Two days ago, in the American city of Virginia Beach, a girl who chose to keep her name anonymous was walking near the beach. Suddenly, a man who didn't raise suspicions approached her explaining that she had lost her iPhone in the sand, He asked to use his phone to find her using the iCloud Search function.
The task was easy, because the girl also had an iPhone and so just log in to the & # 39; search & # 39;
The benefit is to make the emergency call work
The real purpose of the man was to fool the girl with that It is considered an attempt at sexual assault. He decided to return his iPhone and rushed for help, but the man jumped and covered his mouth to stop his cry for help from being heard.
Fortunately, the girl had taken the job to call the paramedics without opening the iPhone. And as we've explained in other cases, the five-way presses on the on / off button uses an automated call made to emergency services. Either that, or press and hold the lock keys and lower the volume for a few seconds. You can see it in this tutorial:
The girl wisely urged the attacker not to swallow her. This way, the person listening on the other side of the phone was able to see who was on the beach, using telephone links to send police there. The attacker tried to flee as soon as he saw the authorities, but was eventually arrested shortly thereafter.
The subtlety and senses of the unknown metal were the key, but in fact this is another example an urgent emergency that we often overlook can save our lives.
Pictures | Nicolas Henderson