Crime prevention

What can you do to help combat mobile phone crime?

You can take basic steps to protect your phone.

• Encourage your friends and family to register their phones on the Immobilise web site. It really is an effective tool to help fight crime.
  
• Make sure you have your phone on you at all times, not just with you. Pay attention to its location.
  
• Be aware of pickpockets in crowds don’t make it easy for them
  
• Don’t display phones in an unattended vehicle.
  
• Don’t advertise your mobile phone to a thief
  
• Does the second hand phone come from a legitimate source? Don’t leave yourself open to handling stolen goods! Phones reported stolen won’t work. You can check before you buy using www.checkmend.com. (Small cost involved)
  
• Avoid using a mobile when you exit a train station or places where large amounts of people are. (Thieves can easily disappear into the crowd).
• Take care of your phone when at music festivals/concerts, phone thieves have targeted these type of events