$1.5M in iPad minis stolen from JFK airport in 'GoodFellas' style heist

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  • Reply 21 of 79

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    Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post


     


    "Don't go to a garage sale; you don't know if it's stolen."


     


    No, they're not "part of the problem".





    Also, if you buy an electronic device, you might assist some company in commiting copyright infringement by providing them with fresh cash, and possibly profit. So definitely, go all the way and become an Amish.

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  • Reply 22 of 79

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    Originally Posted by Andysol View Post


    So they were close to getting $3.75 Million worth of minis.  Wow.


     


    Now go and get your shine box 



     


    It's funny, you know. It's a good story, it's funny, you're a funny guy!

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  • Reply 23 of 79

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    Am I wrong or are these Minis useless to anybody that tries to register them? I assume that all of the serial numbers are know and that if that number comes up somewhere at registration time it won't work? Rendering them so much dead weight?




    I can see Apple having a way to disable them or not activating them, but that doesn't prevent the sellers from getting rid of their stockpile. Before buying an mini from a 3rd party, will getting the serial number first and running a check on Apple's site help identify these units?

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  • Reply 24 of 79
    irelandireland Posts: 17,801member


    Inside job, obviously.

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  • Reply 25 of 79
    rob55rob55 Posts: 1,291member

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    Originally Posted by Andysol View Post


    Ya- but not guilty.  So that's a risk you can take- but TS is right- you aren't part of the problem



     


    I'm still not sure that I agree with that statement. If you knowingly receive (buy) stolen property, then you are helping those that stole the item profit from said crime. As such, you are part of the problem. The gray area here is the "knowingly" part. But, if you're buying an iPad Mini at a price that's seems to good to be true, some warning bells should be going off telling you that something that seems too good to be true usually is.

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  • Reply 26 of 79
    emig647emig647 Posts: 2,455member


    /senses Samsung stole to relabel and resell ;)

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  • Reply 27 of 79
    DeNiro says: "I could have been a contender!" (I know different film)

    Samsung says: "I could have been a pretender! Oh wait, I am!"
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  • Reply 28 of 79

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    1) This explains the new delivery times of 5 to 10 with good behavior.

    2) How many MS Surface's have been stolen to date?

    I would argue that Berne Maddof, subprime market loans, and Super PACs would far outweigh that paltry $5 million robbery.


     


    Ok. I know this is not a Samsung thread, but 1,400 Galaxy Note 2 stolen in Malaysia


     


    http://www.zdnet.com/my/malaysia-arrests-12-for-heist-of-1400-galaxy-note-2-devices-7000006647/

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  • Reply 29 of 79
    mstonemstone Posts: 11,510member

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    Originally Posted by Ireland View Post


    Inside job, obviously.



    Obviously. Apple needs 24 hour armed security for those shipments. Those iDevices are like bars of gold.


     


    It's Apple's fault. HeistGate!

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  • Reply 30 of 79

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    It is unlikely Apple knows the serials in those crates.


     


    That is a ridiculous statement.  It is beyond very likely that Apple receives a list of S/N for every shipment.

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  • Reply 31 of 79


    I suspect these will wind up in china or southeast asia where they will bring in more than $1.5 Million.  Apple has employees on the ground watching all of it's supplies like this.  The shipping to China is so cheap now that it is probably cheaper and safer to let them get shipped here and send them back than it would be to steal it in China where you would face the death penalty or worse.

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  • Reply 32 of 79
    rob55rob55 Posts: 1,291member

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    Originally Posted by brutus009 View Post


     


    That is a ridiculous statement.  It is beyond very likely that Apple receives a list of S/N for every shipment.



     


    I'll go one step further and say that Apple definitely knows the serial #s of those iPad Minis. There's a whole chain of manifest to order to serial #s. I'd be shocked if there wasn't.

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  • Reply 33 of 79

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    I suspect that Apple could detect the MAC address of the device and know that it was stolen however I also doubt they would do anything about it. Most of the people who end up with these devices are not the ones involved in the heist so Apple will just sell them apps and media and let them enjoy their iPad mini regardless. The robbers will in all likelihood be apprehended eventually.



     


    I'm inclined to agree. Keep in mind Apple has insurance for these kinds of things, so it's probably not a financial loss for them. Though some people may be questioned about the origins of their devices to track down the thieves, if they aren't caught first and Apple does have the S/Ns (probably but no guarantee)...

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  • Reply 34 of 79
    mstonemstone Posts: 11,510member

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    The shipping to China is so cheap now that it is probably cheaper and safer to let them get shipped here and send them back than it would be to steal it in China where you would face the death penalty or worse.


    I have a Chinese friend whose father, a prominent professor and author, was executed in China many years ago. To add insult to injury, the next day, government agents showed up at the family residence and demanded payment for the bullet used in the execution.

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  • Reply 35 of 79
    paxmanpaxman Posts: 4,729member



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    Originally Posted by SolipsismX View Post



    I would argue that Berne Maddof, subprime market loans, and Super PACs would far outweigh that paltry $5 million robbery.


     


    Technically, morally and in the hurt caused.


     


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    Originally Posted by mstone View Post


    I suspect that Apple could detect the MAC address of the device and know that it was stolen however I also doubt they would do anything about it. Most of the people who end up with these devices are not the ones involved in the heist so Apple will just sell them apps and media and let them enjoy their iPad mini regardless. The robbers will in all likelihood be apprehended eventually.



    I agree. I wonder if they would pass the information off to the police in order to help nab the culprits? I suspect they will say nothing unless the devices are all activated in a tight geographical area.

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  • Reply 36 of 79
    paxmanpaxman Posts: 4,729member

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    Originally Posted by mstone View Post


    I have a Chinese friend whose father, a prominent professor and author, was executed in China many years ago. To add insult to injury, the next day, government agents showed up at the family residence and demand payment for the bullet used in the execution.



    What? Well, unless it was made of silver (out of necessity).

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  • Reply 37 of 79
    originalg wrote: »
    I can see Apple having a way to disable them or not activating them, but that doesn't prevent the sellers from getting rid of their stockpile. Before buying an mini from a 3rd party, will getting the serial number first and running a check on Apple's site help identify these units?

    It would be easy enough to disable on startup, so that anybody that checks to see it is operational would find ...it wasn't.
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  • Reply 38 of 79

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    Originally Posted by Rot'nApple View Post



    DeNiro says: "I could have been a contender!" (I know different film)

    Samsung says: "I could have been a pretender! Oh wait, I am!"

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    That was Brando

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  • Reply 39 of 79
    rob55rob55 Posts: 1,291member

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    Originally Posted by joelsalt View Post


    That was Brando



     


    I coulda been somebody...instead of a bum.

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  • Reply 40 of 79
    andysolandysol Posts: 2,506member

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    Originally Posted by Rob55 View Post


     


    I'm still not sure that I agree with that statement. If you knowingly receive (buy) stolen property, then you are helping those that stole the item profit from said crime. As such, you are part of the problem. The gray area here is the "knowingly" part. But, if you're buying an iPad Mini at a price that's seems to good to be true, some warning bells should be going off telling you that something that seems too good to be true usually is.



    That isn't gray- that's black.  If you knowingly buy/receive stolen- you're 100% at blame and absolutely part of the problem.


     


    If you buy something for a good price, that's relative and to be taken on a case by case.  But to never buy anything on Craigslist or eBay because of the <1% chance something is stolen is a pretty simplistic statement- That was Satorical's statement- not yours btw. :)

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