A group seeking to cash in on Huawei’s success was caught in an illegal trade by making bootlegged Huawei devices by relabeling their own cheaply-produced gadgets.
The scheme caught the Jianxi Province police’s attention back in August which led to the discovery of the criminals, their mode of operation, and recently, a bust.
According to the police, the perpetrators are into the manufacturing of devices using inferior components, which is then flashed with a ROM that made the device look like a legitimate Huawei product. The counterfeit products would then go into circulation and sell for cheap, duping unwary consumers.
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As a result of the capture, assets worth 2 million yuan (roughly Php15 million) was seized and frozen and criminal arrests were made.
The assets included over 1,300 fake Huawei devices as well as the various tools used to install the software to the hardware produced. In total, they were able to sell over 7,000 units.
Via: MyDrivers