Fake iphone 14 pro max

Radley88 wrote:

Good day people i bought a iphone 14 pro max was going to be for my wifes bday on the 3rd nov got scam with a fake iphone it looks and feels exactly like a pro max 14 but only to dissipointed even the model on there is pro max when doing a lookup **** thats all i did and i bought it from a guy for 7k ahhhg turned out its mixed with some kind of android software maybe its a android device with ios software loaded on i have no clue but heartbroken eish it even starts up with apple logo when i did a reset still exactly like iphone 14 pro max

Bummer. This is a risk you take, when you buy from "some guy!" Not sure what you're hoping anyone can do for you though? If you can't get your money back, which you likely can't as often its not possible to find the "some guy" again. So, if you can't get your money back, recycle the frankenphone responsibly and learn from this lesson. NEVER buy a used phone from "some guy" again. Only buy an iPhone from a trusted source, like Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller.

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Hi, I ran into that issue with Samsung. What it is is trying to go in and check your copywriting agreement from an iPhone what it is is it might be some type of power shell that’s on there which is running different software, which in some cases is good depending on where you’re located, but if you want to officially know, all you have to do is completely factory reset your phone and then when you’re starting it back up do not enter the same iCloud information or do like a restore and you’ll be able to see then also, you can check always on Apple’s website with the device ID number. Don’t be afraid as long as he’s got the same hardware which if everything is running right, then should be good, but I know how stressful that can be because I went through it.

You bought it from “some guy”. Sorry but you were scammed. As noted, try to get your money back, then buy a phone from an official Apple Store.

Return the phone that you bought for a refund.

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