Unfortunatly this website is very professional looking and a few of the online reviews are very positive. This is not an easy scam to spot, bit it is a scam. My partner has just had the same happen to him. I have spoken to to action fraud who are forwarding the details on to the police. They have asked if anybody else could contact them because the more people who come forward, the higher priority the case will be given. PLEASE come forwards if you have been affected by this. This company needs to be shut down before they get anyone else's money. We are also emailing google to inform them and ask that they remove the website. The details for action fraud are on their website. It doesn't take long and hopefully will get something done. I already have a crime reference number but now it just needs you to do the same. Please help. Thank you.
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iPhone officialiphoneunlock.co.uk: is it legit?
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Do not trust them!!!
i am UK based and purchased an iPhone6 locked to EE and they charged me £160 in total (£20 pre-order and £140) to perform the unlock. 9 weeks later and I am still waiting, their communication is appalling and have no customer service skills at all.
The 'pre-order' thing is a scam - this is not a industry specific requirement!!
I am now asking for a refund which I will probably not see.....DO NOT TRUST THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've gone to http://unlockiphonevip.com/ instead who do not charge a 'pre-order' and communicate effectively with their customers.
i am UK based and purchased an iPhone6 locked to EE and they charged me £160 in total (£20 pre-order and £140) to perform the unlock. 9 weeks later and I am still waiting, their communication is appalling and have no customer service skills at all.
The 'pre-order' thing is a scam - this is not a industry specific requirement!!
I am now asking for a refund which I will probably not see.....DO NOT TRUST THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've gone to http://unlockiphonevip.com/ instead who do not charge a 'pre-order' and communicate effectively with their customers.
https://www.officialiphoneunlock.co.uk is trap completely
I'm absolutely treat the site as a famous site. But they gave me a trap.
First, I checked Ip5 for unlocking, they give the payment about 19.99 pound
Then, they emailed with second prize 29.99 pound more, I surprise with the payment but I keep believe in them and continue with the second of payment.
Unlucky for me, they back to the third times with 69 pound payment more, This is aghast to me because the trap.
50 + 69 pound might not a big one to people, but it show a case of stolen from End Users.
There is no problem with my ip5 locking, it's about prize are so high. And I cannot obtain the third payment to them(109 pound for unlocking ip5 - it's so unreasonable).
109 pound for unlocking the ip5 or they said they cannot return me money over two previous time. Do you think this great site treat like a thief?
Surprise that the web site had the money without doing unlocking ip5, without return back money, without trouble? And directly from End Users.
I'm a new bie and I did believe in them. That's really surprise a web site form UK/British did that??
thank you for reading me. If you can learn some trap from the web site. It's my lesson too.
I'm absolutely treat the site as a famous site. But they gave me a trap.
First, I checked Ip5 for unlocking, they give the payment about 19.99 pound
Then, they emailed with second prize 29.99 pound more, I surprise with the payment but I keep believe in them and continue with the second of payment.
Unlucky for me, they back to the third times with 69 pound payment more, This is aghast to me because the trap.
50 + 69 pound might not a big one to people, but it show a case of stolen from End Users.
There is no problem with my ip5 locking, it's about prize are so high. And I cannot obtain the third payment to them(109 pound for unlocking ip5 - it's so unreasonable).
109 pound for unlocking the ip5 or they said they cannot return me money over two previous time. Do you think this great site treat like a thief?
Surprise that the web site had the money without doing unlocking ip5, without return back money, without trouble? And directly from End Users.
I'm a new bie and I did believe in them. That's really surprise a web site form UK/British did that??
thank you for reading me. If you can learn some trap from the web site. It's my lesson too.
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I think its in the words that people keep getting conned "Official iPhone Unlock" seems to be drawing people.
Personally I recommend Samunlocks as they have taken care of my minor unlock needs so far reviews say nothing but good things about them.
Website states 24 to 72 hours for and update. After 3 weeks I've heard nothing from them, they don't reply to emails and won't discuss orders on the telephone. Status page does not update. Guess I've lost my money.
They also spend a lot of time on review sites trying to delete bad reviews. Don't trust!
They also spend a lot of time on review sites trying to delete bad reviews. Don't trust!
