The phone manufactured by Apple is recognized as the most popular in the world. And we are already used to it. Everyone is waiting for the new iPhone to be released, everyone knows that this is one of the best mobile devices on the market, and in many countries iPhones are a sign of wealth and success. Sometimes we are not averse even to play a trick on people using this device to indicate their desire to stand out in this way. However, be that as it may, we all know that there is such a smartphone.
Due to its popularity and attractiveness in the eyes of some people, “apple” devices often become a gift, promotion or prize. Sometimes they even get discounts, thus increasing the sales of the device.
We will talk about one of these actions in this article. Held her online store SAS. Reviews of hundreds of people on different sites prove that the action has gained wide resonance in society, due to which the organizers have enriched it. In order to forestall such a scam in the future and convince people that you need to think with your head before trusting your money, in this article we will tell the story of this scam.
Stocks on iPhone
As noted above, Apple smartphones are often subject to discounts. Well, it just so happened that they are always in high demand, so stores, using this, generate sales for themselves, dropping the price of the iPhone a little more than competitors. These promotions are usually carried out according to some special scheme or in limited quantities, for example, a discount is given in exchange for an old smartphone or the promotion is valid for only one day.
The story that we will tell readers in this article is an example of a slightly different approach. The action, according to which it was possible to purchase a cheap iPhone, was organized by the SAS store. The reviews of people show that this resource was not so well known earlier, and it gained its popularity solely due to the “hot” prices for its iPhones. It consisted of a lower cost.
Buy cheaper
The object of the action was the new iPhone 6, which was released in the fall. Before the company demonstrated the device at the conference, an unusual stir arose around the model - all the fans held their breath and waited for how the device would turn out. Then a demonstration took place, and pre-orders for the new product began.
Here the “hero” of our article played its role - the SAS store. The reviews show that the buyer was offered 6th generation iPhones at a price of 20 thousand rubles, which should have arrived in our country about 7 days after its debut in the United States. This price, of course, turned out to be too low, since in other stores the phone cost about 45 thousand. And, in truth, it would be difficult to buy it in the first days after the debut because of the queues in the Apple Store throughout America. Apparently, the SAS store also played on this. The reviews indicated that people were extremely keen to get a new generation device, and even at such a low price.
SAS Shop
You may ask, what’s wrong with the store offering a good discount? Perhaps its organizers were going to conduct a regular marketing campaign, get into the field of attention of customers, and then raise prices and work, like other similar services? And the thing is that the company SAS (reviews confirm this) worked on a prepaid basis. Thus, those who wanted to get their cheap phone after the presentation had to pay the same 20 thousand rubles earlier.
Perhaps the buyers understood the riskiness of the whole scheme, but they hoped that the contact details of the company and its advertising would be open. Indeed, you must admit, if you make a prepayment in a store, information about which periodically appeared on TV, you have a lot of reasons to trust, given the unique opportunity to pick up an “apple” unit for such a small amount. And so it happened. According to statistics, the store collected several thousand pre-orders in just a couple of months of its “preliminary” work.
And the people who handed over the money were quietly awaiting a signal about the beginning of the issuance of new phones. But he did not act.
Legend
Another point that should be clarified above all is history. After all, any store cannot declare: we sell goods at a discount of 50%! There must be a beautiful story explaining why the iPhone can be sold for 20 thousand in a certain SAS shop. The reviews of those who entrusted their funds to this service indicate the presence of the following legend.
So, there are really cheap Apple devices that cost $ 100. There are even free iPhones from previous generations that anyone can get. The only limitation is a binding contract. The cost of using it is two years with monthly payments of 20-30 dollars. Due to this, it turns out that a person will have to pay as much for the connection as a new phone without a contract costs (the so-called Unblocked version). Thus, the price will ultimately be paid the same. Only the user is provided with communication services for a couple of years, which in itself is beneficial.
What is this information for? To what they wrote on their site SAS.ru! Reviews show that in this store they claimed that they allegedly buy Locked versions of iPhones at a price of $ 100-200, after which they will be unlocked and brought to our country. Thus, the phones are supposedly fully functional, and their cost is almost three times lower. It looks beautiful - an ordinary user can easily believe it. Well, in vain.
Bit of theory
To see how much an iPhone actually costs, just look at the price of other sellers. You will see that all stores have a certain bar, below which no one will reduce the cost. This is the line below which no one will sell you anything. In the case of SAS (we will give reviews about it later), this is 20 thousand rubles - a price that simply cannot exist in nature. Why? See for yourself.
