Mobile Phone Theft

Nowadays it is not possible to live the the daily life without mobile phones. But what if a mobile phone gets stolen? The first thing a robbed person should do is calling the customers-service of the provider or the network operator and let block the internal SIM card. We also recommend that you write down the so-called IMEI number, a kind of serial number, right after the purchase so you can directly report the phone as stolen to the police. This number is located either on the back of the phone or in the contract documents or you can get this number directly with your phone by using the key combination "*#06#" (Enter without the quotes). With this IMEI number it is possible to lock the entire phone and prevent the thief from using the mobile phone any further with an alternative SIM card.

In recent years the mobile phone thefts accumulate more and more. In the years 1998-2000 about 12,000 phones have been stolen and today it is more than twice as many. Thieves are highly interested in mobile phones. That's mainly because the mobile phone has increasingly developed to a multi-functional device and has a corresponding value.
And besides that fact mobile phones are just very easy to steal. After a phone call in a restaurant it lays on the table, one look in the wrong direction or a second of inattention and a nimble-fingered thief grabs the chance.

A lot of mobile phones are stolen out of the car, on vacation or the disco. It is loud, body contact is normal, and thieves are in paradise.
Therefore, never let a cell phone lying in the car where everybody can see it! On vacation, if possible, always use a safe or at least carry it with you all the time close to the body and you will hopefully notice if someone tries to steal it.
Of course the same is true for other items of value like your
jewellery, wallet and important documents like the driving license.

But the safest procedure if you go to major events, on holiday or to the discotheque is to leave all things that you won't really need at home.

It should also be at major events or during a visit to the discotheque, either totally give up the phone, or close to the body carried in a shirt pocket, etc. secure.

The resulting costs of a stolen phone can be very high.
If you have a prepaid card the thief has access to the credit on this card only but with a phone contract the thief can use the phone as long as he wants.
Block the access to the stolen phone as soon as possible.
Otherwise the costs get higher and higher.