Two Ontarians lose money to fake phone scam [Video]

About 85 per cent of Canadians have a smartphone and once you have one they’re hard to live without. The latest smartphones can cost as much as $2,000, so if you’re trying to save money, make sure you don’t get caught in a fake smartphone scam.

Pickering resident Eric Gerroir said he needed to replace his aging smartphone, so he went online to Facebook Marketplace and found a Samsung Galaxy S24 for $700.

“The front of it looked identical to the Samsung Galaxy S24 and the back looks identical as well,” said Gerroir, holding the phone.

The seller had all the packaging for the phone and even a receipt that said it was worth $2,000 plus tax.

“This is what I thought I was buying,” Gerroir said, pointing to the S24 pictured in the box. “It looks quite real even when you open it – it looks identical to the …