Cellphone theft prevention
May 25, 2007 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Editorial, Phones, Phones, Phones
With cellphones becoming as close a commodity to actual cash in several countries, there are obviously several ways that the government can help stop the rampant spread of mobile phone snatching. Where I’m from, we have a few public service campaigns (albeit not very widespread) on how to make cellphone theft an unprofitable sideline by reporting a lost phone to the NTC and having your IMEI (the main key of your phone) blocked. This is different from blocking off your SIM card as the IMEI will render the entire phone useless.
The guys at Mobile Review suggest waiting a while before doing such lockdown measures:
If your mobile gets stolen or lost, if a good person has it, he will call you or redial or use number from your phonebook to contact you, this happened to a friend of mine. The phone was recovered. In this case I suggest not to use the PIN Code or block your SIM immediately that will prohibit this good person from getting your info and contacting you. If it was stolen and a thief has it he or she will might call home or someone, you can contact your service provider for the call history after the mobile was stolen and probably catch the theif. You can also dial your number and the thief might answer it (a fool that is) and it may help you determine who the hell it is. PIN Code and blocked SIM are useless here as well. The only useful code that will make it hard for a devil mind to use the phone is Prevent New SIM Phone Code, but it is still not fool proof.
Lia of The Gadgenista reportedly lost her phone and had to resort to doing this. She was able to replace her phone with exactly the same model, because that is how much the Gadgenista loves her gadgets. 
Another solution is software that you install on the phone itself, if your SIM card is removed and an unauthorized one put it the software detects it and sends SMS messages and emails out regarding the new number, subscriber ID and other data:
http://www.gadgettrak.com/products/phonebak/
Works with Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Symbian (Nokia, LG etc) and Sony Ericsson phones.
sir please i lose my china s 508 last 3 months ago but it not solve i want to get it through by imei no.
My phone is theft/loss on 12th July 2008, anychance for getting the mobile phone set?.
My phone details is
Model No PA 711
ESN DEC *04207644177*
ESN HEX *2A74A411*
S/N *1510037937*
My Mobile No is 9249986938
The above details only available in my custody.
I am complainted near my POLICE station.
complaint receipt No 116 dated 14th July 08 Iin Mararikulam Police station Cherthala, Alleppey , Kerala.
Please give the reply by to my mail to
sasikumarkanyal@yahoo.com
Regards
Sasikumar
pls i lost my nokia phone here in nigeria and i want to block it so that the person who stole it would not be able to use it anymore…the details are as follows…
Phone Name: Nokia
Model: 3500 classic
IMEI: 352033021899088
Please help me to block this my wife cellphone, she had lost this Motorola V3 RAZR, here is the IMEI: 353015-01-271260-1
thank you.