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[โ€“] alchemy88@lemmy.team 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even if they're blocked I think that only applies to certain countries too. So they likely just get sent abroad and used there!

[โ€“] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

My info on IMEI blacklisting is probably out of date, but it used to be that different regions operated their own lists (since phones were normally sold for a specific region).

That meant that stolen phones would often just get shipped abroad, even with a bar in place for the UK.