French woman says stolen iPhone was traced to Algeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
A French woman says her iPhone, stolen on 17 October during looting in France and valued at 2,700 euros, was located in Algeria at Nabil GSM. She says she subsequently received fraudulent messages seeking her Apple credentials, according to her account posted on social media.
A French woman says she tracked down her iPhone in Algeria, where it was located after being stolen on 17 October during looting in France. The phone was valued at 2,700 euros. She recounted the discovery in a video posted on social media, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
The owner says the device, which she had put in lost mode, cannot be used without her Apple credentials. She says she subsequently received fraudulent messages posing as Apple in an attempt to obtain them. The location reportedly led her to the name “Nabil GSM”, which she associates with a second-hand phone retailer. She is asking internet users in Algeria to help with her search.
Looting linked to protests over the cost of living affected several French cities, including Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Nantes and Rennes. Nearly 1,500 businesses were damaged, according to the French Retail Federation.
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