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Okay i got the refund.

Well done.

what are they chances amazon contact apple and get them to lock the phone and record it stolen

There's always the possibility of the IMEI being blacklisted, but It's not very common at all.

if they do so, and i set it up can i get the feds at my door for doing so.

Not for a one-off claim.

It's a different story when SEing In bulk with very high value Items.