Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Russian con men punt iPhoneys

Russian confidence tricksters are manufacturing <A HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/15/fake_iphone/">iPhone clones</A> that run long enough to convince someone to part with their money.

Russian news site Cifrovik reports conmen are equipping an iPhone shell with a backlit panel and some electronics that light up long enough to show the Apple logo. This can be enough to convince someone it's a working iPhone with a dead battery.

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