Receiving messages from supposedly stolen iPhone
My phone got pickpocketed in London on Boxing Day 2024. It was an iPhone 15 pro. While it was still in London, I received two texts - 1. Saying it was going in islington and to click on a link , which I ignored. 2. Another text saying the London police have found the phone and click a link.. again I ignored it.
two months go by and I get a text from Apply Pay
Apple Pay Security Alert
Dear Apple User,
We have detected unusual payment activity through your iPhone 15 Pro using Apple Pay in China. To protect your account security, please complete the following steps immediately:
Remove Device Association
‣ Open the "Find My" app
‣ Select your Apple ID device list
‣ Choose "Remove This Device"
This notification will expire in 72 hours for security purposes.
Apple Support
and a follow up message
Apple Pay Security Notification
Your Apple ID is being used to modify Apple Pay settings. This account recently signed in to iCloud on another iPhone.
If you did not make this change:
‣ Open the "Find My" app
‣ Select your Apple ID device list
‣ Choose "Remove This Device"
Apple Support
they kindly included pictorial on how to remove device, how sweet of them.
then I received another text from a number in the Philippines
Yo!
Iv’e bought an iPhone 15 Pro 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.
also another pictorial included.
I just replied ‘ I should trust you? You bought a stolen phone’
ive read those having similar experiences .. I shouldn’t have anything to worry about as long as I don’t share the passcode, Apple ID ( passwords have been reset) and never ever remove device is that right?
