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P r o t e c t i n g Your N e w M o b i l e P h o n e a n d
R e p o r t i n g of c r i m e - D e c l a r a t i o n
The Metropolitan Police Service is dedicated to the care
of victims of crime and actively seeks to find, arrest and
prosecute criminals who commit offences.
On a number of occasions mobile phones have been
reported as stolen where the owner has simply lost it or
wanted an upgrade. Some have even falsely claimed to have
been robbed.
Falsely reporting a crime is a criminal offence.
It is important to give police the true facts when reporting a
crime so that victim care and police resources can be
directed to those who need it most. False reporting creates a
distorted and misleading picture of crime and unnecessarily
increases the fear of crime in our communities.
All mobile telephone thefts and robberies are fully investigated
by a dedicated unit at the police station. They have access
to a national database with details of crimes and insurance
claims from across the UK and into which all mobile phone
network operators contribute information. Officers may
check CCTV where the crime took place to identify offenders.
If appropriate, enquiries will be made with your airtime pro-
vider in order to establish the exact circumstances of the theft
with a view to identifying and prosecuting those responsible.
In the event of police identifying a false report a
prosecution may follow.
I have read the above comments and understand that I
shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated any-
thing that I know to be false or do not believe to be true.
Signature:
Print Name:
Date:
(POLICE USE ONLY)
Crime ref. number:
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Your mobile phone is important to you. It
helps you to keep in touch with friends and
family, and can be used in emergencies.
To protect your mobile phone and other
property in the future visit www.immobilise.com
and register your items for free. By registering
your property you stand a much better chance
of getting it back if it is lost or stolen. Millions
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have already done so.
mobile phone
G e t t i n g t h e I M E I n u m b e r f r o m your
m o b i l e p h o n e is e a s y
stolen?
The IMEI number is printed on a label
usually found behind the phone's battery.
Read this first.
It is also stored electronically within the
handset. To display this onscreen simply
key in to the handset:
IMPORTANT!
*#06# Please ensure that you have your phone's IMEI
(serial) number and have completed the declaration
When you register your phone or other
on the rear of this form prior to reporting your
property, details are entered into the phone stolen.
Immobilise database. This information is then If you or someone else was injured, or for any other
available to all UK police officers who regularly reason you think an immediate response is needed,
please report it straight away.
search the database when handsets are
recovered. So, if a mobile phone is lost or
stolen anywhere within the UK and located • I » i
by police, or any of the lost property services,
you will have your property returned to you!
REGISTER IT
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Police will fully investigate all crimes reported
If you are reporting your mobile phone stolen Contract Pre-pay to them. However, it should be highlighted that
police require the serial number (known as
falsely reporting a mobile phone or other
the IMEI number) of your handset to be able
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to fully investigate the offence. The IMEI is a
unique 15-17 digit number assigned to the The National Mobile Phone Crime Unit,
handset at the point of manufacture. It will be 07836 191191 08700 776655 mobile phone network operators and major
placed on a national database to which all UK insurance companies regularly share
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can be thoroughly investigated. You should
How to get the IMEI number when you have absolutely no concerns if the allegation
do not have the mobile phone 0845 4125000 0845 4125000 you are making is genuine.
The IMEI is printed on the box that the phone
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tract for the phone if you have one.
You can also obtain the IMEI number from your
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network operator by using the contact numbers
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to contact your network operator to report
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SIM card to be blocked so they don't work mobile
anymore. You must do this even with pre-pay
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REPORTING A LOST MOBILE
Remember to ask for the IMEI number when AS STOLEN CAN RESULT
you contact your network operator! Be pre- Call your network provider customer services department IN YOUR ARREST.
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pared to answer some security questions to if a contact number is not listed above.
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