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Stolen Phone....what should I do

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  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    There is a site you can register your phone. If then it is lost/stolen and is recovered by the police you and your phone have a chance of being reunited. https://www.imobilise.com (menduk.org)
    I don't see why they cannot block the phone for you as long as you have registered it with the network. something you don't have to do with paygo.
    Its a bit late for you now but it may help someone else.
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  • ginger_nuts
    ginger_nuts Posts: 1,972 Forumite
    I lost an unregistered payg phone about 5 years ago .I didnt bother to cancel as I thought " its only a payg " with £10 credit . But it turned out the phone was being used for silent calls .
    It caused no end of hassle ,police got involved and I had to prove I had lost it .
    My advice is get it blocked .
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    Rikki wrote:
    There is a site you can register your phone. If then it is lost/stolen and is recovered by the police you and your phone have a chance of being reunited. https://www.imobilise.com (menduk.org)
    I don't see why they cannot block the phone for you as long as you have registered it with the network. something you don't have to do with paygo.
    Its a bit late for you now but it may help someone else.


    With this site you can register the phone and then if any thing happens you can report it stolen here too.

    I have a contract phone and when mine was stolen it was reported and blocked within 10 mins. Maybe as on contract when you report the crime to the police you have a record of the time you last used the phone and they would be liable for the future calls on the phone.
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