Ok, maybe I'm one of the dum people, maybe I'm lucky. So far I paid 19,99GBP for a Pre-Order and got a mail back in two days that the unlock was completed and that I had to pay 29,99 to send the unlock code to my device. When I clicked on their link to go for the payment of the 29,99 and try to pay, the amount changed to 19,99?! I paid and saw that it created a new Pre-Order. So I mailed them what to do to pay them the missing 10GBP. Just have to wait what they are going to do?! But by reading all this stuff above I think they will charge me way more than that missing 10GBP I guess...
Amen. It's mind numbing that their suprised when they get shafted and don't research first. Hard to feel bad at this point.
Sorry for the late reply but I was busy typing up some emails I'm sending to people that I hope can help me transfer 100 million dollars that my uncle left me in his will.
You have lost you money unfortunately. This site is a scam with a capital S. Best to check this site before paying your money. They have a long history on here.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND this company.
I tried to unlock my iPhone and they said the estimated cost would be £19.99 which was okay.
I paid 19.99£ and about a week later I got an email that said my iPhone was hard to unlock and the carrier would unlock it only for extra money. They said it would be additional £30.00. Which was still a fair price.
Although, after another week or so, I got another email saying that my iPhone is still impossible to unlock for this price and I need to pay 109.99£ In total.
Enough's enough and I wasn't willing to pay that much and I wanted to refund my 49.99£ that I had already paid.
After several emails they are not replying to my request and I never got my 49.99£ back. Never again, thanks.
Agreed stay away they are scam artists. You will never get an unlock but will get request for more and more money.
http://www.officialiphoneunlock.co.uk IT'S DEFINITELY NOT TRUST WORRY. i psturchased their services because they GUARANTEED to unlock my Iphone Cloud. They tried several times and were unable. They then stayed I paid to have the phone unlocked from it's carrier and would NOT REFUND my money.
In regards to their reviews. I don't believe their ratings. I posted my review and even though it said it was submitted it never showed up; so that tell me that they're in control of what reviews are shown or not.
You thought they would unlock an iCloud locked phone? Did you buy a stolen/lost phone or did you steal/find an iCloud locked phone?
Official Iphone Unlock UK Guaranteed they would unlock an Iphone Cloud phone. The phone use to be my brothers. He past away in 2014.
Official Iphone Unlock CO.UK (FAQ)
Does the iPhone need to be activated?
Our unlock works in any situation - if iTunes is asking for your AT&T phone number and ZIP code we can still unlock it. And we can unlock those already activated using iTunes or iCloud, or one which has been freshly restored.
Official Iphone Unlock CO.UK (FAQ)
Does the iPhone need to be activated?
Our unlock works in any situation - if iTunes is asking for your AT&T phone number and ZIP code we can still unlock it. And we can unlock those already activated using iTunes or iCloud, or one which has been freshly restored.
This official iphone unlock is total scam they promise to unlock your phone between 24 - 72 hours it's been 10 days today but still nothing .I tried to contact them by email no reply at all i think it's total scam they are probably going to vlose this website soon but definitely after getting rich
I just can't see how any company can unlock an iPhone. I was always under the assumption your carrier had to send the request to Apple who add it to their whitelist then after you restore the phone it is unlocked. I read about the scam that was being perpetrated at AT&T but those employees were fired.
I don't understand how these websites scam people day nd night ...
At first they ask for €20.00 few days later ask for another €40.00 ten days later they ll send an email saying that we are unable to unlock your iphone then they give back €40.00 in credit so now that money is belongs to them legitimate way because you can't use it anywhere else but there website
Nobody knows what happened with the 1st payment of €20.00
Total money they scam out of one person is approx $100.00 US
What can one do now money is gone they don't even reply to the emails ...any suggestion how to get money back ?
Thank you
I use to use iphoneunlockguys and it worked every time. What these guys do is have someone on he inside at Apple or the carrier adding the IMEI numbers to the white list. When you restore your phone via iTunes a screen pops up showing your phone is unlocked. I've had my 4s and 5s successfully unlocked in the past without an issue.
Mate.... This company is a CON... I wished i listened to the reviews.. charged me £19.99 for pre order then wanted me to pay £39.99 extra to send unlock code.... never was this clearly on their web site... you have one charge and thats it... they are just ripping people left right and center.... I didnt give them the extra and just went to Vodaphone who did it for free....
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