I was getting off the bus the other day at a busy stop and just saw something black and shiney on the floor so I picked it up and put it in my pocket and checked it later to be surprised it wad a droid 1. Disconnected obviously but I rooted it and hooked it up with games for my daughter.
Question is... money is tight, can this be sold even if it was reported lost? I know gsm phones aren't a problem, just swap the sim card out, I even updated jailbroke and unlocked a disabled iphone 3g. I heard if the esn reports back with a balance or its been reported lost that its useless.
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More then likely the esn number has been flagged so it will not work. Secondly, show some good karma and return the phone. Whoever may have lost may not have had insurance.
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More then likely the esn number has been flagged so it will not work. Secondly, show some good karma and return the phone. Whoever may have lost may not have had insurance.
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At least post a 'Found' notice or something and give the rightful owner a chance to describe it, etc.
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Call Verizon and let them know that you found the phone and they'll contact the owner. You're one more step away from being a great samaritan. Esn is locked out anyways so its paperweight in terms of phone conect for you.
Just contacted the owner yesterday (he was still logged into facebook on the droid when I found it) and he told me he upgraded to the Droid X (like me) and told me to toss the phone. My conscience is clear.
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Just contacted the owner yesterday (he was still logged into facebook on the droid when I found it) and he told me he upgraded to the Droid X (like me) and told me to toss the phone. My conscience is clear.
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did he say you can use it? the" Esn "is probably Locked so you'd not be able to use it as a phone. Droid is not a bad backup to Have. I'd ask him if he reported it stolen? so that the ESn can be free. if that would be OK w/him if you're able to activate it.
Thats what scares me the most about these phones... yeah you found a random guys phone and said he was still logged into facebook on it.. so obviously you had access to his information
me personally, I have my bank accounts.. credit cards.. EVERYTHING on my phone.. so if I ever lost this thing, i would probobly be mortified thinking someone has all my information to everything in the entire world..
I have a pattern lock on it, but im sure there is ways around that
Regardless of what the guy said later on - You were gonna try to sell some guy's phone that you found and wanted to know if there were ways around it being reported lost? Maybe it would be teetering on moral to just sell it if it wasn't reported lost, but wanting to circumvent a lost ESN for your own personal profit is not just illegal, that's evil. You're an asshole.
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Easiest way around the pattern lock is to look at the phone screen using a point-source light from an angle. You'll often be able to see the pattern as a smudge on the screen.
There is a security research paper on this. Don't have a link handy.
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So I found a person on Craigslist who had a Droid 2 for sale, good deal. So I met up with him, checked out the phone, everything looked good. I called Verizon before making the exchange for the phone and verified the ESN was clear. I get home and try to activate the phone and can't. I called Verizon back and this time I'm being told the phone is still allocated to an account but not active, probably someone who didn't pay a bill would be my guess. It's still early and I haven't tried contacting the person I purchased it from, but providing that falls through what are my options? Or are there any?
I've had verizon for almost 12 years now, can't say I've had the best experience but this just takes the prize. First guy says yes, second person says no, I'm probably out money. ><
Be careful. It could either be stolen or his and he could be filing a claim that the phone was stolen so document everything from the transaction to ensure you don't end up in the wrong. I'm not sure if anything can be done if you have a linked but not active ESN.
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Be careful. It could either be stolen or his and he could be filing a claim that the phone was stolen so document everything from the transaction to ensure you don't end up in the wrong. I'm not sure if anything can be done if you have a linked but not active ESN.
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Yea I kinda figure that I'm out some cash and got a nifty paperweight now. I'm calling VZW to raise hell since one person told me it was clean, and the other told me the truth about it. Nothing will probably come of it, but at least I get to ***** at them for it. I did manage to get the guy I bought it from to tell me earlier today that it was on his wifes account and that she needed the money from getting rid of the phone to buy another and have it activated. Of course he hasn't returned any of my follow up calls asking when this is going to happen. Unfortunately this isn't someone I know, but do feel like giving him the ass beating of his lifetime.
Oh well, I should have tried to activate it myself on the spot so I guess you live you learn.
