Learn to detect if an iPad or iPhone is stolen before you buy it
Today and due to the buying and selling websites that exist on the net, it is normal that many times we think of buying a second-hand iPhone and It is also very normal that we distrust when buying one in this way.
How many iPhone will have been sold and upon receipt, the buyer checks that it is blocked by its owner?. Sure many. How many of us can't access it since we don't have the user passwords to do it?Surely many others. You have to be very careful with this. It is very important to buy a iPhone that is "clean" and can be set up from scratch. For this we already gave here the notions of how to configure the iPhone before selling it or getting rid of it
For that reason we are going to explain what you have to take into account so that you are not sold a stolen iPhone or found on the street or elsewhere.
How to know if an iPhone is stolen or not from the person who sells it:
To do this, checks must be done physically. It is not worth making them remotely, although if the seller is the true owner, they could make them and send them to you, although personally, in this type of purchase I prefer to do them in person.
On the iPhone you want to buy and do the following:
- Turn on the device and slide the unlock button to obviously unlock it.
- If a code lock screen appears, it means that the content of the device has not been erased. Ask whoever wants to sell it to you to delete its content by following the steps we discussed in this tutorial.
- Once it does, start configuring the device.
- If it asks for the previous owner's Apple ID and password, the device is still linked to their account. Ask him to enter his password. If the owner is not present, you can remove the device from your account by signing in to iCloud.
VERY IMPORTANT: Do not purchase any used iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch until its contents have been erased and removed from the previous owner's account.
If the person who wants to sell it to you cannot perform the steps we have discussed, be wary. The iPhone could have been stolen or found somewhere.
That is why we recommend you to make this type of purchase, always, physically. Not every second-hand iPhone sold on the internet has to be stolen, but you know how the world is. There are more and more scams about it. Online purchases can be made as long as you know the seller or have good references from him.
Greetings and we hope we have helped you.
