Apple has removed the nylon coating that seals the iPhone case and switched to a paper form to protect the environment. Many people think paper seals will be difficult to forge, but the reality is not so, in fact it can be done in just a matter of minutes.
It was leaker DuanRui who revealed this through a video he posted on his Twitter account. In the 1 minute 13 second video, it shows a woman holding a sticker containing a paper seal and an opened iPhone 13 Pro Max box.
He then attached the paper seal to the top and bottom edges of the iPhone 13 Pro Max case. In just a minute the seal has been placed on the box making an unlocked iPhone 13 Pro Max look like new.
This is clearly a cause for concern. Because the used iPhone fraud mode is 'conjured' into a new one, it will be easier to do.
It only takes one minute to make the second-hand iPhone 13 Pro Max back into a brand new unopened state. pic.twitter.com/iJq9j8UFUF
— DuanRui (@duanrui1205)
September 26, 2021
Moreover, the paper seal can be easily purchased in Chinese e-commerce, one of which is AliExpress. From our observations, the selling price of the iPhone 13 seal sticker is sold cheaply, the average package contains 100 iPhone 13 paper seals priced at USD 40.
When Apple still wraps iPhones in plastic, fraudsters can do it easily. They can package a used iPhone with fake accessories added like new.
iPhone 13 paper seal seller Photo: Screenshot
Of course, buyers find it difficult to tell which goods are really new or repackaged. It was only discovered when they unpacked the contents of the box and looked at the data on the iPhone.
Therefore, consumers should buy the iPhone 13 series in a place that is guaranteed authenticity and provides a guarantee. It's also good not to be tempted by super cheap prices.