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http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/12/24/oregon-police-bust-cr
敢用来历不明的GC去店里搬iPhone，胆子真大
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A man in Tigard, Ore., was spotted at the Washington Square mall on Dec. 4
suspiciously buying numerous iPhones with a stack of gift cards, according
to the Portland Tribune. That led investigators to follow him to his car,
where they found Apple Store shopping bags filled with more than 470 iPhones
worth $290,000, and Apple gift cards totaling more than $585,000.
The man followed by police, along with an accomplice, agreed to cooperate to
find more suspects involved in the scam. They directed police to a nearby
FedEx store, where "hundreds of boxes of iPhones bound for Hong Kong" were
seized.
It's believed that the scam was tied to stolen credit card numbers, which
were then used to buy Apple gift cards. The iPhones were purchased from the
Tigard Apple Store, as well as the Apple retail outlet at Bridgeport Village
in Tualatin, Ore.
With an average selling price approaching $700, Apple's iPhones are valuable
hot ticket items, which makes them ideal candidates for thieves and
scammers. iPhone smuggling and black market sales are not new, though having
them stolen and shipped from the U.S. is less common, with most high-
profile scams emanating from overseas.
The relatively high cost of Apple's devices combined with the company's
limited worldwide distribution network — Apple retail stores operate in
just 16 countries — provides lucrative arbitrage opportunities for
smugglers. Devices purchased legally in a more affordable jurisdiction can
be resold, often for a huge profit, in places with higher import duties or
limited points of purchase.
Hong Kong is the canonical example of such activity, given its low-tax
regime and proximity to the booming mainland China market. Smugglers line up
to purchase new Apple products in Hong Kong and sneak them over the border
to avoid China's hefty import and luxury taxes.
Earlier this year, a man was arrested at the Hong Kong border while
attempting to smuggle 94 iPhones into mainland China by taping them to his
body. Border guards were alerted after the man exhibited a "weird walking
posture" while approaching the checkpoint.
敢用来历不明的GC去店里搬iPhone，胆子真大
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A man in Tigard, Ore., was spotted at the Washington Square mall on Dec. 4
suspiciously buying numerous iPhones with a stack of gift cards, according
to the Portland Tribune. That led investigators to follow him to his car,
where they found Apple Store shopping bags filled with more than 470 iPhones
worth $290,000, and Apple gift cards totaling more than $585,000.
The man followed by police, along with an accomplice, agreed to cooperate to
find more suspects involved in the scam. They directed police to a nearby
FedEx store, where "hundreds of boxes of iPhones bound for Hong Kong" were
seized.
It's believed that the scam was tied to stolen credit card numbers, which
were then used to buy Apple gift cards. The iPhones were purchased from the
Tigard Apple Store, as well as the Apple retail outlet at Bridgeport Village
in Tualatin, Ore.
With an average selling price approaching $700, Apple's iPhones are valuable
hot ticket items, which makes them ideal candidates for thieves and
scammers. iPhone smuggling and black market sales are not new, though having
them stolen and shipped from the U.S. is less common, with most high-
profile scams emanating from overseas.
The relatively high cost of Apple's devices combined with the company's
limited worldwide distribution network — Apple retail stores operate in
just 16 countries — provides lucrative arbitrage opportunities for
smugglers. Devices purchased legally in a more affordable jurisdiction can
be resold, often for a huge profit, in places with higher import duties or
limited points of purchase.
Hong Kong is the canonical example of such activity, given its low-tax
regime and proximity to the booming mainland China market. Smugglers line up
to purchase new Apple products in Hong Kong and sneak them over the border
to avoid China's hefty import and luxury taxes.
Earlier this year, a man was arrested at the Hong Kong border while
attempting to smuggle 94 iPhones into mainland China by taping them to his
body. Border guards were alerted after the man exhibited a "weird walking
posture" while approaching the checkpoint.
