Received message after iPhone was stolen

Why did you remove it!? You should have researched it first before doing so! Right now your stolen iPhone is theirs and it’s too late!

So I lost my phone back in march and I have been getting threatening messages as well. Yesterday I received an email from apple saying activation lock is requesting your password ( it was a legit email from apple) what does this email mean? How did they get to this step if the activation lock is still on?

I got the same exact text message today. My stupid *** caved in bc I panicked. Instead of researching I quickly removed it. Does this mean they have access to my data now? I am not getting any answers from Apple. Please help

I confirmed with apple and showed it to them Via screen share, it was sent from apple. I think you misunderstood what kinda email I got. It was sent from a verified apple id, see the email below

from:Find My <noreply@email.apple.com>to:XXX@gmail.com

date:Apr 7, 2024, 1:45 AMsubject:Activation Lock is requesting your password on

iPhone.mailed-by:email.apple.com

signed-by:email.apple.com

Activation Lock is requesting your password on iPhone (iPhone 15 Pro Max).For your security, Activation Lock requires your Apple ID and password or your device passcode before anyone can reactivate and use your device. It’s 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.Forgot your password?

Learn how to reset your Apple ID password.

Gave 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 marked as missing.

Re: “… I think that if I ever have my phone lost/stolen, the contact information in the message would be for a police station …”

Great idea !!!

For a legit “misplaced” device, A “throwaway” Google Voice number - pre-setup and ready to use - can be very useful “telephony firewall” in these sorts of situations.

Bob:

Question: While the theives can def reset - wiping all data - and reuse the phone …

… is the on-device still not protected by the presumably still-secret passcode up to the “wiping point” ???

The re

I got this same email today. What eventually happens? First it was the Apple Pay text, then the yo!! Trying to help you erase before its sold to the black market, then the death threat, and today this email.

How many more days of harassment until they stop?!

Yo Im sorry I had same happened to me and came here before keep going and luckily saw this …

so how many more messages until they get tired? Anyone knows if they can use the parts or apple has already blocked the parts to be repurposed? Else I wonder what’s the percentage of those iPhones that are never ever going to be used

I got the same email and now receive another text ~ when did they stopped txting?

Your old phone is recycled by us, we are just recycling merchants, we are not the ones who steal your phone, if you don't remove it, your old phone motherboard will be sold to other customers, maybe they will hack your phone or steal your credit card, or contact your family, so we recommend you remove it as soon as possible so we can restore the factory Settings and erase all data.

I received a similar message a few days ago from a number with a +44 country code. The message mentioned how my Erase my iphone didn't work because they had jailbroken my phone. I was told my phone contained my email address, my banking information and other personal details.

A snippet of the message:

I’m telling you this because the phone is going be auctioned on the black market with your personal information and everything about you that you had on it. all your info including your phone number, address, everything will be cloned.

This actually got me worried that my personal info would be leaked.

Now the person is trying to get me to delete and unlink this device from my Apple ID...

What should I do?

L0stnSpace wrote:

Someone in China has texted me that they bought my stolen iPhone. Apparently, it’s been jail broken and they have all my info. The phone has been removed from my device list. How should I handle this issue?

Below is their text to me:

Yo!!

Iv’e bought an iPhone 14 Pro Max I’m using, it have your messages, emails, cards, bank, notes and personal information on it even your SIM # that you transferred, I get your calls. It was not erased. Did you made an insurance claim?

The erase request you made didn’t work, it was connected on wifi in china then got jailbreak and still saying pending it wont erase remotely.

I’m telling you this because the phone is going be auctioned on the black market with your personal information and everything about you that you had on it. all your info including your phone number, address, everything will be cloned.

That’s why I’m telling you to so you can REMOVE IT from your device list and I will factory reset it manually and remove the number.

To remove it, Open the “Find My” App. its on your home screen,

Then go to devices,

Click the old device and hit

“REMOVE THIS DEVICE”.

at the bottom.  

Concurrently, Apple Pay sent me this:

 Apple Pay:

Your iPhone 14 Pro Max is trying to pay with Apple Pay in China to ensure the safety of your accounts. Please use “Find My” APP to remove your Apple id and cancel your payment method as soon as possible. This will unbind your apple id from another device.

Apple Support

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I also received a similar text today and an SMS text from “Apple”. My phone was stolen on August 3rd and I immediately put it in lost mode but I did remove from trusted devices in settings. I was worried removing it from trusted devices will give access and I’m still worried now since I’m receiving texts but I was told by my carrier that as long as I keep it in lost mode and don’t remove from Find My, the phone is basically useless as it is blocked. I am assuming that probably is the case based on the texts that keeps asking me to remove it from my account but was it a bad move on my end to remove from trusted devices? It’s still in lost mode now and the esim has since been transferred to my new phone and the phone is blacklisted, but I’m worried and wondering how they got my number.

Ive gotten the exact same message but I’ve never lost a phone. The only phone I am not using is my old one which is lying around at home.

I’ve been getting these messages from numerous numbers from the Philippines (+63..)

Is there anything I can do against these never stopping texts????!!

Did you ask for evidence? Did thay send anything?

I am in the same situation :(

They have been sending me threatening messages tonight. How would they have got my number?