**iPhone scalpers used bots to buy millions of dollars’ worth of iPhone 15 models, says report**

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A cybersecurity (https://9to5mac.com/guides/security/) company says that iPhone scalpers seeking to profit from early demand for iPhone 15 (https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-15/) models used bots to make millions of dollars’ worth of purchases from the Apple website as soon as orders went live.

The activity is lucrative for scalpers – who are able to resell the devices for hundreds of dollars over the retail price to those who are otherwise facing long delays to order through Apple – but in turn increase the waiting time for legitimate customers …

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