In Gothamist, Veronica de Souza had her iPhone stolen and documents the thieves’ efforts to get her to unlock it for them. A couple of these interactions might have made me nervous, but apparently not her:

I received a series of texts from someone cycling through a number of different strategies for engaging, convincing, tricking or scaring me into unlocking the phone for them.

Rather than being engaged, convinced, tricked or scared, however, I was delighted. The experience managed to combine the internet’s promises of international communion and international crime.

It’s short and entertaining. Read Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it.

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