Fake Apple Products Sold on Amazon, Supplier Mobile Star Sued
If you see Apple power adapters, cable and syncing chargers that are too cheap to be true, then you’re probably correct. Some consumers recently bought “genuine” bad quality Apple product in Amazon, and they are starting to complain. Now, Apple is stepping up to stop these perverse activities in Amazon - well, it is about time.
According to Patently Apple, a lawsuit was filed in California on Monday against a New York-based company Mobile Star LLC. Apple earlier purchased power products directly from Amazon and found out that they were counterfeits. They looked like the actual Apple’s products, with boxes carrying the Apple logo, but had sham Apple serial numbers printed on it. In fact, Apple claimed that out of 100 iPhones and power products they purchased in Amazon, nearly 90% of them were counterfeit!
In the lawsuit, Apple maintained that, “Counterfeit power products, such as those supplied by Mobile Star, pose an immediate threat to consumer safety because, unlike genuine Apple products, they are not subjected to industry-standard consumer safety testing and are poorly constructed with inferior or missing components, flawed design, and inadequate electrical insulation.”
The potential safety hazard is alarming. Apple argued that, “These counterfeits have the potential to overheat, catch fire, and deliver a deadly electric shock to consumers while in normal use.”
Meanwhile, an Amazon spokesperson assures consumers that Amazon will not tolerate the sale of counterfeits. In a statement, he said, “We work closely with manufacturers and brands, and pursue wrongdoers aggressively.”
While Apple maintains that despite constantly monitoring retailers such as Amazon in its battle against counterfeits, fake Apple products continue to spread, increasing by the year.
Counterfeit products are fairly easy to spot. Apple retails power products at $35 while the ones sold on Amazon costs $9.35. So if the offer is almost too good to be true, then it probably is.
