@[email protected] to United [email protected] • 11 months agoNearly two-fifths of robberies in London last year were for mobile phoneswww.theguardian.commessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up138
arrow-up138external-linkNearly two-fifths of robberies in London last year were for mobile phoneswww.theguardian.com@[email protected] to United [email protected] • 11 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-square520linkfedilink2•edit-211 months agoThe owner tries to call the number from another phone, usually a mobile. The hope is that the phone was misplaced and not stolen.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoSo the owner calls the phone, which is answered by the thief who pretends to be Apple? Interesting.
minus-square520linkfedilink3•edit-211 months agoThey don’t necessarily have to answer. They can just note the number that appears on-screen and text it later from a different device. Usually the next step for the owner is to try get into their Apple ID to access the lost phone functions. That’s where the texts come in.
The owner tries to call the number from another phone, usually a mobile. The hope is that the phone was misplaced and not stolen.
So the owner calls the phone, which is answered by the thief who pretends to be Apple?
Interesting.
They don’t necessarily have to answer. They can just note the number that appears on-screen and text it later from a different device.
Usually the next step for the owner is to try get into their Apple ID to access the lost phone functions. That’s where the texts come in.