based in the UK. Neither of the wife's friend or her daughter are too savvy when it comes to technology and the like.
So when she tries to transfer over some music she is told that it only has 1.3gb available
After much removing music and reinstalling iTunes, I suggested going into the Apple Store to see if she could get some help. When she went in they were very helpful and when they ran the serial numbers the iPod had already been registered in America. According to the store it was the best fake they had seen. The only way they could tell it was a fake was by the PSU that came with it that didn't have the Apple Logo. Her best course of action was an immediate refund from the retailer.
After a lot of time waiting on the phone, she was offered to be upgraded to an 8gb at no cost. She claimed this was the third batch of counterfeit iPod's within a month. Suprisingly enough the site has now stopped selling all product lines whilst they "Complete a Stock Check" They are in their third week of doing the stock check.
Luckliy she got a full refund albeit in the form of a personal cheque from the companies owner. My advice get from a reputable source like OcUK rather than looking to save a couple of quid.
Anyone else heard of this ?
A close friend of the missus recently purchased an iPod Nano for her daughters Birthday. She got it off some random website based in the UK. Neither of the wife's friend or her daughter are too savvy when it comes to technology and the like.
So when she tries to transfer over some music she is told that it only has 1.3gb available
After much removing music and reinstalling iTunes, I suggested going into the Apple Store to see if she could get some help. When she went in they were very helpful and when they ran the serial numbers the iPod had already been registered in America. According to the store it was the best fake they had seen. The only way they could tell it was a fake was by the PSU that came with it that didn't have the Apple Logo. Her best course of action was an immediate refund from the retailer.After a lot of time waiting on the phone, she was offered to be upgraded to an 8gb at no cost. She claimed this was the third batch of counterfeit iPod's within a month. Suprisingly enough the site has now stopped selling all product lines whilst they "Complete a Stock Check" They are in their third week of doing the stock check.
Luckliy she got a full refund albeit in the form of a personal cheque from the companies owner. My advice get from a reputable source like OcUK rather than looking to save a couple of quid.
Anyone else heard of this ?
