jaamessy1

Q: £1 iPad Pro Scam

Hello Apple

 

I think there is a scam going around Facebook about paying £1 and us the public getting an iPad Pro and a free iPod Shuffle. Should this be something we should be wary of or is this true?

Posted on Aug 17, 2016 2:27 PM

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  • by stedman1,

    stedman1 stedman1 Aug 17, 2016 2:30 PM in response to jaamessy1
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    Aug 17, 2016 2:30 PM in response to jaamessy1

    Any such post, no matter where it appears will always be a scam.

  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Aug 17, 2016 2:34 PM in response to jaamessy1
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    Aug 17, 2016 2:34 PM in response to jaamessy1

    Of course you should always be wary of any scams that sound too good to be true. They are usually phishing schemes. Report it to FaceBook.

  • by Camelot,

    Camelot Camelot Aug 17, 2016 2:34 PM in response to jaamessy1
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    Aug 17, 2016 2:34 PM in response to jaamessy1

    The fact you're asking at all is a good start - at least you're being skeptical.

     

    For sure it is a scam. There is no way you're (legally) going to get an iPad Pro and an iPod Shuffle for £1. You're talking of, at least, £500 worth of equipment. For £1? Apple might enjoy reasonably high margins on their products, but they're not that high.

     

    So, yes, it's a scam. Sometimes it's unclear as to what they're hoping to achieve, but the best approach is to just ignore them and save yourself the pain of losing £1 (at the very least)