Warning about insurance fraud

Check out our post on iPhone & Smartphone insurance fraud.

Use your commonsence when buying a second hand mobile phone – and any other similar items for that matter.

(Another similar situation I’ve personally heard of was a friend buying a second hand mobile on eBay, and then being contacted by the Police for using it – as it was stolen)

The world is full of sharks!

Protect your phone and your identity

Mobile phones are more high tech, more popular and more expensive, so protecting them – and the data on them – is even more important.

If stolen, not only can a thief rack up exorbitant charges on your mobile phone, but you are also faced with possible identity theft if they can access all your information and account details.

Find out how to:

• reduce the hassles of getting a new phone
• avoid paying for unauthorised charges
• make it difficult for thieves to get anything out of it; and
• help your phone find its way back to you

Read Article on FunkyCoverz site: How to Protect Your Mobile Phone

Even if one of these tips helps save your time, money and ID – then it will have been worth the read?!

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“Thieves – stealing a mobile phone is useless!”

Blocks on lost and stolen mobile phones from the mobile telecommunications industry’s handset blocking program fell nearly 26% in 2007.

Stats released by the AMTA indicate that requested IMEI blocks on stolen and lost phones dropped from a daily average of 487 in 2004, down to only 258 in 2007.

Coupled with owners being more vigilant, they hope it proves a trend that thieves realise stolen phones are inoperable once the owner has IMEI blocked them with their service provider.

Read more: stolen mobiles are network blocked

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