(FWA 2025/9/22)
Apple’s latest iPhone 17 series went on sale in Taiwan on September 19, 2025. On launch day, major telecom companies, including Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, and FarEasTone, offered special deals, and lots of people lined up to buy. Apple’s official stores in Taiwan also allowed preorder customers to pick up their new devices in person.
Police reminded the public that new phones should only be purchased through official, certified, and trusted platforms. If a preorder price seems far too low, it is a clear sign of a scam.
The four new models include the 6.3-inch iPhone 17, the 6.5-inch iPhone Air, the 6.3-inch iPhone 17 Pro, and the 6.9-inch iPhone 17 Pro Max. Prices start at NT$29,900, the same as last year, but the minimum storage has increased to 256GB. The priciest model is the iPhone 17 Pro Max with 2TB, selling for NT$72,900.
Many people want to be the first to get the new phones. The police warned that scammers often lure buyers with phrases like “limited stock,” “super-low preorder price,” or “guaranteed first pickup.” These are highly likely to be scams. To avoid paying without ever receiving a phone, purchases should always be made through official channels.
Police added that scam groups frequently use text messages to trick people into clicking fake shopping websites. The public is urged to beware of unfamiliar links, not to believe in cheap preorder offers, and never to make payments through fake ads or suspicious sites. Common scam tactics include “discount sales,” “fake preorders,” and “private transactions.” In reality, official prices will not be much lower than the market price. Buyers should stick to the Apple website or authorized retailers and avoid private transfers, ATM operations, or suspicious links.
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民眾搶買iPhone新機 留意預購詐騙！
蘋果年度新機iPhone 17系列，2025年9月19日在台灣開始販售。開賣首日，主要電信公司包括中華電信、台灣大哥大、遠傳電信都推出優惠方案，吸引消費者排隊購買。蘋果公司在台直營店也開放預購顧客現場取貨。
警方則提醒，民眾購買新手機，應透過官方認證平台，若是預購價格過低，就是明顯的詐騙手法。
四款新手機，包括6.3吋iPhone 17、6.5吋iPhone Air、6.3吋iPhone 17 Pro、6.9吋iPhone 17 Pro Max，售價自新台幣2萬9900元起，與去年相同，但最低儲存容量增加至256GB，最貴的則是iPhone 17 Pro Max 2TB，售價高達7萬2900元。
許多消費者為了在第一時間拿到新手機，內政部警政署也提醒，購買應認明官方通路，不肖份子「限量名額」、「超低價預購」、「保證先拿」等關鍵字引誘，但有很高機率是詐騙的話術，因此購買新手機一定要透過官方通路，以免付了錢卻沒拿到手機。
警方表示，詐騙集團會利用各種手法，用簡訊引誘消費者點進偽造的購物網頁，提醒民眾留意陌生連結，勿輕易相信低價預購，切勿在假廣告、假網頁連結付費購買。詐騙集團常利用「低價販售」、「假冒預購」、「私下交易」等手法行騙，事實上，官方售價不會大幅低於市價，消費者應透過 Apple 官網或授權通路購買，避免私下匯款、ATM 操作或不明連結。
