Công an bắt giữ hai người trong một vòng lừa đảo giữa các bang liên quan đến các sản phẩm giả mạo của Apple. Trên 50.000 đô la sản phẩm giả mạo của Apple đã bị thu giữ bởi công an. Hai đối tượng đã bị bắt giữ sau một cuộc tạm giữ khi họ phát hiện một chiếc xe đi dưới tốc độ giới hạn với biển số California. Cả hai đã hợp tác để lên kế hoạch lừa đảo kỹ lưỡng.
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MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Two men are behind bars after deputies confiscated more than $50,000 worth of counterfeit Apple products.
On Tuesday, Baldwin County deputies conducted the traffic stop when they noticed a car driving under the speed limit with a California license plate.
“They began to develop some sense that something else was going on here…more than just someone headed down the interstate,” said Baldwin County Chief Deputy Anthony Lowery.
Investigators say they found 180 counterfeit Apple products inside the vehicle.
36-year-old Vincent Tang and 24-year-old Chalvin Tan of Malaysia were arrested. Chief Lowery says the men had a calculated, devious plan.
“They would go into Target, purchase an iPhone, and when they found go outside and go back to the Red Roof in- wherever they were working on them- they had a laser-engraver. They would take the serial number and the IMEI number off of the new phone, engrave it into the old phone, and then go back to Target, return the counterfeit phone with the engravings, and then take a refund on a debit card,” said Chief Lowery.
Chief Lowery says the men would allegedly ship the real items overseas to be sold.
“Only a few of those were real phones, prepped and ready to go to China. There were several that were obviously the fakes- the forgeries. It’s something that’s far more reaching than just in Baldwin County,” he added.
Deputies executed a search warrant at the Red Roof Inn in Bay Minette where the men were staying. There, they found other products including cell phones, laptops, bank cards and a laser engraver.
The men are charged with trafficking stolen identities, theft of trade secrets, and possession of a forgery device.
Chief Lowery says I-65 is a hotspot for counterfeit trafficking.
“We encounter a lot of counterfeit products on the Interstate that are going to Atlanta or coming from Atlanta, headed to the Southwest,” he said.
Chief Lowery says federal charges are likely forthcoming.
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