[jsqu99]

Pro Tip: keep the deceased's phone active as long as possible so that, even if you have all their passwords, you might still need it for 2FA.

My father was murdered last year, and his iPhone X will be kept forever in evidence.

It has made dealing w/ all of his affairs very challenging as Verizon gave away his number as soon as we informed them about the situation.

[londons_explore]

If the number was given to someone else, that's actually a pretty good outcome. Just call the new number owner and ask them to forward you a few sms tokens.

[imhoguy]

Hmm, isn't that how scamers operate?