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Just remember to never remove the stolen iPhone from Find My, the thieves will try everything to convince you to do so.
by GaggiX 2y ago
Just remember to never remove the stolen iPhone from Find My, the thieves will try everything to convince you to do so.
- Gigachad 2y agoApple also fixed this a while back. If your GPS location is away from home, starting a wipe actually sets a timer where you have to Face ID and enter the password in an hour to actually do the wipe.
- theultdev 2y agoHow do they try to convince you? Like when they're taking it from you, or do they contact you later somehow? If it's when they are taking it, why do they try to convince you instead of forcing you since they are already using force to take it? If it's the latter, how do they contact you if you don't have a phone?
- shepherdjerred 2y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40578460 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40578460
- Kirby64 2y agoThey contact you later (weeks or months later). And it’s contacting your phone number to attempt to convince you to unlink it, usually with some sob story or threat. They know the phones are worth way way less if they are blacklisted, so they’ll try all sorts of tricks. Apparently it’ll sometimes get sold and passed down to other scammers who try different tactics. See this article on what that can look like: https://www.phonearena.com/news/stolen-iphone-scams-how-to-protect-your-iphone_id154852 https://www.phonearena.com/news/stolen-iphone-scams-how-to-p...