Police Investigates Apple iPad Scam
Grand Prairie police said Monday it has received over a dozen complaints since January where suspects try to sell bogus Apple iPads or MacBooks.
In a press release, Detective John Brimmer said usually a car with two or three males pulls up to someone at a convenience store or shopping center parking lot offering to sell the victim an iPad or MacBook for $300 each or both for $500.
The Apple products are actually painted wood or loose leaf note books with the Apple logo on top and wrapped in bubble wrap. They are in a Fed Ex or Best Buy box and sealed up with tape. By the time the victim figures out the purchase wasn’t what they bargained for, the crooks are long gone.
The suspects have been mostly black males. However one offense involved a black female as well. The vehicles used vary in most cases. There appears to be several groups of thieves and sometimes the suspects never even get out of the car.
Anyone who has information about the suspects should call Grand Prairie Crime Stoppers at 972-988-8477 or the Grand Prairie “Tip Line” at 972-237-8877.
