Scam advertising on CNN about Apple Test Group for new iPhone 7 in Canada?

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Scam advertising on CNN about Apple Test Group for new iPhone 7 in Canada?

I saw the ad on CNN's App and I thought it looks awfully like a scam.

I searched the following with Google and came up empty:

Paul Hurley, Fox Tech, HappyCrocky, Steven Riley from West Vancouver

If Apple can offer an official version as to whether there is a Test Group or not in Canada - or Vancouver, BC, Canada - it will be ideal. Apple uses internal testing of new products?

Here are the screen shots from my phone - attached.

iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 9.3.1, null

Posted on Apr 21, 2016 10:38 AM

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stedman1

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Apr 21, 2016 10:42 AM in response to rogerting

It, and any such message will ALWAYS be a scam.

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Ferd II

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Apr 21, 2016 10:42 AM in response to rogerting

Roger,

Don't believe everything you read. It is blatantly a phishing advertisement.

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rogerting Author

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Apr 21, 2016 10:48 AM in response to rogerting

Ok, found this:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2761650/It-s-just-PHONE-right-Aft er-camping-days-queuing-blocks-fighting-fellow-Apple-fans-iPhone-6-arrived-Austr alia.html

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Ferd II

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Apr 21, 2016 11:02 AM in response to rogerting

Roger,

That link is reporting news which may have been news in 2014, but it is now 2016. What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?

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Apr 25, 2016 7:17 AM in response to rogerting

I read the same thing but here in Australia and i got the link through facebook and it said pay the shipping and ect which was $2 so if it is a scam im not worried about the $2 but it lead me too https://www.happycrocky.*** after i filled in the shipping details and ect so im trying to find out if it is a scam just so i know and can warn others also i have email confirming verification of the happycrocky site and the article states that apple is working with them this true or no a response from apple would be nice

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Ferd II

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Apr 25, 2016 7:15 AM in response to foxylove85

...warn others. "There's is a sucker born every minute" P T Barnum, et al.

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Apr 25, 2016 7:32 AM in response to foxylove85

Yup, warn others These things are always scams. Apple has never done test groups outside its own employees and facilities. and likely never will.

The sheer legal ramifications of something like this would be a nightmare.

If you believe any of these types of scams, then you are the kind of person the scammers are looking for.

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Klotar

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Apr 25, 2016 12:25 PM in response to rogerting

I have to admire this scam a little bit (a TINY bit), the page recognizes your device manufacturer/Model/OS/browser/location and customizes it's text accordingly. When I first saw this on my Android device, it identified my manufacturer (LG), number (G3) and referred to it through it's article, including the Editor's Note. Except for a few telltale areas (e.g. "This is not a joke!"), this scam was a cut above most that we see.

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rogerting Author

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Apr 25, 2016 9:46 PM in response to Phil0124

Yes. I searched this forum and confirmed that real testing is internal to Apple. Also, I follow many sources on leaked iPhone designs, etc. and none ever mentioned a Test Group.

What got me slightly angry is that it appears on CNN's ad section. It shows that we can't believe CNN in so far as who is actually advertising on CNN and there is not enough rigor filtering?

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