Co-worker had his stolen from the gym. Reported it stolen - and thus it locked itself. Got contacted from guy in Russia who was PISSED that the phone he paid $$

Co-worker had his stolen from the gym. Reported it stolen - and thus it locked itself. Got contacted from guy in Russia who was PISSED that the phone he paid $$$ for was locked. Co-worker said "no way in hell am I going to unlock" phone. Got pictures of smashed iPhone. Granted, the "end user" got burnt, not the thief... but the end result is the stolen phone was worthless. Co-worker is out an uninsured, stolen iPhone... the purchaser is out a phone purchase on eBay (I presume).