Funny Man Sells iPhone 13 Pros for Only R3000, Happy Clients’ Blurry Pics Have SA Unconvinced by Scam

Funny Man Sells iPhone 13 Pros for Only R3000, Happy Clients’ Blurry Pics Have SA Unconvinced by Scam

  • South Africans were amused by a successful scam where some people thought they were buying an iPhone
  • A man shared pictures of his happy clients who just received what they claim to be an iPhone 13 Pro
  • Amused netizens who did not fall for the advertisement had jokes about the questionable pictures from the happy customers

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A Twitter page is shared what looks to be a business scam to sell smartphones. And that is as who saw in the post were not filled by the blurry pictures from happy customers.

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A man tried to convince citizens that he was able to sell them iPhone 13 Pros at an affordable price, but it all backfired, much to SA's amusement. Image: Twitter /@arbutiibae/ Getty Images
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Apple products' reputation precedes itself, as most could immediately tell when pictures were not taken from an Apple product. The post was quickly flying for this being a scam.

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A post shared by @ArbutiiBae advertising affordable iPhone 13 Pros circulated on social media as people noticed something strange. The post made no sense when netizens immediately realised how the customers' pictures did not look like they were taken on an iPhone.

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The blurry quality was a red flag for those who are familiar with Apple products. Netizens made jokes as Vodacom joined the comments section to express how unconvincing the phone quality was.

@Pearl_Moeti commented:

"Picture quality says it all."

@papercupcpt commented:

"Hell nhaa! Why iCamera quality inje?!?? What! "

@MYamangwane commented:

"Even my dreams are clear ukudla this iPhone 13."

@Eddiek913 commented:

" iPhone 13 Pro for R3k?"

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Briefly News previously reported that connecting with potential love interests online can be fun and exciting for young people, but it can also come with potential risks.

A lady met a man from Sandton on Tinder whom she started chatting on WhatsApp, unaware that he’d rock her life and put her in great debt.

Speaking to W24, the woman disclosed that during their conversations the told her that he had been praying for her financial situation as he could tell she was always broke.

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za