Isn't that some high level kind of fraud? At the same time, I think it would easily be caught, so I'm a little confused if it's incompetence or maybe a mistake?

Isn't that some high level kind of fraud? At the same time, I think it would easily be caught, so I'm a little confused if it's incompetence or maybe a mistake? Does that mean they bribed somebody working at a factory? I'm not sure what could be gained by this. Having an "untraceable", replaceable phone? Wouldn't those be easily blacklisted once it's discovered?