By the way, I've got this new thing called an Android Paperweight that runs OS 2.2 if you're interested in buying it let me know (j/k)
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Yea I kinda figure that I'm out some cash and got a nifty paperweight now. I'm calling VZW to raise hell since one person told me it was clean, and the other told me the truth about it. Nothing will probably come of it, but at least I get to ***** at them for it. I did manage to get the guy I bought it from to tell me earlier today that it was on his wifes account and that she needed the money from getting rid of the phone to buy another and have it activated. Of course he hasn't returned any of my follow up calls asking when this is going to happen. Unfortunately this isn't someone I know, but do feel like giving him the ass beating of his lifetime.
Oh well, I should have tried to activate it myself on the spot so I guess you live you learn.
By the way, I've got this new thing called an Android Paperweight that runs OS 2.2 if you're interested in buying it let me know (j/k)
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Honestly, if it ends up being a bad ESN and you aren't ever able to activate it you could probably sell it to a developer to recuperate some of the cost. You probably wont get it all but I'm sure you could get a nice chunk back.
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Honestly, if it ends up being a bad ESN and you aren't ever able to activate it you could probably sell it to a developer to recuperate some of the cost. You probably wont get it all but I'm sure you could get a nice chunk back.
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I wouldn't even know where to start, but good suggestion, thanks.
I called VZW a few minutes ago to complain and found out that the person I spoke with last night didn't log anything in our account indicating a call and regarding what. The person I spoke with earlier today did. I just wish everyone knew how to do their job properly to make sure everyone in my situation ends up with the best possible results, and not out some money that could be used elsewhere.
So if life I guess
How much does it take to buy the phone..... paper weight
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How much does it take to buy the phone..... paper weight
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At risk of being ridiculed over what I paid for the said item I'll take offers via PM For the time being I'm still holding out on the dream it will one day soon be functional.
put it on ebay you can still get a couple hundred bucks out of a droid 2 with a bad esn
Good luck man, I hope it will be activated soon!
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First things first, never buy a CL phone unless you activate it on the SPOT. Regardless if the 'account is late on payment' or whatever that doesn't mean they can blacklist the phone from activating on the network.
If it is a insurance claim phone it can never be used and you are SOL, but if it's stolen I'd call Verizon again and have them contact whoever owns that phone to call you. You seem like an intelligent person, not some kid posting on here, and having VZW for 12 years confirms that. Do the right thing and contact the owner should it be stolen. Maybe work something out?
You could always use it with a different carrier or sell it to someone who wants to use it on a different carrier..
They flash over to cricket easily, probly to sprint or u.s. cellular also
Doesnt matter what the esn says in verizons system when going somewhere else
If you complain enough they will *SOMETIMES* allow you to swap it for a replacement with a clean ESN, though not always. You could also try going into a store and telling them you got ripped off and seeing if they have a carrier return laying that they might be willing to replace your bad one with, Verizon themselves doesn't care about blacklisted ESN's once they have them, they just simply remove it from the blacklist and sell it off
Streak 7 bad ESN
May be an stupid coment, but just by curiosity: when you change the ROM for some custom ROM , the STK7 is not by default unlocked?.
Mr. Cell Phone Unlocker
If you are willing to pay $75, I stumbled across this site that will do it.
Reputable company, but I make no guarantees of their effectiveness. Never tried it either.
Might be worth a shot
http://www.mrcellphoneunlocker.com/V2/products.php?product=Verizon_ESN
I sold my Vibrant to my brother living overseas and since I cannot live without my phone, I immediately started eyeing the ones on Craigslist. This one guy was selling a Vibrant, in the original box, with the original charger, a car charger, couple screen protectors, a rubber case and a Motorola bluetooth ear piece, all for $150. The phone looks brand new except a tiny little scratch at the top. After messaging back and forth all day, I decided to drive to his house, which looked like an abandoned place. His room was in the attic where there was no furniture - just a laptop on a coffee stand. I asked if he ever rooted or put custom ROM and he looked at me like I was from outer space. The phone still had Eclair! So I went ahead and got the phone. Now, it's been 20 hours and it's been working great. I already put Trigger's ROM and everything works as expected.
Can this phone be stolen and should I expect local Police of FBI at my door when I go home tonight? Anyway to know if the IMEI is reported as stolen/lost?
Please advise.
