Mr Hu working in Zhenjiang got a nasty surprise when he bought an iPhone5S online but received two peeled sugarcanes instead. The police of Dantu District said, with the coming of Spring Festival, Hu, who has been working for two years, wanted to treat himself to a new cellphone. On the evening of Jan 24, he saw a message published on the Internet saying “iPhone5S at only 2,480 yuan (US$396.2) for clearance and benefits at the end of the year. Payment after arrival of goods is supported”.
He got in touch with the seller surnamed Ouyang immediately through QQ and Ouyang finally agreed to send him an iPhone5S with a downpayment of 1,100 yuan (US$175.7). Afterwards, he received the cellphone and gave the money to the courier on Jan 26. But after the opened the package, the cellphone was identified as a fake one when he went to the business hall to apply for a phone card.
He called Ouyang at that time and Ouyang said he sent the wrong cellphone. So Hu sent it back by express. On Jan 2, Hu received his “iPhone5S” again, only to find that two peeled sugarcanes and four AA batteries were packed inside layers of plastic bags. Hu called Ouyang immediately in the face of this embarrassing scene. Ouyang flatly denied this and then lost in touch.