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                    Text Conversations with an iPhone Thief

   Adam Engst

   At Gothamist, [1]Veronica de Souza shares the tale of texting with the
   thieves who stole her iPhone and tried to get her to unlock it:

     There was something oddly soothing about being in touch with the
     people who'd stolen my phone. Instead of it disappearing into the
     ether, I knew more or less where it was, and thanks to these texts,
     I knew that it was a source of frustration to the people who'd
     gotten their hands on it. As the texts escalated in complexity and
     rage, I sympathized with their plight. I mean, not enough to unlock
     my phone. But we've all been there ' sometimes you get stuck with a
     difficult project at work.

     In case you find yourself in a similar situation, here are some
     things the guys who stole (or later purchased) my iPhone have told
     me to try to get me to unlock it.

   Should you suffer an iPhone theft, immediately [2]mark the iPhone as
   lost and [3]wipe it remotely, but do not remove it from Find My. You
   probably won't get it back, but you might get to annoy the thieves.

   [4]Read original article

References

   1. https://gothamist.com/news/things-the-guys-who-stole-my-phone-have-texted-me-to-try-to-get-me-to-unlock-it
   2. https://support.apple.com/en-us/101593
   3. https://support.apple.com/en-us/104978#erasedevice
   4. https://gothamist.com/news/things-the-guys-who-stole-my-phone-have-texted-me-to-try-to-get-me-to-unlock-it

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