[johnnyboiog88]

I planned to try and DNA an iPhone 13 from an Amazon store outside of my country to try to avoid the OTP as I have heard this can be a way of getting around it, however on this particular Amazon page says
"This product has an IMEI serial number that uniquely identifies the device. In the event that you do not receive your item and in order to combat potential fraud , Amazon may have its unique 'IMEI' serial number deactivated, and declared in the loss and theft databases, in order to to prevent fraudulent use or resale. No action is required on your part. The serial number will potentially only be used to combat any fraudulent activity associated with the missing item."

I understand it says "may have" but I was just wondering how often would you say this occurs?

I honestly don't think it occurs.  At least in NA, never had an issue.

I had a feeling that might have been the case, typically just to try to scare people I guess? Worst case scenario is I DNA it, if it gets blacklisted I simply just return it? Would they be able to tell its blacklisted (if that did occur) on return?