Iranian company Kourosh and its founder Amir Hossein Sharifian were found guilty of selling counterfeit iPhones worth tens of millions of dollars. In this respect he is writing Financial Times.
The company allegedly attracts customers with low prices for Apple smartphones in the amount of $ 700 (about 64.9 thousand rubles). Kourosh argued that this price was possible due to the absence of intermediaries in the transaction. In addition, pages on social networks of popular bloggers and stars were used to advertise the store. Buyers were promised the iPhone would be delivered 45 days after payment, but none of the buyers received their orders, according to the FT.
According to local media estimates, Kourosh managed to earn about $35 million from the sale of non-existent iPhones, and Sharifian fled the country. Buyers who were subjected to fraud demanded that the police find and punish the fraudster. Local law enforcement has already located Sharifyan and is negotiating his extradition. The businessman released a video in which he stated that he owed customers only $2.7 million.
It is stated that you can buy an iPhone in Iran despite the sanctions, but its cost reaches 2 thousand dollars (about 185.5 thousand rubles).
scammers before deceived Apple for millions of dollars.