I had lost my iPhone 6 few days ago in India.I got an alert today that it has been found. The map shows a location of Maxico. After 3 hours i found that the device is missing from my devices on find my iPhone.
What to do ?
iPhone 6s
The alert may not have been from Apple. Scammers are sending text messages and emails to trick people into going to phishing websites to get your Apple ID and password.
Identifying fraudulent "phishing" email - Apple Support
Either way, it sounds like the thieves were somehow able to log into your iCloud account and remove the phone. There's no way to remotely add it back on once it's been deleted. You asked what to do? Get a new phone.
but i got an email alert not text, How could someone get to know my id from a locked phone ?
If they were able to remove it from your iCloud account, then they know your AppleID and password. Login to https://appleid.apple.com and change your password immediately.
You might also want to go ahead and set up two step verification as well to safeguard against such things in the future: Frequently asked questions about two-step verification for Apple ID - Apple Support
I had lost my iPhone 6 few days ago.
