You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Stolen iPhone found

My iPhone was stolen and I reported this to the police, Apple etc. My sisters phone number was put on the Lock Screen for contact if the phone was found.

I received an email from apple (find my phone) saying my iPhone had been found in Algeria.

The same day my sister received a message from someone saying that they had bought the phone and reported it to the police once they noticed it was stolen.

Apparently the police have advised the person to drop off the phone at the nearest Apple shop.

my sister said that she would pass the persons details to me to help me get the phone back, but I am dubious about contacting this person (in case this is part of a scam to get my phone number etc) it seems legit but is this normal for the police to advise to drop the phone into Apple? What should my next steps be?

iPhone 11

Posted on Dec 5, 2022 10:18 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Dec 5, 2022 11:41 PM

if it was me then I would expect it to be a fake phishing mail to attempt to get you to unlock activation lock for them

Identify legitimate emails from the App Store or iTunes Store - Apple Support


and

Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

Similar questions

1 reply

Stolen iPhone found

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.