London mayor and Met police commissioner say manufacturers must make phones less attractive to thieves
  • 520@kbin.social
    2·
    2 years ago

    The owner tries to call the number from another phone, usually a mobile. The hope is that the phone was misplaced and not stolen.

    • frazorth@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      So the owner calls the phone, which is answered by the thief who pretends to be Apple?

      Interesting.

      • 520@kbin.social
        3·
        2 years ago

        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.