Impersonators are claiming laptops at Apple stores before real owners can pick them up

Apple computer buyers in Southern California are facing a new wave of theft, where impostors are using fake IDs and QR codes to pick up laptops before the actual customers.

Darragh Marmorstein, after ordering a Macbook Pro, discovered her order had been picked up without her knowledge and Apple refused to reimburse her.

Paul Giles recounted his experience of someone impersonating him to collect a 16-inch MacBook Pro, emphasizing the disconcerting nature of the theft.

Rick Markowitz's experience underscores the issue, revealing that someone used a fake ID and his QR code to collect his laptop, leaving him frustrated and concerned.

Read at Los Angeles Times