iPhone Stolen - Find my iPhone

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Any tips?

Have tried remote erase that fails..

Lost mode gives below..

A sound was played on iPhone 11 Pro
A sound was played on iPhone 11 Pro on 28 December 2020.
Use the Find My app on an iPhone, iPad or Mac, or visit icloud.com/find to take additional action.

Activation Lock is requesting your password on iPhone XS (iPhone XS).
For your security, Activation Lock requires your Apple ID and password, or your device passcode, before anyone can reactivate and use your device. It is enabled automatically when you enable Find My. If you are setting up this device, simply enter your Apple ID and password in the fields provided.
 
If they switched it off then you can't erase it. But neither can they get into it. Anything they do will erase it first if they can somehow get into it. Best case is they strip it for parts.
 
R13... said:
If they switched it off then you can't erase it. But neither can they get into it. Anything they do will erase it first if they can somehow get into it. Best case is they strip it for parts.
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That is what i assume as well..

Activation Lock is requesting your password on iPhone 11 Pro (iPhone 11 Pro).

For your security, Activation Lock requires your Apple ID and password, or your device passcode, before anyone can reactivate and use your device. It is enabled automatically when you enable Find My. If you are setting up this device, simply enter your Apple ID and password in the fields provided.

But if they doing above doesn't that mean Phone is on and they trying to Login?
 
BigBear said:


Already got the last couple of iPhone 12 Pro in the Garden Route.. Luckily was due for an upgrade..

Still waiting on insurance..

Phones blacklisted with MTN & Cell C..
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Dont click on any links you get via SMS, its the thieves sending you a link to a fake apple login page, thats how they get access.
 
6spdmanual said:
I don’t get why Apple allows for their devices to be able to be turned off even when locked. Defeats the purpose of the Find My feature if you ask me.
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I was thinking of this and thought maybe they make it so in case your device freezes and you need to force reboot it.
 
6spdmanual said:
I don’t get why Apple allows for their devices to be able to be turned off even when locked. Defeats the purpose of the Find My feature if you ask me.
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Not only Apple.

I have a Redmi 9 running Android 10 and I can turn my phone off by just holding in the power button even when locked. The OP actually made me try it and then I saw from your post Apple allows this too!
 
Rickster said:
Dont click on any links you get via SMS, its the thieves sending you a link to a fake apple login page, thats how they get access.
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Noticed that..

Code: 
?FlND MY lPHONE

lost lPhone has been found View Location : https://

To track or lock device in offline mode visit : https://

Apple Support Team ?



Bruce moss

Didn't click on Link and Changed passwords and everything already..

Anyway..
 
The_Donkey said:
Not only Apple.

I have a Redmi 9 running Android 10 and I can turn my phone off by just holding in the power button even when locked. The OP actually made me try it and then I saw from your post Apple allows this too!
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Yup they either put it on Flight mode from Control / Notification centre on Lock screen..

Have disabled that on new iPhone..

Or they just switch it off..

So far just getting those phishing sms every now and then seems to orignate from Moscow..

And these Activation lock messages..

Code: 
Activation Lock is requesting your password on iPhone 11 Pro (iPhone 11 Pro).
For your security, Activation Lock requires your Apple ID and password, or your device passcode, before anyone can reactivate and use your device. It is enabled automatically when you enable Find My. If you are setting up this device, simply enter your Apple ID and password in the fields provided.
Forgotten your password?
Learn how to reset your Apple ID password.

Have you given this device to someone else?
Learn what you can do to help them set up the device and what to do before selling or giving away a device in the future.

iPhone lost or stolen?
Put your device in Lost Mode to ensure it is clearly flagged as missing.
 
I had this happen early this year. I even got a phone call from someone at "iStore Sandton" requesting I give the password over the phone. I got emails from a few email addresses for about three months along the lines of:

Its Muhammed here, i was sold an iphone Xs on the street why looking in the phone i saw it have your email as the apple id, so here is the deal, cape town we sell it as parts to fix other phones (screen and battery) for about R3000, which i got the phone for R1000 and it profits me R2000, as human i want to do the right thing buy talking to you... im ready to give you R3000 for the passcode so you dont run at lost i know what it takes to loss a phone.. please email me back ASAP your cell number for the ewallet or account number, but firstly you have to give me the passcode, so its up to you or not, think about it you have until tomorrow by noon to decide.
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The screen was cracked and the battery health was under 75% so the spares weren't worth much.

That was in May, they continued requesting/begging/threatening for the Apple ID until August, which is when I assume they either scrapped it or stripped it for parts.
 
[XC] Oj101 said:
I had this happen early this year. I even got a phone call from someone at "iStore Sandton" requesting I give the password over the phone. I got emails from a few email addresses for about three months along the lines of:



The screen was cracked and the battery health was under 75% so the spares weren't worth much.

That was in May, they continued requesting/begging/threatening for the Apple ID until August, which is when I assume they either scrapped it or stripped it for parts.
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My 6s was stolen last year December. Never been on since. I try check it on find my iPhone and the last location known is still from the place it got stolen from.
 
BigBear said:
Any tips?

Have tried remote erase that fails..

Lost mode gives below..

A sound was played on iPhone 11 Pro
A sound was played on iPhone 11 Pro on 28 December 2020.
Use the Find My app on an iPhone, iPad or Mac, or visit icloud.com/find to take additional action.

Activation Lock is requesting your password on iPhone XS (iPhone XS).
For your security, Activation Lock requires your Apple ID and password, or your device passcode, before anyone can reactivate and use your device. It is enabled automatically when you enable Find My. If you are setting up this device, simply enter your Apple ID and password in the fields provided.
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Set the phone to erase, at some point they will turn it on and it will run the erase.

Remove that iPhone from ALL your stuff:
- iCloud Account
- Bank Account(s)
- Google Account
- Microsoft Account etc....

Also ignore all SMS claiming be Find My iPhone with a shady link.
Tell anyone who was in your Emergency Contact list to ignore those Phishing SMSs to. When my Xs Max got stolen I discovered that some family members and friends got the Phishing SMSs to because they were in the emergency contacts.
 
Tsepz_GP said:
Set the phone to erase, at some point they will turn it on and it will run the erase.

Remove that iPhone from ALL your stuff:
- iCloud Account
- Bank Account(s)
- Google Account
- Microsoft Account etc....

Also ignore all SMS claiming be Find My iPhone with a shady link.
Tell anyone who was in your Emergency Contact list to ignore those Phishing SMSs to. When my Xs Max got stolen I discovered that some family members and friends got the Phishing SMSs to because they were in the emergency contacts.
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Thanks

Done all of the above just FNB and insurance that is a hassle now..

Had to make a R300 payment via EFT from FNB app to authorise and phone Fraud to remove old phone..

Standard Bank all done via app / email
 
BigBear said:
Thanks

Done all of the above just FNB and insurance that is a hassle now..

Had to make a R300 payment via EFT from FNB app to authorise and phone Fraud to remove old phone..

Standard Bank all done via app / email
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Great! Shame man, is insurance working fast?

I hope you had backed up as often as possible lol, nothing more annoying and inconvenient than losing a phone, makes you realise how much of your life was on that thing.
 
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