9 to 5 mac says: There are fake ear pods out there

I did hear something or maybe spotted something about a shipment of fake earpods that were picked up.

I don’t remember what I spotted or heard, but still catching up on Mastodon brings up this 9 to 5 mac boost with an article titled Inside the world of TikTok-inspired fake AirPods scams (and how to protect yourself).

Now, I am not necessarily surprised that the scams are being started on the not so popular site, TikTok. Should this surprise you?

I don’t know how us disabled people, especially those who are blind, will be able to tell that the potential pods are fake besides taking them to the apple store as discussed in this article.

There are courses being sold on how to pull this off on TikTok and teens even going so far as to say they’re made exactly like the real ones too. The article indicates that they use real serial numbers which are checked with Apple and found to be valid serial numbers.

I’d check this article out, and be aware of what’s going on at least.

I thought of buying the newer model, even at $250, and I baught mine through Amazon and have had no issues.

Stay safe!