NEWS: Putting your iPhone in the microwave will COOK it, not charge it: Apple urges users not to fall for convincing internet hoax... too late for many (Video)

Fake advertisements claiming iPhones can be charged by putting them in the microwave have caught out unwary users whose phones have been set on fire or left a smoking ruin when they've tried it.

Apple has been frantically trying to hose down the ad by internet pranksters 4-Chan, Tweeting warnings that it is a hoax and asking followers to urgently retweet the message.

'Heard of #AppleWave? IT'S A HOAX & WILL DESTROY YOUR IPHONE,' said a Tweet from the Apple iOS Support account. 'Please help spread the word!'

The warning came to late for many who fell for the convincing mock-up ad.

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