Every cell phone sold in the US since the eary '80's has what is called an ESN (Electronic Serial Number). This is used in programing the phone to the system on which it runs (the provider). If the phone you have was stolen, in theory, it would not be possible for you to connect to any provider in the US. Mistakes happen though. If you are turly curious, you can contact any service provider and ask them to check the "Bandit List." This is an industry term for the national list of stolen phone ESN's. If your phone was stolen and reported, its ESN will be on that list.
Go to your local police with the sn. If it's been reported as stolen they can tell you.
Only way to find out is to go to the police. If it has been reported, they will let you know.
ask a cop to run the license plate on their computer If it is still in your possession, it has not been stolen and anyone who files a police report saying it has been is commiting a crime. However, if it has already been repossessed and disappears from the storage lot, it HAS been stolen and the lender or repo agent will report it.
sue the seller in small claims court to recover your losses. be able to prove you didn't know it was stolen
The cellular telephone industry has something called the "Bandit list." This is an industry term for a list of ESNs of cellular telephones that have been reported stolen. If you copy the ESN of a used cell phone you are considering buying, and check with any cellular provider to see if it is on the Bandit list, they can tell you yes or no.
No,the Reports are confidential so the user being reported does not know that they have been reported.
It's not possible to know this because there may be many thefts that go unnoticed or unreported and we won't know how many that is, even if we knew how many had been reported.
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my safelink phone got stolen on 8-21-2011 and i was whating to know if i can get another one sent to me please
You just need to let the police know you found it. If you're found in possession of the item and they realize it was reported stolen you could be mistakenly arrested.
If it was reported to a law enforcement agency, it should be in NCIC. Take it to your local police and have them run the serial number.
I know of NO state where you have to be served BEFORE anything is REPORTED stolen. You always find out after the fact. Good Luck