“Kourosh Company”; a company that was the headline of the media for a while due to its fraudulent activities. After the release of a video by the victims who had gathered in front of the company, the spokesperson for Faraja claimed that the red notice was issued for Amirhossein Sharifian, the owner of this company. However, some members of the mobile importers association say that they have been told by the security police not to talk to any media about this issue until further notice.

Although efforts are being made to downplay the story of fraud in this company in the media, the case is being handled quietly. However, one of the members of the mobile importers association analyzes the nature and origin of this fraud in an interview with the monthly magazine “Khat-e-Solh”.

Cyrus

Company; ابی

Root finding

Main

Shape“من به دنبال یک ماشین جدید هستم”

“I am looking for a new car.”

“Giri” translates to “catching” or “grabbing” in English. ی از مهمترین وظایف ما این است که به دیگران کمک کنیم

One of our most important duties is to help others.

Fraud

Hossein Rouzbeh initially talks about the main cause and origin of this fraud: “What is clear to us is that this company did not have any imports and procured all its necessary goods from within Iran. We may want to blame someone and put the blame on the Chamber of Commerce or Trade Union, but I believe that in this situation, you cannot see any specific entity as the culprit. In any case, a license is issued and a company starts its activities, and when it starts its activities, the Trade Union and Chamber of Commerce cannot monitor what the company is doing.”

He believes that a more official institution could have been involved in monitoring the performance of this company: “The more official institution that I can clearly refer to and think should have been involved in monitoring the performance of this company is the government’s enforcement organization. When the government’s enforcement organization takes immediate action against a product that is being sold for a thousand tomans more, it could have also intervened in this matter and asked how exactly the sale of the iPhone you have is taking place? Is it official or not? In fact, this institution could have first entered the discussion of its official or unofficial status and then delved into the issue of enforcement to see at what price the phone is being purchased and at what price it is being sold, and then scrutinize the issue. Enforcement did not take action and the owner of this company himself, with the advertising and deceptive tactics he has taken, has caused enforcement to also tell itself that we have complaints about overpricing, we do not have complaints about under

Hossein Rouzbeh criticizes the changes in some laws for obtaining a license: “Previously, we had a classification for obtaining a license in the union, which specified a minimum number of members. Of course, one of the criteria was having a minimum number of members, and we also had another criterion where at least one or two experienced merchants had to confirm the person, whether they were a member of this profession or not, and had several years of experience in this field. When these criteria were removed and it became easier to issue licenses, the same thing happens in the end.”

Hossein Rouzbeh also refers to the ban on importing new series of iPhones as one of the reasons for the formation of this fraud: “The issue of banning the entry of iPhone 14 and 15 is also present. Of course, iPhone 14 and 15 are smuggled and sold in the country and buyers use dual SIM cards (in fact, people want to use the newer features of the phone in any way possible and always turn to the better product), but there are still difficulties in obtaining iPhone 14 and 15. As a result, people turn to iPhone 13, a model that has not been produced by Apple for two years. The root of the problem also lies with non-expert individuals who have entered the market and exported cinnamon and saffron, but have brought in iPhones to fulfill their obligations. If there were no ban on importing iPhone 14 and 15, 40% of customs duties would be paid and this product would reach the consumer

Cyrus

Company“سلام، من از ایران هستم”

“Hello, I am from Iran.”

“Hey”

Next

The current member of the Mobile Importers Association has commented on the rumors that have been spread about certain companies, such as Mobile Mosavi Store, accusing them of fraud, saying: “We have the same amount of information about Mobile Mosavi as we do about this company not being an importer and sourcing its products locally. I can show you documents that prove that one of the market traders was beaten and assaulted when he went to collect his money after recent events. Mobile Mosavi is similar to Korush Company. I have also heard of another company in Isfahan called Mobile Father, which is similar to Korush Company. The government should be more sensitive after the Korush Company incident and address this issue. Anyone who sells mobile phones in installments should be monitored. What documents do they receive from those who pay in installments and what accounts do they use to receive payments?”

He adds: “Unfortunately, people are in a situation where the government deprives them of the choice and access to good products, and the price of the iPhone has reached such a high level that people do not have the right to choose and are deceived; because they want to have a good product, they are influenced by advertisements and are deceived.”

Hossein Rouzbeh talks about the number of casualties in the Cyrus Company: “We don’t have any accurate information about the number of casualties, we have only heard possibilities. Some say there were 200,000 people and others say 300,000. The exact statistics have not yet been released and I believe the judiciary can have more accurate statistics to see how many people have been affected.”

Celebrity“سلام”

“Hello”چ

Hatch ه چیز در زندگی

Everything in life. یت

Responsibility

Are there?

The current member of the Mobile Importers Association talks about the spread of hatred by some individuals on social media towards celebrities who have promoted Kourosh Company. In response to the question of what responsibility these individuals have towards the company’s actions, he says: “These individuals have no responsibility because a celebrity has no knowledge and no duty to monitor a company’s activities and check if their products are officially imported or not. We couldn’t expect anything from institutions, how can we expect anything from a celebrity? Their job situation requires them to advertise for Kourosh Company one day and another company the next day. In my opinion, if we want to blame the advertisers, the first person to blame is the municipality that installed the advertising billboard for this company. Of course, from a general perspective, it was not even the municipality’s duty to examine all the documents of these individuals. The municipality also had a billboard for advertising and provided it to this company. At the same stage of advertising, the authorities

In the end, he criticizes the decision to ban the import of goods over $600, saying: “For a whole year, the only luxury phones that were banned from import were Samsung and iPhone, and they didn’t even give this privilege to importers who had put in the effort and imported phones for several years. Who were the mobile phone sellers who were exporters that this directive was approved? The exporters were big players who would export using any trick and were looking for ways to not sell their currency to the central bank, and were after higher prices and fulfilling their commitments. And which product was easier to sell than the iPhone? It’s not a problem to import iPhones, but did they bring in quality iPhones? The iPhone 13 was released two years ago, where are they importing the iPhone 13 from? Is the main importer bringing it in? No, because we didn’t have the privilege. The exporters who were after fulfilling their commitments did this, and of course, the buyers