Chris Duspara caught selling ‘cloned’ iPhones also ‘wound back’ the speedo on second hand car

A former financial adviser has pleaded guilty to charges including fraud and forgery after selling cloned iPhones to unsuspecting buyers across the Gold Coast and rewinding an odometer. HOW HE DID IT >>>

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A FORMER financial adviser rewound an odometer more than 200,000 kilometres to sell a Mitsubishi Pajero for more than it was worth.

Before the sale Chris Duspara used the same car to sell fake iPhones over Facebook Marketplace.

He made more than $9000 selling “cloned” iPhones to six people.

The 27-year-old pleaded guilty in the Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday to multiple charges, including fraud and forgery.

Chris Duspara. Picture: Facebook.

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Magistrate Gary Finger sentenced him to two years’ probation.

The court was told Duspara bought a Mitsubishi Pajero from a private owner in November 2019. It had an odometer reading of about 296,000km.

He wound back the odometer to show the car had travelled about 65,000km.

Duspara sold the car to a Hope Island man on January 29, 2020 for $15,000, the court was told.

After realising the deception, the new owner sold the car for $2400 less than what he paid for it.

In the month before he sold the car Duspara used the vehicle to sell fake or “cloned” iPhones.

The court was told Duspara was advertising on Facebook Marketplace an iPhone 11 Pro Max for sale.

He used aliases including JuanMa Dona, Theo and Philla Deniz.

Chris Duspara at the Southport Courthouse. Picture: Instagram

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Between December 19, 2019 and January 22, 2020, Duspara met with six people at various locations across the Gold Coast.

He was driving the Mitsubishi Pajero at the time.

Duspara would insist on the cash and hand over a fake iPhone, the court was told.

The phones looked like the Apple product but were loaded with non-Apple software which does not work in Australia.

During one of the transactions, Duspara asked the buyer to get in his car so they could go around the corner away from a bank, the court was told.

When the buyer declined, Duspara asked to count the money, handed the buyer a fake phone, slammed the door and drove off.

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Duspara made $9290 selling the fake phones.

Outside of court, defence lawyer Jason Grant, of Grant Lawyers, said Duspara was remorseful for his actions and happy to pay restitution to his victims.

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