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		knodi123 on June 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me ... > It's a useless brick Unless the owner falls for one of these texts, right? Isn't that the entire point of the linked article?

arp242 on June 5, 2024 [–]

Yes exactly; they must have a non-zero success rate. Few years back my friend's iPhone got stolen, and it was more or less the same kind of stuff.

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