Elyse Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 As many as 10 fake iPad 2s, all made of slabs of modeling clay, were recently sold at electronic stores in Vancouver, British Columbia. Best Buy and Future Shop have launched investigations into how the scam was pulled off. The tablet computers, like most Apple products, are known for their sleek and simple designs. But there's no mistaking the iPad for one of the world's oldest "tablet devices." Still, most electronic products cannot be returned to stores. For the the stores and customers to be fooled by the clay replacements, the thieves must have successfully weighed out the clay portions and resealed the original Apple packaging. Future Shop spokesman Elliott Chun told CTV that individuals bought the iPads with cash, replaced them with the model clay, then returned the packages to the stores. The returned fakes were restocked on the shelve and sold to new, unwitting customers. "Customers don't expect to receive this kind of product from Future Shop, so it's a very serious matter and something we are addressing right away for anyone who has been impacted," Chun told CTV British Columbia. "It really saddens Future Shop that people stoop to be this opportunistic and make money in this kind of organized way." The scam was first brought to CTV's attention by a victim of the crime, Mark Sandhu. Sandhu says after purchasing what he thought was an iPad 2 for his wife for Christmas, he tried to return the clay, only to be rebuffed. "Maybe the way I was dressed, I don't know," he said. "She made me feel like I'm trying to scam them out of $700. I was the one getting scammed." Sandhu contacted Future Shop's head office, Apple and local police, but no one believed his story. Future Shop has since apologized and given Sandhu a full refund along with a free tablet--a real one. I have 3 things to say about this: 1. LOL - good scam! 2. I hate scammers and thieves. 3. At least the guy got a new iPad 2. A real one. Source: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/fake-ipad-2s-made-clay-sold-canadian-stores-220733489.html And here's a picture from the source: (and, LOL, the name of the picture is iClay! Funny reporters.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aronoiiel Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Melsom Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Geeeze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 omg lol funny but really horrible at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyka&Diva Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 its funny the lengths some people go to lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robke Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 what a good scam..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams Teeko and Keeta Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Oh that is just too funny! :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemysiberian Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Lmao, wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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