Scammers used a proxy phone numbers to pretend to be someone else for me to give them money. They are using IOS messaging, and I’ve kept them on the line the raise their time. I want to find out where they are located.

They used Chime for payment and IOS with a fake numbe, and the backend it points to changes within phone logs. I have kept them on the line texting for hours listing to me rant… to waste their time, but I also want to identify their location for future investigation. If that isn’t possible I want maximum damage.

I'm a backend programmer and don’t understand as much about security, at the very least I want to know my best options to send their way. I understand the internal movement of data within a system and the damage that can be done but not how to bypass security.

Anyways if finding them isn‘t an option, then whats my next best? it was less than 500 so it isn’t life changing but it’s personal.

Not expecting a handcrafted solution, but I want to know how to approach the problem. At the very least I want to feel like I understand why it’s outside my scope.