Another stolen phone showing up in Shenzhen, China. Are Apple investigating?

Uk_anon40 wrote:

Yes fair point, thanks. I guess there is a gap then as local police wont investigate international crimes but not sure who is responsible. I have since seen that it is common for phones that are locked/ unusable to be sent to Shenzhan for reusing parts.

That is indeed a common thing among organized crime gangs. There is no international police force that has any power to do anything about this once a device leaves the country and China in general does not appear to be doing much if anything to crack down on these gangs. All Apple can do - and they have - is develop things like Activation Lock and component registration to try and make theft of an iPhone less attractive. But there remains enough demand for those parts, even those that cannot be used, to keep such thefts profitable.

There's really nothing any of us can do other than employ the protections Apple offers and get theft insurance, either through AppleCare+ or aftermarket.

Regards.

Apple lacks any authority to do anything. Please report the location to your local police.

Apple does not get involved in the tracking and recovery of stolen iPhones. That is a law enforcement responsibility.

Yes, I’m sorry for the theft and disposition of your iPhone. If you’re in UK, maybe interpol has some interest. But a US company has little if anything it can except say sorry. Apple is working towards making the parting out of the components a much less profitable venture. Think of VIN numbers on components.

Apple is not a law enforcement agency.