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

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

teh same happened to me. My iPhone 15 pro max was stolen from me on 3rd April 2024 while I was in London, at M&S located in Oxford st. Yesterday, I start receiving many text messages saying my iPhone has been jailbroken and that I should remove it from my apple devices. Then more messages telling me that my iPhone is in china and that my stolen iPhone is being recycled by them, a recycling company in China, and should I don’t remove it, they will sell it in the black market and all my information will be hacked.

I opened find my app and it shows my stolen iPhone in Shenzen. Before this and for over a month, I could see It was at Illford, UK.

as recommended by other iPhone users in this forum, I haven’t removed my stolen iPhone and I am not going to remove it.

here are the pics of the location of my stolen iPhone. First pic is of its current location and second pic is from the location it has been for over a month after it was stolen:

ohh and here are the last 2 messages I received from the Chinese “recycling” company :

My phone is in exactly the same location as the screenshot uploaded here. My phone was stolen from London 1st May 2024 at around 21:32pm in Central London next to 224 The Strand in London. It was stolen / snatched from my had by a boy dressed all in black riding and wearing a balaclava with a fast electric bicycle. First couple of days my phone was in Kilburn and Cricklewood in London and then 17th May 2024 my phone was in Shenzen. The location is approximately here in or around this building in Shenzhen.

广东省深圳市福田区南园街道 . Nanyuan Street, Futian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province

My iphone 15 pro was also stolen just two weeks ago by an e-bike thief on West London, and phone is now pinging in Shenzhen Guangdong China. I’ve been reporting the address to Met Police but they never attended the London addresses I gave them, and they now closed my case. Hope Apple and Met Police do something about it!!!!

Hi! I got my phone stolen at a music festival a few weeks ago and have info on it that was not backed up that i need!!!! It is showing up in shenzhen as well. Are you really going? Would you be willing to look for mine as well if so?

My iPhone 13 Pro was stolen in Valencia Spain on 3/17/24, I was pick pocketed on the subway. I erased all data within 30 minutes but have used find my to track every few weeks. It first went to Madrid, then Morocco for a while and just showed up in Shenzhen China last week. I am sure this is an organized gang stealing these. Apple should make the phones where you can erase them and fry them so they are worthless to whomever stole them.

My phone was stolen in New York, and It's now in Shenzhen. Why isn't Apple investigating this? This is for sure my last iPhone bought, as it looks like given how criminals are organized and chase iPhones, it's not safe to use this model. I am going to opt for less desirable phones and keep my data safe by not saving anything on phone. I hope Apple sees decline in sales, and will act on this issue.

my phone was stolen in las vegas a week ago now it's in china, **** it

Yes phone was stolen!in central london. Picked pocketed (iphone14) in Jan 2024 and also on find may iPhone in this same location. Can someone go there and get it back for us?

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My iPhone ( iPhone 15) was stolen in Piccadilly Circus in London 2 months ago and the day before yesterday, my iPhone was in aihua road, shenzhen, guangdong china !

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My phone was stolen in Bristol mid march, three weeks later it was showing in Dubai and today it has moved to China near Shenzhen too! Definitely something dodgy going on.

Hello~ Read my prior posts. These iPhones are stolen and resold …it’s big business.

~Katana-San~

Hello~ Investigated by whom? We are fellow forum members like yourself. Apple doesn’t get involved in stolen devices. It is a big business to steal iPhones and send them overseas.

~Katana-San~

How did it go, did you report it to the police in china?

Me too