It probably is true, but if you read it you will see that the only iPhone reference is

that those are what they (mostly) nicked.

Probably simply because they had more chance of being able to sell them on as well.

But the big bucks and the scam came from the SIM cards. Wouldn't matter what the phone was.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on August 18th 2010 at 14:47:37

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i hope this isnt a ww2... (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 18, 14:38:29
- Tell you what though, whoever did that understood the way it works. They used foreign (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 18, 14:56:24
- It has absolutely nothing to do with iPhones. Stupid headline. It's a SIM scam. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 18, 14:43:16
  - Oh, and any operator who hasn't protected themselves against scams like that is (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 18, 14:46:34
  - but its in the guardian (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 18, 14:45:12
    - True, The Guardian is never wrong about anything (General Chat) - Huge Small, Aug 18, 14:58:32
      - the evening news get all their quotes off of from the gaurdian (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 18, 15:06:43
      - And I only ever quote from Big Boys in Boots. No BBiB, no comment. (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Aug 18, 15:02:45
        
        Do you send your stories in? (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Aug 18, 15:04:48
        
        Only the ones you've told me (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Aug 18, 15:05:45
    - It probably is true, but if you read it you will see that the only iPhone reference is (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 18, 14:47:37
      - and if you, Steve you mong, had read it correctly, you'd notice that they (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 18, 14:48:51
        
        crikey, check out the mad Apple fan boy getting his knickers in a twist about anyone darin (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 18, 14:55:03
        
        Ha ha. No, just another example of any chance for a pop. And making sure you (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 18, 14:57:27
        
        nah, just that stick iPhone in a headline and you'll be guarranteed a gazillion more hits (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 18, 15:07:51
        
        i am safe from that sort of thing (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 18, 15:05:36

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