Well, I'd say the likelihood of it being stolen from someone is lower based on the fact that he has the original box. I guess if you're the paranoid type you could match the IMEI on the box with your phone.
I wouldnt worry nout it. Its yours now.
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Well, I'd say the likelihood of it being stolen from someone is lower based on the fact that he has the original box. I guess if you're the paranoid type you could match the IMEI on the box with your phone.
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OMG! The IMEI's do not match. I'm serious. Does it mean it's stolen?? I am pissed now. Stupid me, why didn't I check it while I was there!?!
If someone is selling something that far below market value you can be pretty sure they are not on the up and up. I would have passed on the deal.
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It doesn't matter, you didn't steal it.
No, but he may have purchased stolen merchandise.
Not good if it is stolen. Cell provider may find out and get the PD involved. Good thing you know where he lives.
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if the "original phone owner if there is any" finds that u have his or her stolen phone and finds you and if you paid the dude who sold u the phone in check then you will be find but if you gave him cash then you might might get in little trouble... this is the worst case senerio
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if the "original phone owner if there is any" finds that u have his or her stolen phone and finds you and if you paid the dude who sold u the phone in check then you will be find but if you gave him cash then you might might get in little trouble... this is the worst case senerio
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Why do you think I'd get in trouble for paying in cash? The dude's ad is still on CL with his cell phone #. I know his address since I drove there. Can I report to local police before I get in trouble?
OMG you wont get in trouble!
OMG...yes there is a law for it..its called receiving stolen property...regardless if you knew the property was stolen or not.
Don't worry about it. You got an awesome deal.
No one is coming for you.
I got my phone stolen, asked t mobile if anything can be done by getting the IMEI, but they said nothing can be done.
Dude, you are flipping out over a mere suspition. There is nothing of evidence to support the stolen phone theory.
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FBI, CIA, CBP, NCIS,ATF and US Marshalls have been notified as well as interpol. You are in deep my friend, confess now and you can get a reduced sentence.....
im messing with ya, you could get in trouble but not that bad. If you are afraid it may be stolen then contact p.d. Not sure what good it would do since the dudes house was probably an abandoned house he found to make the deal. So more than likely the cops will take the phone as evidence and you will be out what you paid. The guy made some cash dumped the phone he used to communicate with you and on to next guy.
Sorry
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Stop being scared b4 i really get the cops on u lol
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Dude u didn't know it was stolen you are not gunna go to jail. If your on tmo they wont care dont believe me lose ur phone but record your imei tell them to track it they say they won't do that. Just be more careful next time
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You know, if I sold you my vibrant, the imei on the box wouldn't match either. I've had three replacements.
Maybe you should stop freaking out and start enjoying your good deal. Is it likely someone stole a box, cases and accessories? Not very.
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^ Same here, i've had plenty of replacements and have different IMEI as well.
Don't freak out, you bought it, and the chance of the original owner coming to your house is as much as a lightning striking you, then turning right and blowing your phone up.
Just enjoy the phone ;D
Not necessarily stolen especially if he had those accessories with him. Next time you buy anything meet in a public place though. Coming over to a possibly abandoned house is a good way to get robbed.
Lmao the most that can happen is it being confiscated,given the acc. it came with and the story
So I just sold my girlfriends fascinate on ebay. I shipped a few days ago and just got this message from the buyer.
Thanks for the fast shipping. damn it sucks to say, but i went to have the phone activated at the verizon store. they not only said it can't be activated because its on the reported stolen list, but they confiscated it. i didnt know it couldnt be used, it should of never been listed. anyways, if you didnt know this either, no hard feelings. i wont contact ebay or paypal if you refund my payment right away so i can buy another one.
I have a good feeling that this a POS trying to scam me. I'm looking for some advice on how to respond to this issue. By the way the phone is not stolen in any way shape or form. I know this is kind of off topic but I figured this would be a good place to receive some advice.
Uh yea. I'd say it's a scam
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So I just sold my girlfriends fascinate on ebay. I shipped a few days ago and just got this message from the buyer.
