Apple id previous owner check

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Apple id previous owner check

I found one iPhone that had iCloud lock on it. I used one Ebay auction that offered service to find out previous owner Apple ID contact info. I was able to contact the previous owner and return the phone.

I own tech repair shop and I'm thinking to offer this service to some of my customers also who have iCloud locked phone.

But I want to be sure that is this service even legal that they are offering on eBay (Apple ID previous check - name, email, phone number, address)?

iPhone 5c, iOS 9.3.1

Posted on Sep 17, 2016 4:11 AM

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Answer 1

zinacef

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Sep 17, 2016 10:32 AM in response to Tolema

Sounds dubious in my opinion. Reach out to Apple Support (link at bottom of the page) to find out further.

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Sep 17, 2016 10:35 AM in response to Tolema

Well, it's an invasion of privacy at the very least. And not sure how they would get the information they supplied to you without hacking something. As zinacef said, it is dubious at best.

Cheers,

GB

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Tolema Author

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Sep 18, 2016 5:49 AM in response to gail from maine

Yes I think so too. They want IMEI and UDID code to check this info.

But I can see that it can be valuable information if it helps to get back your iPhone or contact previous owner to delete account if accidentally stayed On after buying device.

Maybe just find out phone number and email address and not give out names and addresses to my customers.

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