Stolen phone / receiving messages from Apple that they found it

Hello,

3 weeks ago i was in Paris with my friends and the iPhone of one of them was stolen. we went to the police station and they took everything they need as info and i guess the case ended there.

Now, 3 weeks later, my friend is receiving messages such as "Your lost iPhone is connected to the internet. A location has been found. (+1 (902) 8xx-xxxx) "; "Dear customer, Our system has detected that new SIM card has been inserted into your lost iPhone", again from the same number. The link they put is findmy-phone.i********

The last message she received is from a person called Alice from Apple support asking my friend if she is the owner of the phone.

Could you please tell us if this is a scam or not ?

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