Of course, you can purchase a device that is tied to a specific operator under a contract. But this can be done by a person who has the data of his insurance and social card. That is, you cannot come from Russia and say “Give me 100 iPhone 6” - the company strictly monitors how they deal with “contracted” models. One or two models can be purchased, but it is impossible to organize such a massive purchase, which was discussed at the store. This is the first.
Secondly, unlinking is an additional cost that should have been invested in the cost of the phone. You can’t just “untie” a smartphone and make it work with all operators. Jailbreak, which is carried out using a special chip, will cost several tens of dollars (at best). And the functionality of such a phone may be limited in order to sell it in the store in large quantities.
Therefore, this is all - untruthful information, on the basis of which customers were attracted to SAS.ru. The reviews show that not all buyers realized this, therefore the scam was a success.
Popularity
Returning to the fact that iPhone phones are popular. Yes, this is really an indisputable fact - everyone is following the model, waiting for its release, expecting to be the first to get it. And imagine how popular iPhones are that are 50 percent cheaper!
After all, it is so profitable - at such a low price to buy a new product in the SAS store! iPhone (reviews can confirm this) have not yet been offered so cheaply! And after all, what’s most interesting - the company had a network of offices, its legal addresses, telephones and official representatives, ready to communicate with customers at any time. Due to this doubt that this is a fake, they were dispelled by themselves. And thus, the store became more famous. People made a prepayment, and the organizers got additional capital for new advertising investments.
Advertising and reviews
For example, videos about a store were shown on television. They talked about the proposal with cheap iPhones, which sells SAS (online store).
Reviews about him on various services throughout the network began to appear even faster - apparently, this was also an organized and paid action with the involvement of the authors who wrote them. People claimed that the store is reliable enough, will fulfill its promises and provide devices at half price.
It even got to the point that the famous TV presenter Ksenia Borodina mentioned the store on social networks with the hope that he was real and efficient. Naturally, all this only increased the number of people who invested in the iPhone.
Further developments
How did the situation develop further? In fact, nothing of the kind happened. Until the release of iPhone 6 on the Internet, doubts constantly appeared about the honesty of the shop, after which they tried to debunk them as much as possible. When the phone was released for sale, the first reviews of the lucky owners of the devices appeared. No one knows if these were real people to whom the organizers delivered their phones in the first place, or the same commentators working for money. But information about the veracity of the store strengthened the faith of further customers. Only in vain. The participants of this whole scam, of course, did not see any cheap iPhone, and the management simply disappeared with money, without even prolonging the hosting of the SAS site. The online store did not justify the reviews with praise; and the money of depositors disappeared in an unknown direction.
Punishment
Later, the media reported that a store director, a certain resident of Moscow at the age of 60, was detained a few weeks later. However, the question arises: what was this man who had stolen millions of rubles (and, according to some estimates, dollars) doing where, obviously, he would have been quickly found and "closed"? Therefore, for example, on the SAS store website (Krasnodar), customer reviews put forward a version that a figurehead had been detained who had nothing to do with stolen millions.
The overall result
As a result, money in the amount of 20 thousand rubles, paid for each unit of product by unsuspecting customers, was not returned by anyone last. As it turned out, the SAS store is nothing more than a simple financial pyramid, which consisted of making contributions and further abduction by the organizers of the entire system. Yes, this is the same MMM, only based on the desire to get a cheap iPhone.
Product of the same name
Still, as a result of history, we can recall the reputation of one company that produces SAS boilers. The reviews left by the deceived investors of the SAS store are now confused with the name of this product in search engines, due to which, quite possibly, the company has lost revenue. Therefore, in order to restore this brutal injustice, it must be mentioned. The manufacturer of heating systems has nothing to do with the store with iPhones! About SAS UWG boilers, reviews are mostly positive.
How to search for reviews?
In general, if you suddenly encounter such a dubious scheme in the future, you should rely less on reviews. It is one thing - if the store offered cheap phones all the time, and quite another - when a single date was chosen - the release time of the sixth generation device, due to which there were no negative reviews about it. But now, if anyone wants to find out about solid fuel boilers SAS reviews, they will stumble upon recommendations about fraudulent actions of the site with phones. But the products could be of high quality!
How not to fall for the bait in the future?
In stories like this, feedback will help little. Think with your own head. Well, even if Chinese suppliers sell iPhones at the same price as on the official website - for $ 700-800 and above, why don’t they put the price in 20 thousand rubles, as SAS did? So, not so simple! Otherwise, someone would have thought of this before.
As a last resort, read about what unlocked models are, and what are the conditions for acquiring a phone with a contract at a low price. Much will become clear. And about SAS UWT boilers, reviews, hopefully, will not get worse due to scammers with iPhones.