Thanks for the fast shipping. damn it sucks to say, but i went to have the phone activated at the verizon store. they not only said it can't be activated because its on the reported stolen list, but they confiscated it. i didnt know it couldnt be used, it should of never been listed. anyways, if you didnt know this either, no hard feelings. i wont contact ebay or paypal if you refund my payment right away so i can buy another one.
I have a good feeling that this a POS trying to scam me. I'm looking for some advice on how to respond to this issue. By the way the phone is not stolen in any way shape or form. I know this is kind of off topic but I figured this would be a good place to receive some advice.
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Did he verify the ESN prior to buying the phone? If not, its his fault and there is nothing he can do. Explain the situation to ebay and open a dispute.
He did not verify esn. I just thought it was strange that he would be trying to pull this when he has a 98.6% positive feedback rating with over 2000 transactions.
It will be easier if you have the device ID. Contact Verizon and get paper work from them showing the device has a clean ESN. This will only work if you are either still under contract or left verizon when your contract was finished. If you got out of the contract via the fee changes the esn will be bad.
Assuming the Esn is clean once you have the paperwork that says its clean you just tell the buyer that you have evidence of a clean ESN and that you will fight any dispute. PayPal and EBay see these shady people alot and know what to look for.
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Yeah man I wouldn't trust this.
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For sure contact Verizon if you can and verify your ESN is good. I have a feeling that this is indeed a scam.
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Think k40 has a point. On what terms did you leave verizon, or at least deactivate the phone?
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Think k40 has a point. On what terms did you leave verizon, or at least deactivate the phone?
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She used an upgrade. I should be able to get all the right info still. I sent the guy a few messages. I'm just waiting on a response before I call Verizon.
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She used an upgrade. I should be able to get all the right info still. I sent the guy a few messages. I'm just waiting on a response before I call Verizon.
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The only way he is Intitled to a refund is if he pays shipping and returns it to you
Even if he files a complaint he will have to show proof that he sent it back
So I would not worry to much about it
If he does send one back make Damn sure it is yours and has your esn
eBay has policies in place to protect you and the never do anything out of eBay
And you may be wise to report it to them right away and let them know what is going on This Kind of Deal is a No No you were asked outside of eBay
Sounds like a scam to me. Good luck.
I was just talking to a buddy of mine that works at verizon and he told me they would only inform you if its on the lost or stolen list, they will not confiscate it sounds like a big scam
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Does smell like a scam close to the sme thing happend to me with a video card
Seen plenty of phones come in with bad esn's. Not once did we or were we authorized to take possesion of the device
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Also, everyone be careful even letting a potential customer check the esn. When I was trying to sell my blackberry many scammers tried to get at mine. Don't give it to them! They can do a fake activation put insurance on it and claim it lost/stolen.. at that point your esn goes bad and they receive a phone from insurion in the mail.. One scammer even tried to get me to take a photo of the back of the phone with the battery out (where the esn is written) under the pretense he was looking to see if it worked on gsm.. Duh its a world phone... Good luck man. From my experience selling on ebay is nothing but headache.
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Make sure you move your money out from paypal and un-link any connected bank accounts. The guy will just call his CC company and dispute the charge. Paypal will take your money and you'll be SOL no matter how much evidence your have. Paypal's "protection" is **** and they'll screw you over in a heartbeat.
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Make sure you move your money out from paypal and un-link any connected bank accounts. The guy will just call his CC company and dispute the charge. Paypal will take your money and you'll be SOL no matter how much evidence your have. Paypal's "protection" is **** and they'll screw you over in a heartbeat.
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That's a scam, no doubt about it. Don't let the feedback rating fool you, because it could be a legitimate account that got compromised. The only way they could win a dispute with eBay is if they can provide proof that the ESN was bad. If you know the ESN was good, then there's no way they could possibly provide that proof.
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They can do a fake activation put insurance on it and claim it lost/stolen.. at that point your esn goes bad and they receive a phone from insurion in the mail..
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Im not so sure about that, I just tryed to have them put insurance on a fascinate I bought used and they said you can only put it on if you bought it from them.
Definite scam. As stated before, they won't confiscate the device. It's not their right to.
Unlike with media, you actually own a phone, rather than license it (which is why software, music, and videos can actually be confiscated). For them to take the phone from the buyer would be theft.
