Has my stolen iPhone been hacked?

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Has my stolen iPhone been hacked?

I had my iPhone 12 PRO stolen at the end of December. Through iCloud, I marked my iPhone as lost almost straight away. A month later, I got a notification that my phone had connected to iCloud at a location in Romania (I live in Ireland). Once i had set up a new phone, I tried to erase my iPhone 12 PRO and that is pending. Today I got this text message, which I am assuming is fake, can anyone confirm please?

Many Thanks,

Claire

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iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 8, 2023 9:13 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 8, 2023 9:18 AM in response to Criminal26364

Thanks of the prompt reply folks! Is there anything else I can do? I'm a bit paranoid that two months on they are still trying to access my phone.

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Answer 2

Feb 8, 2023 9:24 AM in response to Criminal26364

VERY common scam.

The crooks got your phone number from your SIM (before you deactivated it w/ your carrier)

Now they are spear-phishing you in hopes of getting you to reveal your creds so they can recover and reactivate the phone AND get the “bonus” of controlling your AppleID too.

Delete and reveal nothing.

You’ll probably encounter more in the coming months, so remain vigilant.

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Answer 3

Feb 8, 2023 9:15 AM in response to Criminal26364

Yes, it is indeed a scam/fake message. The message is from someone that has your phone, and they are hoping you provide your Apple ID and password.

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Answer 4

Feb 8, 2023 9:16 AM in response to Criminal26364

It is a scam. Do not reply to it and do not provide any private information to the scammers.

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