What happens when you mark your iPhone stolen and the carrier black lists the IMEI?

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Context: iPhone was stolen in Spain (attenzione pickpocket!!) and carrier has blacklisted it and I have attempted to mark it stolen through Apple (will work if phone connects to internet).

What do these steps exactly do?

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In theory it should prevent the phone from being activated by another person. In practice it will be shipped to China and flashed with a hacked OS that bypasses the activation then sold for cheap.

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