I got a notification that my phone was found but I can’t track it . I got a notification

I lost a phone. And got a text that it was found. But now I can’t track it . And I only have 24hrs . Help!

Posted on Jul 22, 2021 6:50 AM

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Posted on Jul 22, 2021 9:45 AM

Those texts are usually scams. Neither Apple nor law enforcement will send such a text.

If it asked you to sign in with your AppleID and password then you just allowed the finder to take off the Activation lock.

If that is what you did then

  1. Change your AppleID password while you can
  2. Accept your phone is gone forever.
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Jul 22, 2021 9:45 AM in response to Adrian10_2002

Those texts are usually scams. Neither Apple nor law enforcement will send such a text.

If it asked you to sign in with your AppleID and password then you just allowed the finder to take off the Activation lock.

If that is what you did then

  1. Change your AppleID password while you can
  2. Accept your phone is gone forever.

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I got a notification that my phone was found but I can’t track it . I got a notification

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