How to check if you're buying a stolen phone.

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If you are buying a already used phone from online websites or from any other dealers we probably don't know if the phone is a stolen one or not. And finding out is getting a bit easier today.
The US wireless industry, through its trade group the CTIA, has launched a tool called the "Stolen Phone Checker, which allows us to check whether a particular phone is a stolen or not.

This site works properly as the all the reported stolen device's IMEI, MEID or ESN - unique codes are stored in the database . Usually the IMEI number is either somewhere deep inside the device or for some devices it is printed outside on the back. Checking the phone is a bit important because the stolen phones are not allowed to access the service. 


Steps to be followed :

step1: Go to some search engine (like google, yahoo,Bing) and type "Stolen Phone checker " and press enter.

Step 1

step2: Go to any of the websites give according to your choice (most of them will work properly).
Step 2



step 3: Enter the IMEI or MEID or ESN code in the given space and submit it. It will return the status of the phone.

Step 3

Note: If your here to report  that your phone is lost , only a few websites provide the  services for reporting so take time and search for a website which does that. 

Tips:

This tool generated report may give the seller an edge over the others on the online stores.

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