Did you know that in major cities like New York City and Washington D.C. smartphone theft accounts for nearly 40% of reported robberies?
It probably shouldn’t surprise you because many high end smartphones, especially Apple’s iconic iPhone, are small, easy to steal, and can be quickly and easily resold on the black market or simply listed on Craigslist or eBay. If you are buying a phone on eBay, make sure the one you’re bidding on isn’t a stolen iPhone.
One of the big problems is that for phones that use SIM cards (AT&T and T-Mobile), all a thief needs to do is take out the SIM card and the phone is clean and can be easily reactivated. Read the rest of this entry

May 5, 2012
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