Apple Gift Card Scammers Sentenced to Combined 8 Years in Prison

Two scammers involved in a $1.5 million Apple gift card scheme were sentenced to a combined 8 years in federal prison, and one was ordered to pay $1.26 million in restitution to the tech giant, the Department of Justice said in a press release Monday. To get more news about 海外充值, you can visit nnxwheels.com official website.

Syed Ali, 29, and Jason Tout-Puissant, 27, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in 2019, according to the release. Ali was sentenced in October 2021 and Tout-Puissant was sentenced Monday. Ali got 37 months in federal prison, and Tout-Puissant got 60 months along with the order to pay restitution.

Tout-Puissant pleaded guilty to stealing multiple point-of-sale devices from an Apple store in Southlake, Texas. He connected to the store's Wi-Fi network and used the devices to fraudulently generate digital Apple gift cards, according to the DOJ. Screenshots of QR codes holding the value of the gift cards were then sent to Ali, his co-conspirator in the scheme. Ali and an unindicted associate were then able to use the QR codes to purchase thousands of dollars worth of products from Apple stores in New York, according to the release.
"The FBI is committed to tackling fraud schemes from every angle," Dallas FBI Special Agent Matthew J. DeSarno said in the release. "This carefully orchestrated scheme resulted in financial loss for a large corporation, and that fraud also victimizes American consumers."

Apple's all-in-one gift card that lets customers shop in its stores and pay for digital purchases on iTunes and the App Store is finally available in Europe.Apple's new physical gift cards now even come with exclusive and colorful Apple logo stickers (pictured) that are much cooler than the regular white ones you get with products like iPhone 13 or Apple's best iPads and MacBooks.

As Apple notes, this gift card can be used to buy products in Apple stores, or online However, the same gift card can also be spent buying movies, music, or TV shows on iTunes, and in the App Store for apps and in-app purchases. Previously, Apple sold multiple gift cards for each of these outlets.

iCulture reports this feature is available Europewide in countries including Germany, France, the UK, Italy, and more.Apple first rolled out its new gift cards in 2020 in places like the U.S. and Canada. If you have old Apple gift cards, don't worry, these will still be valid for wherever you bought them!

This is great news for customers interested in Apple's back to School program which now comes with either a $100 or $150 gift card with select iPad and Mac purchases respectively. If you don't have any need for a gift card in the Apple Store, why not spend it in iTunes or on great apps instead?