How to check through the imei if a mobile phone is stolen

Today's smartphones are increasingly priced on the market. We are talking about small products that can cost 700 or even 800 euros, and that obviously is a huge temptation for friends of others. The mobile stolen are a very present problem, and every day hundreds of these phones are advertised in the pages of the second most popular country hand. The fact of buying a mobile phone over the Internet should not in itself be something that involves an additional risk, but the truth is that anyone is exposed to the temptation of ending up buying a stolen mobile due to its attractive price.

Leaving aside the motives and reasons why a person ends up buying a stolen mobile, the interesting thing would be to know how we can check if our mobile is stolen. Although there is no one hundred percent effective method, we do have some little tricks that we can apply to stay calm when buying a mobile for an individual. Below we detail all the clues that could indicate that the mobile we have in our hands has been stolen.

How to avoid buying a stolen mobile

1. The first thing we have to do when buying a second-hand mobile is ask for the invoice of your purchase. If it is an old mobile, it is most likely that the seller will no longer keep the invoice and in this case we would not have to be suspicious of anything. On the other hand, if we have in front of a shiny mobile with its original packaging, it is unthinkable that the seller could have a justified reason for not providing us with the purchase invoice. In short, we must always ask for the original purchase invoice, even if it is simply to check how the seller reacts.
2. Whether we are dealing with a new mobile or an old mobile, the original phone box can provide us with much more information than we imagine. Before making any decision, we must compare the IMEI of the mobile (normally located in the battery area) with the IMEI that appears on a label on the box to make sure that the box corresponds to the mobile we are buying. In the event that this were not the case, there is a high probability that the mobile phone has been stolen and the seller has decided to place it in another box to give more veracity to the sale.
3. Apply common sense. Although it is often said that common sense is the least common of the senses, it is enough that we always remember that no one is going to offer us the bargain of the year simply because of fate. New mobiles have very adjusted prices compared to the prices offered by distributors, so it is really unlikely that someone would offer us a mobile in its original packaging for a price much lower than the original price.

How to check by IMEI if a mobile phone is stolen

1. The method that we explain below is not one hundred percent effective, and in fact it is a tool that not all users can take advantage of correctly, but without a doubt we are facing a small trick that can help us to stay calm after buying a second-hand mobile.
2. To apply this method, the first thing to do is look for the IMEI of our mobile. The easiest option to find it quickly is to enter this code in the dialing (that is, in the place where we write the phone numbers when we want to call someone): * # 06 #
3. As soon as we finish entering that code, a pop-up window with a strange code should appear. This code must be entered in the box that appears in the center of this page: http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=imeinr.
4. After writing the code, click on the " Analyze " button. The page should update, showing us all the information related to the code that we have entered. Now we only have to check if this information matches our mobile (manufacturer, model, continent in which we have bought it, etc.).
5. If these data do not correspond to the mobile in our hands, it is most likely that we are the owners of a stolen mobile with the IMEI cloned to avoid the block corresponding to the theft.