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I locked my stolen iphone 5 at icloud

hi everyone i lost my iphone 5 with ios 7,0.1 two weeks ago and i went icloud to lock it and i add a personal msg to it that if anyone finds it should call me with a phone number...now someone called me that hes seen the phone and its asking for activation email and password (this means my icloud lock worked) hes demanding a huge amount of money for the exchange of the phone and i dont have . i want to know if he can bypass the activation and use the phone.

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.1

Posted on Nov 4, 2013 7:11 PM

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gail from maine

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Posted on Nov 4, 2013 7:15 PM

Hi culture.bii,

No, the thief basically has a brick on their hands. With the new security measures on iOS 7, there is no way the thief can ever use the phone. Don't erase it whatever you do. They have a useless paperweight. Tell them congratulations if they call you again. They have a useless item that is worth absolutely nothing....

And extortion is illegal, by the way. I would get the police in touch with your extrordinarily stupid thief....

Sorry you don't have your phone, but you can be rest assured that neither does the immoral pig who stole it from you....

Cheers,

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Mar 25, 2014 10:01 AM in response to gail from maine

You are wrong. You CAN unlock it with proof of purchase. If you forgot your ID/Pass and unable to retrieve it.

Mar 25, 2014 10:26 AM in response to BobbleBee

Explain that to all of the people who posted that they took a proof of purchase to Apple and Apple refused to release Activation Lock. Including the one who wanted to access their deceased spouse's phone.

And proof of purchase of a 2nd hand phone is WORTHLESS. Even if you purchased it "legitimately" that is not proof that you are not buying stolen property.

Mar 25, 2014 12:07 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

http://mdforum.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=15448&stc=1&d=1388973772

Enough proof?

For 2nd hand, yes, but I stated already that this is for people who have vaild proof of purchase and forgot their credentials.

Oct 17, 2014 12:35 PM in response to culture.bii

What actually happened? Did you bring the police with you?

Oct 17, 2014 4:13 PM in response to jml.jordan2010

This entire incident happened over two years ago. What is your issue? What help are you seeking? Start a new thread. This one is dead.

Cheers.

I locked my stolen iphone 5 at icloud