Anyone know?

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jenniewb wrote: »

If its a "junkie scum" type of person rather then an organized gang I'd be assuming he wants the phone for his own junky scum and not to make a few quid from obtaining your security details. I'd also have thought that your bank details would be more use to an organized gang rather then your pictures or memories.

Its sad to think of it this way (I know this as I had my mobile stolen from me with the one remaining picture I had of my now dead childhood pet cat- other pictures exist but none look like the one I lost:() but the sim will no doubt have been taken out before you could have made the call, the phone itself cleared and wiped and probably sold on to the nearest cash converters or similar probably before you could have even reported it. The sim if found will be useless.

Don't worry about your security as much as your memories. You have done nothing wrong, just report it to the police, get a crime reference number. If you are concerned about any security data on the phone let the companies who require that data know (eg company data etc) change passwords and if you can, claim a new handset via any insurance you have.

Think it was just a case of stealing to get his next 'high'. As well as my phone there was a company phone stolen, a person who said they bought for it a fiver has left it at a shop to get picked up (spoke to the office not me through the phone as it is locked to call certain numbers) but said he knew nothing about my phone.

Would be nice if it had been sold to a cash convertors as would probuably be recovered by the police then. Whereas if it was a pub sale and they see it is blocked will probuably just be put in the bin.

Not any bank details etc on it. I dont think mobile phone banking is safe for obvious reasons. Might just be a case of my name and address on there somewhere.