Jack Taylor/Getty Images(CUPERTINO, Calif.) — Apple is warning customers to stay clear of counterfeit products sold on Amazon.
The tech giant says that a company is selling fake Apple products such as chargers and cables on Amazon that could be dangerous because of fire.
Apple conducted its own undercover online sting to figure out the source of the counterfeit cables. The company revealed in a new lawsuit that it bought Apple chargers and cables labeled as genuine on Amazon, but 90 percent of the products shipped turned out to be fakes.
According to that lawsuit, Apple shared its findings with Amazon and the online retailer pinpointed the source as a New Jersey company named Mobile Star which they claim imprinted the Apple logo on products that pose a significant risk of overheating, fire and electrical shock. One customer review says after just a few hours of use on the very first day, the charger caught on fire.
Amazon, which is not named in the lawsuit, told ABC News overnight, the retailer has “zero tolerance for the sale of counterfeits on our site, and work closely with manufacturers and brands and pursue wrongdoers aggressively.”
ABC news reached out to that New Jersey company in the lawsuit, but have not heard back.
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