A 21 year old Australian woman who was trying to buy an
Apple smart phones online was conned into paying $1,200 for two edible apples!
One woman had posted an ad on website "Gumtree"
asking to buy two Apple smart phones.
She was soon contacted by another woman who said she had
'two Apples' for sale.
Both women’s met at a McDonald's restaurant where the woman
handed over the money for what she thought were two new smart phone boxes. The
buyer (Women) did not check inside the boxes and on arriving home found they
contained real apples.
Senior Constable Jess Hopkin of the Crime Prevention Unit in
Upper Mt Gravatt, near Brisbane, warned people to be careful when buying things
online, according to 'Herald Sun'.
"If something seems too good to be true, it probably
is. It's really just common sense," said Hopkin.
Gumtree spokeswoman Niki Hennessy said the company took the
safety and security of its users seriously.
