Lost or stolen phone.

hypratt wrote:

My iPhone 14 max pro is lost or stolen but someone took it offline so Find my iPhone cannot find it. How can it be eraced if not connected to internet? What do hackers do to activate iPhone without connecting to internet?

If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple Support

noone can tell you for sure, often they send a msg to the org owner and using phising Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

to get them to sign over the phone willing if unknowingly

guess some criminals may also have some tools to couter the activation lock

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