Topic: consumer scams
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Canadian Shocked by Fake iPhone 17 Pro Max Purchase
Counterfeit iPhones offer a much cheaper alternative to the genuine, expensive flagship model, with some even featuring larger physical batteries than the authentic device. Despite the superficial allure, these replicas suffer from severe performance issues, inferior components like LCD screens a...
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Oregon Man Opens Temu 'Refurbished' Consoles to Check Legitimacy
A consumer tested four "refurbished" consoles from Temu, finding all were functional but not professionally refurbished, instead being used devices that were factory reset. Each console, including a Nintendo Switch Lite, Nintendo 64, Switch OLED, and PlayStation 5, showed issues like dirt, scratc...
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Freecash App: Does It Really Pay for TikTok Scrolling?
The Freecash app surged in popularity by misleadingly advertising that users could get paid for scrolling TikTok, but it actually pays for completing specific in-game tasks in mobile games, not for passive social media use. The app operates as an advertising platform for game developers, who pay ...
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