Call Verizon, have them pull the ESN from the old phone for you and have them verify that it is good. You should also be able to have them verify if it's been activated or not.
The way the systems work these days, I'm surprised someone would actually try and pull a scam like this one. It's way too easy to verify that they're full of it.
but my xperia has been stolen, most likely by one of two coworkers. i don't have any proof other than i left the phone at work and neither one of them found the phone. i work for a verizon inderect btw.
so i don't know what to do go to the owner and explain and possibly get fired or ostracized, i have no proof, and i'm pretty sure the phone was wiped. though i did call verizon and they told me they can blacklist the esn though i recently filed paperwork for my employee line with that esn so that will be interesting.
any suggestions, i'm really pissed and don't know what to do, i really don't want to think i work with such ****ty people that they would steal from a co-worker, and i really don't want to think i work with people stupid enough to think i won't catch them.
any suggestions?
I don't know if they can but can't they track it? I mean I am almost sure they can use the GPS in it to track it. If you work for verizon shouldn't they understand?
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I don't know if they can but can't they track it? I mean I am almost sure they can use the GPS in it to track it. If you work for verizon shouldn't they understand?
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yeah they do, thing is i hadn't activated it yet, had just submitted the paperwork last week, and i am 99.99% sure i left it at work on the fourth, both the employees (one of em my manager) said they hadn't seen the phone.
thing is verizon can't track it if it's not active, and i'm also very sure the phone was wiped, as it's not showing up in the market as far as i can tell.
even if it does get activated by them (i.e. verizon) it has to be *228 option one for the phone to take the activation. but i can't believe that the employees would be that stupid to steal it, what are they gonna do keep it? and me not notice. plus i'm gonna report the esn as lost or stolen so it'll be a bad esn.
i must have just lost it but i have looked everywhere and can't think of where else it could be but one of them having taken it.
just venting more than anything. sorry for cluttering the forum up with my personal **** btw.
Hey, you gotta release your stress somewhere . I was always under the impression that the carrier can be tracked your phone easily but don't do it because you are on a contract and need to buy something new from them.
Two years ago I bought a phone, used it for 15 minutes and then switched back to old phone so that I can return the new one without going over the 30minutes return policy. The customer service rep can distinguish exactly how many minutes were used on each phone the previous night. This means that they know which phne is using their services at all time. I'm with rogers gsm network
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Thanks for the support worst part is all the games in had on there if hada16gb card completely full of games like I had 100mb left....
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Can't you track the imei? If they wipe that no network will accept the phone?
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but my xperia has been stolen, most likely by one of two coworkers. i don't have any proof other than i left the phone at work and neither one of them found the phone. i work for a verizon inderect btw.
so i don't know what to do go to the owner and explain and possibly get fired or ostracized, i have no proof, and i'm pretty sure the phone was wiped. though i did call verizon and they told me they can blacklist the esn though i recently filed paperwork for my employee line with that esn so that will be interesting.
any suggestions, i'm really pissed and don't know what to do, i really don't want to think i work with such ****ty people that they would steal from a co-worker, and i really don't want to think i work with people stupid enough to think i won't catch them.
any suggestions?
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I think I read somewhere in this list of comments that you were sure the phone was wiped. Any chance that it isn't? You could try something like LookOut's "Plan B" from the Android Market web page, and if it is on your account still, you can tell it to install on the phone. When/if it does, it would start tracking it and tell you where it thinks it is.
If the phone has been wiped, then it is pretty much down to the procedures you described. Block the ESN/IMEI, report it as stolen, etc. If you can't prove it was the two other folks, then don't say it was them. Simply state your phone has been lost and/or stolen. Say you already did your due diligence of reporting it gone. I guess this is also the place to make sure that you have backups of your SD cards, as well as always to install some sort of remote-control-and-location service on your phone. If it doesn't get wiped, then you can do so. If it is wiped, then less to worry about other than your loss (and documents on the SD card).
Very good advice dvds I thank you. Unfortunately those methods havent worked. I will try plan b though
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well the least you could do is put a poster where it was stolen and offer a reward.
Also ask if you can look at the security camera feeds if the location has cameras.
Makes sure you ask to check the camera as soon as possible they are usually deleted after a while.
