Details On Fake Samsung Phones Being Sold On Facebook Marketplace in Cape Town... And What To Watch Out For
My daughter got scammed yesterday into buying a Samsung Galaxy A71 phone for R2,400 cash. The story was it was an unwanted birthday gift being sold at 50% less than similar second hand phones. She put her SIM card in to make a call to test it was not blacklisted etc and it worked. It also booted up complete with Samsung logo, Samsung model number in settings, has a branded box, has branding on the phone, etc. Point is it seems to be a syndicate importing these "look alikes". But we took it to a Samsung shop who very quickly verified it was definitely not a Samsung phone at all. Samsung says it has been happening for years "but what can they do?". Well they could take it up with SA Customs who is supposed to prevent fake merchandise from entering the country. There is no way this was a single item import, and I really doubt this operation is being technically put together locally. https://squeet.me/objects/962c3e10d709ec0249f45be3206deb2d2748d1ae