hello in case of a stealing what people can do after it was locked ? i’m seeing everywhere people saying they can unlock icloud bla-bla-bla surely a lot of scams but is it really 100% ? I also see people mentioning long time like 9-15 days, probably because they’re trying to phish the owner i’ve also seen techniques where they send fake bills to apple but i don’t think apple can fall in is kind of traps the last thing I see is people “who knows someone who can replace the chip” but since the ID is in the soc and soc/motherboard is worth the price of the phone … and even if they can bypass it it will be network locks so why steal iphones in 2023 ?
Most stolen phones end up in Shenzen China and stripped for parts or in the hands of a scammer that will try to trick the original owner into unlocking the phone via blackmail, threats, or phishing. Others wait to see your passcode then steal them so they can hijack your iCloud account. There was a short documentary on where the phones go. I don’t recall where so saw it.