A new campaign aims to unlock Apple devices after they’ve been lost. It requires the device’s passcode or the credentials for a person’s iCloud account. The criminals send a text message saying “Your iPad Air 3G 64GB Space Gray has been located today at 14:14 PDT. See location: [link]” Apple’s Find My iPhone feature has a “Lost Mode” that allows users to display a message on the screen of their lost device. It is possible that a criminal group is running this service for thieves looking to unlock the devices.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2891836/iphone-theft-victims-tricked-into-unlocking-devices.html