Inside The Illicit World Of iPhone Trafficking

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  @BarelySociable · 3 years ago · pinned

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  @Literallythewholeworld · 3 years ago (edited)

  Was just sitting in the dark with my power out sitting through hurricane ian remnants when simultaneously the rain stopped, &nbsp;my power came back on and a barely sociable video popped up. &nbsp;This is truly a magic moment.

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  @deepdiveotaku · 3 years ago (edited)

  That compilation of phone flippers near the end was pretty disgusting. Those guys were willingly and happily taking stolen phones, selling them on Ebay, and telling others how. These blatant &nbsp;instructional videos on illegal acts are allowed on YouTube, but someone saying a cuss word once or twice or playing a 10 second clip from a TV show can get them and their channel in trouble. What is this platform coming to? Thank you for covering this Barely.

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  @qiallo · 3 years ago

  Native Chinese here, so the place the phones end up in is a neighbourhood called Huaqiangbei (North Huaqiang) and it is a place for people to sell low quality or knockoff electronics such as iPhones and androids at a really cheap price and the place is known in Mainland China for it&apos;s stolen goods

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  @smittzero8463 · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m not surprised that those tiny phone repair shops can be linked to criminal activity. They always look incredibly dodgy.

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  @oceanstaiga5928 · 3 years ago

  Growing up in Europe I was always taught to keep valuables inside your inner jacket pocket and for women to keep the purse over their shoulder when out in the city. I tell this to all exchange students that visit my university and still I now have lost count of how many of them come back from weekend trips to big cities with their phones stolen… cities all over Europe too. Keep an eye on your valuables, a back pocket is never a save option.

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  @sergpie · 3 years ago

  When I was backpacking through South America, I began hearing jokes and sayings about how Paraguay is where all the stolen cameras end up; I reunited with a Dutch friend in Buenos Aires who found her camera for sale in Ciudad del Este; she had it stolen in southern Brazil. The camera had an etched initial on it, and she bought it back like $50. It even managed to retain its lenses and lens-cap

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  @Kookyxmnstr · 3 years ago

  My little sister got her phone stolen at lollapalooza this year. She put the message on her phone remotely to call another number if found and a few days later the police called her alternate contact. She said they had been investigating a ring and they found 44 at that time, she was very fortunate to have hers back.

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  @therealruckus5263 · 3 years ago (edited)

  For the life of me I just cannot understand why people prefer to keep their phones in their back pocket.

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  @iainronald4217 · 3 years ago

  Airline belts and jogging belts exist for a reason, actually a few: <br>1) They&apos;re strapped to your abdomen under your shirt and difficult for thieves to get to.<br>2) They&apos;re designed to grasp your items tightly and can&apos;t be opened easily.<br>If you go to any music festival, wear one.

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  @danfromaplace · 3 years ago

  As a repair tech in Houston I can tell you that the illegal trade of stolen parts and devices have become almost more common than not. I&apos;m glad you added the part about Harwin Dr as that area of town is some of the most sketchy and dishonest businesses I&apos;ve ever had to work with. &nbsp;The amount spent on tools and software to bypass iclouds and FRP settings is insane, in many cases these shops could invest in equipment to do more complex repairs. There are a lot of good reasons for bypassing software locks for customers (mainly reducing E-waste) but the abuse of these tools are what make the industry look bad.

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  @GareWorks · 3 years ago

  So... if Apple just offered parts like normal instead of being so against right to repair, there wouldn&apos;t be a trafficking business for iPhone parts. <br><br>Wild.

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