Filed under: Handsets, GSM, EDGE, Apple, OS X
It’s been a long time coming, but we’ve finally found a KIRF suitable to become the one and only successor to our very first “Keepin’ it real… WTF?!” This in this place iPhone — which is little more than a familiar chassis with a lead weight and a small amount of internal hardware — is reportedly used by scammers in Russia in order to barter for train tickets, grub, etc. In essence, the phone has just enough electronics within it to give the appearance of a “boot up” sequence, complete with the Apple logo; the scammer in possession of it then explains that the battery is clearly drained, but that it will work perfectly fine once charged. After any given sucker hands over something Truly valuable in exchange for this heap, he / she proceeds to crush it into a million pieces while cursing the unknown name of whoever fooled them in the first place. Moral of the story? Stay sharp, street traders.
[Thanks, Abhijit]
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Tags: Appearance, Apple Logo, Apple Os X, Chassis, Grub, Gsm Edge, Heap, Internal Hardware, iphone, Million Pieces, Moral Of The Story, Os X, Possession, Quot, Scammer, Scammers, Street Traders, Sucker, Train Tickets