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The full cost of both phones was reimbursed. It was covered by Mastercard's purchase protection plan. I lucked out since my first phone was purchased with a credit card. My guess is that Apple takes the serial number of stolen products as a symbolic gesture to pacify distraught customers. They advised me to tell AT&T instead since they could look it up by IMEI. I told them I'd given Apple the serial number. They come across it in a cache of stolen goods and are able to cross-reference the serial number. The thief is positively identified and still has the device.ī. The detectives told me the only way they ever get someone's stolen device back is if:Ī. I gave the serial number of both iPhones to Apple and the police. I've had two iPhones and a MacBook stolen. (I pictured like 3 old-time detective looking guys in suspenders, smoking cigarettes and wearing beat up derby hats.but I have problems ::shrug::).ĭo any of YOU fine people have any insight into this process? I have an idea, but I'd just like to know if anyone has ever recovered a stolen device by this method. The latest guy I spoke with said that it is a small department, and there's no way to directly contact any of them. No one at Apple Support seems to know how this process works. The representative said that they could flag my serial ( contrary to what the internet believes), and that when someone tries to activate it, they will notify law enforcement. I remotely locked my iPad, but did not wipe it (I consider that route to be giving up), and called Apple.
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(Makes me think Find my iPhone is more of a cool novelty than a useful utility the police couldn't get a warrant, because the app shows a spot on a map, doesn't give a specific address. I filed a police report, used Find My iPhone to locate the iPad, and was subsequently featured on the local news for a story.sadly, none of these routes did anything to recover my property. My iPad was stolen a couple of weeks ago.