mobile phone theft is one of the most common crimes in Peru. Thieves are constantly trying to steal our essential technical equipment and then illegally sell it to other people. Fortunately, there are measures we can use to block the path of these criminals, and although in most cases it is impossible to restore our mobile phones, we can block them or register them as stolen in our operators Why hinder the activities of these malefactors.
Last March 2022 Telecommunications Private Investment Supervisory Authority (OSIPTEL) He pointed out that in our country, an average of 4529 reports of theft of mobile devices are registered daily. Using databases of TV camera companies Peruit was found that 189 computers were stolen per hour and that every 20 seconds the owner’s cell phone was stolen.
If our mobile phone is stolen or we lose it, we must immediately notify our operating company to report the fact and block the mobile phone and our line so that they cannot be used by other people. Also, OSIPTEL provides users with a useful tool to confirm that their computers have indeed been locked by the respective company. All this is possible thanks to the code IMEI.
What is an IMEI code and how does it work?
In fact, IMEI this is a unique fifteen-digit code pre-recorded in the operating system of a cell phone from the moment it was made. Thanks to this sequence of digits, the mobile device can be identified worldwide and thus distinguished from other equipment. There are two types of this code – physical and logical – so both must match for a mobile phone to be considered legitimate.
IMEI Logically, as we explained earlier, it is pre-written by the manufacturer on the device and placed in its operating system. To view it, the user must check *#06# in the calling app or go to your device settings.
On the other hand, Physical IMEI it is inscribed in some visible part of the cell phone, for example, in the tray where the SIM card is placed, on the back and others. In addition, it is also found in the packaging or box of the mobile phone or in the documents provided when purchasing it.
How to check if a cell phone has been reported as stolen or lost?
OSIPTEL provides us with a useful tool called “Request IMEI” on his official website. To use it, we only need to enter following link consult with stolen, lost or recovered mobile devices.
Once we’re there, we just have to write IMEI device on which we want to consult and click “accept”. The system will search your registry for this code to provide you with the result.
This is extremely important as buying stolen mobile phones is a crime known as receivingwhich carries a penalty of two to four years in prison, as specified in Emergency Department (Diveme) belonging National Police of Peru.
Also remember that after stolen cell phone, is a criminal who has harmed and possibly even seriously injured or killed its rightful owner. If people didn’t buy these stolen devices, the wave of violent theft that plagues our country every day would be smaller.
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