A person’s iPhone is stolen. A little later the device reappears 3200 km away. The thief had the clever idea of taking the iPhone to a repair shop.
A user had their phone stolen after sending it to an eBay seller for repairs. The thief broke into the retailer’s mailbox and stole the device. However, the thief made a mistake: he took the iPhone to a repair shop, which helped the real owner get his phone back.
Thief takes the cell phone to be repaired and does not deactivate the tracking
The user explained on Reddit that he had bought an old iPhone from a friend, but the back was damaged. Because the repair at Apple was too expensive for him, he looked for a recommended eBay shop. But on the way there in the mail, the iPhone disappeared.
Now the thief made two mistakes:
This made it easy to locate the shop where the thief had taken his cell phone. He himself explains in his reddit post (via dexerto.com):
The location indicated that it was at a ‘Fix it’ store in Brooklyn, NY, but I found that the store was unreliable and often sold stolen phones. I tried to file a police report over the phone, but the Brooklyn police weren’t very helpful and said I couldn’t file a report over the phone.
Instead, he contacted the repair shop directly and explained the theft. He then sent a friend of his who worked at Apple to confirm his identity. This is how he got his cell phone back.
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