Stolen iPhone is in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; what can I do?

WakeUpMaggieMay Said:

"Stolen iPhone is in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; what can I do?: How many others has this happened to?! This is clearly an organized crime effort and the phone are being sent to this location. Is there anything to be done? I did file a police report."

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Thank you for the screenshot.

Troubleshooting an iPhone Sting:

If the police decide to follow through with it, then they will. As from your end, you should secure all of your account credentials. Read the following...

Secure your Info:

If concerned for device access, then (A)verify your devices, and (B)secure your account. Open a new eMail addressee d use that for your Apple ID.

1. Verify your Devices:

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

then...

2. Modify your Credentials:

Having been stollen, someone lily has your credentials. So, by all means, modifying them.

• 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

III. Report Items to Apple:

So, report phone call's and messages info to Apple and others. Use my User: Using the Photos App to Report Scams - User Tip

My phone was also stolen in London last month and now shows it is in Shenzen.

I am planning to go there as my data is quite important I need to get it back.

Let me know what was your phone model and what was it like?

Phone stole in London !! Now it is in China, Nanyuan Road, Shenzhen, China !! - clearly the U.K. Police won’t go chasing but Apple definitely should investigate further.

Hello~ Don’t remove it from your Apple ID or Find My. Click on below…

If your iPhone or iPad is lost or stolen - Apple Support

You will never see your iPhone again. That message is a scammer trying to get you to give them access to it.

~Katana-San~

My phone was stolen 2w ago in London and it is exactly on that same location!

My iPhone 15 Pro max has been stolen 2weeks ago from London and now it’s showing in exact same location - Shenzhen , China . Can this be investigated ?

Mine in exactly same place - prob in same box as yours ;-)

My iPhone 15 Pro Max, stolen in Paris. A few days in Marocco they tried to get my codes then Ghenzen Huafa south road.

looks like a big organisation, many phones end there.

Stolen by gipsies in Paris then Maghreb then China. International gangs I think as they did not manage to unblock it they are now going to get valuable parts for reconditioners. It should disappear very soon.

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Thousands of stolen phones arrive each day at a huge remanufacturing plant in Shenzhen China.

Thieves have found out that it is much easier and faster to sell the phone to a "fence" for instant cash than it is to try to sell the phone to another user.

It has been stated multiple times that Apple does not get involved with lost or stolen phones, so you should not expect participation from Apple. The police will rarely do any more than keep a report on file of thefts.

On the plus side, Apple is looking at ways to make it more difficult to use iPhone parts to remanufacture phones.

Hello~ Yes…something “dodgy” is going on. There is big business in stealing iPhones.

If your iPhone or iPad is lost or stolen - Apple Support

~Katana-San~

Vivalasvegas123 Said:

"my phone was stolen in las vegas a week ago now it's in china, [...] it"

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Erase this:

Using Find My, erase the phone: Erase a Device in Find Devices on iCloud.com - Apple Support. Note that one is is erased, it is erased. No one can recover it --not even authorities.

Vivalasvegas123 Said:

"my phone was stolen in las vegas a week ago now it's in china, [...]it"

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Erase with Find My:

If you are confident you'll never get it back, then you should erase it with Find My.

Pascoool Said:

"My iPhone 15 Pro Max, stolen in Paris. A few days in Marocco they tried to get my codes then Ghenzen Huafa south road. looks like a big organisation, many phones end there. Stolen by gipsies in Paris then Maghreb then China. International gangs I think as they did not manage to unblock it they are now going to get valuable parts for reconditioners. It should disappear very soon."

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Secure your info, and erase this device.

My phone is at the exact location.. same location. Its a Iphone 15 pro max.. a brand new phone..