Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it
gothamist.com
Don’t fall for these texts from scammers trying to crack into your stolen phone.

This is a very entertaining and educational article, giving insights into the methods used by thiefs to try and get access to your phone data.

I don’t like Apple but it’s great that their security is so good when it comes to this.

  • SeaJ@lemm.eeEnglish
    42·
    5 months ago

    You can fairly easily factory reset phones from both. While you can report your phone as stolen and the IMEI will be blacklisted on US carriers, it would probably work fine abroad.

    • DrinkMonkey@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      For iPhones, if you have Find My turned on, you can’t activate the device without the iCloud password, unless the owner removes the device from their iCloud account. Which is what the scammers are trying to get her to do here.

      • SeaJ@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        Sorry. When I said “both,” I meant Google and Samsung. Apple definitely has better security, ocassionally to an annoying extent.