Google locks accounts of hundreds behind resale of Pixel smartphones

The Google customers had all bought the phones from the company’s Project Fi mobile carrier, and had them shipped directly to a reseller in New Hampshire, a US state with virtually no sales tax. In return, the reseller split the profit with the customers.

The Google customers had all bought the phones from the company’s Project Fi mobile carrier, and had them shipped directly to a reseller in New Hampshire, a US state with virtually no sales tax. In return, the reseller split the profit with the customers.