Latest bendy phone effort from coke empire spinoff Escobar Inc is a tinfoil-plated Samsung Galaxy Fold 'scam'

The latest flashy gold smartphone touted by Escobar Inc, the company set up by Roberto Escobar, brother of infamous Colombian drug baron Pablo, appears to be a Samsung Galaxy Fold in disguise. YouTuber Marques Brownlee said he discovered this shocking revelation when he finally got his hands on the Fold 2. Within about 30 …

[stuartnz]

A derisive snort

Seems the most apt response to the idea of buying one of these, I think.

[Olafthemighty]

Re: A derisive snort

But it's so shiny!! Must be worth it.

[KittenHuffer]

Re: A derisive snort

I think that depends on what exactly you're snorting!!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: A derisive snort

I think a derisive snort is better applied to Sammy's overpriced version while Pablo's scam priced but shiny version needs more of a spit take.

[Andy Non]

Fools and their money

enough said.

[Tom 7]

Re: Fools and their money

Talking of fools and their money - where can I buy shares in El Reg. I have a feeling once we go into lockdown it may see a slight increase in ADHD workers with gibberish on their hands?

[MyffyW]

Re: Fools and their money

Even in the best of times I can always find time to ... ahem ... invest ... in El Reg commentarding

[W.S.Gosset]

Re: increase in ADHD workers with gibberish on their hands

Then they should wash their hands. With soap. Haven't they seen all the helpful videos and earnest finger-waggings?

[Androgynous Cow Herd]

Re: Fools and their money

Not me. I wash my hands a lot...

[werdsmith]

Re: Fools and their money

The problem with saying "Fools and their money" is that these so called fools always seem to have a ready supply of money to waste.

So maybe we should all become fools.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Fools and their money

False economy.

100 fools play the lottery. 1 wins. You notice the 1 that won, and the news story it generates. Meanwhile 99 lost out big time.

Thus don't subscribe!

[jonathan keith]

Re: Fools and their money

A splendid idea! Now, if you'll just follow me over here, I have a very new, ever so shiny gizmo that I know you are just going to fall in love with, and which I guarantee will make you the envy of your friends...

[Waseem Alkurdi]

So Escobar Inc is all about continuing the family legacy?

And Samsung has become a bloody ODM?

(Assuming Samsung knows of this)

[Michael H.F. Wilkinson]

When the brother of a notorious drug lord makes you an offer that sounds too good to be true, it might be in your best interest to refuse (politely, of course)

[Saruman the White]

I have always held to the view that any other that sounds too good to be true, probably is just that!

I have rarely found any evidence to contradict this.

[werdsmith]

Of course, that's a very old, popular and true cliche.

In this case though, it never even sounded even remotely plausible.

[Stevie]

it never even sounded even remotely plausible

Not without the inclusion of a free shoulder-surfing autonomous selfie mini-drone it didn't.

[Alistair]

I....

*sigh*

There are moments in m life where I have no option but to make that face, raise an eyebrow, sigh, shake my head and walk away.

Escobar Inc. That would be one of those moments.

[macjules]

Not much to see here ...

People with money to burn get burnt by Colombian scammers.

And in other news ...

[Intractable Potsherd]

Re: Not much to see here ...

I think it is money-laundering. 30%-ish is a good return on dirty money. The likely number of sales don't seem worth it, though.

[ChrisMarshallNY]

"coke," as opposed to "Coke"

I was puzzled, at first, as I was wondering why Coca-Cola would have a subsidiary that produces phones...

Carry on, then (Rolls bill)...

[werdsmith]

Re: "coke," as opposed to "Coke"

Or a high carbon fuel made from processing coal.

[GruntyMcPugh]

I thought this was common knowledge....

... 'Unbox Therapy' just looked at the device info, which bears an SM designation SM-F900F which is the same designation;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzIQaPwtrmA

@2'41"

No need to get creative (or destructive) with a 'box cutter' (SpiderCo Endura 4?)

[ItsMeDammit]

Unique Moto G6 for sale.

I've got a unique Silver Moto G6 up for grabs if anyone wants it. I just need 20 people to give me £300 so I can er... buy a Kit-Kat, then one of those lucky people gets the G6.

Note: I may or may not have already eaten the Kit-Kat.

[Flocke Kroes]

Re: Unique Moto G6 for sale.

If you want any customers you need to hire some booth babes and make an advert.

[ItsMeDammit]

Re: Unique Moto G6 for sale.

But that costs money, and I am doing this scam massively on the cheap.

[Stevie]

Re: Unique Moto G6 for sale.

This is an ugly word, this "scam".

[Anonymous Coward]

The advert is as described. I watched it many times, just to be sure.

[Mike Moyle]

The folding phone is only a stopgap...

...until they can get one that can be rolled up.

[HellDeskJockey]

Re: The folding phone is only a stopgap...

To snort a line of coke.

[Anonymous Coward]

Pablo rolling in his grave

I hope they're proud of themselves. They've sullied the good name of the Escobars, which may never recover.

[Alan Brown]

Escobar response:

A horse's head in the bed of the reporter.....

[Intractable Potsherd]

Re: Escobar response:

Better than the reporter's head in the bed of a horse!

[Mk75]

Scammers

The company are scamming peopleThey send units out to review companies to make it look legit then people are duped to ordering and the phone isn't received!! You should focus on them scamming people and getting the money back for them!!

Websites are down now!

Payments go to Nordea Bank AB in sweden

Olof Kyros Gustafsson ceo of escobar inc a lot to answer for!!

Report on what they are doing please!!

[Somemos]

Deserved thought worth a shimmy

Cartesian Coordinates.

Einstein's Gedanken.

My cat's the nicest non-human I've ever met.

- eNoof said?

[NoneSuch]

Ahem...

You never turn your nose up to an Escobar product.

[Alan Brown]

NOSE DIVE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2IEA3wRGa0&list=PLZs0gQed9tMSeBUeQ9oOeCgoRzrXKrkOs&index=28

[DrXym]

I'm very disappointed

If you can't trust the only slightly less shady brother of a murdering drug lord, then who can you?

[Intractable Potsherd]

Re: I'm very disappointed

How dare you!? He can be trusted implicitly... to be the shady brother of a murdering drug lord.

[ThinkingMonkey]

Where can I get one?

So the bottom line is that even though they seem to be shipping on kind of a "lottery system" (girl in a bikini throws a shipping label into the air and if it lands on your package they send it) there IS a chance, however small, that I can get one?

That shiny gold foil is too much to resist. And Escobar's actual brother? Get oudda here!!