Thief in Mexico has my phone

Needhelp805 Said:

"Thief in Mexico has my phone: I’m in the USA and my phone is in tj Mexico the thief has my phone and is asking for my Apple ID which of course I’m not going to give to them but I have the thief’s phone number and gps location of my phone tracking it is their anything I can do to make the thief’s life more difficult and possibly get my phone back?"

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Securing your Account:

Having been suspiciously scammed, someone may have your credentials. So, do three Things:

A. Re-Associate All Devices:

Disassociate all devices from your Apple Account, first.  Sign out of iCloud on all of your devices.. Go here to check the devices associated to your account: Check your Apple ID Device list to See where you're Signed in - Apple Support. Then, log in to your Apple iCloud Account on each device.

B. Verify Your Devices:

Verify that your the devices logged in to your account or officially yours, by using this link: Check your Apple ID Device List to See where you're Signed in - Apple Support

C. Consider Modifying your Credentials:

By all means, consider modifying your credentials, starting with a new password.

• Modify: your login credentials (Using Both a New eMail and a New Password for each and all sites)
• Associate: a different method of payment to your account
• Enable: Two-Factor Authentication for Apple ID and for all other accounts that have such an applicable option.

D. Change the Password and Passcode:

• Mac: Change or Reset the Password of a macOS User Account in macOS Mojave or Earlier - Apple Support
• iPhone: Change your Passcode or Passcode Settings - Apple Support

What to do: If your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch is lost or stolen – Apple Support

Eg Step 3 says:

Report your missing device to local law enforcement

Law enforcement might request the serial number of your device. 

Find the serial number.

You from the USA with regards to a thief in Mexico with your property? No, there really is nothing you can do, not practically anyway. Law enforcement in this side of the border won’t do anything about a stolen smart phone located in Mexico. Apple won’t get involved at all as they don’t get involved with people’s lost or stolen personal property. They don’t take reports of such things and they don’t actively do anything about such situations.

You have a current location that indicates Find My is online and tracking. So now would be the time to execute a remote erase if you want to ensure your own data is secure.

Leave your device listed as a trusted device at https://appleid.apple.com/ so activation lock keeps it from being activated and used, and report the theft to your USA carrier. The USA carriers operate a USA universal blacklist service, and that blacklist database is honored by all Canadian and Mexican carriers as well.

Thats my suggestion anyway.

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