We thought we’ve seen the last of the iPhone 6-type scams in 2015. Nothing can be further from the truth.
Recently, a fake news piece sporting the all-too-familiar design supposedly belonging to the BBC News is making rounds online, spreading the false word that Apple is now reducing their inventory—specifically, by selling scores of iPhone 6S units for £1 and giving away iPod Shuffles for free—after the company turned down the FBI’s request to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone.
Although the page in question does look like it belongs to the BBC, the supposed news outfit actually goes by the name CMN News.
It’s unconfirmed whether this is a poor imitation of CNN or scammers are banking on an RSS app that also has the same name.
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