My iPhone 13 is in "lost mode". It is now locked to the owner and the iphone has been lost and erased. What should I do?

Help me!!! I was scammed by my friend. I lent him my phone and he logged into someone else's icloud and I couldn't log out. After 2 months my phone suddenly got locked 😭😭😭

It says "iphone locked to owner" and "lost and erased".

What do I have to do to unlock my phone? Can it be unlocked?

iPhone 13, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 16, 2024 7:01 AM

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Posted on Feb 16, 2024 10:36 AM

kristyiee wrote:

if i could have contacted him, i wouldn't be posting here 😭

Your only hope is to take the purchase receipt to the nearest Apple store/or contact Apple suport and see what they an do.

Don't have the receipt, then the phone is useless - recycle it.

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Feb 16, 2024 9:20 AM in response to kristyiee

kristyiee wrote:

Help me!!! I was scammed by my friend. I lent him my phone and he logged into someone else's icloud and I couldn't log out. After 2 months my phone suddenly got locked 😭😭😭
It says "iphone locked to owner" and "lost and erased".
What do I have to do to unlock my phone? Can it be unlocked?
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/ae81d9a2-52a8-470b-9ad9-c97014d0bb3c

Contact your friend.

Feb 16, 2024 11:00 AM in response to razmee209

my country doesn't have apple store, only retail stores so i contacted apple support yesterday.

i went to the storw where i bought the phone to ask for the receipt. i just bought it in August 2023 😢 now it's locked.

but i heard that if the iPhone is in "lost mode", Apple cannot support unlocking.

i was pretty confused about that, so i posted this. maybe i'll wait for Apple to respond.


anyway thank you for replying me, have a nice day!!



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