Those eagerly anticipating this month’s Macworld and the prospects of a smaller iPhone should be careful, as a slew of tiny clones are introducing confusion as they reach store shelves in several countries, especially Thailand.

While silicone case molds have surfaced that allegedly hint at a smaller iPhone in the works very soon (and its all but been confirmed by Apple as a developing product at this point), a rash of similarly-sized dupes made by anonymous southeast Asian firms have added to the confusion and deception.

The devices, spotted here by AppleInsider in Thailand are almost always designed to mimic Apple’s products as closely as possible and share not only the basic design but the branding as well, in some cases directly copying the logo and the “iPhone” labeling on the back, so they can fool even a trained Apple eye.

Their software is also at times familiar and carries a similar layout, down to icons ripped directly from Apple’s interface, and similar functionality as well.

Aside from obvious color changes such as splashes of gold or pink (this is usually the tip-off that they aren’t real Apple gear), these clones are (when switched off) close enough to the original that they may pass for an iPhone “Nano” to the newbie eye.