Author Topic: Woman Duped Into Buying Wooden iPad (Read 3994 times)

bradistani · « **on:** September 01, 2011, 08:11:13 PM »

A South Carolina woman told police she was scammed into buying an Apple iPad made of wood by two men in a McDonald's parking lot.

According to a police report obtained by the Smoking Gun, 22-year-old Ashley Mcdowell claimed she was buying food at the restaurant when the men approached her. They claimed to have bought iPads in bulk and were selling them for $300.

Retail price for the gadgets normally begins at $499.

Mcdowell told the men she only had $180 and they went for the deal, and she was given a FedEx box with the assumed iPad inside.

On the drive home, Mcdowell discovered "a piece of wood painted black with an Apple logo" in the box and called police, the report stated.

The fake iPad came complete with a Best Buy price tag and pasted-on app icons.

The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office is searching for the two men.

http://www.news4jax.com/technology/29039492/detail.html

gcb · « **Reply #1 on:** September 01, 2011, 08:15:38 PM »

still it could be the best apple product ever released - i mean you can use it as firewood

Nirvana · « **Reply #2 on:** September 01, 2011, 08:18:15 PM »

she should go to jail for that

slaveboy1980 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 01, 2011, 08:18:29 PM »

Must be black

Mr. Magoo · « **Reply #4 on:** September 01, 2011, 08:23:47 PM »

hahaha

bradistani · « **Reply #5 on:** September 01, 2011, 08:54:36 PM »

Marty Champions · « **Reply #6 on:** September 01, 2011, 10:07:21 PM »

lol i remember getting ripped off 2 times by two different blacks at malls buying fake ass jewlrey lol lost about 50 bucks total i think lol this was when i was 16

Emmortal · « **Reply #7 on:** September 01, 2011, 10:09:31 PM »

Quote from: Nirvana on September 01, 2011, 08:18:15 PM

she should go to jail for that

This.

Doug_Steele · « **Reply #8 on:** September 01, 2011, 10:36:15 PM »

It had to be in Spartanburg......sigh. Good luck finding the geniuses that sold that idiot a fake Ipad. I would be more embarrassed about buying a wooden Ipad than anything else. I would have just ate the $180 and not told anyone how stupid i am.

trapz101 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 02, 2011, 04:04:32 AM »

only generation nothingness can be conned like that

bradistani · « **Reply #10 on:** September 02, 2011, 07:53:40 AM »

which is worse? buying magic beans or wooden ipads?

240 is Back · « **Reply #11 on:** September 02, 2011, 08:11:14 AM »

iPwnt.

The Showstoppa · « **Reply #12 on:** September 02, 2011, 08:17:26 AM »

I tell ya, if you can't trust a couple of bro's in a Mack-Donalds parking lot selling ipads for $300, who can you trust? What is the world coming to?

mass243 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 02, 2011, 08:17:37 AM »

HAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAH Oh boy

Women:

Stay in kitchen and concentrate on buying just groceries. Stupids.

mass243 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 02, 2011, 08:27:33 AM »

Quote from: Nirvana on September 01, 2011, 08:18:15 PM

she should go to jail for that

She should be stoned in his home country for this.

Schmoe Buster · « **Reply #15 on:** September 02, 2011, 08:31:21 AM »

Quote from: slaveboy1980 on September 01, 2011, 08:18:29 PM

Must be black

Black on black crime

Chick · « **Reply #16 on:** September 02, 2011, 12:03:14 PM »

Quote from: Doug_Steele on September 01, 2011, 10:36:15 PM

It had to be in Spartanburg......sigh. Good luck finding the geniuses that sold that idiot a fake Ipad. I would be more embarrassed about buying a wooden Ipad than anything else. I would have just ate the $180 and not told anyone how stupid i am.

Its not like she thought it was made of wood....they did a classic bait and switch. Pull a legit one out of a box, show it to her...nice and new, stickers, etc...then proceed to get her a "brand new one" sitting in a pile of other boxes, all taped up, never opened...., except in this box, is a fake one, a brick, etc...

By the time the victim gets home, the thieves are long gone.

Mr. Magoo · « **Reply #17 on:** September 02, 2011, 12:12:10 PM »

Quote from: Chick on September 02, 2011, 12:03:14 PM

Its not like she thought it was made of wood....they did a classic bait and switch. Pull a legit one out of a box, show it to her...nice and new, stickers, etc...then proceed to get her a "brand new one" sitting in a pile of other boxes, all taped up, never opened...., except in this box, is a fake one, a brick, etc...

By the time the victim gets home, the thieves are long gone.

I didn't see that in the story? Where is the link to that?

Even if they did, it doesn't excuse the stupidity of buying an ipod from 2 guys in a mcdonalds parking lot who approach you asking if you want to buy one.

Her action is not defendable. She's also at fault.

Chick · « **Reply #18 on:** September 02, 2011, 12:17:06 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Magoo on September 02, 2011, 12:12:10 PM

I didn't see that in the story? Where is the link to that?

Even if they did, it doesn't excuse the stupidity of buying an ipod from 2 guys in a mcdonalds parking lot who approach you asking if you want to buy one.

Her action is not defendable. She's also at fault.

Not defending her stupidity, she was gullible and paid the price.

Pointing out the obvious, no one showed her a wooded Ipad and convinced her it was the latest fad...

quadzilla456 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 02, 2011, 12:22:00 PM »

She should have checked inside the box first. You never buy a product from anyone without checking out what you are getting.

Don't feel sorry for her.

tendonitis · « **Reply #20 on:** September 02, 2011, 12:25:46 PM »

Quote from: Halcyon on September 01, 2011, 08:25:03 PM

Mcdowell @ mcdonald's. must be legit story.

more racism sprinkled around that the fat coke bottled kike simply ignores for simplicity sake.

Really nice of you to talk about Ron like that Alex23. You're very tough talking behind all your gimmicks.
Yet in real life you're nothing but a fat, friendless, sterile, french douchebag.

tu_holmes · « **Reply #21 on:** September 02, 2011, 12:30:57 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Magoo on September 02, 2011, 12:12:10 PM

I didn't see that in the story? Where is the link to that?

There isn't... Chick is using conjecture to make a point... The problem, is that in reality, he's just fucking making it up.

Anna Recksiek · « **Reply #22 on:** September 02, 2011, 12:37:36 PM »

It's one of the oldest tricks in the book is what chick is referring to.
Its not the first time this move has ever been pulled. Maybe the first
Time with an iPad that someone reported but it's a common scam.

Nails · « **Reply #23 on:** September 02, 2011, 12:41:20 PM »

my uncle got dupped like that back in the 80's, nuggas said they had some hot shit in the van and needed to get rid of VCR fast... uncle bought too ran to his car fast and took off, got home opened the box and found clay bricks inside.
That story as a kid taught me to never trust the Psssssssst guy on the street

Andy Griffin · « **Reply #24 on:** September 02, 2011, 01:29:13 PM »

It has been said that it is very difficult to cheat a truly honest person.

She was sent out to get McNuggets and Happy Meals and came back with a wooden phone. She should put the phone in the ground and maybe a beanstalk will grow.

An earlier post really nailed it. If she were in the kitchen where women belong, this wouldn't have happened.