Originally Posted by UserInVa

I was recently at the Verizon store and the reps there told me I had water damage in my BB. The BB has never been in water and I've had it for less than a year. I was also told that my previous phone had water damage and that phone had never seen water either and I had that phone for less than a year.

Is "water damage" a scam? Is it really possible to get water damage when the phone has never been dropped in water, ever? Are these phones/BBs so cheaply made that humidity or a few rain drops causes water damage?