The $70 iPhone

And that is why you should always buy things officially, or if you're at least buying them like this, then through someone you can easily track down should they screw up

iPhone, meet iPhony.

poor guy. he got con'd

yeap, oldest trick in the book. and that buyer is stupid enough for not checking the newer phone offered...

Nice touch, making it sound as though the guy selling the iPhone's a chav.

I don't really feel bad for the buyer at all. Its his fault for being so naive. If anything is that cheap you should question why because most likely there's a gimmick behind it

You know what they say about things that seems to good to be true...

So that's what they look like inside!

So he tested the older one that he was given first, found it to work, but then just accepted the shinier second one without testing it, too?

Odd.

Stupid people getting conned. What a wonderful world :D

The failing of Japanese society.

It would be rude and be an imposition to stop him when he suggests you take the "Other new one" instead of the one he showed. It's also embarrassing to yell and scream when you get groped in a subway.

We need some new outspoken anime role models that don't put up with shit.

I liked how this Japanese crook had such a Cockney accent...
wait...

U guys sure this is in Japan? O.o
It has a "CHINA" tag. ^^;

Hey dude, your iPhone looks kinda bricked...

I was once almost scammed like this. I was leaving a market in downtown Guadalajara, and some dude suddenly approaches me while my friend was buying a watch from someone else. The following dialog ensues:

- Yo, yo, buy me this perfume! $8, 100% original, no worries!
- Thanks, but I just spent all my gold up there (bullshit!)
- Yo, yo, it's bona fide original shit, brought from the States, where quality control is damn tight!
- Thanks, but I don't have any gold.
- Yo, yo, I can spray you a little bit so you can smell it! No toxic shit, nothing!
- Thanks, but I can't buy it.
- Yo, yo, buy it plz! I just nicked it from a store and I gotta sniff some yayo!
- Thanks, but I can't buy it. *turns to pal* Armando, I'll be waiting at the Jewelry Center! *walks away*

idiot.

Good thing where I come from, when it comes to gadgets, one of the first things customers do before making the purchase is to TEST IT LIVE (eg if a phone, it must be turned on, and be able to make a call).

Of course, I never buy stuff from a stranger I would bump into in the street like that. I only buy in reputable stores (and I can ensure that by only going to good Shopping Malls, and there are lots of them here).

So, is there a factory in China producing Iphones without anything in them, or is this just a fantastic piece of work from his schools arts and crafts lessons?

There's one born every minute.

Considering that the con artist had to make it weight exactly the same as a real iphone (probably not as easy as it sounds) and for all we know, nothing was actually stolen, I say good for the con artist. Like a previous commenter said, knowingly buying stolen merchandise is also illegal, so who cares if some asshole lost out on 70 bucks.

I just bought a MacPro and it was shipped straight from the factory in Shanghai China to me, lol.
I don't think you should purchase stuff on the street with chinese money from a guy who has an Australian accent in the future.

will.welcome to china.

Well he should've atleast tried to turn it on...

haha he got scammed XD

lord how dumb do you have to be ...

Sweet ero deck of cards hider.

This is very common here, you know. Beause of that, be very attent to what you buy on the street.

lol $70 paper weight XD

your a fool if you dont check it even knowing its Stolen... hell buying stole is stupid...

PWNED

at least it didnt explode in his pocket...

*sigh*

this reminds me when I was a young con-artist just starting out. god i was good. but now i work for law enforcement =P

funny how things work out that way huh?