Victims of phone theft have discovered that the stolen devices are ending up on the same street 6,000 miles away in China.
Victims of phone theft are tracking their stolen mobiles to the exact same street – nearly 6,000 miles away in China.
It is thought they are being stripped for parts, put back into legal markets, or turned into ‘Frankenstein phones’ – devices that look authentic but don’t contain all original parts.LondonUsing GPS tracking software, he watched it travel across the world. ‘My phone was nicked from my ear and, after tracking it to China, I’ve had an insight into what happens next,’ the 36-year-old, of Ealing, west London, added.
Another victim posted on Reddit: ‘I am shocked these black markets are still profitable and a company like Apple can’t do anything to stop this.’
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