Fake 'Apple' Chargers On Amazon: Lawsuit Filed Against Mobile Star

Amazon.com, the popular retailer of different products including Apple were found to have been selling fake Apple Chargers. Apple said that 90 percent of the chargers are counterfeit after testing the chargers they bought from Amazon.

Apple found out about the anomaly as Apple bought chargers and cables from Amazon which were sold and labeled as genuine. According to USA Today, Apple upon purchasing and finding out about it told Amazon.

Everyone knows that lots of counterfeit Apple goods are being sold around the world but it came as a shock to know that Amazon is selling them too as people tends to trust the items listed in it. Amazon, the online retailer of the fake Apple Chargers, informed Apple that most of the charger came from the source Mobile Star LLC.

According to engadget, Amazon said to 9to5mac that they have zero tolerance for the sale of counterfeits and the company works with the manufacturers and brands closely and that they will aggressively pursue wrongdoers. The imprinted Apple logos were said to have been done by Mobile Star as stated by Apple according to Popular Mechanics.

The whole revelation came out on Monday upon the federal lawsuit filed by Apple against the company. The details of the lawsuit was posted by Patently Apple in which it was stated that Cupertino tested 100 lightning cables and charges over nine months according to engadget.

Fortunate for Amazon the said online retailer wasn't named in the suit. There is no response from Mobile Star of the voice mail that is seeking comment about the issue.

Fake chargers and cables can post harm to users which can cause fire and electrocution. According to engadget, Apple clearly stressed out that it is dangerous as it might not have undergone proper consumer safety test and may have been improperly designed.