Grifting Scammers looking to capitalise on people seeking privacy

Just a heads-up to all working on their degoogling process!

Today someone mentioned a company called "Above Phone" in another sub while talking about degoogling.

I looked them up and holy scam, Batman!

They tell you "our phones" are this, "Above phones" are that... privacy, security, blah blah blah...

...they are buying Pixels, unboxing them, installing Graphene (and god knows what else they are doing...), and then shipping them to you at a HUGE markup! I see Pixel 8s for like 850 euros??

Their website appears professional and legit, albeit covered in AI crap... easy to get lured in...

It seems they also source laptops from somewhere, install Linux (no idea which distro), and sell those as well at massive markups.

Please be careful out there! If you're going to go for an alternative OS, please either install it yourself or if you need help, make sure the one helping you is 100% trustworthy!