Unless the iPhone has been run over by a truck and is completely destroyed, chances are “broken” iPhones could refer to a broken home button, a cracked display, chips and scratches on the body or something minor whereby the parts can be easily replaced. All the scammers would have to do is take out the non-working parts, throw in new and working parts, put it in a new body, clean it up and they’re good to go. While this could be essentially thought of as a refurbished device, the fact that it could be advertised as new is pretty deceiving.
In any case this is a pretty good eye-opener and you should head on over to How To Arena to check out the whole process. In the mean time we suggest that if you’re looking to get yourself a new iPhone or a refurbished one, getting it from the official channels is probably your safest bet.