Good luck
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but my xperia has been stolen, most likely by one of two coworkers. i don't have any proof other than i left the phone at work and neither one of them found the phone. i work for a verizon inderect btw.
so i don't know what to do go to the owner and explain and possibly get fired or ostracized, i have no proof, and i'm pretty sure the phone was wiped. though i did call verizon and they told me they can blacklist the esn though i recently filed paperwork for my employee line with that esn so that will be interesting.
any suggestions, i'm really pissed and don't know what to do, i really don't want to think i work with such ****ty people that they would steal from a co-worker, and i really don't want to think i work with people stupid enough to think i won't catch them.
any suggestions?
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Keep checking Craiglist in your local area? Some stolen merchandise end up there.
Getting the ESN on the lost list is a great step but if they work there too couldn't they take it off the list? Keep that ESN and keep up with ebay and craigslist. Thats mess up, gotta be some kinda low to take from a co worker. They had to know you were gonna report it lost, they stole a paper weight.
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but my xperia has been stolen, most likely by one of two coworkers. i don't have any proof other than i left the phone at work and neither one of them found the phone. i work for a verizon inderect btw.
so i don't know what to do go to the owner and explain and possibly get fired or ostracized, i have no proof, and i'm pretty sure the phone was wiped. though i did call verizon and they told me they can blacklist the esn though i recently filed paperwork for my employee line with that esn so that will be interesting.
any suggestions, i'm really pissed and don't know what to do, i really don't want to think i work with such ****ty people that they would steal from a co-worker, and i really don't want to think i work with people stupid enough to think i won't catch them.
any suggestions?
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If you have the box it has your serial # on it. Verizon has a record of your phones serial number also. They take it down when you activate it.
So I got a new phone right from bell a month ago via their insurance thing when I broke mine. Worked great for a month. This morning it said something about incorrect sim and to contact bell.
Call them and they tell me it's stolen.
I take my receipt and the warranty thing in but the serials don't match and they want to keep the phone. I grab it and leave. I've taken my stuff off it. And been on the phone it bell for like an hour.
Has anyone heard of this before? Do I have any options besides smash this with a hammer and buy a nexus 5?is it possible to get a resolution from bell customer support?
Since when have they been able to disable a phone remotely like that. I don't like that they can do that.
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So I got a new phone right from bell a month ago via their insurance thing when I broke mine. Worked great for a month. This morning it said something about incorrect sim and to contact bell.
Call them and they tell me it's stolen.
I take my receipt and the warranty thing in but the serials don't match and they want to keep the phone. I grab it and leave. I've taken my stuff off it. And been on the phone it bell for like an hour.
Has anyone heard of this before? Do I have any options besides smash this with a hammer and buy a nexus 5?is it possible to get a resolution from bell customer support?
Since when have they been able to disable a phone remotely like that. I don't like that they can do that.
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This is something you need to contact either the insurance company where you got your replacement phone or your carrier. They've been able to block ESN's for a while now....I know that they were doing it on Verizon, and I think AT&T does it now too...its probably just a matter of time before all do it. Helps prevent people from stealing phones if they know it can be disabled remotely by the carrier.
Heard there was a way to block ESN. but no way to unblock it. ...
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Heard there was a way to block ESN. but no way to unblock it. ...
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This is basically what I'm being told.
Being given a run around. Basically they may or may not have made a mistake and I'm out of luck. All my different paperwork has three different serial numbers and none of them match the phone.
So how the f does that happen?
I wish *****ing to bell got any kind of results, I feel bad for the poor workers I am highly frustrated at even though they have no power.
I don't know what to do. The one lady said to sell it to Europe. Or make it a toy for my kid.
I dunno what to do.
Jeffrey000 said:
This is basically what I'm being told.
Being given a run around. Basically they may or may not have made a mistake and I'm out of luck. All my different paperwork has three different serial numbers and none of them match the phone.
So how the f does that happen?
I wish *****ing to bell got any kind of results, I feel bad for the poor workers I am highly frustrated at even though they have no power.
I don't know what to do. The one lady said to sell it to Europe. Or make it a toy for my kid.
I dunno what to do.
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How did you pay for it? Maybe you can dispute it if you used a credit card...other than that you are out of luck I guess