Roskachestvo experts warned about a fraudulent scheme involving the pre-order of a new iPhone
Quick Look
- Fraudsters deceive users through closed Telegram channels, offering to pre-order a new iPhone at a reduced price using fake screenshots and logistics data.
- After payment to an individual’s card or crypto wallet, the channel blocks the user, and the goods are not delivered.
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Why It Matters
Fraudsters use Telegram channels to deceive users by offering to pre-order new iPhone models before the official release with the promise of low prices and fast delivery.
Fraudsters have developed a deception scheme related to the “pre-order” of a new iPhone. Experts from the Center for Digital Expertise of Roskachestvo warned about this in a conversation with RT.
The scheme begins with an invitation to a closed Telegram channel or chat, where insider information about unreleased iPhone models is allegedly published. Inside there is a selection of renders, “leaked” characteristics and, most importantly, an offer to pre-order before the official start of sales. The argument sounds convincing: the device will arrive on the first day, and the price will be lower than retail, since the purchase is in bulk.
To increase trust, attackers reinforce the legend with fake screenshots of correspondence with “couriers,” “managers,” and even “warehouse employees.” Invoices, logistics tracks and pictures of boxes are used.
Payment is accepted in the only way - full or partial prepayment to an individual’s card or through a crypto wallet. As soon as the money is transferred, the channel either disappears or blocks the user. No one receives a telephone number, analysts emphasized.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Roskoshestvo will issue an official warning about such schemes in the coming days
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- How many people have already been affected by this scheme?
- What measures does Roskachestvo take to prevent such fraud?
- Will the organizers of the scheme be detained?
