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| Amazon employees arrested for stealing $ 592,000 for iPhone$ |
The arrest came after an internal investigation by Amazon itself found that the weight of some parcels was different from the actual expected weight, causing problems with packages being sent to customers. . The inconsistencies found prompted Amazon to install hidden cameras to find out what happened.
IPadizate reported that Amazon has confirmed that a group of employees is secretly requesting new iPhones such as (iPhone 12) and (iPhone 12 Pro) to replace products that have already been ordered.
Amazon arrested three of the five people involved in the theft after work, then arrested a fourth while on duty, and the fifth surrendered voluntarily to the police. Now the five employees who have fired Amazon are awaiting trial.
It turns out the workers have ten iPhones that were sent in the same way. They also carried a series of stickers containing IME numbers apparently snatched from the box to prevent an investigation.
As the investigation continues to determine where the sent iPhone will end up, it is unlikely that more people will be arrested. this is; The value of the iPhone that was stolen by the group is estimated at half a million euros.
It should be noted that iPhone has become a target for theft due to its popularity and uniqueness. In March last year, several devices worth 3 million euros and an Apple Watch worth 530,000 euros were stolen at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, in May last year.
In previous iPhone news, (Ming-Chi Kuo) analyst said that Apple will not release the new iPhone SE or iPhone SE Plus in early 2021.
The analyst, who is considered Apple's most famous leak, said the early launch of the new iPhone SE would be in the second half of next year.